• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.684-688
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• 1995

Hyperhidrosis, one of the abnormalities in autonomic nervous system, has been treated with dermatologic principles or thoracic sympathectomy via conventional axillary thoracotomy or dorsal spinal approach. But these techniques were rather ineffective or invasive. Recently, VATS is widely applied in thoracic surgical area, and hyperhidrosis is not the exception of these cases.From May 1993 to August 1994, 30 patients with bilateral palmar hyperhidrosis underwent bilateral thoracic [T2, T3 sympathectomy with thoracoscopic surgery at Seoul National University Hospital. There were 20 men and 10 women and the mean age was 23.0 years.Mean operating time was 115 min and there was no thoracotomy conversion. Operative complications were anesthetic overdose in 1, Horner`s syndrome in 1, and small amount of residual pneumothorax in 6. Mean postoperative hospital stay was 2.3 days [range from 1 to 4 days and postoperative analgesics were required in 17 cases with a single dose.Sweating amount was measured in 12 patients, showing significantly decreased amount from 284.5 mg preoperatively to 18.9 mg postoperatively in 5 minutes [p=0.004 . There was no recurrence during mean 6 months follow up. Twenty two patients [73.3 % complained moderate compensatory hyperhidrosis on the trunk.In conclusion, all patients were greatly satisfied with those results including no more palmar sweating, less pain, better cosmetics, short hospital stay. In addition, recent use of sweating amount measurement and intraoperative temperature monitoring could make this technique more accurate, so we easily applied thoracoscopic sympathectomy with minimal risk.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.37-41
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• 2013

Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia (IAEP), characterized by acute febrile respiratory failure associated with diffuse radiographic infiltrates and pulmonary eosinophilia, is rarely reported in children. Diagnosis is based on an association of characteristic features including acute respiratory failure with fever, bilateral infiltrates on the chest X-ray, severe hypoxemia and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid >25% eosinophils or a predominant eosinophilic infiltrate in lung biopsies in the absence of any identifiable etiology. We present a 14-month-old girl who was admitted to our pediatric intensive care unit because of acute respiratory distress. She had a fever, dry cough, and progressive dyspnea for 1 day. Chest X-ray showed multifocal consolidations, increased interstitial markings, parenchymal emphysema and pneumothorax. IAEP was confirmed by marked pulmonary infiltrates of eosinophils in the lung biopsy specimen. Most known causes of acute eosinophilic pneumonia, such as exposure to causative drugs, toxins, second-hand smoking and infections were excluded. Her symptoms were resolved quickly after corticosteroid therapy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.13-22
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• 1974

A clinical evaluation was done on 120 cases of chest injury patients treated in the department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital for the period of 6 years and 3 months from January, 1968 to March, 1974. 1] Of 120 cases, 52 cases[43. 3%] were non-penetrating injuries and 65 cases[56.7%] penetrating injuries. Of them, 107 cases [89.2%] were males and 13 cases[10.8%] were females. 2] The most common etiology was stab wound[64 cases] and traffic accident[23 cases] was the next. 3] In 70% of all cases, treatment was initiated within 6 hours after receiving trauma. 4] The types of lesions in order of frequency were hemothorax[35 cases], chest wall injuries alone. 27 cases], hemopneumothorax [22 cases], pneumothorax[17 cases]. Of them, right sided lesions were 52 cases[43. 3%] and left sided lesions were 65 cases[54.2%] and 3 cases were bilateral lesions. 5] Repeated thoracentesis and closed thoracostomy were the treatment of choice in most cases in order to reestablish early and rapid reexpansion of the lungs. Open thoracotomy was, however, mandatory on 39 cases[32.5%]. 6] The overall mortality was 5.8% [7 cases]; 5 cases of nonpenetrating injuries and 2 cases of penetrating ones.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.175-183
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• 1988

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia [CDH] is a surgical emergency in the newborn infant because it causes severe cardiorespiratory distress. Congenital diaphragmatic eventration [CDE] may also produce severe cardiorespiratory distress in the newborn infant. CDH is an anatomically simple defect that can be easily repaired by reduction of the displaced viscera from the pleural cavity and closure of the diaphragmatic defect. But these infants mortality has not been reduced and still remains very high. The barrier to survival is pulmonary parenchymal and vascular hypoplasia as well as the complex syndrome of persistent fetal circulation. Between May, 1985 and Oct, 1987, 4 neonates with CDH and 1 neonate with CDE were seen in respiratory distress within 12 hrs of birth at St. Francisco general hospital. Each had severe acidosis and hypoxia. And was transferred from a local clinic. They were surgically repaired within 24 hrs of birth. Three neonates lived and two died. Two of the three neonates with CDH operated in the first 6 hrs died. The remaining two [one with CDH, the other with CDE] operated between 6hrs and 24 hrs lived. One case of mortality was combined with bilateral pulmonary hypoplasia and contralateral pneumothorax. The other one case of mortality was combined with complex syndrome of persistent fetal circulation after honeymoon period.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.695-699
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• 1994

Pectus excavatum. the most common congenital chest wall deformity, is manifested by deformity of the costal cartilages resulting in a depressed and often rotated sternum. Surgical correction of this disease is frequently indicated for aesthetic improvement. The most popular current repair involves resection of abnormal costal cartilages, sternal osteotomy and mobilization, followed by fixation of the sternum in the corrected position.12 patients have been operated upon for pectus excavatum by the Adkins` method for 8 years in our hospital and the results were as follows: 1. All the patients were male. Age distribution was 2-26 years[average 10.8 years] and 69.2% were below 7 years. 2. The deformity was found at neonate or infant in the most of the patients [92.3 %] 3. The subjective symptoms were frequent URI[35.7%], dyspena on exertion[21.4%], chest dis comfort[7.1%], asthma [7.1%] and most of the patients didn`t like their appearance. 4. Combined diseases were urticaria in 2 cases, bilateral cryptomhism and pulmonary tuberculosis in 1 case each other. 5. Welch index ranged from 1.7 to 5.0 with the average of 3.47. 6. Postoperative complications were pneumothorax [45.5%], wound infection [36.4%] and skin necrosis [18.2%]. Although the period of follow-up was short in some cases there was no relapse.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.1138-1142
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• 1996

본 교실에서는 비디오흉강경을 이용하여 199)년 10월부터 1996년 5월까지 52례를 수술하였다. 성비 는 남자 40명(76.9%), 여자 12명(23.1%)으로 3.3 : 1로 남자가 많았으며 나이는 15세에서 68세까지 평균 31.47$\pm$13.59세였다. 수술적응증은 기흉이 40례(76.9%)로 가장 많았으며, 진단적 폐생검 6례(11.6%), 다한증 3례(5.8%), 흉막의 국소성 섬유성 종양 1례(1.9%), 결핵종 1례(1.9%) 및 aspergilloma 1례(1.9%) 였다. 수술방법은 40례 기층환자에서 36례는 폐부분절제와 늑막유착술을 동시에 시행하였으며(일측, 32례, 양측, 4례), 4례 에서는 폐기포가 발견되지않아 늑막유착술만 하였다. 진단적 폐생검 6례, 폐결핵종과 흉막의 국소성 섬유성 종양에서는 폐부분절제하였으며 좌상엽설구역에 있던 aspergilloma는 설구역절 제하였다. 다한증 3례에서는 양측의 흉부 교감신경절제하였다. 수술시간은 일측 폐수술이 105.38 $\pm$49. 82분(45~280분)이 었고, 양측 폐수술은 174.29$\pm$84.2)분(80~320분)이 었다. 술후 흉관거치기간은 2.00$\pm$ 1.32일(0~6일)이었으며 술후 재원기간은 3.55$\pm$1.45(1~8일)이었다. 술후 합병증은 경도의 흉막액 2명, 발열 1명 등 경미하였\ulcorner며 수술후 재발은 기층환자에서 1명(1.9%)있었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.448-455
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• 1999

배경: 비디오흉강경수술은 최근 기기의 급속한 발달로 인해 많은 흉부 질환에 적용되고 있으며, 자연기흉에 대한 적절한 치료법으로 제시되고 있지만 개흉술에 비해 높은 재발율이 문제점으로 거론되고 있으며, 수술후 재발에 대한 장기 추적관찰이 미흡한 실정이다. 대상 및 방법: 고대 안암병원 흉부외과에서는 비디오흉강경이 도입된 1992년 3월부터 1997년 3월까지 288명의 자연기흉 환자에 대해서 292례의 비디오흉강경수술을 시행하였다. 수술후 추적 관찰한 결과와 재발에 관여하는 인자를 전향적으로 분석하였다. 개흉술로의 전환례 8례는 제외하였다. 결과: 남자 249명(88.9%), 여자 31명(11.1%)이었으며, 나이는 평균 28.1 12.2세(15~69세)였다. 원발성 자연기흉이 237명(83.5%), 이차성 자연기흉이 47명(16.5%)였으며 이차성 자연기흉 중에서는 결핵성이 27명(57.5%)으로 가장 많았다. 수술 적응증으로는 동측 재발성 기흉이 123명(43.9%)과 지속적 공기누출 53명(18.9%)으로 대부분을 차지하였으며, 그외 흉부촬영상 폐기포가 존재한 경우 40명(14.3%), 긴장성 기흉 30명(10.7%), 반대측 기흉 21명(7.5%), 양측성 기흉 3명(1.1%), 합병증이 동반된 경우 2명(0.7%), 그리고 환자나 보호자가 원한 경우가 8명(2.9%)이였다. 흉강경수술시 폐기포가 관찰된 경우 247례(87%)였다. 244례(85.9%)에서 폐기포절제술이 시행되었다. 평균 수술시간은 52.8 23.1분(20~165분)이었다. 술후 합병증으로 5일 이상 공기누출이 16례이었으며, 이중 4례에서 재수술이 필요하였으며 전례에서 폐기포가 다시 발견되었다(100%, 4/4). 출혈이 5례 있었으며 이중 3례에서 재수술이 필요하였다. 그외 무기폐 2례, 농흉 5례, 창상감염 1례가 병발되었으며 술후 사망례는 없었다. 평균 흉관거치기간은 5.0 4.5일(2~37일), 평균 입원일은 8.2 5.5\ulcorner(3~43일)이었다. 평균 22.3 18.4개월(1~65개월)의 추적 관찰기간 동안 12례가 누락됐으며(4.2%), 24례(8.5%,)가 재발하였다. 이중 7명의 경우 재수술이 필요하였으며 6례에서 폐기포가 재발견되었다(85.7%, 6/7). 12개의 요인(나이, 성별, 기흉의 위치, 기흉의 정도, 원인질환 유무, 수술 적응증, 폐기포의 수, 폐기포의 크기, 폐기포의 위치, 폐기포절제 유무, 흉막유착술 방법, 술후 지속성 공기누출 유무)가 재발에 관여하는 지에 대해 분석하였다. 원인질환 유무, 흉막유착술 방법과 술후 지속성 공기누출 유무가 재발에 관여하는 위험요인으로 나타났다. 이차성인 경우가 원발성인 경우보다 재발율이 높았고[17.0%(8/47) : 6.8% (16/237), p=0.038], 술후 지속적 공기누출이 있었던 경우 재발율이 높았으며[37.5%(6/16) : 6.7%(18/268), p=0.001], 기계적 흉막유착술이 흉막절제술보다 재발율이 높았다[11.4%(19/167) : 4.3%(5/117), p=0.034]. 폐기포절제술을 시행한 경우가 하지않은 경우보다 재발율이 낮았으나 통계학적 의의는 없었다[10.0%(4/40) : 8.2%(20/244), p>0.05]. 결론: 비디오흉강경술에서 재발을 낮추기 위해 수술시 폐야 전체를 관찰하여 존재하는 폐기포를 놓치지 않는 것이 중요하며, 폐기포를 확인하지 못한 경우와 이차성 자연기흉에 대해서는 흉막유착술에 더 세심한 주의가 필요하다는 것을 확인하였다. 비디오흉강경수술은 통증이 적고, 입원기간이 짧고, 사회로의 복귀가 빠르며, 고위험군에 적용할 수 있고, 무엇보다도 미용상의 이점이 크다는 면에서 자연기흉에 대해 유용한 치료방법임에는 틀림이 없으나 개흉술에 비해 재발율이 높고 비용이 비싸다는 문제가 제기되고 있는 만큼 더 세심한 주의와 장기 추적관찰이 필요하리라 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.265-269
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• 2001

저자들은 악성 늑막삼출 환자에서 talc로 늑막유착술을 시행하여 급성 호흡곤란증후군을 보인 환자를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제67권2호
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• pp.127-130
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• 2009

Bilateral interstitial infiltration in chest radiography, which may be fine granular, reticular or of ground glass opacity, is the typical radiographic findings of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. Recently, atypical radiographic features, including cystic lung disease, spontaneous pneumothorax or nodular opacity, have been reported intermittently in patients with P. jiroveci pneumonia. We report the case of a 29-year-old woman with a transplanted kidney whose simple chest radiography and HRCT scan showed numerous miliary nodules in both lungs, mimicking miliary tuberculosis (TB). Under the presumptive diagnosis of miliary TB, empirical anti-TB medication was started. However, Grocott methenamine silver nitrate staining of a transbronchial lung biopsy tissue revealed P. jiroveci infection without evidence of TB. These findings suggest that even in TB-endemic area other etiology such as P. jiroveci as well as M. tuberculosis should be considered as an etiology of miliary lung nodules in mmunocompromised patients.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.36-40
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• 2017

Background: Surgical treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is necessary when non-surgical treatments fail. Complications of surgical procedures vary from short-term post-surgical pain to permanent disability. The outcome of TOS surgery is affected by the visibility during the operation. In this study, we have compared the complications arising during the supraclavicular and the transaxillary approaches to determine the appropriate approach for TOS surgery. Methods: In this study, 448 patients with symptoms of TOS were assessed. The male-to-female ratio was approximately 1:4, and the mean age was 34.5 years. Overall, 102 operations were performed, including unilateral, bilateral, and reoperations, and the patients were retrospectively evaluated. Of the 102 patients, 63 underwent the supraclavicular approach, 32 underwent the transaxillary approach, and 7 underwent the transaxillary approach followed by the supraclavicular approach. Complications were evaluated over 24 months. Results: The prevalence of pneumothorax, hemothorax, and vessel injuries in the transaxillary and the supraclavicular approaches was equal. We found more permanent and transient brachial plexus injuries in the case of the transaxillary approach than in the case of the supraclavicular approach, but the difference was not statistically significant. Persistent pain and symptoms were significantly more common in patients who underwent the transaxillary approach (p<0.05). Conclusion: The supraclavicular approach seems to be the more effective technique of the two because it offers the surgeon better access to the brachial plexus and a direct view. This approach for a TOS operation offers a better surgical outcome and lower reoperation rates than the transaxillary method. Our results showed the supraclavicular approach to be the preferred method for TOS operations.