• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.1275-1279
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• 1990

Esophagopleural fistula is a rare complication that should be suspected in all patients with recurrent empyema following pneumonectomy and in whom a bronchopleural fistula can be excluded. In late postpneumonectomy esophagopleural fistula, diagnosis is difficult due to its rarity and no specific symptom and sign, but we have experienced a man who had suffered dysphagia and odynophagia. In surgical treatment of late postpneumonectomy esophageal fistula, closure of empyema space is of prime importance. We have adopted a type of latissimus dorsi muscle and serratus anterior muscle flap transposition We present here this technique and result obtained in patient with late postpneumonectomy esophagopleural fistula.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.63-66
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• 1996

폐 절제술후 기관지 늑막루를 갖는 농흥은 흔하지는 않지만 치료가 매우 힘든 치명적인 합병증이다. 본 이화대학교목동병원 흉부외과에서는 1993년 10월 부터 1994년 12월 까지 본원에서 기관지 늑막루를 갖는 농흥을 근성형술을 이용하여 치료하였다. 치료는 술전 농흥강내 세척을 실시하고 수술대에서 염증조직을 완전히 제거한후 신경 혈관속이 보존된 근육으로 농흥강내를 채웠다. 술후 추적관찰 기간은 4개월에서 12개월 이었다. 수술한4명중 3명은 수술이 성공한 것으로 생각되며 1명은실패로 생각된다. 실패의 원인으로 농흥강을 채운 복직근의 혈관손상으로 인한 무혈성 괴사와 농흥강내 잔존한 염증조직이 다른 근육을 감염시켜 같이 괴사 하였다고 생각된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.677-682
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• 1994

A bronchopleural ~stula[BPF] is a major therapeutic challange to the thoracic surgeons due to difficulties in its management. We have experienced 9 cases of postpneumonectomy BPF, and all of them occured after the right side pneumonectomy. Seven patients underwent pneumonectomy due to lung cancer, and one patient each received pneumonectomy due to bronchiectasis and pulmonary tuberculosis. The most frequently used method of treatment was Eloesser operation which was done in 7 patients, and one had open thoracostomy and one had betadine irrigation until he died suddenly due to pulmonary vein rupture. The result of treatment was poor with five mortalities including one operative death. Two patients are in good condition in 28 months and 4 years of follow-up, but two are lost in follow-up. Tissue sealant such as Tisseel was used in three patients but seems to have no effect at all in the treatment of postoperative BPF.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.107-111
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• 1996

지속적인 기관지-늑막루는 여전히 치료하기 어려운 질환이며 일반적인 치료가 실패했을 때는 적극적인 치료가 필요하다. 50세 남자 환자로 1981년 10월에 중증 페결핵으로 우측전폐 절제술을 받았으나 술후 1개 월만에 기관지-늑막루 및 농흥이 발생하여 기관지-늑막루 페쇄 및 Clagett술식을 받았으나 실패하였고 술후 1년째 자연성 개방창이 형성되었다. 기관지-늑막루의 크기가 점차 커져서, 술후 13년째인 1994년 7월에 대흥근피 판을 이용한 기관지-늑막루 폐쇄 및 사강 소멸을 시도하였다. 술후 43일째 기관지-늑막루 폐쇄로 및 호흡부전 증상이 호전되어서 퇴원하였다. 근피판술을 이용한 방법이 기관지-늑막루의 폐쇄에 효과적인 것으로 생각하고 수술수기 및 치험 1례를 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.70-75
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• 2001

저자들은 폐결핵의 병력이 있던 2명의 환자에서 기침과 객담을 주소로 내원하여 단순 흉부 방사선과 흉부 전산화 단층 촬영 결과 흉막비후와 기관지흉막루를 의심할 수 있는 공동형성을 보이고 흉막 천자액 배양과 수술후 조직배양검사결과 Aspergillus fumi-gatus가 확인되어 수술 및 항진균제를 사용하여 치료한 2례를 경험하였기에 이를 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.404-409
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• 2005

기관지흉막루는 수술적 치료를 고려해야 하나 대부분의 환자들이 전신상태가 불량하고 기저질환으로 인해 수술을 시행할 수 없는 경우가 많다. 이런 환자들에게 있어서 굴곡성 기관지내시경을 이용하여 누공을 폐쇄시키는 다양한 방법들이 시도되고 있다. 저자들은 폐렴 및 농흉이 동반된 고령의 환자에서 흉관삽입 후 발생한 원위부 기관지 흉막루를 굴곡성 기관지내시경을 이용한 EWS 삽입으로 치료에 성공한 1례가 있어 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.285-291
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• 1980

Post pneumonectomy empyema either with bronchopleural fistula or without bronchopleural fistula is an infrequent postoperative complication, but very serious and critical problem. But it is of some interest that the development of a postoperative empyema following resection for carcinoma of the lung might have a favorable effect on the survival of patients in recent speculation of the literature. We have experienced 4 cases of postoperative empyema following pneumonectomy for carcinoma of the lung at department of chest surgery, Yon Sei University, medical college during 11 years from Jan. 1968 to June 1980. Histologically, 3 cases were demonstrated squamous cell carcinoma except one oat cell carcinoma. Onset of postoperative empyema occurred over a wide range of time, from as early as the 5th postoperative day to insidious onset 6 months after pneumonectomy. The most common organisms isolated from the empyema cavities were staphylococcus aureus, pseudomonas aeruginosa and gram negative bacilli. All cases had a large number of organisms and more infections but not single infection. 2 out of 4 cases are treated with open pleural window drainage and irrigation with antibiotic`s solution 2 or 3 times per week by this time and postoperative general course is not eventful. One is alive to 2 years 3 months, another is alive to 8 years 11 months until now. And 2 out of 4 patients is survived over 4 years 10 months. Analysis of postoperative empyema complicating pneumonectomy for bronchogenic carcinoma revealed an increase in 4 year 10 months survival [50%].

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.648-654
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• 1989

A clinical study was performed on 363 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis treated surgically resection during the period of 3 years from January, 1986 to December, 1988 in the National Kong-Ju Hospital. The results obtained are follows: 1. The ratio of male to female was 1.6:1 in male predominance, age from 20 to 40 occurred 82.6% of the total cases. 2. The moderately advanced cases was the highest incidence with 53.2 % for extent of disease, duration of illness which 1 to 5 years before operation was 40.8 % of the total cases. 3. Preoperative sputum examination for AFB was 53.2 % in negative but in spite of chemotherapy, persistent positive sputum was 46.7%. 4. Indication for surgery were: total destroyed lung was 35.5 %, destroyed lobe or segment with or without cavity was 30.6%, empyema with or without bronchopleural fistula was 8.5%, according to type and site of surgical procedure, pleuropneumonectomy and pneumonectomy was the highest incidence with 53.4 %, left site was slightly more than right with 55.9 % of the total cases. 5. The incidence of postoperative complication was 10.2 % and then the highest incidence was empyema with or without bronchopleural fistula with 4%, according to type of surgical procedure, postpleuropneumonectomy and postpneumonectomy was 6.1 % of the total cases. 6. Postoperative mortality was 1.4 % of the total cases, according to cause of deaths, hypovolemic shock due to bleeding were 2 cases, respiratory failure were 2 cases and hepatic coma due to hepatic failure was 1 case.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.139-144
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• 1974

Clinical observations were made on 513 cases of pulmonary resection for tuberculosis, those were treated at the Department of Thoracic Surgery in National Medical Center from January 1964 to December 1973. 1. The ratio of male to female cases of operation was 2.8:1 in male predominence and age from 21 to 30 occurred 74.3% of the total cases. 2. The extent of disease showed 59.3% moderately advanced, 38.4% far advanced and 2.3% minimal cases. Duration of chemotherapy before surgery was more than one year in 92.7% and only 7.3% was treated less than one year. Preoperative sputum examination for AFB was persistent negative in 8.6,% of cases. 3. Different operative procedures were performed in 513 cases, lobectomy in 230, pneumonectomy and Pleuropneumonectomy in 172, segmentectomy in 63, lobectomy and supplemental segmentectomy with conventional thoracoplasty in 32 cases. 4. The postoperative complications occurred in 67 cases [13.0%]. Of these complications, bleeding in 4.6% , dead space problem in 2.5% and empyema with or without bronchopleural fistula occurred in 2.3% of cases. 5. Overall mortality within 5 months postoperative period was 1.5,0/0 and the most common causes of death were due to shock and empyema with bronchopleural fistula. 6. In all our 867 cases of report I and II, complications occurred in 13.9% and mortality rate was 1.8%.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.782-791
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• 1991

In Pusan Paik Hospital, Inje University, we experienced 174 cases of pulmonary resections for pulmonary tuberculosis from Jun. 1979 to Feb. 1990. In all of them automatic stapling devices were used for division of lung parenchyme and /or bronchial closure. The results were as follows; l. In 174 cases[male 100, female 74], third and fourth decades were 116 cases [66.7%]. 2. Indications for lung resection in the radiographic findings were destroyed lung 47 cases[27.0%], destroyed lobe 42 cases[24.1%], cavitary lesions 42 cases[24.1%], tuberculoma 22 cases[12.7%], and bronchial lesions 21 cases[12.1%]. 3. The mean of staplers used in the operations was 1.6, and possible stapler-associated complications were only 2 cases of bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy. 4. Twenty-seven of 36 patients with bilateral lesions and 52 of unilateral ones on chest X-ray films were AFB positive on preoperative sputum smears. Twenty-three[85.2%] of bilateral lesions and 51[98.1%] of unilateral ones were AFB negative at 6 months after operations. 5. Main complications of resections were operative death 1[0.6%], empyema 4[2.3%], respiratory insufficiency 3[1.7%], pleural dead space 5[2.9%], and bronchial spreading of tuberculosis 2[1.1%]. Bronchopleural fistula were only 2 cases after pneumonectomy and none after lobectomy or segmentectomy. 6. One hundred and forty two patients[92.8%] of 153 with available follow-up data were in the state of good quality of life.