• 대한기관식도과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기관식도과학회 1978년도 제12차 학술대회연제 순서 및 초록
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• pp.4.3-5
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• 1978

식도이물은 이비인후과 영역에서 응급을 요하는 경우로서 진단 및 치료가 지체되면 예기치 않은 불행한 사태가 일어날 수 있다. 저자들은 1975년부터 1977년까지 3년간 본원에서 시도된 50례의 기도이물에 대해 고찰하였다. 1. 남여비는 2.8 : 1이였다. 2. 연령은 3개월부터 52세 사이였으며, 1세부터 5세까지가 58%로 가장 많았다. 3. 주증상은 해수: 68%, 호흡곤란: 52%, 청색증;18% 순이었다. 4. 기도이물 진단시 병력이 확실한 경우는 66%이었다. 처음 오진율은 28% 이었으며 그중 57.1%가 상기도감염으로 인한 오진이었다. 5. 처음 내원시 청진상 호흡음 감소가 46%로 가장 많았으며 그 다음 천식음이 24%, 정상이 26%이였다. 방사선 검사상 폐기종이 82%, 폐부전확장이 20%이었으며, 정상범위가 18%이었다. 6. 내원까지의 기간은 24시간이내가 48%로 가장 많았으며, 가장 오래된 것은 1년반 이었다. 내원후 제거까지의 기간은 24시간 이내가 68%이며 가장 오래 걸린 예는 9일이었다. 7. 치료는 기관절개한 경우가 24%로 그 중 75%가 식물성 기도이물이었다. Ventilating bronchoscopy로 치유된 경우는 72%이었으며. 자연배출된 경우가 8%, 기관절개창으로 자연배출된 경우가 6%, 개흉술 치유된 경우가 6%, 그외 사망, 후두직달경, 기관직달경에 의한 제거가 각각2% 이었다. 8. 기도이물의 종류는 식물성 46%, 금속성 28%, 프라스틱 18%, 동물뼈 8%이었다. 9. 이물의 소재는 기관 16% 우측기관지 52%, 좌측기관지 28%, 미상 4%이었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제58권6호
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• pp.600-606
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• 2005

Background : The development of bronchoscopic equipment along with the precision of radiographic techniques had reduced the mortality rate of patients with tracheobronchial foreign bodies but has been no change in the incidence of tracheobronchial foreign bodies since their introduction. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical characteristics of a tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration and to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment modality in children and adults. Methods : This is a retrospective review of 64 patients who underwent bronchoscopic procedures for the treatment of aspirated foreign bodies from December 1994 through March 2004 at the Chonnam national university hospital. Results : There were 47 males and 17 females, aged from 1 month to 78 years. Most of the patients had no underlying illness except for one patient with a cerebrovascular accident that contributed to the foreign body aspiration. The most common symptom was cough, which was noted in 54 patients (84.3%). The other presenting symptoms were dyspnea (48.8%), fever (20.3%), sputum (14%), vomiting (7.8%), and chest pain (4.6%). Those whose tracheobronchial foreign bodies were diagnosed more than 2 days after the aspiration (21 patients) were more likely to have pneumonia than those whose foreign bodies were diagnosed within 2 days (p = 0.009). Foreign bodies were visualized in the plain chest radiographs in 12 cases (18.8%), while others showed air trapping (21, 32.8%), pneumonia (15, 23.4%), atelectasis (7, 10.9%), and normal findings (9, 14.1%). The foreign bodies were more frequently found in the right bronchial tree (36) compared with the left bronchial tree (22, p = 0.04). In order to remove the foreign bodies, twenty (31.2%) cases were removed using flexible bronchoscopy, while 42 (65.6%) and 2 (3.2%) cases required rigid bronchoscopy and surgery, respectively. Conclusions : Tracheobronchial Foreign body aspiration had a bimodal age distribution in the infancy and old age around 60 years. They were found more frequently in the right bronchial tree. In addition, patients whose foreign bodies were diagnosed more than 2 days after the aspiration were more likely have a infection. Rigid bronchoscopy is the procedure of choice for uncooperative children and for those with foreign bodies lodged deeply in the small bronchial tree.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.165-169
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• 1996

기도내 이물제거에 경직성 기관지경이 많이 이용되었으나 성인에서는 굴곡성기관지경을 이용하여 용이하게 시행할 수 있으며 다양한 기구를 사용하면 성공률을 높일 수 있다. 따라서 성인의 기도이물제거에 굴곡성기관지경을 우선적으로 사용할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.181-184
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• 2015

Airway difficulties are a major concern for anesthesiologists. Even though fiberoptic intubation is the generally accepted method for management of difficult airways, it is not without disadvantages-requires patient cooperation, and cannot be performed on soiled airway or upper airways with pre-existing narrowing pathology. Additionally, fiberoptic bronchoscopy is not available at every medical institution. In this case, we encountered difficult airway management in a 71-year-old man with a high Mallampati grade and a thick neck who had undergone urologic surgery. Several attempts, including a bronchoscope-guided intubation, were unsuccessful. Finally, blind nasal intubation was successful while the patient's neck was flexed and the tracheal cartilage was gently pressed down. We suggest that blind nasal intubation is a helpful alternative in difficult airway management and it can be a lifesaving technique in emergencies. Additionally, its simplicity makes it a less expensive option when advanced airway technology (fiberoptic bronchoscopy) is unavailable.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권9호
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• pp.699-702
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• 2003

내시경을 이용한 기도 종양 절제술은 비침습적인 방법으로 개흉수술에 따른 각종 부작용을 감소할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 폐실질을 보존할 수 있으며, 고령 등의 고위험군의 환자에서 안전하게 이용되고 있다. 기관내 종양(양성 지방종)과 기관지 내 종양(과오종)의 2예 환자에서 국소마취상태에서 굴곡형 기관지경직시하에 폴립제거용 기구와 전기소작술을 이용하여 완전절제를 시행하였다. 기관 내 지방 종환자는 술 후 6년째, 기관지내 과오종환자는 2년 6개월 째 재발없이 추적 중이다. 저자들의 방법이 환자에게 안전하며 좋은 시야에서 시술할 수 있는 장점이 있는 것으로 생각되었다.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.238-243
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• 1996

Aspiration of foreign bodies into the tracheobronchial tree is unusual in adults and it may result in Proximal airway obstruction and acute life-threatening asphyxia. It can be diagnosed by history of aspiration or visualizing the foreign body by chest roentgenogram or bronchoscopy. But it is rarely considered in adults with subacute or chronic respiratory symptoms without a definite history which suggests an aspiration. A 70-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital due to productive cough for two months and dyspnea which aggravated since the day before admission. Chest X-ray showed Pneumonic infiltration on left upper lobe and right lower lobe. Despite several days of conventional therapy, the patient complained of severe dyspnea and wheezing. We performed chest CT to rule out endobronchial stenosis, and it revealed the narrowing of left main stem bronchus compatible with endobronchial tuberculosis. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy for confirmation disclosed a $3.2{\times}0.7{\times}0.2$cm sized foreign body located longitudinally at the left main stem bronchus. We removed it with alligator forcep and it proved In be a piece of artificial denture. The patient remembered losing it while severe coughing on the day before admission. The microscopic examination of bronchial washing fluid revealed numerous acid fast bacilli. After removal of the foreign body, the patient showed marked improvement in symptom and pulmonary function test. Here we report a case of Pulmonary aspiration of foreign body which is confused with endobronchial tuberculosis with a review of the literature.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제70권6호
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• pp.516-520
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• 2011

Bronchial carcinoid tumor accounts for less than 5% of all primary lung tumors in adults. Although surgical resection is the treatment of choice, here we report a case of bronchial carcinoid tumor treated with flexible bronchoscopic resection. A 19-year-old-man presented with a history of wheezing with dyspnea for six months. A simple chest x-ray showed no abnormal findings, but a pulmonary function test showed a moderate obstructive lung disease pattern without a bronchodilator response. A computed tomogram of the thorax revealed an enhanced $15{\times}12$ mm nodule in the left main bronchus. Bronchoscopic examination showed a polypoid mass with a stalk in the left main bronchus, which almost completely occluded the left main bronchus. Histopathology of the resected specimen revealed a bronchial carcinoid tumor. We treated the carcinoid tumor with a flexible bronchoscopic resection. During the follow up period of 6 months, the previous tumor didn't relapse. Initial bronchoscopic resection should be considered when bronchial carcinoid tumor can be approached by bronchoscopy.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제75권6호
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• pp.250-255
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• 2013

Endobronchial metastasis of leiomyosarcoma is rare, but it can cause life-threatening complications, such as massive hemoptysis, respiratory failure or even death. The development of new endoscopic modalities allows for effective endobronchial management. We report three patients with endobronchial metastases from advanced leiomyosarcomas which caused bronchial obstruction. The bronchoscopic examinations revealed masses obstructing the left main bronchus in all three patients. After removing the endobronchial tumor via interventional bronchoscopy, there was symptomatic and radiologic improvement. Moreover, the patients were able to undergo additional palliative chemotherapy. Therefore, endobronchial management of endobronchial tumors should be considered in the treatment of endobronchial metastasis, even in patients with advanced malignancies.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제75권2호
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• pp.79-82
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• 2013

Tracheal Stenosis after Tracheostomy Treated Successfully with Papillotome Electrocautery A 39-year-old woman presented with symptoms of dyspnea. Ten years previously, she had received a tracheostomy because of the decision to not continue taking an anticonvulsant drug. Presently, chest computed tomography showed diffuse stenosis and focal web at the cervical trachea. We performed bronchoscopy and found a two-thirds reduction of the upper trachea due to the web-like fibrotic stenosis. Papillotome electrocautery removed the stenotic lesion. Endobronchial electrocautery is a valuable tool with potential for therapy of an endobronchial obstructing airway lesion. We report this case to introduce the successful treatment with papillotome electrocautery.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제75권1호
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• pp.36-39
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• 2013

Capillary hemangioma of the tracheobronchial tree is an extremely rare benign tumor in adults, especially those located in the bronchus. Characteristics and treatment of capillary hemangiomas of adult tracheobronchial trees have not been well known. We present a 61-year-old man with hemoptysis, which was caused by a small tiny nodule in the left lingular segmental bronchus. The nodule was removed by a forcep biopsy, via flexible bronchoscopy, and it was revealed to be capillary hemangioma. A small isolated endobronchial capillary hemangioma can be treated with excisional forcep biopsy, but a risk of massive bleeding should not be overlooked.