• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.170-174
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• 1983

Aortic arch syndrome is an unusual disease entity characterized by the narrowing or obliteration of major branches of the arch of the aorta regardless of etiology. We have experienced 2 cases. One of them was 22 years old office girl with 3 months history of headache, intermittent syncope and weakness and claudication on left arm especially during her physical exercise. On physical examination, pulseless on left antecubital and radial artery and blood pressure on left arm was inable to check and coldness with weakness were noted on the same side. Aortic angiography reealed 34% narrowing of left subclavian artery as that of right. But both common carotid artery and both axillary arterial patency were relatively good. Through right supraclavicular and left axillary incision, bypass graft with Gore-tex prosthesis (I.D. 6mm, Length 25 cm) was implanted from right subclavian artery on 2cm distal to origin of right common carotid arery to left axillary artery distal to axillary fossa. End to side anastomosis with preservation of left subclavian artery was done. Postoperative state was stable with blood pressure of 110/70 mmHg on left arm and palpable antecubital and radial pulsation. Another one was 41 year old male patient with 8 months history of pain and numbness on right upper arm and shoulder. On admission, right arm blood pressure was 110/80 mmHg, left arm was 160/110 mmHg, but other physical findings had no abnormalities. Angiography revealed segmental narrowing of right axillary artery on the beginning with 2 cm in length. Operative treatment with right wupraclavicular and right axillary incision, bypass graft with great saphenous vein (Length; 15 cm) from right subclavian artery between scalenus anticus and medius to axillary artery at distal end of axillary fossa was done. The authors report two cases of Aortic arch syndrome treated with bypass graft using Autograft or Gore-tex with good result.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.167-172
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• 2000

Background: As the internal mammary artery is far superior to the vein in the patency rate recently there has been a tendency to use the arterial graft as much as possible in coronary artery bypass grafts with the expectation of better the short- and long-term patency rate. Material and Method: We sequentially grafted the diagonal and the left anterior descending artery significantly influencing the cardiac function with the internal mammary artery. There were 32 cases of sequential grafts from July 1993 to December 1998: 21 men and 11 women. The age range was from 43 to 69 years with a mean age of 56.64$\pm$6.41 years. There were 22 unstable angina 7 stable angina and 3 acute myocardial infarction. 8 cases of them were accompanied by stenosis of the left main coronary artery. The grafts for coronary artery bypass surgery included the great saphenous vein at 60 the right gastroepiploci artery at 5 and the left internal mammary artery at 64 coronary arteries. Result: One patient died from sepsis and multiorgan failure. Complications included wound infections in two cases and gastrointestinal bleeding in one patient. All patients showed decrease or disappearance of angina after operation. The postoperative coronary angiogram performed in 9 patients showed neither occlusion nor stenosis of the grafts. Conclusion: This study suggests that sequential anastomosis of the internal mammary artery to the diagonal and the left anterior descending artery may result in excellent short-term patency diagonal and the left anterior descending artery may result in excellent short-term patency rate and be useful for the coronary artery bypass graft using only arterial grafts

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권8호
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• pp.546-551
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• 2007

배경: 관상동맥 우회술에서 요골동맥 이식편의 사용이 증가하는 추세이나 혈관조영술을 이용한 요골동맥의 개통률 분석은 내흉동맥이나 복재정맥에 비해 적다. 대상 및 방법: 요골동맥을 이용한 관상동맥 우회술 후 2001년 1월부터 2006년 6월 사이에 재입원하여 혈관조영술을 시행받은 132명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 남자 92명, 여자 40명이었으며 수술 후 평균 32개월($2{\sim}110$개월)에 혈관조영술을 시행하였다. 수술 전 관상동맥 병소의 분포는 1혈관 질환이 7명, 2혈관 질환이 38명, 3혈관 질환이 87명이었으며 좌 주관상동맥 질환 46명이 포함되어 있었다. 인공심폐기를 사용한 경우(on-pump)가 58명, 인공심페기를 사용하지 않은 경우(off-pump)가 74명이었다. 결과: 관상동맥 조영술 결과 이식혈관의 평균 개통률은 91.2% (376/412)였으며 on pump군과 off pump군 사이의 개통률에 대한 통계학적 차이는 없었다(p=0.125). 수술 전 관상동맥 협착의 정도에 따른 요골동맥의 개통은 90% 이상의 협착이 있던 110개소 중 완전 개통을 보인 곳이 98개소(89%), 폐쇄된 경우가 8개소(7.3%)였으며, 90% 이하의 협착이 있던 76개소의 경우는 완전 개통이 60개소(78.9%), 폐쇄된 경우가 9개소(11.8%)로 나타나 수술 전 관상동맥에 90% 이상 협착이 있었던 군이 90% 미만의 협착이 있었던 군보다 높은 경향을 보였다(p=0.057). 폐쇄된 요골동맥 이식편의 관상동맥 문합 부위는 좌전하행지가 7군데 중1개소(14.2%), 대각지가 40군데 중 1개소(2.5%), 회선지가 96군데 중 6개소(6.2%), 우 관상동맥이 43군데 중 9개소(20.9%)로 우 관상동맥의 개통률이 가장 저조하였다(p=0.027). 요골동맥 근위부 문합방법에 따른 요골동맥이식편의 개통률은 3군간에 차이가 없었다(p=0.078). 결론: 요골동맥은 관상동맥 우회술에서 중기 혈관 조영술 상 만족할 만한 이식편이라 생각하지만 우 관상동맥에 이식하거나, 90% 이하의 관상동맥 협착에 이식시 개통률이 저조하였다. 인공심폐기의 사용 유무나 근위부 문합방법에 따른 개통률의 차이는 없었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.174-185
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• 1980

It was my great nohour that I can be exposed to such plenty materials of the coronary bypass surgery. Here, I am summarizing the xoronary bypass surgery, clinically. The material is serial 101 patients who underwent coronary bypass surgery between July 17, 1979 to November 30, 1979 in Shadyside Hospital, University of Pittsburgh. 1. Incidence of the Atherosclerosis is frequent in white, male, fiftieth who are living in industrialized country. It has been told the etiologic factor of the atherosclerosis is hereditary, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, smoking, drinking, diabetes, obesity, stress, etc. 2. The main and most frequent complication of the coronary atherosclerosis is angina pectoris. Angina pectoris is the chief cause of coronary bypass surgery and the other causes of coronary bypass surgery are obstruction of the left main coronary artery, unstable angina, papillary muscle disruption or malfunction and ventricular aneurysm complicated by coronary artery disease. 3. The preoperative clinical laboratory examination shows abnormal elevation of plasma lipid in 82 patint, plasma glucose in 40 patient, total CPK-MB in 24 patient stotal LDH in 22 patient out of 101 patient. 4. Abnormal ECG findings in preoperative examine were 29.1% myocardial infarction, 25.8% ischemia and injury, 14.6T conduction defect. 5. Also we had done Echocardiography, Tread Mill Test, Myocardial Scanning, Vectorcardiography and Lung function test to get adjunctive benefit in prediction of prognosis and accurate diagnosis. 6. The frequency of coronary atherosclerosis in main coronary arteries were LAD, RCA and Circumflex in that order. 7. The patients' main complaints which were became as etiologic factor undergoing coronary bypass surgery were angina, dyspnea, diaphoresis, dizziness, nausea and etc. 8. For the coronary bypass surgery, we used cardiopulmonary bypass machine, non-blood, diluting prime, cold cardioplegic solution and moderate cooling for the myocardial protection. 9. We got the grafted veins from Saphenous and Cephalic vein. Reversed and anastomosed between aorta and distal coronary A. using 5-0 and 7-0 prolene continuous suture. Occasionally we used internal mammary A. as an arterial blood source and anastomosed to the distal coronary A. and to side fashion. 10. The average cardiopulmonary bypass time for every graft was 43.9 min. and aortic clamp time was 23 minute. We could Rt. coronary A. bypass surgery only by stand by the cardiopulmonary machine and in the state of pumping heart. 11. Rates by the noumbers of graft were as follow : 21.8% single, 33.7% double, 26.7% triple, 13.9% quadruple, 3% quintuple and 1% was sixtuple graft. 12. combined procedures with coronary bypass surgery were 6% aneurysmectomy, 3% AVR, 1% MVR, 13% pacer implantation and 1% intraaortic ballon setting. 13. We could see the complete abolition of anginal pain after operation in 68% of patient, improvement 25.8%, no change in 3.1%, and there was unknown in 3%. 14. There were 4% immediate postoperative deaths, 13.5% some kinds of heart complication, 51.3% lung complications 33.3% pleural complications as prognosis.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.345-350
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• 2015

Background: Conventional stripping is considered to be the standard procedure for great saphenous vein (GSV) varicosities, but many other alternative treatments such as cryostripping, endovenous laser therapy (EVLT), radiofrequency ablation, and ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy have been developed. Among them, both cryostripping and laser therapy have been reported to be less traumatic, with lower rates of complications and recurrences when compared to conventional stripping. To compare the efficacy of these treatments, we have analyzed and compared the mid-term clinical outcomes of cryostripping and EVLT. Methods: Patients diagnosed with varicose veins of the GSV and treated with cryostripping or laser therapy between September 2008 and April 2013 were enrolled in this study. Duplex ultrasonography was used for the diagnosis and evaluation of varicosity and reflux, and the clinical-etiology-anatomy-pathophysiology classification was used to measure the clinical severity. The symptoms, Venous Clinical Severity Score (VCSS), recurrence rates, and complication rates of the cryostripping and laser therapy groups were analyzed and compared. Results: A total of 68 patients were enrolled in this study. 32 patients were treated with cryostripping, and 36 patients were treated with laser therapy. The median follow-up period was 29.6 months. Recurrence was noted in three patients from the cryostripping group and in two patients from the EVLT group. There was no difference in the VCSS score, operative time, duration of hospital stay, and complication rate between the cryostripping group and the EVLT group. Conclusion: The mid-term clinical outcomes of cryostripping were not inferior to those of EVLT. Further, considering its cost-effectiveness, cryostripping seems to be a safe and feasible method for the treatment of varicose veins.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.163-169
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• 1993

This is the result of the annual statistic analysis of thoracic and cardiovascular surgical cases in 1992 Korea. Overall 17, 520 cases of surgery [11, 732 cases of thoracic surgery by 54 institutes / 5, 788 cases of cardiovascular surgery by 48 institutes] were done. 1. Tumor [N=2, 532] : Lung was the most frequently involved organ by tumor [54.9%],and the remainders were mediastinum [16.2%] / esophagus [14.8%] / chest wall [11.7%] / tracheobronchus [1.3%] / pleura [1.1%] in order. Of 1, 082 cases of primary lung cancer surgery,the frequency of cell type was squamous [62.6%] / adeno [21.6%] / small cell [7.1%] / large cell [2.7%]. Of 411 cases of mediastinal tumor surgery,the frequency of cell type was neurogenic [28.8%] / thymoma [27.6%] / teratoma [17.7%] / congenital cystic [17.2%]. Of 376 cases of esophageal tumor surgery,primary cancer were the most [85.4%]. 2. Infection [N=3, 157] : Pleura was the most frequently involved organ [59.0%],and the remainders were lung [31.3%] / chest wall [8.6%] / mediastinum [1.1%] in order. 3. Miscellaneous [N=6, 043] : Lung and pleural disease esp. pneumothorax [85.1%] was the most frequent surgical indication. The remainders were chest wall anomaly [3.4%] / benign esophageal disease [3.4%] / diaphragmatic pathology [2.4%] / myasthenia [1.4%] in order. Of 85 cases of thymectomy for myasthenia gravis,thymoma was noted in 58.8%. 1. Congenital heart disease [N=3, 363] : The ratio of noncyanotic to cyanotic heart disease was 3:1. Of 2, 516 cases of noncyanotic heart disease,the frequency of disease entity was VSD [44.1%] / ASD [26.0%] / PDA [19.4%] / PS [3.3%],and that of 847 cases of cyanotic heart disease was TOF [29.4%] / ECD [15.6%] / TGA [9.7%] / DORV [7.6%]. Overall mortalities were 2.1% in noncyanotic and 12.2% in cyanotic heart surgery. 2. Acquired heart disease [N=1, 929] : Of 1, 422 cases of valvular surgery,single mitral pathology was the most frequent candidate [48.0%],and total 1, 574 prosthetic valves which were mainly mechanical [95.6%] were used. Of 376 cases of coronary surgery,triple vessel was the most [35.9%],and the frequency of bypassing grafts was great saphenous vein [52.9%] / internal mammary artery [44.7%] / artificial vessel [2.4%]. Overall mortalities were 3.4% in valvular and 4.5% in coronary surgery. 3. Pericardium,Cardiac tumor,Arrhythmia,Aortic aneurysm,Assist device,and Pacemaker : There were no specific changes compared to previous survey1]. This nation-wide inquiry will be continued and reported annually by KTCS Society.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.52-59
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• 2007

Purpose: The venous flap is used as an alternative method to the standard free flap for the management of small and thin soft tissue defects. Especially, the venous flap has advantages of being thin, easy harvest and various donor sites, as well as it having lower morbidity. Yet their clinical applications have been limited by their unstable postoperative course and also by their complications such as partial necrosis. The aim of this study is to extend the clinical indications of venous flaps with using various methods. Methods: From May 2005 to March 2006, total of 19 patients(21 cases) underwent various venous flaps for soft tissue defects as a result of trauma(15 cases), facial skin cancer(3 cases), chronic ulcer(1 case) and surgical wound for congenital anomaly(2 cases). The arterialized venous free flap were applied in 18 cases, the pure venous free flap was applied in 1 case and the pure venous pedicled flap were applied in 2 cases. Among them, two flow-through arterialized venous free flaps were applied that used the great saphenous vein to reconstructed major arteries as well as the injured skin and soft tissues in the arm. All the flap were harvested from the volar wrist(11 cases), dorsum of foot(5 cases), thenar(2 cases), and medial thigh(3 cases). Results: The sizes of the flap ranged from $0.75cm^2$ to $264cm^2$(mean size: $40.06cm^2$). The follow-up period ranged from two to twelve months. In the majority of cases, we obtained satisfying results, which was the excellent reconstruction of skin and soft tissue defects and especially in the case of limb salvage, replantation and cancer reconstruction. However, there were 5 cases of partial necrosis and 2 cases of complete failure. The donor sites were closed primarily in 7 cases and wound closure with skin graft were in 14 cases. Conclusion: We conclude that the venous flap will not only be useful for reconstruction of small defect in the hand and foot, but also be useful for various other clinical indications.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권11호
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• pp.897-902
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• 2004

배경: 관상동맥조영술 또는 중재술에 사용된 요골동맥을 관상동맥우회술시 우회도관으로 사용하는 경우가 늘고 있으나 이로 인한 요골동맥도관의 개존성 및 환자의 임상성적에 미치는 영향에 대해 체계적인 연구는 보고되고 있지 않다. 이에 본 저자들은 관상동맥조영술에 사용된 요골동맥을 우회도 관으로 사용한 환자들의 임상성적과 술 후 개존도를 그렇지 않은 환자들과 비교 분석하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2000년 1월 부터 2004년 2월까지 관상동맥조영술에 사용된 요골동맥을 동맥도관으로 사용한 49예를 I군으로, 관상동맥조영술에 산이지 않은 요골동맥을 동맥도관으로 사용한 44예를 II군으로 정하여 두 군간에 성비, 나이, 술 전 위험인자, 과거력, 임상진단, 수술방법, 수술성적, 우회도관의 개존도 등을 후향적으로 비교 분석하였다. 결과: 두 군 간 남녀비, 연령, 진단명, 수술 위험인자, 심박출률 등의 유의한 차이는 없었다. 술 전 관상동맥조영술은 I군에서는 전예에서 좌측 요골동맥을 이용하였고 II군에서는 대퇴동맥 혹은 우측 요골동맥을 이용하였다. 수술은 전예에서 인공심폐기를 이용한 관상동맥우회술을 시행하였으며 수술사망은 양군에서 모두 없었고 주요합병증은 I군은 5예(10%), II군은 3예(7%) 있었다. 수술에 이용된 우회도관으로는 양군에서 내흉동맥, 요골동맥, 대복재 정맥을 주로 이용하였고 I군은 환자당 평균 3.7$\pm$1.1원위부문합, II군은 3.7$\pm$0.9원위부문합을 시행하였고 요골동맥절편은 I군에서 환자당 평균 1.2$\pm$0.4원위부문합, II군에서 1.3$\pm$0.5원위부문합을 시행하였다. 요골동맥의 원위부문합은 양 군에서 회선지 부위가 가장 많았고 근위부문합은 두군에서 모두 상행대동맥, 내흉동맥, 대복재정맥 후드 순이었다. 수술 후 관상동맥조영술상 양군에서 내흉동맥과 요골동맥은 모두 100%의 개존도를 보였으며 대복재정맥은 I군 85%, II군 86%의 개존도를 보였다. 요골동맥절편에서 완전개존이 I군에서 93%로 II군의 81%보다 오히려 높게 나왔으나 유의하지는 않았다. 결론: 술 후 시행한 관상동맥조영술에서 양군에 개존율에 큰 차이는 없었으며 수술 전 관상동맥 조영술에 사용된 요골동맥도 비교적 안전하게 관상동맥우회술의 우회도관으로 사용할 수 있다고 판단된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권12호
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• pp.901-908
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• 2001

배경 : 관상동맥 질환 환자에게 시행되는 관상동맥 우회술의 수술 성적이 많이 향상되었으나, 아직도 좌심실기능부전이 중등도 이상으로 심한 환자에서의 관상동맥 우회술은 합병증과 사망률이 비교적 높다. 최근 수술기법 및 심근보호법의 발달로 이러한 고위험군의 환자에게 내과적 보존 치료보다는 외과적 재혈관화가 환자의 증상 개선과 장기 생존율을 향상시킨다고 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 이에 저자는 1995년 1월부터 1999년 3월까지 시행한 관상동맥 우회술 843예 가운데 수술 전 좌심실 박출계수가 30% 이하인 환자 31예(4.1%)의 임상자료를 후향적으로 조사하고 수술 전후 측정한 심장 초음파상의 심박출 계수의 변화를 비교 분석하였다. 환자의 연령은 41세에서 72세 사이로 평균 60.7$\pm$2.2세였고, 남자 26예, 여자 5예였다. 수술전 위험인자로 심근경색의 과거력이 있었던 경우가 30예로 대부분이었으며, Thallium heart scan 검사에서 불가역인 심근 손상이 7예였다. 관상동맥 조영술에서 3개 혈관 병변이 26, Rentrop 분류 1도가 16례로 가장 많았다. 관상동맥 우회술 동안에 이식된 혈관의 수는 평균 4.88$\pm$0.8 개/명이었고, 전 예에서 복재정맥을 사용하였으며 내흉동맥을 동시에 사용한 경우는 20예였다 대동맥 차단 및 심실세동 시간은 평균 77.9$\pm$1.6분 이었고 인공 심폐기 가동시간은 평균 244.7$\pm$3.7분 이였으며, 관상동맥 우회술과 동시에 시행된 술식으로는 좌심실류 제거술 2예, 승모판막 성형술 2예, 대동맥 판막 치환술 1예였다. 술후 합병증은 부정맥 3예, 출혈 2예, 흉골 지연 봉합 1예였고 수술 전후의 대동맥내 풍선펌프의 사용이 11예였으며, 2예에서 사망하여 수술 사망률은 6.5%이었다. 수술 후 흉통 및 증상의 개선을 보인 경우는 29예였고 수술 후 시행한 심초음파 검사상 좌심실 박출 계수는 평균 38.5$\pm$11.6%로 술전 평균 측정치 25.3$\pm$2.3%에 비해 유의하게 증가되었다(p 0.001). 환자들의 평균 추적기간은 25.3$\pm$5.6개월이었다. 결론 : 좌심실 기능이 저하된 관상동맥 질환 환자에서 관상동맥 우회술을 시행하여 비교적 만족할 만한 결과를 얻을 수 있었으며, 추후 장기 추적 조사가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.610-618
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• 2008

배경: 동맥경화성 하지 동맥 폐색증의 치료는 보존적 운동 요법, 약물 요법, 수술 방법 등으로 증상의 완화 및 혈류 개선을 기대할 수 있는데 그 중 동맥간 우회로 수술이 가장 효과적이라고 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 본원에서 시행한 우회로 수술의 단기 추적 결과를 조사하여 그 효과를 평가하고 개존율에 영향을 미치는 인자를 분석하여 향후 치료의 지표로 삼고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 2002년 6월에서 2006년 4월까지 본원 흉부외과에서 동맥경화성 하지 동맥 폐색증으로 진단받고 동맥간 우회로 수술을 받았던 환자 96명을 대상으로 하였다. 증상과 Ankle-brachial index (ABI)의 변화를 통해 우회로 수술의 효용성을 파악하고 수술 후 합병증, 하지 절단율 그리고 이식편 개존율 등을 통해 단기 결과를 확인하였다. 성별, 연령, 흡연 유무, 동반 질환, 문합 위치, 이식편의 크기와 종류 등의 항목으로 개존율에 미치는 위험인자를 확인하였다. 이외에 폐색 부위, 약 복용 등을 각 의무기록을 바탕으로 후향적으로 조사하였다. 전체 평균 추적 기간은 $29.4{\pm}13.1$개월이었다. 결과: 대상 환자들의 평균 연령은 $65.95{\pm}9.61$세로 남성이 88예였으며 허혈성 하지 통증이 가장 많은 증상이었다. 동반 질환으로는 고혈압(61%), 당뇨병(42%), 심장 질환(35%) 순이었고 흡연자는 88명(91.7%)이었다 동맥 폐색 부위 중 가장 많은 부위는 표재성 대퇴동맥으로 44예(40%) 이었다. 수술 방법 중 이식편으로 Polytetra-fluoroethylene (PTFE) 인조 혈관을 이용한 대퇴-슬와동맥간 우회로술을 가장 많이 시행하였으며 대복재정맥도 11예에서 사용하였다. ABI는 수술 전 $0.30{\pm}0.11$에서 수술 후 $0.63{\pm}0.11$으로 의미 있는 증가를 보였다(p<0.001). 수술 후 1년, 3년 이식편 개존율은 각각 86.4%, 68.0%이었다. 개존 실패를 보인 경우는 29예(30.21%)였으며 남성, 흡연 그리고 고혈압이 동반되어 있는 경우가 실패군에서 유의하게 높았고 이 중 고혈압이 위험인자로 유의한 결과를 보였다(p=0.042). 결론: 동맥경화성 하지 동맥 폐색증의 동맥간 우회로 수술은 하지 통증, 파행증의 호전과 하지 절단을 예방하는데 비교적 효과적인 치료 방법이다. 장기적인 이식편 개존율을 유지하기 위해서는 남성 흡연자의 금연을 적극 유도하고 고혈압 환자의 철저한 혈압 조절이 동반됨과 동시에 수술시 적절한 이식편의 선택, 규칙적인 약물 복용, 꾸준한 외래 추적관찰 등의 효과적인 관리가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.