• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.42-46
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• 1995

Vertical axillary muscle sparing thoracotomy is newly appeared and excellent alternative method of standard posterolateral thoracotomy.It has many advantages compared to standard posterolateral thoracotomy , less postoperative pain, well preserved thoracic muscle strength, full range of motion of the shoulder girdle and attractive cosmetic results. We performed vertical axillary muscle sparing thoracotomy in 36 patients from November 1993 to July 1994. The ages of the patients ranged from 6 months to 71 years[mean 45.1 years , and the patients consisted of 20 males and 16 females.The preoperative diagnosis were as follows : lung cancer in 17 patients, tbc destroyed lung in 7, bronchiectasis in 3, bullous emphysema in 3 and the others are mediastinal tumor, bronchogenic cyst, lung abscess, empyema, esophageal diverticulum, and CCAM [congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation . The operative procedures were as follows : lobectomy and bilobectomy in 16 patients, segmentectomy in 4, wedge resection in 3, penumonectomy in 7, and the others were open biopsy, lobectomy with diaphragm excision, sleeve right upper lobectomy, decortication, mediastinal mass excision, and esophageal diverticulectomy. We had 6 complications : postoperative bleeding in 2 cases, operative wound infection, arrrhythmia[atrial fibrillation , Horner`s syndrome, hoarseness. The subcutaneous seroma occurred in 4 cases but did not require drainage and relieved within 4 weeks spontaneously. We concluded that vertical axillary muscle sparing thoracotomy could be done in most of all thoracic surgery with safety. Comparing to standard posterolateral thoracotomy vertical axillary muscle sparing thoracotomy has many advantages such as less postoperative pain, well preserved muscle strengths and good cosmetic results.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.463-475
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• 2015

본 논문은 상당히 진행된 중위 식도암의 동시항암화학 방사선치료에 대한 분석의 것이다. 사용한 항암제는 전통적으로 사용되어온 시스플라틴, 5-플루오로우라실에, 도쎄탁실을 추가 시행하였다. 과거 식도암의 방사선치료에서는 총 선량 50.4 Gy/28회를 처방하였다. 하지만 현대의 방사선치료기술의 비약적인 발전으로, 호흡동조치료와 세기변조방사선치료를 적용하여, 정상조직의 손상을 최대한 감소시키면서 총 선량을 50.4 Gy이상으로 증가시키는 것이 가능하다. 이에 우리는, 도쎄탁실, 시스플라틴, 5-플루오로우라실 이라는 새로운 3제 병합요법(DCF-R)에 추가하여, 4DCT 모의시뮬레이션을 기반으로 한 호흡동조 세기변조방사선치료(gated-IGRT) 총 선량 70.2 Gy/39회를 동시에 시도하였으며, 치료기간 동안, 그리고 치료 종료 후 임상적으로 환자에게 위중한 합병증 및 부작용 발생은 관찰되지 않았다. 또한 생존율 향상을 이루어 냈다. 이를 바탕으로, 식도암의 새로운 치료방법을 제안한다.

• 대한종양외과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2018

Purpose: The standard treatment of esophageal cancer is the Ivor-Lewis operation, which consists of an abdominal phase involving gastric tube formation, and a chest phase involving esophagectomy and anastomosis. We aimed to report our experience of performing thoracic esophagectomy with the laparoscopic gastric pull up (LGPU) technique and its surgical outcomes. Methods: Clinicopathologic data and short-term surgical outcomes of 14 patients who underwent LGPU for thoracic esophageal cancer from August 2008 to May 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Mean age of the patients was 62.3 years and mean body mass index was $21.7kg/m^2$. Eleven patients had medical comorbidities. Patients' mean American Society of Anesthesiologists score was 2. Mean operation time was 428.5 minutes, with the mean abdominal operation time being 138.9 minutes. There was no open conversion case. Three patients had pneumonia, three patients had surgical site infection, and one patient had subcutaneous emphysema within 30 days after surgery. One patient had minor anastomosis site leakage. There was one 30-day mortality case. One patient with postoperative aspiration pneumonia developed acute respiratory distress disease, and died due to sepsis. Mean postoperative intensive care unit stay was 3.5 days, and mean postoperative hospital stay was 20.6 days. Nasogastric tubes were removed on average at 3.4 days, and mean oral intake time was 3.4 days. Conclusion: If the gastrointestinal surgeon has extensive experience in laparoscopic procedures, LGPU will be a safe and feasible technique for thoracic esophagectomy in patients with intrathoracic esophageal cancer.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권18호
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• pp.7719-7724
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• 2014

Background: Lymph node metastasis is believed to be a dependent negative prognostic factor of esophageal cancer. To explore detection methods with high sensitivity and accuracy for metastases to regional and distant lymph nodes in the clinic is of great significance. This study focused on clinical application of FDG PET/CT and contrast-enhanced multiple-slice helical computed tomography (MSCT) in lymph node staging of esophageal cancer. Materials and Methods: One hundred and fifteen cases were examined with enhanced 64-slice-MSCT scan, and FDG PET/CT imaging was conducted for neck, chest and upper abdomen within one week. The primary lesion, location and numbers of metastatic lymph nodes were observed. Surgery was performed within one week after FDG PET/CT detection. All resected lesions were confirmed histopathologically as the gold standard. Comparative analysis of the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy based on FDG PET/CT and MSCT was conducted. Results: There were 946 lymph node groups resected during surgery from 115 patients, and 221 were confirmed to have metastasis pathologically. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy of FDG PET/CT in detecting lymph node metastasis were 74.7%, 97.2% and 92.0%, while with MSCT they were 64.7%, 96.4%, and 89.0%, respectively. A significance difference was observed in sensitivity (p=0.030), but not the others (p>0.05). The accuracy of FDG PET/CT in detecting regional lymph node with or without metastasis were 91.9%, as compared to 89.4% for MSCT, while FDG PET/CT and MSCT values for detecting distant lymph node with or without metastasis were 94.4% and 94.7%. No significant difference was observed for either regional or distant lymph node metastasis. Additionally, for detecting para-esophageal lymph nodes metastasis, the sensitivity of FDG PET/CT was 72%, compared with 54.7% for MSCT (p=0.029). Conclusions: FDG PET/CT is more sensitive than MSCT in detecting lymph node metastasis, especially for para-esophageal lymph nodes in esophageal cancer cases, although no significant difference was observed between FDG PET/CT and MSCT in detecting both regional and distant lymph node metastasis. However, enhanced MSCT was found to be of great value in distinguishing false negative metastatic lymph nodes from FDG PET/CT. The combination of FDG PET/CT with MSCT should improve the accuracy in lymph node metastasis staging of esophageal cancer.

• 대한기관식도과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기관식도과학회 1982년도 제16차 학술대회연제순서 및 초록
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• pp.5.2-5
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• 1982

생활수준 및 사회환경의 개선에 힘입어 부식성 약물인 식초, 염산, 쥐약및 농약으로 인한 식도 부식증은 현저히 감소되었다. 식도부식증으로 초래된 합병증인 식도 협착은 즉각적인 응급처치 및 입원치료로 그 발생빈도가 현저히 감소되었으나, 아직도 의사의 부적절한 치료 및 부주의, 환자 및 보호자의 비협조로 가끔 식도 협착을 만나게 된다. 고도의 식도 협착증 환자 7례중 18∼51 French Sippy esophaglal dilating bougie로 식도확장이 가능했던 6 례와 전식도부 협착으로 흉부외과로 전과된 1 례을 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다. 증례 1 : 23세된 가정주부로 자살목적으로 염산을 섭취후 2개월후, 연하곤란으로 위루술 시행후 즉시 내원하여 제 1 생리적 협착부 확장이 가능했던 예. 증례 2 : 51세 남자로 가성소다를 오연하여, 2개월후 제 2 및 제 3 생리적 협착부 협착증을 일으켰는데, 성공적으로 확장이 가능했던 예. 증례 3 : 43세 남자로 빙초산을 술로 오연하여 부적절한 치료로 제 3 생리적 협착부에 협착을 일으켜 내원하여, 부지술로 식도 확장을 시도하고 있는 1예. 증례 4 : 58세된 여자로 염산쥐약을 섭취후 제 1 생리적 협착부 및 유문부 협착으로 위십이지장 문합술을 시행하여 2개월후에 내원하여 식도 확장이 성공한 예. 증례 5 : 47세 여자로 내원 4개월전 자살목적으로 염산을 섭취후 Tube 삽관을 1달 가량 하였으나, 제 1 및 3 생리적 협착부에 식도 협착이 와서 치료중인 예. 증례 6 : 21세 남자 운동선수로 14 개월간 3일에 2숟갈씩 뼈를 부드럽게 하기위해 빙초산을 섭취하여 연하곤란으로 일반 외과적 수술을 시행후 내원하여, 식도 엑스선촬영상 전식도부 폐색을 보여 흉부외과로 전과 시킨 예. 증례 7 : 3살된 여하로 가성소다를 오연해 전식도 부협착으로 전신마취하에 16개월간식도 부지법으로 확장중 식도 하부 천공이 생겨 치유시킨 예.l(20mg/kg)을 정맥마취 시킨후 수술현미경하에서 고막천공을 시켜 중이강점막에서 도말표본과 세균배양을 시행하였으며 실험군은 마취후 앙와위로 하고 연구개 정중선 부위에 약1 cm 정도로 종절개하여 이관의 인두측 개구부를 노출시킨 다음 2 $\times$ 3 $\times$ 2 mm의 silastic piece 2개와 이어서 2 $\times$ 3 $\times$ 2 mm의 Gel_foam (absorbable gelatine sponge) piece 2개를 이관내로 보충삽입시키고 전기소작하여 완전폐쇄시킨 후에 연구개를 봉합하여 삼출성중이염 유발을 시도하였다. 또한 술후 창상감염을 방지하기 위하여 앰피실린(100mg/kg)을 2일간 근육 주사 하였으며 술후 12시간, 18시간, 1 일, 3 일, 5 일, 7 일, 10일, 30 일 및 60 일에 각각 3마리 (6이)씩 수술현미경 하에서 고막을 절개하여 삼출액의 형성 시기를 관찰하고, 삼출액이 형성된 경우에는 도말표본을 통한 세포학적 분석과 세균배양을 하였으며 시기별로 중이강 점막의 수술현미경 및 광학현미경적 변화를 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다. 1) 이관폐쇄술후 18시간에 최초로 삼출액이 확인되었으며 그 이후는 전실험군에서 삼출성중이염이 유발되다. 2) 도말표본의 세포학적 검사에서 호산구는 전혀 발견되지 않았으며 초기에는 호중구가 주종을 이루었으나 제14 일이후에는 단핵구가 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 3) 삼출액의 세균배양검사에서는 전예에서 세균이 배양되지 않았다. 4) 수술현미경적 소견은 이관폐쇄 후 제 14 일에 점막비후가 가장 심하였으며 삼출액의 양도 가장 많았다. 5) 중이강점막의 병리학적 소견에서는 상피세포, 배세포 및 혈관의 증식과 염증세포의 침윤이 관찰되었으며 특히 염증세포는 도말표본에서와 같이 제 14 일 이

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권7호
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• pp.4177-4180
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• 2013

Background: The aim of this research was to perform an epidemiologic survey of esophageal cancer in Ardabil province. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 661 patients diagnosed with EC were studied from March 2002 to May 2011 e. The necessary data were collected with a checklist from the documents in Ardabil Cancer Registry (ACR) and analyzed by statistical methods with SPSS.18 software. Results: Of the total new cases of EC registered in ARC during study period, 430 (65.1%) of patients were male with the male to female standard ratio was 1.18, with a statistically significant gender bias. The most common morphology of EC was squamous cell carcinoma (SCC, 68.8%) followed by adenocarcinoma (28.5%). It was observed that in most of patients, EC lesions were in the middle third of esophagus. In addition, most patients were rural and about 40% had smoking habits. The age-standardized incidence rate of cancers was 48.4 per 100,000 among females and males. The annual incidence rates in males and females was 7.1 and 6.7 per 100,000; respectively. Conclusions: Results showed that the prevalence and annual incidence rate of cancer in Ardabil province is lower than other areas of the country with a male predominance and a relatively high proprortion of adenocarcinomas.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.5003-5006
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• 2012

Objective: Yanting County is a high risk area for esophageal cancer (EC) in China. The purpose of this study was to describe the mortality and mortality change of EC from 2004 to 2009 in Yanting County. Methods: EC mortality data from 2004 to 2009 obtained from the Cancer Registry in Yanting were analyzed. Annual percentage changes (APC) were calculated to assess the trends in EC mortality. Age-standardized mortality was calculated based on world standard population of 2000. Results: The average EC mortality was 54.7/$10^5$ in males and 31.6/$10^5$ in females over the 6 years. A decline in EC mortality with time was observed in both genders, with a rate of -8.70% per year (95% CI: -13.23%~-3.93%) in females and -4.11% per year (95%CI: -11.16%~3.50%) in males. Conclusion: EC mortality decreased over the six years in both genders, although it remained high in the Yanting area. There is still a need to carry out studies of risk factors for improved cancer prevention and further reduction in the disease burden.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.241-248
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• 2013

Esophageal cancer has one of the highest malignant potentials of any type of tumor. The 3-field lymph node dissection is the standard procedure in Japan for surgically curable esophageal cancer in the middle or upper thoracic esophagus. Minimally invasive esophagectomy is being increasingly performed in many countries, and several studies report its feasibility and curability; further, the magnifying effect of the thoracoscope is another distinct advantage. However, few studies have reported that minimally invasive esophagectomy is more beneficial than open esophagectomy. A recent meta-analysis revealed that minimally invasive esophagectomy reduces blood loss, respiratory complications, the total morbidity rate, and hospitalization duration. A randomized study reported that the pulmonary infection rate, pain score, intraoperative blood loss, hospitalization duration, and postoperative 6-week quality of life were significantly better with the minimally invasive procedure than with other procedures. In the future, sentinel lymph node mapping might play a significant role by obtaining individualized information to customize the surgical procedure for individual patients' specific needs.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2013

This research is aimed at finding the acoustic characteristics of different voice rehabilitation techniques, the electrolaryx (EL), standard esophageal (SE), and tracheoesophageal (TE), used on 17 patients with laryngectomees. The analysis of the voice qualities was achieved using MDVP. In order to compare the acoustic characteristics, patients were asked to produce the vowel /a/ sound. The acoustic analysis included fundamental frequency (f0), jitter, shimmer, and noise-to-harmonic ratio (NHR). The main acoustic results showed no significant statistical differences between the average measurements of SE and TE speakers. It was found that the current study showed the same tendency found in previous studies. There was also a significant difference between SE and EL speakers. On the other hand, there were no significant statistical differences between the average measurements of TE and EL speakers on all acoustic measurements. This research will contribute to establishing a baseline related to speech characteristics in voice rehabilitation for patients with laryngectomees. In future, the present findings and issues should be considered in the context of gender. Specifically, the number of women who are diagnosed with laryngeal cancer continues to rise and their acoustic characteristics may indeed differ from those of men.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.653-659
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• 1999

배경: 최근 식도암의 성적을 향상시키려는 노력들이 행하여지고 있고 수술 성적도 많이 보고되고 있으나 아 직 국내에서는 많은 수의 환자를 대상으로 한 장기 성적은 드문 형편이다. 이 연구에서는 지난 13년간 서울 대학교병원 흉부외과에서 치험한 식도암 환자를 대상으로 후향적으로 연구하여 장기 생존율을 분석하여 향 후 전향적 연구의 기초로 삼고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1984년부터 1996년까지 서울대학교 병원에서는 총 734명의 환자가 식도암으로 진단 받았으며 이들 환자 중 식도 절제가 가능하였던 253례의 환자를 대상으로 종양의 병기별 생존율을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결과: 식도암의 세포형은 편평상피세포암이 237례로 대부 분을 차지하였고, 선암이 6례, 선암-편평상피암 5례, 소세포암3례, 기타 흑색포암 등이 있었다. 종양의 병기는 상피내 암종 4례, 1기가 21례, 2A기가 79례, 2B기가 30례, 3기 107례, 4기 6례 있었고, 6례에서는 병기를 확인 할 수 없었다. 수술 사망은 14례 (5.5%) 있었고 그 원인은 폐렴에 의한 호흡부전이 8례로 가장 많았고, 그 밖 에 패혈증, 급성 간부전, 과다 출혈 등이 있었다. 수술 후 일부 환자에서는 보조적 방사선 치료를 시행하였으 며, 재발한 경우에는 화학요법이나 방사선 치료를 시행하였다. 수술 사망 환자를 제외한 장기 생존자 중 근 치적 절제가 가능했던 222명 환자의 생존율은 1년 74.7$\pm$3.1%, 2년 46.5$\pm$3.7%, 3년 32.3$\pm$3.7%, 5년 19.9$\pm$3.3% 이었다. 결론: 이상의 결과로부터 식도암에 대한 외과적 절제술은 비교적 낮은 수술 사망률로 시행할 수 있으나 장기 생존율은 아직 낮아 향후 화학요법 혹은 방사선 요법 등을 병합하여 치료하는 등의 새로운 치료법에 대한 연구가 시급하다고 판단되었다.