• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.67-72
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• 2014

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is defined as rapidly progressive necrosis of subcutaneous fat and fascia. Although NF of the face is rare, its mortality rate is nearly 30%. It usually originates from dental infection and can lead to involvement of the neck, mediastinum, and chest wall. Complications resulting from pre-existing systemic diseases can increase the mortality rate. Known complication factors for NF include diabetes, malnutrition, advanced age, peripheral vascular disease, renal failure, and obesity. Here, we report a case of NF originating from dental infection in an 88-year-old woman already diagnosed with hypertension, thoracic aortic aneurysm, and renal diseases. Such conditions limited adequate surgical and antibiotic treatment. However, interdisciplinary treatment involving multiple departments was implemented with good results.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.387-393
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• 1995

경도의 기관지 천식과 기관지염으로 오인된 기관내 선양낭성암종 2예를 기류유량곡선으로 진단하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.401-405
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• 1991

Bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma accounts for less than 6% of all primary lung cancer but has distinct clinical and radiological features and unusual pathologic appearance. The characteristic features are its peripheral location and tendency of rapid progression to diffuse type via aeroginous and lymphatic route without surgical intervention. Among them, mucin secretory type bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma is the rarest and most distinctive. We experienced a case of mucin secretory type bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma in a 47 year old female with roentgenographic findings of chronic progressive pulmonary consolidation with muliple cavities.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제77권6호
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• pp.262-265
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• 2014

The combination chemotherapy of irinotecan with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin (FOLFIRI regimen) was recently proven to be beneficial in patients with advanced colorectal cancer. Pulmonary toxicity is very rare in adverse effects of irinotecan. No case of organizing pneumonia (also known as bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia) associated with FOLFIRI chemotherapy has been reported. We experienced a case of a 62-year-old man who presented persistent dry cough and progressive dyspnea after receiving chemotherapy with FOLFIRI regimen. After surgical lung biopsy, the patient was diagnosed with FOLFIRI chemotherapy-induced organizing pneumonia which was successfully treated with steroid therapy.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.583-586
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• 1998

기관성 기관지는 기관분기부 상부의 기관에 이소성 기관지가 존재하는 기관지 기형으로 대부분 특별한 증상없이 기관지내시경검사 혹은 기관지조영술시에 우연히 발견되고 특별한 치료가 필요 없다. 그러나 반복적인 폐렴, 기관지확장증 등이 동반된 경우에는 수술적 치료가 필요하다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.111-116
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• 1999

저자들은 기침을 주소로 입원하였던 46세 여자환자에서 임상적, 방사선학적 및 조직학적 검사를 통해 진단된 폐의 원발성 혈관주위세포종 1예를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제39권12호
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• pp.931-933
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• 2006

2005년 12월부터 본원에서는 내시경 수술 보조 로봇(AESOP2000)을 이용하여 승모판막질환, 삼첨판막질환, 심방중격결손, 심방세동이 있는 경우 선택적으로 최소침습적 수술을 시행하고 있다. 이에 대한 경험이 쌓이면서 보다 더 나은 수술 시야와 기구조작의 숙련성을 얻을 수 있었고, 최근 성인에서 막상주위 심실중격결손을 성공적으로 교정하였기에 이를 보고하는 바이다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.680-687
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• 2010

Patients with congenital heart diseases (CHD) are confronted with early- and late-onset complications, such as conduction disorders, arrhythmias, myocardial dysfunction, altered coronary flow, and ischemia, throughout their lifetime despite successful hemodynamic and/or anatomical correction. Rhythm disturbance is a well-known and increasingly frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with CHD. Predisposing factors to rhythm disturbances include underlying cardiac defects, hemodynamic changes as part of the natural history, surgical repair and related scarring, and residual hemodynamic abnormalities. Acquired factors such as aging, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and others may also contribute to arrhythmogenesis in CHD. The first step in evaluating arrhythmias in CHD is to understand the complex anatomy and to find predisposing factors and hemodynamic abnormalities. A practical stepwise approach can lead to diagnosis and prompt appropriate interventions. Electrophysiological assessment and management should be done with integrated care of the underlying heart defects and hemodynamic abnormalities. Catheter ablation and arrhythmia surgery have been increasingly applied, showing increasing success rates with technological advancement despite complicated arrhythmia circuits in complex anatomy and the difficulty of access. Correction of residual hemodynamic abnormalities may be critical in the treatment of arrhythmia in patients with CHD.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권7호
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• pp.613-616
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• 2004

전신성 홍반성 낭창은 자가면역질환의 일종으로 피부, 신장 및 심장에 빈번히 침범하는 질환으로 알려져 있으며, 심장에서는 심외막염, 심근염 및 심장 판막 질환을 발생시킬 수 있다. 전신성 홍반성 낭창에서의 심장 판막 질환은 주로 승모판막 및 대동맥 판막 폐쇄부전증인 것으로 알려져 있으며, 대동맥 판막의 협착증이 보고는 극히 적었다. 또한, 판막성 심장 질환이 발생하여도 다른 장기의 손상으로 인하여 수술을 받는 경우는 매우 드물며 국내보고도 확인되지 않았다. 저자들은 전신성 홍반성 낭창으로 받아오던 59세 여자 환자에게서 대동백 판막 협착증이 발생하였으며 이를 수술 치험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제78권3호
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• pp.272-275
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• 2015

Malignant melanoma occurs most frequently on the skin. However, it can also arise in other organs and tissues of the body. Primary pulmonary malignant melanoma is a very rare non-epithelial neoplasm accounting for 0.01% of all primary pulmonary tumors. The treatment of choice is surgical resection of the tumor with an oncologically adequate margin as in lobectomy or pneumonectomy. The prognosis of this condition is rather poor. Based on previous data, its 5-year survival is at least 10%. Here, we report a case of an 82-year-old woman whose primary pulmonary melanoma was detected incidentally.