• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.33 no.7
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• pp.581-584
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• 2000

Because the penetrating cervical tracheoesophageal injury may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality, it is important to choose the optimal method of diagnosis and management in patient with tracheoesophageal injury. We obtained a satisfactory result from repair of tracheoesophageal injuries using cardiopulmonary bypass. If the bleeding from the unidentified deep injury and the spread of infection could be controlled, the repair using CPB might increase the margin of safety during operation in the similar cases.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 2003.09a
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• pp.108-108
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• 2003

식도 천공의 치료는 최근 치료법의 발전에도 불구하고 여전히 난해한 문제이다. 이 환자들은 천공의 원인이나 위치, 심한 정도가 다양한 이질적인 군이며, 반수 이상이 이미 식도에 기존의 질환을 가지고 있어 문제를 더욱 복잡하게 한다. 따라서 절대적이고 획일적인 치료방법은 아직 확립되어 있지 않으며 많은 다양한 방법들이 제시되고 있다. 2002년 11월부터 2003년 7월까지 총 8명의 환자가 식도 천공으로 동아대학교병원 흥부외과에서 치료를 받았으며, 원인별로는 의인성(iatrogenic) 손상이 6례, 자발성(spontaneous) 손상이 2례였고 부위별로는 경부가 3례, 흥부가 5례였다. 의인성 손상에는 내시경 검사중 정상 경부 식도에 발생한 1례, 부식성 식도협착 환자의 풍선 확장술과 스텐트 삽입시 흉부 식도에 발생한 경우가 각각 1례씩, 외상성 경추손상의 수술시 정상 경부 식도에 발생한 경우가 2례, 선천성 식도폐쇄증(esophageal atresia)의 술후 문합부 누출이 생긴 경우가 1례 있었으며, 자발성 손상에는 하부식도에 발생한 기압성(barogenic) 손상 1례와 상흉부 식도암 천공 1례가 있었다. 경부 식도 천공 3례는 모두 경부 배액(drainage)과 식이용 장루술(feeding jejunostomy)을 시행하였고, 부식성 식도협착이 있던 환자 2례는 식도절제술과 흉부내 식도-위 문합을 시행하였으며, Boerhaave씨 증후군 환자는 1차 봉합술, 술후 문합부 유출이 있었던 환자와 식도암 천공이 있었던 환자는 식도절제 및 경부 식도루(esophagostomy), 배액용 위루(gastrostomy), 식이용 장루술을 시행하였다. 모든 환자는 패혈증 등의 심각한 합병증으로의 진행 없이 회복되었다. 현재 위장관의 연속성이 유지 혹은 복원된 환자는 경구식이 중이며 그 외의 환자들은 장루를 통해 영양을 공급하며 식도재건술을 기다리고 있다. 식도 천공은 최근 항생제의 사용, 과영양요법(hyperalimentation), 술후 환자관리의 개선 등으로 치료에 많은 발전이 있었으나, 치료 방침에 있어서는 여전히 논란이 있으며 높은 사망률을 보이는 난제로 남아있다. 비록 일반적인 지침이 도움이 되겠지만, 치료 방침은 환자 개개인의 상황에 따라 적절하게 선택해야 하며, 임상경과에 따라 언제라도 방침을 변경할 수 있는 유연함이 필요하리라 생각한다.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1993.05a
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• pp.101-101
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• 1993

The neck laceration is one of the most dangerous & emergent condition which is encounted by the otolaryngologist in emergency room. For the purpose of rapid & adequate management, we analyzed the clinical datum of 28 patients who visited our emergency room & were managed by the otolaryngologist from Jan.1987 to Mar.1993. The incidence was the highest in drunken males of third & forth decades who arrived at emergency room in night, especially AM 2:00. The most common cause & injured site were stabbing by broken glasses & Lt. submandibular area. Most patients were recovered by primary suture without any complications.

• Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.19-28
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• 1996

이상에서 고찰한 위식도역류의 병태를 간략히 요약하면 다음과 같다. 위액에는 염산, 펩신, 담즙산과 췌효소등을 포함하고 있어 역류된 위액은 상부 기관식도관에 자극을 주거나 손상을 줄 수 있으며 개개인의 점막 상피의 저항도와 적절한 타액의 분비는 위액에 의한 손상의 정도를 결정하는 중요한 요소로 알려져 있다. 위식도역류로 인한 많은 증상이나 소견은 두가지의 기전으로 나타나서 첫째, 역류된 위액이 직접 조직에 영향을 주거나 둘째, 간접적으로 식도 하부에 분포된 미주신경에 의한 연관자극에 의해 일어나는데 위식도역류의 증상 중 두부, 경부, 심장 및 폐장의 증상은 이들 장기에 미주신경의 일부가 같이 분포하여 일어나는 간접적인 기전이다. 하부식도괄약근(lower esophageal sphincter)의 기능은 역류를 막는 가장 중요한 요소로 알려져 있어 간헐적으로 하부식도 괄약근의 압력이 떨어지면 역류가 일어나게 된다. 정상적인 식도의 연동운동은 식도에 역류된 위내용물을 위로 제거되는데 중요하며 위식도역류 환자에서 흔히 연동운동이 저하되거나 비정상적인 연동운동을 관찰할 수 있다. 또한 위내용물이 소장으로 비워지는 시간이 연장되어 위내용물이 위내에 축적되는 것도 위식도역류의 원인의 하나로 생각된다. 이러한 위식도역류의 병태를 연구하는 것은 이 질환의 이해에 도움을 줄 것으로 생각된다.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1983.05a
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• pp.14.3-14
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• 1983

In recent years there has been considerable interest in reconstructive surgery of the trachea for cervical tracheal stenosis developed by complication of endotracheal intubation or tracheotomy, or trauma of the neck. The methods used to reconstruct the tracheal defects can be repaired with end-to - end anastomosis, cervical flaps, and autogenous graft materials. Since Grillo had undertaken tracheal reconstruction after circumferential resection in dogs, resection and end - to - end anastomosis was used in cases of circumferential stenosis. And, costal, nasal septal and auricular cartilage have been used for the autogenous graft materials. Since Caputo and Consiglio had undergone tracheoplasty with auricular cartilage, Morgenstein reported successful repair of a tracheal defect with a composite postauricular cartilage graft. The advantages of the auricular cartilage graft are its easy accessibility, availability and familiarity to the otolaryngologist. In past 2 years, We performed the tracheoplasty with auricular cartilage graft and end- to end an astomosis after segmental resection in 5 patients who had suffered from tracheal stenosis. And we obtained good results. So, we reported the cases with review of the literatures.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1983.05a
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• pp.7.1-7
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• 1983

Esophageal perforation occurred rarely, but it leads to a high mortality and morbidity. Main cause of esophageal perforation in Korea is instrumental perforation in patients with lye stricture of esophagus during diagnostic endoscopy or therapeutic bouginage. A case of 25-year-old male patient entered to outpatient clinic. Chief complaints were mild pain at swallowing, mild fever elevation and chest tightness with radiating pain to shoulder and interscapular region for 1 day. On the X-ray film with barium soaked cotton piece in esophagus, it was revealed that foreign body (fish bone) had been located on the level of 2nd vertebra with leakage of barium to mediastinum. The foreign body was removed with endoscopy in Dept. of otolaryngology, and cervical mediastinostomy was performed in Dept. of thoracic surgery.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1983.05a
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• pp.14.2-14
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• 1983

Complications and sequelae of the laryngeal trauma are respiratory difficulties, edema or swelling, cellulitis or abscess, fistula, perichondrium and chondritis, chronic laryngeal stenosis, vocal cord paralysis, decannulation difficulty, and impaired voice production etc. Generally, the treatment of laryngeal injuries consists of initial tracheostomy for adequate airway and later surgical intervention for its complications and sequelae. Recently, authors experienced a case of closed laryngeal injury with thyroid cartilage fracture, left vocal cord paralysis, swallowing difficulty and right clavicular fracture owing to automobile accident. With reconstructive surgery for thyroid cartilage fracture, we established an adequate airway, improved swallowing function and better voice production.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.29 no.7
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• pp.759-762
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• 1996

Fifteen patients with esophageal perforation were treated at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovacular Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital during the period from June, 1985 to September, 1995. The ratio between male and female patients was 9 : 6, their age ranged from 19 years to 71 years old(a erage : 49 years old). The causes of the perforation were various, spontaneous in 4 cases, foreign body in 4 cases, instrumental trauma in ) cases, chest trauma in 1 case, drug ingestion (chlorocalchi) induced in 1 case, tracheostomy induced in 1 case, unknown in 1 case. The perforation sites were intrathoracic esophagus in 9 cases and cervical in 6 cases. The Patients complained of chest or cervi- cal pain in 11 cases, fever in 9 cases, dysphagia in 8 cases and dyspnea in 5 cases. We have performed the following surgical procedures : incision and drainage, primary repair, gastrostomy for cervical esophageal perf'oration and primary repair, primary repair and pleural flap reinforcement, gastrostomy for thoracic esophageal perforation. A patient died of sepsis.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1993.05a
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• pp.73-73
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• 1993

A series of 112 patients with vocal cord paralysis seen over the seven-year period(1986-1992) were analysed. The results were as follows ; 1. By sex distribution, the males were 71 cases(63.4%) and the females were 41 cases(36.6%). By age distribution, most of the cases were evenly distributed from the 4th decade to the 8th decade. 2. In the laterality of the paralysed vocal cord, 90 cases(80.4%) were in the left side and in position, most cases(76 cases;67.7%) were paramedian. 3. In etiology, most of the cases were neoplasm(46 cases;41.1%) followed by unknown origin(31 cases;27.7%). 4. In all 112 cases, 12 cases were managed by operations. 5. Spontaneous recovery was found in 11 patients, 8 cases were recovered within 2 months and the others were within 4 months.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.39 no.5 s.262
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• pp.387-393
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• 2006

Background: Esophageal perforation is an uncommon problem, but it is associated with high mortality. We performed a retrospective review of patients with instrumental esophageal perforation to assess the outcome of current management techniques. Material and Method: We retrospectively analyzed all cases of instrumental esophageal perforation diagnosed at our hospital from January 1999 through to March 2005. The study group consisted of 12 patients (8 women and 4 men) with a mean age of 48.8 years (range, $21{\sim}83$ years). We reviewed the effects of the surgical or medical treatments in various conditions of patients, such as of various sites of perforation and time delayed after injury. Result: Perforations were due to diagnostic endoscopy (50.0%, 6/12), esophageal bougination for benign stricture (33.3%, 4/12), endoscopic port insertion (8.3%, 1/12), and tracheal intubation (8.3%, 1/12). The perforated sites were thoracic in 7 patients and cervical in 5. The treatment included resection and reconstruction (5 cases), incision and drainage (4 cases), medical treatment (2 cases), and closed thoracostomy drainage only (1 case). Post-operative complications of transient pneumonia and wound infection were developed in 1 patient respectively. Both occurred in two patients with diffuse mediastinal abscess formation. The overall mortality was 8.3% (1/12) in one old patient who was managed medically for cervical esophageal perforation. Conclusion: We concluded that surgical treatment for esophageal perforations was safe and effective whether diagnosed early or lately.