• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.115-120
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• 2004

To investigate the correlation between the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of cerebral fat embolism that is induced by injecting oleic acid into 10 cats, and a pathologic diagnosis. Using a microcatheter, 30 ${mu}ell$ of oleic acid was injected into the internal carotid artery of 10 cats. MR T2-weighted image (T2WI), diffusion-weighted image (DWI) and Gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted image (Gd-enhanced T1WI) were obtained after 30 minutes and 2 hours of embolization. After 30 minutes of the embolization, lesions of very high signal intensity were detected by T2WI in 6 cats, and of slightly high signal intensity in 2 cats; in the remaining 2 cats, signal intensity was normal. DWI showed lesions of very high intensity in 9 cats and of slightly high intensity in one cat. According to the findings of light microscopic examination, infarcted lesions mainly involved the gray matter, but also some white matter. A magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis for cerebral fat embolism that was induced by oleic acid through the internal carotid artery in cats showed high signal intensity on the T2WI and the DWI within an initial 2 hours, and with a well enhancement on the Gd-enhanced T1WI. Considering cellular edema, cerebrovascular injury and extracellular space widening, we assumed pathologically that cytotoxic and vasogenic edema exists at the same time.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.61-72
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• 1990

From Nov. 1987 to Aug. 1989, 12 patients with coronary occlusive disease underwent coronary bypass surgery at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Catholic University Medical College. The results were as follows: 1. There were 9 males and 3 females ranged in age from 25 to 69 years with a mean of 50.4 years. 2. The prevalent locations of coronary artery stenosis were left anterior descending branch [9 cases], right coronary artery[4 cases], first diagonal branch[3 cases], left circumflex artery [2 cases] in order of frequency. 3, Among 12 cases, 5 cases had an episode of previous myocardial infarction respectively. 4. We performed triple bypass operation in 3 cases, double bypass in 2 cases and single bypass in 7 cases using great saphenous vein. 5. Postoperative complications were cerebral embolism[1, died], pleural effusion[1], temporary cardiac arrest[1], supraventricular tachycardia[1] and late gastric ulcer bleeding[1]. 6. The follow up periods were ranged from 8 months to 30 months and all survivors were on antiplatelet medication showing free of angina.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.913-922
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• 1995

연구배경: 혈류의 누가현상이 일어나는 폐혈관계의 압력을 유효유출압($P_I$), 심박출량의 변화분에 대한 폐동맥압의 변화분을 폐혈관저항증분(IR)이라고 정의할때에 $P_I$ 및 IR과 폐혈관저항을 비교해보면 폐혈관저항의 문제점이 발견된다. 즉 폐혈관상이 감소하는 폐색전증에서는 이론상 IR이 주로 증가해야 하는데, 여러 연구에 의하여 상반된 결과가 보고되어있고 폐혈관저항과 $P_I$, IR간에는 상위점이 존재하는 것이 알려져 왔다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 폐혈관저항을 폐혈관계의 유효유출압($P_I$)과 폐혈관저항증분(IR)으로 세분할때 폐색전증의 유발 및 치료시 아들이 어떻게 변화하는가를 관찰하여 이러한 새로운 지표들의 의미와 일반적으로 사용되는 폐혈관저항과의 차이점을 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 실험전에 동정맥루를 만든후 10~15분 간격으로 조직하여, 동정맥루가 모두 폐쇄된 상태, 하나의 동정맥루가 개방된 상태, 그리고 두개의 동정맥루가 모두 개방된 상태의 3가지 경우로 심박출량올 변화시키면서 방사성동위원소로 표지된 자가혈병으로 대량의 폐색전증을 유발시킨후의 평균폐동맥압을 측정하여 폐혈관계의 유효유출압과 폐혈관저항증분을 계산하였다. 이때 대조군은 특이 치료를 하지않고, 제 1 치료군은 15분 동안, 제 2치료군은 3시간에 걸쳐서 재조합형의 조직형 플라스미노겐 활성체를 체중당 1mg씩 정맥주입하면서 유효유출압과 폐혈관저항증분의 변화양상을 관찰하였다. 곁과: 1) 폐혈관저항은 폐동맥압의 변화양상과 유사하게 변화했는데, 세군 모두 폐혈관저항이 유의하게 증가하였고, 제 1 치료군 및 제 2 치료군에서는 치료후 폐혈관저항이 계속 감소하는 경향을 보였는데, 제 1 치료군의 감소속도가 제 2 치료군보다 유의하게 빨랐다. 2) 최소자승법으로 산출한 심박출량과 폐동맥압과의 직선관계는 절편($P_I$) 및 기울기(IR)가 유의하였다. 3) $P_I$(폐혈관계의 유효유출압)는 폐혈관저항과 동일한 양상으로 변화한 반면에, 이론상 폐혈관저항과 가까운 IR(폐혈관저항증분)에서는 세군간의 유의한 차이나 조직형 플라스미노겐 활성체 투여후의 의미있는 변화는 거의 없었다. 결론: 폐색전증에서는 폐혈관계의 실제저항을 의미하는 폐혈관저항증분과 폐색전증에 대한 이차적 혈관 수축때문에 생기는 폐혈관계의 유효유출압의 변화가 동시에 반영된다고 할 수 있겠다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2000

Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of a new liquid embolic material, Embol, in embolization of the renal artery. Materials and Methods: Embol is a new embolic material obtained by partial hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate mixed in absolute ethanol and Iopromide 370 and manufactured by Schering Korea, Kyonggido, Korea. Six patients who underwent embolization of the renal artery using Embol were evaluated. Four were male and two were female and their ages ranged from 11 to 70 (mean, 53) years. Clinical and radiologic diagnoses referred for renal artery embolization were renal cell carcinoma (n = 3), renal angiomyolipoma (n = 2) and pseudoaneurysm of the renal artery (n = 1). After selective renal angiography, Embol was injected through various catheters, either with or without a balloon occlusion catheter. Changes in symptoms and blood chemistry which may have been related to renal artery embolization with Embol were analyzed. Results: The six patients showed immediate total occlusion of their renal vascular lesions. One of the three in whom renal cell carcinoma was embolized with Embol underwent radical nephrectomy, and the specimen thus obtained revealed 40% tumor necrosis. In the two patients with angiomyolipomas, the tumors decreased in size and abdominal pain subsided. Bleeding from pseudoaneurysm of the renal artery was successfully controlled. Four patients showed symptoms of post-embolization syndrome, and one of these also showed increased levels of blood urea nitrogen and creatinine. One patient experienced transient hypertension. Conclusion: Embol is easy to use, its radiopacity is adequate and it is a safe and effective embolic material which provides immediate and total occlusion of renal vascular lesions.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제82권4호
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• pp.1011-1017
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• 2021

골 시멘트 색전은 경피적 척추성형 후 드물지 않게 발생하는 합병증이다. 이는 보통 작은 폐동맥 색전이고 대부분 무증상이기 때문에 치료를 필요로 하지 않는다. 하지만 심장 내에 생긴 골시멘트 색전은 매우 드물며, 치명적인 결과를 야기할 수 있다. 이전 보고된 증례들은 심장 내 골시멘트 색전을 주로 개심수술을 통해 제거하였으며, 중재시술로 제거한 것은 3개 증례만 보고되어 있었다. 따라서 저자들은 경피적 척추성형 후 발생한 우심방 내 6 cm 크기의 골 시멘트 색전을 도관경유로 안전하게 제거한 1예를 보고하고자 한다. 색전이 시술 중에 두 동강나 우폐동맥으로 이동하였으나 두 개의 스네어와 하나의 필터 제거 장치를 이용하여 서로 반대 방향에서 접근시켜 우폐동맥 내의 색전 조각들을 조심스럽게 잡아 끌어낸 후 쉬스와 일렬로 만들어 제거하였으며, 시술 후 합병증은 발생하지 않았다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.139-147
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• 1987

in general rapid and complete resolution of pulmonary emboli, even massive, is the natural history. However, rarely, the emboli do not resolve but rather became fibrotic organization and densely adherent to the arterial wall, therefore, may lead to significant clinical disability. In patients with chronic pulmonary embolism, medical management usually has little effect and only surgical treatment can offer improvement. The case was 30-year-old man who had admission to the Hanyang University Hospital due to fall-down from 11th floor 407 days before operation and then transferred to our department for surgical management under the diagnosis of chronic pulmonary embolism, Pulmonary angiogram demonstrated multifocal thromboembolism with infarction and lung scans showed no improvement in spite of anticoagulant and thrombolytic therapy. At median sternotomy for pulmonary artery thromboembolectomy, the well organized and multiple septic emboli could be removed by gallstone forceps. But reoperation of left upper lobectomy was performed because of the repeated hemoptysis and suspicious pulmonary arterio-bronchial fistula 19 days postoperatively. Despite of ventilatory support and drug treatment, the patient died due to right heart failure associated with cor pulmonale 27 days after first operation. Discussion of the operative and perioperative problems are offered.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.302-306
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• 1981

Aorticopulmonary window is a rare anomaly among congenital heart disease. Various terms have been suggested including A-P window, A-P fenestration, fistula, aorticseptal defect etc. The defect lies usually between the left side of the ascending aorta and right wall of the pulmonary artery just anterior to the origin of the right main pulmonary artery. We have experienced one case of aorticopulmonary septal defect which was diagnosed as V5D with pulmonary hypertension in 1 4/12 year old, 7.2 Kg, male patient. Operation was done under the hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass using 5t. Thomas cardioplegic solution. Vertical right ventriculotomy over the anterior wall of RVOT revealed no defect in the ventricular septum, and incision was extended up to the main pulmonary artery to find the source of massive regurgitation of blood through MPA. Finger tip compression of the aorticopulmanary window was replaced with Foley bag catheter balloon, and the $7{\times}10$ mm aorticoseptal defect located 15mm above the pulmonic valve was sutured continuously wih 3-0 nylon suture during azygos flow of cardiopulmonary cannula which was located distal to the window resulted massive air pumping systemically, and temporary reversal of pumping was tried to minimize cerebral air embolism. Remained procedure was done as usual, and pump off was smooth and uneventful. Postoperatively, patient was attacked frequent opistotonic seizure with no recovery sign mentally and p.hysically. Vital signs were gradually worsen with peripheral cyanosis and oliguria, and cardiac activity was arrested 1485 minutes after operation. Autopsy was performed to find the sutured window and massive edema of the brain.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.526-531
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• 1993

Sixty-one consecutive patients with coronary artery bypass graft for myocardial revascularization were retrospectively reviewed to analyze various pattern of postoperative complication and death during hospital stay from Nov. 1988 to Oct. 1992. Fortytwo of the patients were male and nineteen female. The mean age was 56 and 51 years in male and female. Preoperative diagnosises were unstable angina in 14 of patients, stable angina in 28, postmyocardial infarction state in 15, and state of failed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in 4. 141 stenosed coronary arteries were bypassed with use of 20 pedicled internal mammary artery and 124 reversed saphenous vein grafts. Postoperative complications and perioperative death were as follows: 1. Of 61 patients undergoing operation, peri and postoperative over all complication occured in 15 patients [ 25% ]; newly developed myocardial infarction in 4, intractable cardiac arrhythmia including atrial fibrillation and frequent ventricular premature contraction in 3, bleeding from gastrointestinal tract in 2, persistent vegetative state as a sequele of brain hypoxia in 1, wound necrosis in 1, left hemidiaphragmatic palsy in 3 and poor blood flow through graft in 2. 2. Operative mortality was 8%[5 patients]. 3 out of these died in operating room; 1 patient by bleeding from rupture of calcified aortic wall, 1 by air embolism through left atrial vent catheter, 1 by low cardiac output syndrome. 2 patients died during hospital stay; 1 by acute respiratory distress syndrome with multiuple organ failure, 1 by brain death after delayed diagnosis of pericardial tamponade.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.1555-1568
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• 2021

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially fatal disease if the diagnosis or treatment is delayed. Currently, multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is considered the standard imaging method for diagnosing PE. Dual-energy CT (DECT) has the advantages of MDCT and can provide functional information for patients with PE. The aim of this review is to present the potential clinical applications of DECT in PE, focusing on the diagnosis and risk stratification of PE.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.1497-1501
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• 1992

Acute arterial thromboembolism of the upper extremity associated with the thoracic outlet syndrome differs in many ways from a cardiogenic embolism, particularly in its pathophysiology and management. The neurovascular manifestations have been attributed to a number of separate entities, the main ones being the cervical rib, scalenus anticus, costoclavicular, and hyperabduction syndromes. Recently we experienced a case of acute subclavian artery thromboembolism due to thoracic outlet syndrome and achieved excellent results by surgical treatment. During 3-month follow up periods there was no evidence of recurrence or complications.