• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.109-113
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• 2009

Purpose: Materials for ear reconstruction are autogeneous cartilage and artificial implants. Despite their potential for donor site complications, autogeneous cartilage frameworks remain the accepted standard for external ear reconstruction. The purposes of this study were to investigate our ear reconstruction cases for 12 years. Methods: During twelve years from January 1996 to December 2008, 70 patients visited our hospital for ear reconstruction of microtia. Among them, 65 cases used autogenous cartilage frameworks, 3 cases used tissue expander and 2 cases used artificial implants. We investigated sex & age, common site, combined malformation, operation methods & their complications, donor site & their complications, anterior chest wall deformity and aesthetic evaluation. Results: Males were affected more often than females. Male to female ratio was 1.8 : 1. The common site of microtia was right ear (72%). And hemifacial microsomia was the most common associated congenital malformation. Surgical techniques included Tanzer-Ruecker method, Tissue-expander and Artificial framework ($Medpore^{(R)}$). Incidence of complication was higher with Tissue-expander & artificial framework than with Tanzer-Ruecker method. But There are few reports of using Tissue-expander & artificial framework and there was no acceptable statistical difference. And costal cartilage was harvested in ipsilateral side and anterior chest wall deformity reported only 2 cases under 10 year-old patients. Other minor complications reported such as, wound disruption and chest wall scar, but without any serious complications. Aesthetic result was evaluated by surgeons and patients for postoperative satisfaction and clinical evaluation. Conclusion: In ear reconstruction of microtia patient, delicate surgical strategy is important for natural shape and maintenance of postoperative contour. However, many methods were introduced for reconstrucion of microtia, the authors reconstructed an auricle in Tanzer-Ruecker method, Tissue-expander and Artificial famework ($Medpore^{(R)}$) for 70 patients. In our study, we generally chose Tanzer-Ruecker method and this treatment modality was satisfactory for patients and the postoperative result was acceptable for surgeons.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.739-742
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• 2008

Purpose: Breast augmentation is one of the common procedures in plastic surgery today. The shape, size and insertion plane of the implant is decided preoperatively by physical examination of the breast. Pectus excavatum is one of the most common anomalies of chest wall, characterized by a depression of the anterior chest wall. For patients with a mild type of pectus excavatum, the main purpose of the treatment is aesthetic rather than functional improvement. Two most surgical treatment options for skeletal deformity are the Ravitch technique and minimally invasive Nuss repair. Other options for soft tissue repair are implant insertion and autologous soft tissue augmentation. We performed a surgical operation with Nuss procedures and breast augmentation for a patient with mild pectus excavatum and hypoplastic breast. Methods: A 32 year-old female was presented with hypoplastic breast. Preoperative chest CT was performed, showing pectus excavatum. After Nuss procedure, we inserted saline implant(275 cc textured round breast implant, moderate profile) submuscularly to restore adequately projected breast. Results: Patient's postoperative course was uneventful without any complication. After 6 months of follow-up period, the patient had an excellent result, with high patient satisfaction and no complications. Conclusion: For patients with a mild type of pectus excavatum, who do not have cardiopulmonary symptoms and requires for aesthetic improvement, this simple approach with Nuss procedure and breast augmentation achieves excellent aesthetic correction with low complication rate and high patient satisfaction.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.803-808
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• 1997

저자들은 1989년 8월부터 1995년 8월까지 흉부외상으로 인한 다발성 늑골골절 및 유동흉이 발생한 105례의 환자에게 Judet's strut를 이용한 늑골고정술로 치험하였다. 전체 환자중 86명이 남성, 19명이 여성이었으며 연령분포는 17세부터 77세로 평균연령은 $48\pm12였다.$ 흉부외상의 원인은 교통사고가 85명(81%)으로 가장 많았다. 평균 늑골골절의 수는 5.5개였으며 환자는 유동흉환자가 72명(64%), 이탈이 심한 다발성 늑골골절이 18명(17.1%), 외상성 흉벽기형이 10명(9.5%), 기타 5명(4.7%) 등이었다. 수술 후 1명이 사망하여 사망율 0.96%를 보였고 총 13명의 환자에서 합병증이 발생하여 12.3%의 발생율을 보였다. 수술후 인공호흡기 치료기간은 평균 $90.5\pm22.6시간,$ 동맥혈 검사상 PO2는 수술전 평균 $62.8\pm9.mmHg에서$ 수술후 평균 $113.0\pm26.3mmHg로$ 개선되었다. 수술 결과 인공호흡기 치료기간 및 입원기간의 단축, 흉부손상에 의한 합병증의 감소등 기존의 치료 방법에 비해 우수함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 본 술식은 누구나 시행할 수 있으며, 향후 흉부손상에 의한 다발성 늑골골절 및 유동흉 환자에서 폐좌상의 정도가 전체 용적의 30% 미만의 경우 치료 \ulcorner일차적으로 고려되어질 수 있는 치료법으로 여겨진다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.92-98
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• 2016

Background: We used an Abramson technique for minimally invasive repair of pectus carinatum in patients who preferred surgery to brace therapy, had been unsuccessfully treated via brace therapy, or were unsuitable for brace therapy because of a rigid chest wall. Methods: Between July 2011 and May 2015, 16 patients with pectus carinatum underwent minimally invasive surgery. Results: The mean age of the patients was $24.35{\pm}13.20years$ (range, 14-57 years), and all patients were male. The percentage of excellent aesthetic results, as rated by the patients, was 37.5%, and the percentage of good results was 56.25%. The preoperative and postoperative Haller Index values were $2.01{\pm}0.19$ (range, 1.60-2.31), and $2.22{\pm}0.19$ (range, 1.87-2.50), respectively (p-value=0.01), and the median hospital stay was $7.09{\pm}2.91days$ (range, 5-15 days). Only one patient experienced postoperative complications. Conclusion: Minimally invasive repair is effective for the treatment of pectus carinatum, even in adult patients.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.504-510
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• 1992

Overall 25,095 cases of general thoracic surgery were analysed, which were performed by 48 institutes in Korea during recent 6 years[242 hospital-years]. The proportions of tumorous disease and infectious disease to be operated were 6,864 cases[27.4%] and 6,775 cases [27.0%], The most common organ involved for operation was lung-bronchus 16,542 cases [69.5%], and remainders were pleura 2,500 [10.0%], esophagus 2,433[9.7%], mediastinum 1,902[7.6%], chest wall 1,297 [5.2%], and diaphragm 421 [1.7%] in order. Among 6,864 cases of tumorous diseases, the most common causes for operation were lung-bronchus tumor 3132 cases [45.6%] and most of them were lung cancer 2,731 cases [88.7%]. In the 2,019 cases of primary lung cancer with known cell type, squamous cell carcinoma 1,296 cases [64.2%] and adenocarcinoma 460 cases [22.8%] were the most. The common types in the 1,207 cases of mediastinal tumor with known cell type were neurogenic tumor 348 cases [28.8%], thymoma 311 [25.8%], and teratoma 252[20.9%]. The annual cases of operation for tumorous disease including malignant tumor were increased steadily. Operation for infectious lung diseases [including bronchiectasis and tuberculosis] were about twice common than infectious pleural disease [i.e. empyema], and operations for tuberculous disease occupied about half cases of infectious lung disease. In 11,456 cases of other disease entities, excluding tumorous and infectious disease, there were bullous lung disease 9,074 cases[79.2%], benign esophageal disease 484[4.2%], myasthenia gravis 356[3.1%], chest wall deformity 483[4.2%], and diaphragmatic lesion 421[3. 7%] in order. We propose that above results for inquiry can be used as the basic data of general thoracic surgery in Korea.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.229-237
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• 2023

Background: We aimed to demonstrate the advances we have achieved in pectus excavatum surgery over the last 10 years, with a particular focus on the refinement of pectus bar stabilization techniques and devices. Methods: In total, 1,526 patients who underwent minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum surgery from 2013 to 2022 were enrolled and analyzed. We have pursued a new paradigm of crane-powered remodeling of the entire chest wall. The method of bar stabilization has changed from claw fixators to hinge plates and, finally, to bridge plate connections. We also evaluated the effectiveness of the hinge plate (group H) and the bridge plate (group B). Results: The bar displacement rates were 0.1% (n=2) for the claw fixator, 0% for the hinge plate (n=0), and 0% for the bridge plate (n=0). We stopped using the claw fixator in 2022 and the hinge plate in 2019. Since 2022, when we shifted to a multiple-bar technique for all patients, the bridge plate has replaced both the claw fixator and the hinge plate. No bar displacement occurred in either group. Group H had more pleural effusion, wound problems (p<0.05), and longer stays (5.5 vs. 6.2 days, p=0.034) than group B. Conclusion: We have made significant progress in pectus repair surgery over the last decade, particularly in stabilizing the pectus bar and reducing perioperative complications. Our current strategy is the multiple-bar approach with bridge stabilization. Since the bridge-only technique resulted in no bar displacement, we could eliminate the invasive claw fixator or hinge plate.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.286-290
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• 1998

누두흉은 하부흉골과 인접늑연골이 함몰되는 선천성 기형으로 흉벽기형중 가장 흔한 질환이다. 대부분 미용적인 이유로 수술이 시행되어지며 수술시기는 신체적 및 정신적인 면을 고려할 때 학동기 이전에 하는것이 바람직한 것으로 되어있다. 최근 Ravitch술식에 의한 흉골거상법과 Wada술식에 의한 흉골반전법이 누두흉의 치료에 좋은 성적을 보이고 있다. 이에 본 교실에서는 누두흉의 외과적 치험례를 후향적으로 조사하여 적절한 수술치료 방향에 도움을 얻고자 본 연구를 시도하게 되었다. 본 연구에서는 1981년 1월부터 1996년 7월까지 누두흉의 외과적치료를 받은 24례의 환자들을 대상으로 성별및 연령별 분포, 주소, 동반질환유무, 변형의 정도, 심전도소견, 술후 합병증, 술후 환자 및 보호자의 만족도등을 분석하였다. 변형의 교정치는 일부에서 웰치지수(welch index)를 이용하여 술전 및 술후 변화를 관찰하였고, 만족도는 Humphreys 평가기준에 따라 분류하였다. 술후 합병증은 창상감염 2례, 기흉 2례, 재발 1례있었으며, 창상감염은 정기적인 dressing으로 치료되었고, 기흉은 폐쇄식 흉관삽관술을 시행하여 치료되었다. 재발 1례는 Ravitch술식후 발생하였으며 이는 다시 변형 Wada술식으로 교정하였다. 웰치지수(welch index)는 술전 평균 5.86이었으며 술후 4.10으로 의미있게 감소하였다(P<0.05). 환자의 만족도는 Humphreys 평가기준상 excellent 17례, good 4례로 만족스런 결과를 얻었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.375-377
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• 2015

We report a case of an entrapped lung after the pectus bar repair of a pectus deformity. The entrapped lung was found incidentally during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for pneumothorax. Based on VATS exploration, multiple bullae seemed to be the cause of the pneumothorax, but the entrapped lung was suspected to have been a cause of the air leakage.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.112-119
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• 2015

Background: Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common chest wall deformity. The Nuss Questionnaire modified for Adults (NQmA) is a disease-specific health-related quality of life assessment tool for patients with pectus deformities. The aim of this study is to adapt the NQmA into Turkish. Methods: Two hundred and sixty-five patients with PE were participated, with an age range of 14 to 29 years. All patients underwent a physical examination and had not undergone corrective surgery. The Turkish version of the NQmA was completed by patients and their parents. Results: The content validity index based on expert opinions was 91% for the patient questionnaire and 96% for the parent questionnaire. The Cronbach's alpha value for the NQmA was found to be 0.805 for the patient questionnaire and 0.800 for the parent questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis was used to assess construct validity. Two factors explained 51.1% of the total variance in the patient questionnaire (psychosocial: 31.145%, Cronbach's alpha=0.818; physical: 19.955%, Cronbach's alpha=0.862). In the parent questionnaire, two factors explained 51.422% of the total variance (psychosocial: 26.097%, Cronbach's alpha=0.743; physical: 25.325%, Cronbach's alpha=0.827). Construct validity was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis. Conclusion: The Turkish version of the NQmA was found to be valid and reliable for the assessment of quality of life in patients with PE.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.317-323
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• 2020

Background Microtia with constricted features is characterized by a short helical length of variable severity, upper antihelical or scaphal deficiency, and a downfolded upper ear. No consensus has been reached regarding the most appropriate surgical method for this condition. In this study, we aimed to introduce a simple and safe surgical method for the correction or reconstruction of upper helix ear deformities. Methods Between February 2011 and June 2014, eight patients with microtia with constricted upper helix ear deformity underwent reconstruction of the ear deformity. The upper ear helical framework was constructed by carving and curving the eighth rib cartilage harvested from the ipsilateral chest wall, covering this cartilage with a superficial temporal fascial flap, and adjusting the skin graft to align with the ear contour. To evaluate their satisfaction, patients were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding ear shape, symmetry, position, color, and overall outcome scored on a 5-point scale at 12 months postoperatively. Results None of the patients experienced severe complications in the reconstructed ear. The preoperative and postoperative vertical ear length ratios were 0.88 and 1.02, respectively. And the mean patient satisfaction scores for shape, symmetry, position, color, and overall outcome were 4.2, 4.5, 4.7, 4.4, and 4.6 out of 5 points, respectively. All patients expressed a high level of satisfaction at 12 months postoperatively. Conclusions Our technique provides a good alternative method for the reconstruction of moderate constricted upper helix ear deformities in patients who meet the surgical indications with satisfactory outcomes and few complications.