• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.174-177
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• 1990

Aortic dissection is a challenging disease and the causes of that are well-known. Blunt chest trauma is one of the causes of aortic dissection. In such cases, nearly all cases involves the isthmic portion of descending aorta, but ascending aorta is involved in about 10. We experienced a patient who had ascending aortic dissection due to automobile accident and who showed spontaneous rupture of the aorta during operation. In this case, after installation of aortic line via left femoral artery, ascending aorta ruptured and a large amount of blood gushed out, which was suckered by cardiotomy sucker. A little delay of cardiopulmonary bypass may cause the fatal outcome in such a case because the bleeding from aorta is too much to be controlled. Fortunately, we controlled the bleeding with cardiopulmonary bypass and got the good outcome of this patient by interpositioning the vascular graft. One should suspect the possibility of aortic dissection in blunt chest trauma, and prepare all the facilities against bleeding due to rupture.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.68-71
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• 2013

A 67-year-old female patient was treated with conventional total arch replacement and insertion of a stented elephant trunk (SET) graft into the descending thoracic aorta for acute DeBakey type I aortic dissection at one time. She had been treated with right coronary artery stent insertion for acute myocardial infarct 4 days earlier, and at that time, she was diagnosed with acute DeBakey type I aortic dissection from the ascending aorta to the suprarenal artery based on trans-esophageal echocardiography and aorta computed tomography. Through a median sternotomy, we inserted the SET graft through the opened aorta to the descending aorta. We also performed anastomosis between the proximal stented graft and the distal aortic arch, and then performed total arch replacement. For acute DeBakey type I aortic dissection, we report total arch replacement with insertion of a SET graft as a combination of conventional surgery and the interventional technique.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.305-313
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• 1985

Surgical therapy for dissection of the aorta has had a high mortality. One contributing factor has been hemorrhage from the prosthesis and the suture lines. Recently, a new method of treatment with an intraluminal graft that requires no end-to-end anastomosis has been developed. Of the four patients with dissecting aneurysm of the aorta treated by inserting sutureless ringed intraluminal graft at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, S.N.U.H., three were DeBakey type I [one with associated aortic insufficiency] and the other was DeBakey type III. Suspected etiology of the dissection was Marfan`s syndrome in one and hypertension in the others. Total cardiopulmonary bypass was utilized in repairing dissecting aneurysms of the ascending aorta [type A] and simple aortic crossclamping was used for the patient with dissecting aneurysm of the descending aorta. The basic technique consists of inserting the whole ringed graft into the true lumen of the dissected aorta and circumferentially ligating the aorta against the groove in the rings. The proximal ring of the graft effectively stabilized the flail aortic valve in patient with aortic insufficiency associated with dissection of the ascending aorta. There were no hospital deaths and one patient with type III dissecting aneurysm developed postoperative paraparesis and renal insufficiency which was resolved. Follow-up has been from 1 month to 16 months with no evidence of prosthetic problems, such as erosion, migration, or thrombosis.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권10호
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• pp.862-867
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• 1994

We experienced two cases of dissecting aneurysm[DeBakey type III] of the thoracic aorta treated using intraluminal sutureless graft. Controversy still exists about the exact timing of surgical intervention for dissection of the descending thoracic aorta. The surgical indication of dissecting aneurysm[DeBakey type III] is continuous flow in the false lumen, continuous chest pain, compromise of arterial supply to a specific organ or limb, or extension of the dissection while the patient is receiving satisfactory medical treatment. Surgical therapy for dissection of the aorta has had a high mortality. One contributing factor has been hemorrhage from the prosthesis and the suture lines. Recently, a new method of treatment with a intraluminal sutureless graft that requires no end-to-end anastomosis has been developed. In our cases, cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest was utilized in repairing dissecting aneurysm of descending aorta[DeBakey type III] in order to avoid the aortic cross clamping because of friable aortic intima. The basic technique consists of vertical incision of descending aorta in the area of intimal tear and inserting the whole ringed graft into the true lumen of the dissected aorta and circumferentially ligating the aorta against the groove in the rings. Postoperative course was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.134-139
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• 1986

Seventeen patients underwent operations for aneurysm of ascending aorta with aortic regurgitation from August 1979 to October 1985. 10 patients underwent complete replacement of the ascending aorta and the aortic valve with a composite graft and implantation of coronary ostia on the graft. Seven patients underwent supracoronary noncomposite graft replacement and aortic valve replacement. The patients ranged in age from 25 to 55 years [mean 37.6 years]. There were 11 male and 6 female patients. All patients had aortic incompetence and aneurysmal dilatation of the ascending aorta. Seven of the patients has concomitant aortic dissection in ascending aorta and one had dissection in abdominal aorta. Eight patients had signs of Marfan syndrome and the other 3 patients had cystic degeneration in the medial layer of the aorta. There was one hospital death[5.8%]. He died of sepsis on the 23rd postoperative day. All survivors showed improvement in NYHA functional classification in the 34.9 patient-year follow-up period.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.604-610
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• 2001

배경: Stanford 제A형(type A) 대동맥 박리증은 상행대동맥이나 대동맥궁의 인조혈관 치환 수술 후에도 남은 대동맥의 가강이 확장되거나 파열의 가능성이 있기 때문에 철저한 추적관리가 필요하다. 연세대학교 세브란스병원에서는 1984년 6월부터 2000년 3월까지 Stanford 제A형의 대동맥박리 수술이 124예 있었다. 수술 후 가강의 확장이나 파열로 재수술한 6예에서 Marfan 증후군과의 관련성 등 원인을 조사하고 재수술의 방법과 결과, 재수술의 위험을 줄일 수 있는 방법 등을 알아보고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 처음 대동맥 박리로 수술시급성인 경우가 4예 만성이 2예였으며 이중 3예가 Marfan 증후군이였다. 1예를 제외한 모든 환자에서 상행대동맥내에 내막파열이 있어 대동맥판막의 폐쇄부전의 정도에 따라 상행대동맥 인조혈관 치한수술(2례) 또는 Bentall 수술을 시행하였으며(3례) 1예는 여러 개의 가강과의 연결부위가 있는 만성 박리 환자로 Bentall 수술과 더불어 대동맥궁까지 인조혈관으로 치환을 하였다. 재수술은 평균 67.6개월(4개월-14년4개월) 후에 시행하였는데 1예는 만성 하행대동맥 박리 및 동맥류로 1예는 염증성 가성동맥류로 나머지 4예는 급성대동맥 박리로 재수술을 시행하였다. 수술은 하행흉부대동맥만을 치환한 경우가 1예, Hemiarch로 시행한 경우가 1예 그리고 나머지 4예는 원위부 상행대동맥에서 대동맥궁을 포함하여 근위부 또는 중간부위의 하행 흉부대동맥까지 인조혈관으로 치환하였다. 결과: 전체 124예 중 Marfan 증후군이 동반된 경우는 18예였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.522-528
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• 1991

A successful repair of aortic dissection of descending thoracic aorta was performed in a 48 year old man. The patient was visited ER because of abruptly onset chest pain. On admission, Chest film showed mediastinal widening and undertaken chest CT, echocardiogram and angiogram There was evidence of dilation on descending aorta with internal separation of intimal calcification. Aneurysmal sac with dissection was noted from just below left subclavian artery to 2cm above of diaphragm. He underwent thoracotomy and the impending ruptured aneurysm of the aorta was replaced with a Woven Dacron graft[20Yo Albumin preclotted] using LA-femoral bypass. Postoperative course was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권11호
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• pp.865-869
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• 2001

광범위한 대동맥류의 수술은 주로 elephant trunk 술식을 이용한 단계적인 수술로 이루어 지고 있다. 그러나 elephant trunk 술식을 적용하기 힘든 경우 동시 치환을 고려하여야 한다. 과거 급성 대동맥박리로 상행대동맥 수술을 받은 과거력이 있는, 마르팡 증후군이 의심되는 35세 환자에서 대동맥 근위부의 대동맥류 및 하행대동맥류 파열이 발생하여 대동맥 판막에서부터 횡격막에까지 전 흉부대동맥 동시치환술을 성공적으로 시행하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.286-289
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• 2018

We report a case of acute type I aortic dissection in which an emergency graft replacement of the ascending aorta and innominate artery was performed. We performed false lumen thrombosis through hybrid thoracic endovascular aortic repair to seal the primary entry tear, followed by false lumen obliteration at the level of the descending thoracic aorta, abdominal aorta, and right common iliac artery. Over a period of 4.5 years, we used Amplatzer vascular plugs and coils based on our computed tomography angiography follow-up protocol.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.297-302
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• 1996

1989년 1월부터 1995년 7월까지 상행대동맥 박리환자 18례에 대한 교정수술을 시 행하였다. 남여비는 9 : 9였으며 연령분포는 41세부터 68세까지로 53.8세 였다. 급성박리가 13례, 만성박리가 5례 였다. 수술방법은 급성 13례에서 상행대동맥만 치환한 경우가 6례, 상행대동맥과 대동맥궁 일부를 치환 한 례가 3례, 상행대동맥과 대동맥궁 전부를 치환한 례가 1례, Bentall 술식이 1례, Bentall 술식 에 대동맥 궁 전부를 치환한 례가 1례 있었다. 만성 5례중 Bentall 술식을 시행한 경우가 3례, 상행대동맥을 치환한 경우가 1례, 상행대동맥 에 대동맥궁 일부를 치환한 례가 1례 있었다. 대동맥궁 교정수술을 시행한 환자 7례중 4례에서 선택적 뇌관류법을 시행하였고 3례에서 완전 순환차단법을 시행하였다. 18례중 급성에 서만 4례 사망하여 수술사망율은 22.2%였다. 사망원인은 출혈이 2례, 좌심실부전이 2례였다. 생존환자 14례를 술후 평균 17개월 외래추적하였으며 이중 1례에서 재수술후 2개월째 패혈증으로 사망하였고 나머지 환자는 양호한 편이다.