• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.92-95
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• 2010

고위험군의 대동맥 질환 환자에서 고전적인 수술에 대한 대안책으로서 혈관내 스텐트 그라프트를 고려할 수 있다. 본원에서는 유방암에 대한 항암 방사선 치료로 인한 전 흉부 괴사와 그에 따른 상행 대동맥 파열이 발생한 79세 여자 환자에 대해 혈관내 스텐트 그라프트를 이용하여 효과적으로 치료하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.353-360
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• 2020

Background: Most abdominal aortic aneurysms are degenerative atherosclerotic aneurysms. Inflammatory or infected abdominal aortic aneurysms, which show a slightly different clinical course, are rarely encountered in clinical settings. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the clinical course of these variants of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Methods: This retrospective study included 32 patients with atypical inflammatory or infected abdominal aortic aneurysms who underwent emergent graft replacement between November 1997 and December 2017. Patients were followed up at the outpatient clinic for a mean period of 4.9±6.9 years. We analyzed the patients' clinical course and compared it with that of patients with atherosclerotic abdominal aortic aneurysms. Results: There was 1 surgical mortality (3.0%) in a case complicated by aneurysmal free rupture. In 2 cases of infected abdominal aortic aneurysms, anastomotic complications developed immediately postoperatively. During the follow-up period, 10 patients (30%) developed graft complications, and 9 of them underwent reoperations; of these, 2 patients (22.2%) died of postoperative complications after the second operation, whereas 2 patients survived despite graft occlusion. Conclusion: Patients with inflammatory abdominal aneurysms frequently develop postoperative graft complications requiring secondary surgical treatment, so they require close mandatory postoperative follow-up.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.773-778
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• 2013

Background In the management of mallet deformities, oblique retinacular ligament (ORL) reconstruction provides a mechanism for automatic distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint extension upon active proximal interphalangeal joint extension. The two variants of ORL reconstruction utilize either the lateral band or a free tendon graft. This study aims to compare these two surgical techniques and to assess any differences in functional outcome. As a secondary measure, the Mitek bone anchor and pull-in suture methods are compared. Methods A single-institutional retrospective review of ORL reconstruction was performed. The standard patient demographics, injury mechanism, type of ORL reconstruction, and pre/postoperative degree of extension lag were collected for the 27 cases identified. The cases were divided into lateral band (group A, n=15) and free tendon graft groups (group B, n=12). Group B was subdivided into the pull-in suture technique (B-I) and the Mitek bone anchor method (B-II). Results Overall, ORL reconstructions had improved the mean DIP extension lag by $10^{\circ}$ (P=0.027). Neither the reconstructive technique choice nor bone fixation method identified any statistically meaningful difference in functional outcome (P=0.51 and P=0.83, respectively). Soft-tissue injury was associated with $30.8^{\circ}$ of improvement in the extension lag. The most common complications were tendon adhesion and rupture. Conclusions The choice of the ORL reconstructive technique or the bone anchor method did not influence the primary functional outcome of extension lag in this study. Both lateral band and free tendon graft ORL reconstructions are valid treatment methods in the management of chronic mallet deformity.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.335-341
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• 2019

Background: The endovascular approach to aortic disease treatment has been increasingly utilized in the past 2 decades. This study aimed to determine the long-term results of using the Seal thoracic stent graft. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the outcomes of patients who underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair or a hybrid procedure using the Seal thoracic stent graft (S&G Biotech, Seongnam, Korea) from January 2008 to July 2018 at a single institution. We investigated in-hospital mortality and the incidence of postoperative complications. We also investigated the mid-term survival rate and incidence of aorta-related complications. Results: Among 72 patients with stent grafts, 15 patients underwent the hybrid procedure and 21 underwent emergency surgery. The mean follow-up period was $37.86{\pm}30.73$ months (range, 0-124 months). Five patients (6.9%) died within 30 days. Two patients developed cerebrovascular accidents. Spinal cord injury occurred in 2 patients. Postoperative renal failure, postoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support, and pneumonia were reported in 3, 1, and 6 patients, respectively. Stent-related aortic complications were observed in 5 patients (6.8%). The 1- and 5-year survival and freedom from stent-induced aortic event rates were 81.5% and 58.7%, and 97.0% and 89.1%, respectively. Conclusion: The use of the Seal thoracic stent graft yielded good mid-term results. Further studies are needed to examine the long-term outcomes of this device.

• International Journal of Vascular Biomedical Engineering
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.10-15
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• 2004

Purpose: In the treatment of aortic aneurysm, endovascular stent-graft application has become an established method of treatment. To observe the outcomes of the procedure as the size change of aneurysm in relation with endoleak, a retrospective analysis was done for the consecutive cases who undertook the procedure. Materials & Method: Stent-graft was applied to the aortic aneurysm in 33 patients. The location of the aneurysm was thoracic in 11 patients and abdominal in 22 patients. CT angiographic was done for the follow-up evaluation to analyze the aneurysm size and the presence of endoleak. Results: Technical success rate was 97% (32/33). The primary success rate without endoleak was 84% (28/33). The secondary success was 90% (30/33). During the follow-up period of 3 months to 7years and 6months in 26 patients, a secondary endoleak developed in 5 cases. Post-implantation syndrome developed in 17 cases (51%). Among the 14 cases with follow-up imaging data for size, endoleak was negative in 10 cases. The aneurysm decreased in 5 cases, stable in size in 4 cases and enlarged in one case (10%).Among the 4 cases with endoleak positive, the aneurysm enlarged in two cases (50%). Conclusion: In the stent-graft application for aortic aneurysm, there is high chance of decrease of aneurysm size in those cases with endoleak negative. However, the aneurysm may increase and eventually rupture in the cases with en do leak positive. Close observation with CT angiography is necessary for the evaluation for the presence of endoleak and size change.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.588-592
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• 1987

A successful repair of traumatic descending thoracic aorta rupture was performed in a 27 year old man. The patient had automobile accident and transferred to our hospital. On admission, a chest film showed mediastinal widening and soon aortography was done. There was a fusiform aneurysm on the descending thoracic aorta just distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery measuring 5cm in diameter and 7cm in length. He underwent thoracotomy and the injured part of the aorta was replaced with a 24mm tightly Woven Dacron graft using femora-femoral bypass. The postoperative course was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.1028-1031
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• 1997

무명동맥은 길이가 짧고 흉곽에 의해 잘 보호되기 때문에 흉부둔상에 의한 무명동맥의 손상은 매우 드물다. 본 증례는 흉부둔상을 수상한 37세의 남자에서 발생한 무명동맥 파열로 흉부W와 대동맥 조영술로 진단되었다. 정중흉골절개를 통한 응급 수술을 시행한 바 무명동맥의 근위부에 길이와 폭이 각각 3 cm의 가성동맥류를 형성하고 있었고 혈관 내피의 완전파열을 관찰할 수 있었다 무명동맥의 근위부를 대동맥궁 쪽에서 폐쇄시키고 손상된 부위를 절제한 후 10 m Gore-tex를 이용하여 대동맥-무명동맥 우회술을 실시하였다. 수술후 환자는 20일째에 신경학적 합병증없이 퇴원하였고 양측상지의 혈압도 동일하게 측정되었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.111-114
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• 2009

대-장골동맥류는 드문 질환으로 자연 경과 또한 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 파열의 위험성이 높고 파열시 사망률이 매우 높은 질환으로 알려져 있다. 저자들은 파열의 가능성이 높았던 대-장골 동맥류 환자에게 stent-graft를 이용한 혈관내 치료와 골반 허혈을 방지하기 위해 시행한 양측 내, 외 장골동맥간 우회술의 복합(hybrid) 치료를 시행하였기에 보고 하는 바이다

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.211-214
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• 2014

A 34-year-old woman experienced a sudden cardiac arrest after complaining of abdominal pain. The cause of that serious event was a hidden hemorrhagic shock. On computed tomography of her pelvic area, we found that her left common iliac artery had been ruptured. No bone fractures were observed. Her angiography showed neither atherosclerosis nor an aneurysm of the artery. Because spontaneous ruptures of the common iliac artery are rare, we suspected, based on her husband's statement, that a hidden blunt trauma to the artery had occurred via an endo-vaginal route due to dildo masturbation. Unfortunately, she died without recovery, in spite of our having controlled the bleeding by using an angiographic endovascular stent-graft.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제83권5호
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• pp.1128-1133
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• 2022

부갑상선암 수술 중 발생하는 총경동맥 파열은 매우 드물고 생명을 위협하는 질환이다. 저자들은 재발한 부갑상선암을 가진 59세 남자 환자에서 파열된 총경동맥을 응급 피복형 스텐트 삽입을 통해 성공적으로 치료한 증례를 보고한다. 수술 도중 환자의 우측 총경동맥은 갑자기 파열되었고 수술적 대처에도 활력징후가 급속하게 악화되었으나 스텐트 삽입 후 호전되었고 합병증 없이 퇴원하였다.