• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권8호
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• pp.702-706
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• 2004

폐동정맥루는 선천적 혹은 후천적인 원인에 의해 발병할 수 있으며 단락이 존재하는 경우 호흡곤란, 청색증, 폐혈관 잡음 등의 증상이 나타날 수 있다. 진단 방법은 혈액검사, 흉부단순촬영, 흉부전산화 단층촬영, 폐동맥조영술 등이 있으며 그 중 가장 정확한 진단 방법으로는 폐동맥조영술이 있다. 폐동정맥루의 합병증으로는 파열로 인한 혈흉, 뇌농양, 뇌졸중 등이 있으며 이에 대한 치료법으로는 수술적 절제술과 치료적 색전술을 시행할 수 있다. 26세 여자 환자가 내원 30분 전 갑자기 발생된 호흡곤란을 주소로 내원하였다. 흉부전산화단층촬영과 폐동맥조영술상 우하엽 상분절에서 4${\times}$4${\times}$3 cm의 폐동정맥루가 진단되어 우하엽 절제술을 계획한 후 응급수술을 시행하였다. 저자들은 우하엽 상분절에 발병한 혈흉을 동반한 선천성 폐동정맥루를 치험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 증례보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.538-542
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• 1999

von Recklinghausen 병을 진단 받았거나 임상적으로 의심되는 환자에서 외상력없이 갑자기 시작된 흉통을 주소로 내원하여 흉부 X-선 소견상 흉수 소견이 관찰될 때 동맥파열에 의한 자발성 혈흉의 가능성을 의심할 수 있다. 저자들은 von Recklinghausen 병에 드물게 동반되는 늑간동맥류 파열에 의한 자발성 혈흉 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.130-133
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• 2016

The rupture of an internal mammary artery (IMA) aneurysm in a patient with type 1 neurofibromatosis (NF-1) is a rare but life-threatening complication requiring emergency management. A 50-year-old man with NF-1 was transferred to the emergency department of Kyungpook National University Hospital, where an IMA aneurysmal rupture and hemothorax were diagnosed and drained. The IMA aneurysmal rupture and hemothorax were successfully repaired by staged management combining endovascular treatment and subsequent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). The patient required cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation, the staged management of coil embolization, and a subsequent VATS procedure. This staged approach may be an effective therapeutic strategy in cases of IMA aneurysmal rupture.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.336-339
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• 2010

제 4형 Ehlers-Danlos 증후군 혈관 침범형 환자에서 발생한 자발적 혈흉을 개흉술 후 거즈를 충전 압박하여 성공적으로 지혈하였다. 지혈이 어려울 것으로 예상되는 환자에서 지혈 목적의 개흉 수술은 최후의 방법으로 신중히 고려되어야 할 것으로 보인다.

• Journal of Medicine and Life Science
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2020

Spontaneous hemopneumothorax is a rare disease, and it can cause life threatening condition. It is characterized by the accumulation of more than 400 mL of blood and air in the pleural cavity without any other apparent causes. A previously healthy 22-year-old female patient presented with acute chest pain and dyspnea. Chest X-ray and computed tomography revealed a massive hemopneumothorax in the left hemithorax. The images showed a completely collapsed left lung with right-sided tracheal deviation, several pleural adhesion bands, and fluid collection with air-fluid level. We emergently performed a closed thoracostomy, and then 560 mL of fresh bloods were initially drained. We considered an emergent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary wedge resection and bleeding control because of the massive hemothorax. However, the patient's vital signs were stabilized after blood transfusion and supportive cares for re-expansion pulmonary edema. The patient discharged from the hospital on 11^th in-hospital day after removal of the chest tube, and there had not been any recurrence of the pneumothorax for 10 months. We suggest that treatment strategy should be decided upon individually based on the patient's condition and clinical course of the disease.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.115-117
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• 2019

Although hemothorax and pneumothorax are common complications seen in rib fractures, focal extrapleural hematoma is quite rare. We report a 63-year-old female patient that developed large focal extrapleural hematoma after falling off a second floor veranda. The patient had sustained 3, 4, 5th costal cartilage rib fractures and a sternum fracture. She had developed suspected empyema with loculations with small amount of hemothorax. She underwent a planned early decortication/adhesiolysis by video assisted thoracoscopic surgery at the 12th post-trauma day due to failed drainage. Unexpectedly, she had no adhesions or any significant retained hematoma mimicking a mass, but was found with the focal extrapleural chest wall hematoma. She was discharged on postoperative 46th day for other reasons and is doing fine today.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.173-175
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• 2001

흉부둔상에 의한 심장파열은 50% 이상의 치사율을 갖는 질환으로 응급실에 도착하기 전에 사망하는 경우가 대부분이다. 일반적으로 전형적인 심장압전을 동반하기 때문에 이학적 소견이나 심장초음파 또는 흉부전산화 단층촬영으로 진단이 가능하다. 그러나 저자의 경우와 같이 심장압전의 징후가 없이 중증 우측혈흉만 있는 경우 심장파열을 진단하는 것은 어렵다. 만약 고속의 자동차사고로 인한 흉부둔상을 받은 환자에서 늑골골절이 없이 우측에 중증의 혈흉이 있어 응급개흉술을 받아야 한다면 심장파열의 가능성을 염두에두고 수술을 계획하는 것이 필요하다고 생각한다. 본 인하대학교 흉부외과학 교실에서는 흉부둔상에 의한 중증우측 혈흉과 심낭파열을 동반한 심장파열 2례를 심패바이패스와 자가수혈 장치를 이용하여 효과적으로 치료하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.715-722
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• 1984

From 1978 to April 30 84 thirteen cases of cardiac injured patients were operated under general anesthesia at Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in Chonnam National University. These patients were divided Into two groups according to their cause of trauma: Group 1, penetrating cardiac injury and Group II, blunt cardiac injury. 1.In 7 cases of Group 1, 6 cases were stab wound and one case was gunshot wound, and among 6 cases of Group II, 3 cases traffic accident, 2 cases pedestrian, 1 case agrimotor accident. 2.The sites of cardiac injury in penetrating trauma were right ventricle mainly and the next left ventricle and in blunt trauma right ventricle, myocardial contusion, right atrium, and inferior vena cava in order. 3.In most of cases central venous pressure was elevated above 15 cmH2O and in 5 of 13 cases revealed cardiomegaly in simple chest X-ray. 4.The relationship between the condition on arrival and the time to operation is not significant. 5.Associated injuries in penetrating cardiac trauma were hemothorax, pneumothorax, laceration of lung and in blunt trauma hemothorax, sternal fracture, rib fracture and pneumothorax in order. 6.One case of gunshot injury died after operation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.563-565
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• 2014

Outpatient drainage therapy is generally indicated for spontaneous pneumothoraces. A 63-year-old man, who had been attacked by a bull sustaining injuries on the right side of his chest, was referred to the emergency room with dyspnea. His chest X-ray showed a small pneumothorax. The next day, a chest X-ray demonstrated that his pneumothorax had worsened, although no hemothorax was identified. Outpatient drainage therapy with a thoracic vent was initiated. The air leak stopped on the third day and the thoracic vent was removed on the sixth day. Thoracic vents can be a useful modality for treating traumatic pneumothorax without hemothorax.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1013-1019
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• 1992

A clinical evaluation was performed on 1, 110 cases of chest trauma treated at the Department of Chest Surgery, Chonnam University Hospital, during the past 23 years from January 1968 to June 1990. The ratio of male to female was 5.5: 1. The most common causes of chest trauma was stab wounds in penetrating trauma and traffic accidents in nonpenetrating trauma. The most common injuries in chest trauma were hemothorax in penetrating trauma and rib fracture in nonpenetrating trauma. Hemothorax or pneumothorax was observed in 592 cases [53.3%] of the total cases and rib fracture was observed in 527 cases[47.5%] of the total cases. Rib fracture was prevalent from the 3th to 8th rib, and 1st and 2nd rib fractures were associated with major thoracic injuries and other organ injuries. Open thoracotomy was performed in 163 cases[14.7%] and conservative nonoperative treatment in the others. Overall mortality rate was 8.5%[94 cases], and common causes of the death were shock and respiratory insufficiency.