• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.117-128
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• 2006

Free flap transplantation with microvascular anastomosis has been successfully performed by development of surgical technique, materials and postoperative monitoring equipments of flap. But success rate of microvascular anastomosis is influenced by various factors, and failure rate is about 5-10%. The most influential factor for success rate is surgical technique and other factors that influence failure of microvascular anastomosis are ischemic time of free flap, thrombus formation of anastomosis region and vascular spasm. Many studies has been published in microvascular anastomosis with histologic effect for irrigating solution. But local irrigation solution has been used clinically in microvascular anastomosis, the comparison with each solution, microhistological study for endothelial cell repair and vascular patency has not been reported. The heparin which is anti-thrombotic agent, and urokinase which is fibrinolytic agent are used for this study. Vascular patency and thrombus formation in experimental micro-arterial anastomosis, and endothelial repair were observed with histologic analysis, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopic examination. The results were obtained as follows: 1. In vascular patency test in 30 minute and 7 days after micro-arterial anastomosis, equal effects of good vascular patency were obtained in group of local irrigation with heparin and urokinase. 2. In thrombus formation in 7 days after micro-arterial anastomosis, equal effects of minimal thrombus formation were obtained in group of local irrigation with heparin and urokinase. 3. In toluidin blue staining in 7 days after micro-arterial anastomosis, local destruction of endothelial cell and inner elastic lamina were seen and endothelial repair was not seen. 4. In scanning electron microscope examination in 7 days after micro-arterial anastomosis, endothelial cell was not seen in peripheral to suture materials, thrombus associated fibrin network was observed. 5. In transmission electron microscope examination in 7 days after micro-arterial anastomosis, inflammatory cell was seen within smooth muscle cells in site of endothelial cell destruction, smooth muscle cell around suture material were arranged irregularly, some collagenous change were seen. From the results obtained in this study, same results of good vascular patency and anti-thrombotic effect of heparin and urokinase were obtained as a local irrigation solution, and repair of endothelial cell was not seen in 7 days after micro-arterial anastomosis.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제39권10호
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• pp.759-764
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• 2006

배경: 관상동맥 우회술 후 증상이 있는 환자에서 시행한 관상동맥 조영술 소견을 분석함으로써 사용된 이식 혈관들의 개존율과 도관으로서의 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1995년 1월부터 2005년 6월까지 관상동맥 우회술을 시행 받은 총 345명의 환자 중 흉통을 호소하여 관상동맥 조영술을 시행한 52명(15%)을 대상으로 하였다. 성별은 남자 41명, 여자 11명이었고 평균 연령은 $64.07{\pm}15.58$세 였다. 수술에서 관상동맥 조영술까지의 기간은 중앙값 68.5개월($1{\sim}126$개월)이었다. 사용된 도관과 문합수는 내흉동맥 42개로 43개소 문합, 요골동맥은 14개로 20개소 문합, 복재정 맥은 49개로 89개소를 문합하여 환자 1명당 평균 2.9개의 문합이 시행되었다. 결과: 내흉동맥, 요골동맥, 복재정맥의 개존율은 각각 86% (37/43), 85% (17/20), 38.2% (34/89)였다. 동맥 도관의 개존율은 복재정맥의 개존율보다 의미 있게 높았고(p<0.001), 요골동맥의 개존율은 내흉동맥과 차이가 없었다(p=0.912). 복재정맥에서 다중 문합의 경우 단일 문합에서보다 개존율이 높았고(40.3% vs 31.8%, p=0.478), 다중 문합을 시행한 경우 근위부 분절(대동맥과 첫 번째 원위부 문합 사이)의 개존율은 55.6%로 단일 문합에서의 개존율 31.8%보다 높았으나 통계적 의의는 없었다(p=0.097). 결론: 술 후 증상이 있는 환자에서 시행한 관상동맥 조영술에서 동맥 도관은 복재정맥보다 높은 개존율을 나타내어 동맥 도관의 적극적인 사용이 필요할 것으로 생각된다. 요골동맥의 개존율은 내흉동맥과 차이가 없었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.487-493
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• 2000

Background: Early patency of the coronary artery bypass grafting is determined mainly by surgical technique and status of coronary artery. We analyzed the early result, focusing on the relationship between postoperative angiographic findings and the patency rate. Material and method: During the period of July 1997- August 1999, 86 cases of CABG were performed and the postoperative coronary artery angiography was done in 76 cases on postoperative day 7 to assess the graft patency. Result: Overall graft patency was 90.2% on the angiographic finding. Factors influencing the early graft occlusion were the surgeon's experience, small coronary artery size less than 1.5mm in diameter, coronary arteries related to pre-operative myocardial infarction, and local atheroma at the anastomosis site(p<0.001). Operative mortailty was 2.3%. Early recurrence of the symptom was 19.8% during the follow up period. Conclusion: We examined the postoperative coronary angiography and found that the surgeon's experience, small coronary artery size less than 1.5mm in diameter, bypass surgery on the coronary arteries related to pre-operative myocardial infarction, and local atheroma at the anastomosis site were the factors for the graft occlusion.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.63-66
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• 2002

Microvascular anastomosis is too important to reduce the failure in operating room because of no choice in case of failure and prognosis of the failure would be more worse than any other success ones. Factors for microsurgery trainee influencing patency in microvascular anastomosis at the laboratory are numerous but three basic prerequisites are magnification, instruments and suture material and training. First Author trained microsurgical technique to the second author using femoral artery of the rat and patency of the anastomosis was evaluated by the milking test. Period which microsurgeon successes femoral arterial anastomosis in rat in both of 5 and 30 minutes was 7th week at the laboratory which has done 2 vessels a week under the supervise of the skilled first author.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.512-517
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• 2000

Background: Onlay vein patch coronary angioplasty has been known to be an option for coronary artery stenosis in the selective iesions Material and method: During the period between July 1997 and August 1999, coronary angioplasty using autologous saphenous vein was done on 16 sites in 14 cases for the stenotic lesion at the bifurcation area and significantly stenosis distal to anastomosis. Result: Early patency of the angioplasty site was 85.7% at postoperative day 7. There was no statistically difference in graft patency, operative parameters, and complications compared to conventional anatomosis(p>0.05). Conclusion: Despite the small number of cases, the patency rate of the coronary patch angioplasty was comparable to the conventional CABG. Coronary artery only patch angioplasty could be performed in highly selected coronary arteries.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.377-381
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• 2005

해부학적 회로 조성술을 이용할 수 없는 환자에게서 시행되는 해부외 회로 조성술에 대하여 이술식의 적정성을 알아보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 부산대학교병원 흉부외과에서 해부외 회로 조성술을 시행받은 31명의 환자를 대상으로 동반질환, 원인질환, 수술 당시의 증상, 개존율과 개존율에 영향을 미치는 요인 등을 분석하였다. 결과: 31예의 수술 중 대퇴-대퇴동맥 우회술이 26예, 액와-대퇴동맥 우회술이 5예였고 평균 연령은 70.23세였다. 동반질환은 고혈압, 고지혈증, 허혈성심질환의 순이었고 수술 적응증은 파행, 조직괴사, 휴식기 통증 등의 순이었다. 대퇴-대퇴동맥 우회술을 대상으로 이식편의 일차 개존율에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 분석하였으나 나이(65세 이상), 흡연력, 고혈압, 허혈성 심장질환, 심한 하지 허혈, 고지혈증 등의 유무에 따른 개존율은 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. Kaplan-Meier법을 이용한 이식편의 일차 개존율은 1년 $73.65\%$, 2년 $73.65\%$, 3년$65.46\%$였다. 결론: 수술의 위험도가 높은 환자들에게서 해부외 회로 조성술은 해부학적 회로 조성술에 비해서 개존율이 낮다고 알려져 있지만 술식이 간단하고 덜 위험하며 이식혈관 부전시 교정도 상대적으로 쉽게 할 수 있는 장점을 가진 치료법임을 알 수 있었다.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.179-185
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• 2000

In the field of microsurgery, the vascular obstruction of the microvascular anastomosis by thrombus is one of the most important complication. The purpose of this study is to compare the effect between aspirin and prostaglandin $E_1$($PGE_1$) which act as the peripheral vasodilatation and platelet disaggregation. We have used total 48 white male rats and divided them into three gruoups(A, B and C group). Each group consists of 16 rats respectively. A group is as control, B group is medicated with aspirin(3.0mg/kg/day) and C group with $PGE_1(1.2{\mu}g/kg/day)$. The gross and histopathologic findings at anastomosed site were observed on 3, 5, 10 and 15 days after vascular anastomosis and the results were obtained as the followings. 1. The microvascular patency rate is 81.2% in control group, 93.8% in aspirin group and 100% in $PGE_1$ group. 2. On the histologic examination, the formation of mural thrombus is decreased both in the aspirin and $PGE_1$ group as comparing with the control group and also the hypertrophy of the intima forming from media is less formed in $PGE_1$ group than aspirin group and the degree of thickeness is also less. 3. The fibrosis of media is less observed in $PGE_1$ group than aspirin group. According to the above results, the application of $PGE_1$ to the microsurgery is considered to be effective on the prevention of the thrombus formation and on providing high patency rate.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.174-179
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• 2015

Background: The endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) method has been used in coronary artery bypass surgery in many countries. We started using the EVH method recently, and investigated the results during the early learning period. Methods: Between March 2012 and June 2014, 75 patients (31 patients in the EVH method group, and 44 patients in the open method group) who underwent isolated first-time coronary artery bypass grafting using vein grafts were retrospectively analyzed with respect to the early outcomes including graft patency and risk factors for leg wound complications. For assessing the patency of vein graft, we performed coronary computed tomography angiography during the immediate postoperative period and 6 months later. Results: Mean harvesting time of endoscopic method was about 15 minutes. Patency rate during the immediate operative period and the 6-month patency rate were similar between the two groups (postoperative period: EVH 100% vs. open method 94.4%, p=0.493; at 6 months: EVH 93.3% vs. open method 90.9%, p=0.791). Leg wound complications occurred more frequently in the open method group (EVH 3.2% vs. open method 13.6%, p=0.127). According to the analysis, age was an independent risk factor for leg wound complications. Conclusion: EVH is a feasible method even for beginners and can be performed satisfactorily during their learning period.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제64권2호
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• pp.198-206
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• 2021

Objective : The low-profile Neuroform Atlas stent can be deployed directly without an exchange maneuver by navigating into the Gateway balloon. This retrospective study assessed the safety and efficacy of Neuroform Atlas stenting as a rescue treatment after failure of mechanical thrombetomy (MT) for large artery occlusion. Methods : Between June 2018 and December 2019, a total of 31 patients underwent Neuroform Atlas stenting with prior Gateway balloon angioplasty after failure of conventional MT caused by residual intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS). Primary outcomes were successful recanalization and patency of the vessel 24 hours after intervention. Secondary outcomes were vessel patency after 14 days and 3-month modified Rankin Scale. Peri-procedural complications, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and 3-month mortality were reviewed. Results : With a 100% of successful recanalization, median value of stenosis was reduced from 79.0% to 23.5%. Twenty-eight patients (90.3%) showed tolerable vessel patency after 14 days. New infarctions occurred in three patients (9.7%) over a period of 14 days; two patient (6.5%) underwent stent occlusion at 24 hours, and the other patient (3.2%) with delayed stent occlusion had a non-symptomatic dot infarct. There were no peri-procedural complications. Two patients (6.5%) developed an ICH immediately after the procedure with one of them is symptomatic. Conclusion : Neuroform Atlas stenting seems to be an effective and safe rescue treatment modality for failed MT with residual ICAS, by its high successful recanalization rate with tolerable patency, and low peri-procedural complication rate. Further multicenter and randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm our findings.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2020

Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical outcomes of autogenous brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistulas and to investigate the factors associated with 1-year patency after initiation of hemodialysis. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 41 patients who underwent surgery to create an autogenous brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistula between January 2015 and December 2017, received hemodialysis at the same hospital for longer than 1 year, and were monitored for their vascular access status. Intraoperative flow was measured using transit-time ultrasonography. Results: The 1-year primary and secondary patency rates were 61% (n=25) and 87.8% (n=36), respectively. The functional group (subjects who required no intervention to maintain patency within the first year after hemodialysis initiation) displayed a significantly higher median intraoperative flow rate (450 mL/min) than the non-functional group (subjects who required intervention at least once regardless of 1-year patency) (275 mL/min) (p=0.038). Based on a receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, all patients were additionally subdivided into a high-flow group (>240 mL/min) and a low-flow group (≤240 mL/min). The high-flow group included a significantly greater number of functional brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistulas than the low-flow group (74.2% vs. 20%, respectively; p=0.007). Conclusion: Transit-time flow, as measured with intraoperative transit-time ultrasonography, was associated with patency without the need for intervention at 1 year after initiation of hemodialysis.