• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2005

Microvascular anastomosis with suture technique is a basic skill but there are several problems such as stenosis, thrombosis and long operating time. Recently plastic surgeons have developed non-suturing mechanical coupling devices for microvascular anastomosis. The authors applied non-penetrating vascular clips (VCS clips) in the field of free flap surgery of head and neck area. Between August of 2004 and January of 2005, we performed 9 free flaps (16 vessels) using small-sized VCS clips. Four stay sutures were applied first and then VCS clips were placed between sutures about 1 mm apart. Vascular pedicle of free flap included the descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral vessel, thoracodorsal vessel, deep inferior epigastric vessel and cephalic vein. The recipient vessels were the superior thyroid artery, superficial temporal artery, internal jugular vein, external jugular vein, and superficial temporal vein. We performed 13 end-to-end (4 arteries and 9 veins) and 3 venous end-to-side anastomoses. No flap related complication occurred but we applied additional clips or sutures in two cases due to blood leakage after completion of anastomosis. Primary patency rates seemed to be good and more rapid anastomosis could be done than conventional suture technique. Advantages of VCS technique are high patency rate, low thrombogenecity and rapidity. Although the high cost of VCS instrument may be a problem, this clip could be applied safely in microvascular free tissue transfer.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.324-331
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• 2010

The radial forearm free flap (RFFF) has become a workhorse flap as a means of reconstructing surgical defects in the head and neck region. We have transferred 12 RFFFs with fasciocutaneous type on oral cavity defects in 12 patients after cancer resection and submucous fibrotic lesion ablation from 2005 to 2007 at Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Pusan National University Hospital. We reviewed retrospectively patients' charts and followed up the patients. Clinical analysis on the cases with RFFFs focusing on flap morbidity, indications and available vessels was done. The results of study are follows: 1. RFFF could be applied for all kind of defects after resection of tongue, floor of mouth, buccal mucosa, denuded bone of palate, maxilla, and mandible. 2. All free flaps could be used for primary reconstruction. The survival rate of 12 RFFFs was 92%. Partial marginal loss of the flaps was shown as 3 cases among 12 cases. Large size-vessels like superior thyroid artery, facial artery, internal jugular vein were favorable for microvascular anastomosis. 3. Parenteral nutrition instead of nasal L-tube also can be favorable for postoperative a week for better healing of the flap if the patients couldn't be tolerable with nasal tubing. 4. Donor sites with thigh skin graft were repaired with wrist band for 2 weeks. The complications included scarring, abnormal sensation on hand, and reduced grip strength in few patients, but those didn't induce major side effects. 5. Most RFFFs were well healed even if mortality rate of cancer patients was shown as 50% (5/10 persons). The mortality of patients was not correlated with morbidity of the flaps. We could identify the usefulness of RFFF for restoration of oral function, esthetics if the flap design, tissue transfer indications, and well controlled operation are proceeded.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.413-421
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• 1999

배경: 폐장의 허혈-재관류 손상은 폐이식에서 발생하는 조기 이식장기 실패의 주요 원인의 하나로 알려져 있다. 최근 갑상선 호르몬의 활성형인 삼요드티로닌 (T3)이 심장을 비롯한 여러 장기의 허혈 손상을 줄여주는 효과가 있음을 시사하는 보고가 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 T3의 허혈-재관류 손상에 대한 효과가 폐장의 허혈 손상에도 효과가 있을 것으로 기대하고 덱스트란을 주성분으로 하는 세포외액성 폐보존액에 T3를 추가한 새로운 폐보존액을 제조하여 그 효과를 검증하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 12마리의 황견을 6마리씩 두 군으로 나누어 제 1군에서는 새로 개발한 폐보존액을 사용하고, 제 2군에서는 유로콜린스 용액을 사용하여 폐를 적출 하였다. 적출한 폐장은 각각의 보존액에 담그어 섭씨 4도에서 20시간 보관한 후, 각 군에 6마리씩 총 12례의 좌측 폐이식을 시행하였다. 이식된 좌측폐만의 기능을 관찰하기 위해서 폐이식 후 재관류를 15분시킨 후에 우측 주폐동맥과 우측 주기관지를 결찰하고, 2시간 동안 혈역학적 변수와 가스분석을 시행하고, 측정이 종료된 후 바로 희생하여 폐조직 일부를 떼어내어 조직검사와 수분 함량 및 MDA양을 측정 비교하였다. 결과: 동맥혈 산소분압은 제 1군에서 재관류 후 60분, 90분 120분에 각각 147$\pm$25 mmHg, 148$\pm$22 mmHg, 159$\pm$21 mmHg, 제 2군에서는 각각 133$\pm$26 mmHg, 132$\pm$29 mmHg, 135$\pm$30 mmHg로 제 1군에서 조금 높은 경향을 보였으나 통계적으로 유의성은 없었다. 각 시간에서의 최대 흡기압은 제 1군에서 14.0$\pm$0.5 cmH2O, 14.2$\pm$0.6 cmH2O, 15.7$\pm$0.8 cmH2O, 제 2군에서는 17.8$\pm$2.0 cmH2O, 18.0$\pm$1.9 cmH2O, 19.3$\pm$2.7 cmH2O으로 제 1군에서 조금 낮은 경향을 보였으나 통계적 유의성은 없었다. 동맥혈 이산화탄소 분압은 제 1군에서 각 시간에 27.9$\pm$2.2 mmHg, 27.7$\pm$2.4 mmHg, 28.0$\pm$3.0 mmHg, 제 2군에서는 36.8$\pm$6.0 mmHg, 43.2$\pm$8.1 mmHg, 53.1$\pm$17.4 mmHg로 제 1군에서 유의하게 낮았다 (p<0.05). 폐혈관 저항 및 조직 MDA양은 두 군간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 폐 조직 수분 함량은 제 1군에서 유의하게 낮았고, 조직학 검사상 폐조직 손상의 정도도 제 1군에서 적었다. 결론: 이상의 결과에서 T3를 포함한 새로 개발한 폐보존액이 유로콜린스 용액과 비교하여 폐보존능이 우수함을 확인할 수 있었고, 이는 T3가 폐이식시 폐장의 효과적 보존에 유용한 역할을 함을 시사하였다.