• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제39권9호
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• pp.692-698
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• 2006

배경: 평균 연령의 증가와 의학의 발전으로 인하여 만성신부전으로 혈액투석을 받아야 하는 환자의 수가 점점 증가하고 있으며, 이에 따라 장기간 반복적으로 사용할 수 있고 충분한 혈류량을 제공할 수 있는 혈관의 확보는 중요한 과제로 대두되고 있다. 따라서 동정맥루조성술 후의 개통률과 이에 영향을 미치는 요소들에 대해 많은 연구가 시행되었고 개통률의 증가를 위하여 많은 연구가 계속되고 있다. 이에 저자들은 본원에서 동정맥루조성술을 시행받은 환자 중 해부학적 코담배갑에서 수술받은 134명의 환자를 대상으로 개통률의 단기 성적과 나이, 성병, 당뇨와 고혈압이 동정맥루 개통에 미치는 영향에 대해 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 본원 흉부외과에서 2000년 7월부터 2004년 5월까지 해부학적 코담배갑에서 동정맥루조성술을 시행한 134명의 환자를 대상으로 나이(65세 기준)와 성별, 당뇨와 고혈압의 유무에 따른 동정맥루 개통률의 차이를 비교 분석하였다. 이들 각 인자들에서 상관분석을 시행하였으며 SPSS for windows Release 11.0.1를 사용하여 통계처리 하였으며 P값이 0.05 이하일때 통계적으로 유의한 것으로 판정하였다. 결과: 재수술 35건을 포함한 전체 수술 수는 169건이며 남녀비는 70 : 64 (52% : 48%)였고 평균연령은 $56.3{\pm}12.26$세이며 65세 이상 고령환자는 33명(24%), 고혈압 환자는 103명(71%), 당뇨 환자는 90명(67%)이었다. 전체 동정맥루의 6개월, 12개월, 24개월의 개통률은 각각 $93{\pm}2.4%,\;91{\pm}2.7%,\;89{\pm}3.0%$이며 65세 이상인 환자군의 동정맥루 개통률은 각각 $85{\pm}4.8%,\;80{\pm}5.8%,\;80{\pm}5.8%$, 64세 이하인 환자군의 개통률은 각각 $99{\pm}1.3%,\;99{\pm}1.3%,\;97{\pm}2.3%$로 두군 사이의 통계적 유의성(p=0.0034)을 보여 64세 이하인 환자군에서 개통률이 더 좋은 결과를 보였다. 그러나 동반 질환 중 고혈압과 당뇨를 가진 환자와 그렇지 않은 환자에서는 통계적인 유의성이 없었다. 또한 남녀 간의 개통률도 통계적인 유의성을 보이지 않았다. 결론: 65세 이상의 환자에서보다 64세 이하 환자에서 시행한 동정맥루의 개통률이 더 우수하였다. 따라서 젊은 나이에 혈액 투석로를 확보하는 것이 장기 개존율 향상에 유리하다. 성별과 당뇨 그리고 고혈압의 유무는 동정맥루 개통률에 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미치지 않았다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.133-136
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• 2017

A 27-year-old female patient was referred due to an edematous left lower extremity. Both saphenous veins had been ablated with an endovenous laser procedure used to treat varicose veins. Venography revealed that the left common femoral vein had been divided and that thrombosis was present at the site of division. No veins were available around the thighs. The patient was treated using a staged procedure. During the first stage, a ringed polytetrafluoroethylene graft was used to repair the common femoral vein, and an arteriovenous fistula was constructed from the femoral artery to the graft using a short segment of cephalic vein to increase graft patency. The edema was relieved postoperatively and the graft was patent. During the second stage, which was performed 6 months later, the fistula was occluded by coil embolization. The staged procedure described herein provides an alternative for venous reconstruction when autologous vein is unavailable.

• Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.85-96
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• 2024

Objective: Congenital intracranial pial arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) is a rare cerebral vascular pathology characterized by a direct shunt between one or more pial feeding arteries and a cortical draining vein. Transarterial endovascular embolization (TAE) is widely considered first line therapy. Curative TAE may not be achievable in the multi-hole variant due to the potential to harbor innumerable small feeding arteries. Transvenous embolization (TVE) may be considered to target the final common outlet of the lesion. Here, we present a series of four patients with complex multi-hole congenital PAVF treated with staged TAE followed by TVE. Methods: A retrospective review was conducted on patients who underwent treatment for congenital, multi-hole PAVFs treated by a combined TAE/TVE approach at our institution since 2013. Results: We identified four patients with multi-hole PAVF treated by a combined TAE/TVE. Median age was 5.2 (0-14.7) years. Median follow-up of 8 (1-15) months by catheter angiography and 38 (23-53) months by MRI/MRA was obtained. TVE achieved complete occlusion in three patients that proved durable on radiographic follow-up and demonstrated excellent clinical outcomes with a modified Rankin Score (mRS) of 0 or 1. Complete occlusion of the draining vein was not achieved by TVE in one case. This patient is graded as pediatric mRS=5 three years post-procedure. Conclusions: With thorough technical considerations, our series indicates that TVE of multi-hole PAVF that are refractory to TAE is feasible and effective in arresting the consequences of chronic, high-flow AV shunting produced by this pathology.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.1288-1291
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• 1996

기관 무명동맥루는 매우 드문 질환이지만 일단 발생하면 예후가 아주 불량하며 치명적일 수 있다. 본 인제대학교 상계백병원 흉부외과학 교실에서는 한 명의 환자에서 기관 절개술 후 합병된 기관 협착증에 대한 기관 재건술 후 기관 무명동맥루가 발생하였다. 본 례는 11세의 소녀로 뇌동정맥 기형으로 뇌실외 유출로 조성술 및 4회에 걸친 신경외과적 수술을 받은 환자로서 6개월 전에 기관 절개술을 받았다. 이기관 절개술 후 5개월 후부터 호홉 곤란과 발작성 기침을 호소하여 기관 협착증으로 진단받고 본과로 전과되어 기관 협착 부위의 절제 및 단단 문합으로 기관 재건술을 시행하였다. 기관 재건술 후 3일째 다량의 출혈이 발생하여 기관 무명동맥루로 진단하였고 무명 동맥의 파열 부위의 봉합 및 기관의 재 재건술로 응급수술을 시행하였으나 재 수술후 3일째 재 출혈로 사망하였다.

• 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.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.178-183
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• 2024

Background: The superficial veins are commonly used in conventional autogenous arteriovenous fistulas and the placement of prosthetic grafts. When they are unsuitable, however, the use of the deep veins (venae comitantes) is generally considered to be a reasonable alternative. This study conducted a comparative analysis of clinical outcomes for arteriovenous grafts between 2 groups based on the type of venous outflow: superficial veins or venae comitantes. Methods: In total, 151 patients who underwent arteriovenous grafts from November 2005 to March 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into 2 groups: group A (superficial veins, n=89) and group B (venae comitantes, n=62). The primary, secondary patency, and complication rates were analyzed in each group. A propensity score-matched analysis was performed. Results: In total, 55 well-balanced pairs were matched. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed no significant differences in the primary patency rate between the 2 groups at 1-year, 3-year and 5-year intervals (group A, 54.7%, 35.9%, 25.4% vs. group B, 47.9%, 16.8%, 12.6%; p=0.14), but there was a difference in the secondary patency rate (group A, 98.2%, 95.3%, 86.5% vs. group B, 87.3%, 76.8%, 67.6%; p=0.0095). The rates of complications, simple percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, and stent insertion were comparable between the groups. Conclusion: Although this study demonstrated not particularly favorable secondary patency rates in the venae comitantes group, the venae comitantes may still be a viable option for patients with unsuitable superficial veins because there were no significant differences in the primary patency and complication rates between the 2 groups.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.248-251
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• 2011

Intracranial pial arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are rare vascular lesions of the brain. These lesions consist of one or more arterial connection to a single venous channel without true intervening nidus. A 24-year-old woman visited to our hospital because of headache, vomiting, dizziness and memory disturbance that persisted for three days. She complained several times of drop attack because of sudden weakness on both leg. Cerebral angiograms demonstrated a giant venous aneurysm on right frontal lobe beyond the genu of corpus callosum, multiple varices on both frontal lobes fed by azygos anterior cerebral artery, and markedly dilated draining vein into superior sagittal sinus, suggesting single channel pial AVF with multiple varices. Transarterial coil embolization of giant aneurysm and fistulous portion resulted in complete disappearance of pial AVF without complication.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.642-647
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• 2010

배경: 팔 오금에서 시행되는 위팔동맥과 자쪽 피부정맥이나 노쪽 피부정맥을 이용한 동정맥루 조성술 외에 관동정맥을 이용한 동정맥루 조성술을 시행하여 개통률 및 영향을 미치는 인자들을 조사, 분석하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 2006년 5월부터 2009년 12월까지 본원 흉부외과에서 팔오금에 동정맥루 조성술을 시행받은 192명 205예의 수술을 대상으로 후향적 조사를 실시하여 개통률 및 개통과의 연관성을 분석하였다. 결과: 관동정맥을 이용한 수술의 6개월, 1년, 2년 개통률은 75.91%, 60.79%, 37.80%으로 다른 혈관을 이용한 수술의 결과와 통계적으로 차이는 보이지 않았다. 여러 인자 중 연령에 따라 개통률에 차이를 보였다(p <0.001). 결론: 팔 오금에서 동정맥루 조성술이 필요한 환자에서는 관통정맥을 이용함으로써 노쪽 피부정맥과 자쪽 피부정맥을 사용할 수 있어 혈관의 접근 방법이 다양해지고 관통정맥의 해부학적 위치에 따라 술식의 어려움이 없어 수술 접근에 대한 추가적 대안이 될 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제66권6호
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• pp.672-680
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• 2023

Objective : We evaluated the diagnosis, treatment, and long-term results of patients with dural arteriovenous fistula (dAVF), which is a very rare cause of posterior fossa hemorrhage. Methods : This study included 15 patients who underwent endovascular, surgical, combined, or Gamma Knife treatments between 2012 and 2020. Demographics and clinical features, angiographic features, treatment modalities, and outcomes were analyzed. Results : The mean age of the patients was 40±17 years (range, 17-68), and 68% were men (11/15). Seven of the patients (46.6%) were in the age group of 50 years and older. While the mean Glasgow coma scale was 11.5±3.9 (range, 4-15), 46.3% presented with headache and 53.7% had stupor/coma. Four patients (26.6%) had only cerebellar hematoma and headache. All dAVFs had cortical venous drainage. In 11 patients (73.3%), the fistula was located in the tentorium and was the most common localization. Three patients (20%) had transverse and sigmoid sinus localizations, while one patient (6.7%) had dAVF located in the foramen magnum. Eighteen sessions were performed on the patients during endovascular treatment. Sixteen sessions (88.8%) were performed with the transarterial (TA) route, one session (5.5%) with the transvenous (TV) route, and one session (5.5%) with the TA+TV route. Surgery was performed in two patients (14.2%). One patient (7.1%) passed away. While there were nine patients (64.2%) with a Rankin score between 0 and 2, the total closure rate was 69.2% in the first year of control angiograms. Conclusion : In the differential diagnosis of posterior fossa hemorrhages, the differential diagnosis of dAVFs, which is a very rare entity, should be considered, even in the middle and elderly age groups, in patients presenting with good clinical status and pure hematoma. The treatment of such patients can be done safely and effectively in a multidisciplinary manner with a good understanding of pathological vascular anatomy and appropriate endovascular treatment approaches.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제82권6호
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• pp.1619-1627
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• 2021

투석 환자에서 중심정맥협착은 비교적 흔한 합병증이나, 이로 인한 경정맥역류 및 두개내압 상승은 드물며, 진행성 시력 저하를 보이는 경우는 몇 개의 증례만 보고되고 있다. 저자들은 경정맥역류로 인한 두개내압 상승, 시력 저하 그리고 뇌 MRI에서의 상안정맥 확장에 대해 해면경막 동정맥루로 오인하였던 증례를 보고하고자 한다. 환자는 time-of-flight MR angiography (이하 TOF-MRA)에서 경정맥역류 소견이 있었고, 혈관조영술에서 좌측 완두정맥의 협착이 확인되었다. 중심정맥협착에 대해 풍선혈관성형술을 시행하였고 증상이 호전되어 퇴원하였다. 중심정맥협착에 의한 경정맥역류와 해면경막 동정맥루는 유사한 증상을 보일 수 있으나 치료법이 다르므로, MRI와 TOF-MRA의 면밀한 검토를 토대로 영상의학적으로 감별하는 것이 중요하며, 뇌혈관조영술을 통해 중심정맥협착 유무를 확인하는 것이 필요하다.