• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.30-34
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• 2003

급성 대동맥 박리증과 대동맥 침투성 궤양은 근내혈종과 함께 급성 대동맥 증후군을 구성하는 치명적 질환이나 그 병태생리와 자연경과가 다르고 치료전략이 다를 수 있어 정확한 감별진단을 요한다. 그러나 서로 임상양상이 비슷하고 초음파나 CT, MRI등의 진단방법으로도 명확히 구분이 안되는 경우가 많다. 환자는 약 10년간의 고혈압 병력이 있는 71세 여자로 내원 3일전에 갑자기 시작된 전흉부 통증 및 오심, 구토를 주소로 입원하였다. 전산화 단층촬영상에서 내막박리편은 보이지 않았으며, 상행대동맥 및 무명동맥간, 대동맥궁, 하행 흉부대동맥에 걸친 근내혈종(intramural hematoma)과 양측성 혈흉 및 혈성 심낭삼출 소견이 보였고, 무명 동맥간의 하방 약 1 cm 거리에 상행대동맥의 앞쪽으로 국소적인 궤양소견이 보여 상행대동맥에 생긴 침투성 궤양 및 이로인한 대동맥 파열로 진단하고 응급수술을 시행하였다. 그러나, 수술장 소견에서는 무명동맥 기시부 하방 1cm 정도에 약 0.5cm크기로 내막이 찢어져 있었고 외막을 열고 오래된 혈종을 제거하니 거의 폐쇄되어있던 가성내강이 관찰되었으며 이는 내막 파열 부위와 교통하였다. 이처럼 대동맥 박리증이 침투성 궤양과 흡사한 임상양상 및 진단 소견을 보일 수 있음을 경험하였기에 증례로 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.188-192
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• 1995

A 50 year old man with acute aortic dissection DeBakey type I, involving right coronary artery and aortic valve, underwent replacement of the ascending aorta and aorto-right coronary bypass grafting. The operative findings showed a large transverse intimal tear was at about 4cm above the aortic valve. The dissection extended out into the proximal right coronary artery. And we found that the right coronary artery originated from the left sinus of Valsalva, run transversally in the aortic wall, with partial rupture. Postoperatively he had no ischemic cardiac symptoms and neurologic complications. He was discharged on postoperative 9th day with good result.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.251-264
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• 1976

Forty three patients with disease of the aorta were admitted in this department during the period from beginning of 1956 to the end of 1976. They consisted of eighteen cases of aortic aneurysms, eight cases of Takayasu's arteritis, eight Leriche syndromes, six dissecting aneurysms, two aortic coarctations and one case of vascular ring. Of eighteen aortic aneurysms, twelve were operated resulting in eight survivors. Three of four mortalities were in shock preoperatively because of aneurysmal rupture. Among six dissecting aortic aneurysms, four were type III and two were type I according to DeBakey's classification. For the purpose of relief of acute arterial insufficiency in the lower extremities, a re-entry operation grafting a Y-shaped dacron vessel between abdominal aorta and common iliac arteries was performed. The patient regained consciousness soon after the operation and was well until postoperative second day, when severe convulsion developed abruptly and died. And in a chronic case of type III dissecting aneurysm, a dacron graft bypass shunt between ascending aorta and lower descending thoracic aorta with resection of the aneurysm was performed, but acute severe aortic insufficiency developed soon after the operation and fell into intractable heart failure resulting in death. The cause of the aortic insufficiency seems to be retrograde dissection from the proximal anastomosis site in the ascending aorta. Three cases were treated medically with Wheat's regimen. Two of them survived with relief of symptoms. Eight patients of Takayasu's arteritis were all females and aged between twenty and forty-four averaging twenty nine. Bypass graft operation between aortic arch and carotid arteries using Y-shaped nylon prostheses were performed in three patients resulting in death in two cases postoperatively due to severe cerebral arterial insufficiency during the procedure. All the patients with Leriche syndrome were males and over forty. In two cases, bypass graft with Y-shaped dacron vessel between terminal aorta and common iliac or femoral arteries were performed with good result. Thromboembolectomy or thromboendarterectomy was employed in three patients, of whom one was aggravated in sexual problem postoperatively. One out of two aortic coarctations and a vascular ring were treated surgically with excellent results.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.443-448
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• 1986

Aortic dissection is a serious disease that mortality does not approach to zero despite of medical and surgical improvement. Recently two cases of aortic dissection were treated with good results by the two other methods. Case 1 [57-Y-0-Male]; Chief complaint was chest pain radiating to the back. Preoperatively he was controlled by Minipress, dichlotride, & sodium nitroprusside. Aortography showed DeBakey Type III aortic dissection extending from just below the Lt. subclavian artery to the proximal portion of the origin of the renal artery. Through the midline long incision Flow reversal & Thrombo-exclusion method was used, and bypass course was proximal anastomosis at the ascending aorta - through the Rt. thoracic cavity - midportion of the diaphragm - posterior to the liver, stomach, & pancreas - distal anastomosis at the abdominal aorta proximal to its bifurcation. Bypass graft was preclotted 20 mm Dacron Woven Graft, and the aortic arch between the Lt. subclavian artery & Lt. common carotid artery was divided and meticulously sutured. Control aortogram which was done at 4th postoperative month revealed obstruction of the false lumen by thrombosis, and complications were not noticed. Case 2 [53-Y-0-Male]; Chief complaint was chest pain radiating to the abdomen. DeBakey Type III aortic dissection which was similar to the case 1 was detected by the aortography, and involvement of the Lt. subclavian & common carotid arteries was suspicious. Through the Lt. posterolateral thoracotomy the Ringed Intraluminal Sutureless Graft, No. 22 mm, was inserted from just below the Lt. common carotid artery to the midportion of the descending thoracic aorta under total circulation arrest using a F-F bypass, and the Lt. subclavian artery was ligated. Postoperatively hospital course was uneventful with antihypertensive drugs, and any specific complications were not noticed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권12호
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• pp.1036-1041
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• 1994

Emergency operation was performed in a patient with severe aortic insufficiency caused by type A acute aortic dissection with aberrant high take-off origin of single coronary artery. The single coronary artery was found to arise from an unusual position high in the ascending aorta. Dissection was begun in the aortic root and involved the single coronary ostium. Valve competance was restored by resuspension of the commissures. the false lumen was obliterated with strips of Teflon felt and surgical glue. The aortic tissues were firmly reinforced and sutured. The proximal aortic stump was anatomically reconstructed, and fortunately the aortic valve was preserved and coronary reimplantation avoided. The patient was discharged at postoperative 13 days without specific complications. Postoperative course during the 18 months follow-up was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.340-343
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• 1997

대동맥벽내 혈종은 진성 대동맥박리증과 구별되는 질환으로 아직 정확한 예후나 치료지침이 알려져 있지 않다. 저자들은 57세 여자환자에서 상행대동맥에 발생한 대동맥 벽내 혈종 1례를 수술 치험하였다. 환자는 질식감과 함께 심한 전흉부동통이 견갑골간으로 전파되는 것이 주소였다. 술전 흉부 전산화 단층왈영에서 흉부대동맥전체와 복부대동맥 일부의 대동맥 벽내에 초생달 형태의 혈종이 관찰되었고, 내벽의 파열 은 관찰되지 않았다. 저자들은 완전순환정지와 역행성 뇌 순환하에서 상행대동맥 치환술을 시행하였다. 우측관상동맥입구 의 손상이 있었으나 복재정 맥을 이용한 우회문합술로 수술하였다. 환자는술후4주만에 퇴원하였으며, 창상감염, 심낭삼출액 등의 합병증외에는 심각한 합병증은 없었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.428-432
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• 2010

67세 남자환자가 6개월 전부터 반복되는 배부 동통을 주소로 내원하였다. 환자는 11년 전 Stanford B형 대동맥 박리로 하행 대동맥 스텐트 도관 삽입술을 시행 받았다. 대동맥 컴퓨터 단층촬영에서 좌 쇄골하동맥 기시부에서 시작되어 복부 대동맥 분지 부위까지 진행된 대동맥 박리, 스텐트 도관 근위부의 제 1형 endoleak 및 하행 대동맥의 낭종성 확장을 관찰하였다. 체외 심폐 순환 하에 무명동맥, 좌 총경동맥, 좌 쇄골하동맥의 탈분지 및 재혈관화술을 시행하고, 수술 후 13일째 대동맥 궁에서 하행대동맥까지 스텐트 도관을 삽입하는 Hybrid 술식을 성공적으로 시행하였고, 수술 후 시행한 대동맥 컴퓨터 단층촬영에서 제 1형 endoleak의 완전한 소실을 보였으며 퇴원 후 8개월간 특이 합병증 없이 경과 관찰 중이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.906-911
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• 1995

From January 1991 to January 1995, 11 patients with aortic diseases underwent various surgical repairs. The age at operation ranged from 26 years to 63 years[ mean=50.9 years . The disease entities included 8 aortic dissections[ type I in 4, type II in 2 and type III in 2 cases , 2 Marfan`s syndrome with annuloaortic ectasia and 1 desecending thoracic aortic aneurysm The operative procedures we tried were 3 Bentall`s operation, 5 graft replacement of ascending aorta, and 3 graft interposition in descending thoracic aorta.Overall hospital mortality rate is 36.3%[4/11 . And causes of death are pump weaning failure in 2 cases and multiorgan failure in 2 cases. It was that 2 sternal dehiscence & mediastinitis, 1 acute renal failure, 2 hypoxic brain damages and 2 postoperative psychosis were complicated. Recently we tried surgical repair of aortic dissection five out of 6 cases using total circulatory arrest with deep hypothermia at 14$^{\circ}C$. Total circulatory arrest time ranged from 18 to 26 minutes[ mean 22.2 minutes , and mean aortic cross-clamping time was 48.2 minutes. One of 5 patient died on the 7th postoperative day due to multiorgan failure. Mortality of patients with TCA was 20%[1/5 , and it of remainders was 50%[3/6 . Our result for surgical repair using total circulatory arrest with deep hypothermia is satisfactory on the basis of our clinical data.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.550-554
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• 1992

The selection of an appropriate surgical technique for repair of aneurysm of the ascending aortia with aortic insufficiency is unsettled. The etiology of the disease process has been the best indicator for the type of repair. Placement of a supracoronary graft[seperate graft and valve] is a compromise if the coronary ostia are displaced cephalad by the aneurysm, where as insertion of a valved conduit is difficult and unnecessary if the coronary ostia are normally placed. A 53 year old female patient underwent primary repaiar of proximal dissected layer and aortic valve replacement with 24mm carbomedics, The operative findings consisted of a supravalvular intimal tear, cicumferential dissection, dilated aortic annulus and normal position of coronary ostia. She is good physical activity now llmonths posoperatively.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.439-448
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• 2021

Remodeling is a commonly encountered term in the field of cardiothoracic surgery that is often used to describe various pathophysiological changes in the dimension, structure, and function of various cardiac chambers, including the aorta. Stanford type A or DeBakey type 1 aortic dissection (TAAD) is a perplexing pathologic condition that can present surgical teams with the need to navigate a maze of complex decision-making. Ascending or hemi-arch replacement leaves behind a significant amount of distal diseased aortic tissue, which might have a persistent false lumen or primary or secondary intimal tears (or communications between lumina), which can lead to dilatation of the aortic arch. Unfavorable aortic remodeling is a major cause of distal aortic deterioration after the index surgery. Cardiac surgeons are aware of post-surgical cardiac chamber remodeling, but the concept of distal aortic remodeling is still idealized. The contemporary literature from established aortic centers supports aggressive management of the residual aortic pathology during the index surgery, and with continuing technical advancements, endovascular stenting options are readily available for patients with TAAD or for complicated type B aortic dissection cases. This review discusses the pathophysiology and treatment options for favorable distal aortic remodeling, as well as its impact on mid- to long-term outcomes following TAAD repair.