• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.321-323
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• 2004

전폐절제술후 주변 해부학적 구조물들에 의하여 전폐절제술후 증후군 증상이 드물게 나타난다. 전폐절제술후에는 경미한 호흡 곤란을 보이거나 전폐절제술후 증후군처럼 중증의 증상을 나타낸다. 전폐절제술쪽 흉곽으로 폐가 탈출되어 단일 흉곽소견(Buffalo chest)이 보이는 경우, 외상 또는 침습적 시술에 있어 각별한 주의가 요구된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.413-417
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• 1994

Adenoid cystic carcinoma usually grows in the trachea or near its bifurcation and causes obstruction of the air way. We recently experienced a 33 year-old male patient who had adenoid cystic carcinoma in the left main bronchus with the chief complaint of productive cough. On the bronchoscopy, the mass obstructed the left main bronchus completely and had nodularity and increased vascularity.The trachea was shifted to the left side and the lower lobe of the left lung was atelectatic on chest X-ray and computed axial tomogram.He underwent left tracheal sleeve pneumonectomy and lymph node dissection through bilateral thoracotomy. At first,we attempted left tracheal sleeve pneumonectomy through the left thoracotomy,however, it was very difficult to perform carinoplastic procedure after sleeve resection of 2.5cm of distal trachea and 1cm of proximal right main bronchus including whole left lung because of poor operative field and difficulty in the anastomosis of the right main bronchus to the distal end of the trachea without tension.Therefore after radical resection of the left lung we made right thoracotomy,through which we could anastomosed the distal trachea and right main bronchus with 4-0 PDS interrupted suture after mobilization of the right hilum without difficulty. The tumor was confirmed to be adenoid cystic carcinoma with metastasis to subcarinal lymph node histopathologically. Postoperative course was uneventful but he needed two bronchoscopic procedure to clear distal airway of the retained bronchial secretion. He was discharged at 14 days after operation with complete recovery.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.110-115
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• 2012

Background: Pneumonectomy remains the ultimate curative treatment modality for destroyed lung caused by tuberculosis despite multiple risks involved in the procedure. We retrospectively evaluated patients who underwent pneumonectomy for treatment of sequelae of pulmonary tuberculosis to determine the risk factors of early and long-term outcomes. Materials and Methods: Between January 1980 and December 2008, pneumonectomy or pleuropneumonectomy was performed in 73 consecutive patients with destroyed lung caused by tuberculosis. There were 48 patients with empyema (12 with bronchopleural fistula [BPF]), 11 with aspergilloma and 7 with multidrug resistant tuberculosis. Results: There were 5 operative mortalities (6.8%). One patient had intraoperative uncontrolled arrhythmia, one had a postoperative cardiac arrest, and three had postoperative respiratory failure. A total of 29 patients (39.7%) suffered from postoperative complications. Twelve patients (16.7%) were found to have postpneumonectomy empyema (PPE), 4 patients had wound infections (5.6%), and 7 patients required re-exploration due to postoperative bleeding (9.7%). The prevalence of PPE increased in patients with preoperative empyema (p=0.019). There were five patients with postoperative BPF, four of which occurred in right-side operation. The only risk factor for BPF was the right-side operation (p=0.023). The 5- and 10-year survival rates were 88.9% and 76.2%, respectively. The risk factors for late deaths were old age (${\geq}50$ years, p=0.02) and low predicted postoperative forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) (< 1.2 L, p=0.02). Conclusion: Although PPE increases in patients with preoperative empyema and postoperative BPF increases in right-side operation, the mortality rates and long-term survival rates were found to be satisfactory. However, the follow-up care for patients with low predicted postoperative FEV1 should continue for prevention and early detection of pulmonary complication related to impaired pulmonary function.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.462-469
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• 2006

배경: 염증성 폐질환을 위한 전폐절제술은 동반된 합병증률과 사망률로 인해 흉부외과의에게는 난제이며 늑막외전폐절제술의 경우는 더욱 그러하다. 이 연구의 목적은 늑막외전폐절제술을 시행 받은 환자에서의 수술 성적과 합병증 등을 단순 전폐절제술을 받은 환자와 비교분석하고 이들 환자에서의 합병증 발생에 영향을 미치는 요인에 대해 알아보고자 보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1992년 1월부터 2004년 12월까지 만성염증성폐질환으로 전폐절제술을 시행 받은 98명을 대상으로 후향적 분석을 시행하였다. 늑막외전폐적출술(A군)은 48명에서, 단순 전폐절제술(B군)은 50명에서 시행되었다. 두 군 환자의 임상적 특징, 수술 후 성적 및 합병증 등을 비교 분석하고 늑막외전폐절제술(A군)을 받은 환자에서 수술 후 합병증 발생에 영향을 미치는 인자를 수술 전, 수술 중 요인으로 나누고 이들의 유의성을 단변량 및 다변량 분석을 통하여 평가하였다. 결과: 수술로 인한 조기 사망은 1명으로 수술 후 성인성 호흡곤란증후군(adult respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS)으로 인한 경우였다. 21명(21.4%)의 환자에서 23예의 주요 수술 후 합병증을 나타내었다. 가장 흔한 합병증으로는 수술 후 출혈로 인해 재개흉이 필요했던 경우 8예, 농흉(기관지-흉막루 포함)의 발생 8예였다. A군 48명 중 14명(29.2%)의 환자에서, B군 50명 중 7명(14.0%)에서 각각 합병증을 보였다. 높은 합병증을 보인 A군의 경우, 농흉(기관지-흉막루 포함)의 발생 6예, 수술 후 출혈로 인해 재개흉이 필요했던 경우 6예로 가장 흔한 합병증이었고, 수술 후 합병증 발생의 위험인자를 알기 위해 단변량 분석을 시행한 결과, 우측 전폐절제술(p=0.0022), 완성전폐절제술(p=0.023), 1,000 mL 이상의 출혈(p=0.005), 수술 중 흉강 내 오염(p=0.035) 등이 위험인자로 판명되었고, 다변량 분석에서는 수술 중 흉막강 내 오염이 되었던 경우가 통계적 유의성을 보였다(p=0.028). 결론: 만성 염증성 폐질환의 치료를 위한 전폐절제술은 만족할 만한 사망률과 합병증률을 보였다. 그러나 늑막외전폐절제술은 수술 술기상 고난도이며 고위험군의 수술임을 확인할 수 있었다. 특히 수술 중 세심한 박리 조작으로 폐병소부위의 파열로 인한 흉막강 내의 오염의 발생을 최소화하기 위한 수술 중의 특별한 노력이 필요함을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.1095-1098
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• 1988

Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation[CCAM] is a rare disease that cause respiratory distress in the newborn and infants, but is one of the two causes along with lobar emphysema. This malformation has the pathologic characteristics which can be differentiated from other forms of diffuse cystic disease, i.e. CCAM is marked proliferation of the terminal bronchioles and that can enlarge rapidly by air trapping in cystic areas. The CCAM has a clinical importance because of rapid worsening respiratory distress, with tachypnea, subcostal retraction and cyanosis. This is a strict surgical condition and after operation[lobar, segmental resection or pneumonectomy] the symptoms relieved obviously. We experienced 6 cases of CCAM from July, 1980 to September, 1987 at the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Severance Hospital, College of Medicine, Yonsei University. The male patients were two and female patients were four. The age distribution was from premature to 10 year old. One of them was 27 weeks gestational premature female who was borne dead. The other 5 patients were performed on thoractomy[1 case pneumonectomy and 5 cases lobectomy]. The postoperative courses were good and no complications were seen.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.965-969
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• 1994

Infantile lobar emphysema is a pulmonary hyperinflation state that has the clinical features of an air block syndrome characterized by bronchial cartilaginous abnormalities or unknown origin. Left upper lobe was affected in most of the reported infantile lobar emphysema. Infantile lobar emphyema is divided into two categories. e.g., congenital and acquired. We have experienced a case of left lower lobe involved infantile lobar emphysema which had undergone left pneumonectomy. She had progressive signs of tension accompanied by mediastinal displacement, ventilatory and circulatory failure in infant period. Because of the combined left upper lobe hypoplasia, left pneumonectomy was performed. And there was no cartiliginous abnormality in pathologic finding. This is the first domestic case which was affected in the lower lobe and successful surgical repaired.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.359-363
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• 1978

This is a case report of surgically treated esophageal traction diverticulum which was resulted from postpneumonectomy empyema. In March, 1976, left lower lobectomy and thoracoplasty were performed at a hospital to treat long standing lung abscess, after operation it developed into empyema. One year later [April, 1977], We did decortication and left upper lobectomy[ultimate pneumonectomy], which was followed by empyema again, 3 months later it developed esophagopleurocutaneous fistula. Esophagograms bowed an adult thumb tip sized traction diverticulum in the midportion of the esophagus. Finally in January, 1978, after 6 months of gastrostomy feeding, fistulectomy and diverticulectomy were performed The funnel shaped diverticulum was in midesophagus and retracted by surrounding inflammatory scar tissue. Now the postoperative course was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.153-155
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• 2013

A 57-year-old man was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent pneumonectomy and mediastinal lymph node dissection. He was discharged without acute complications, but on a regular outpatient follow-up, he was readmitted with postpneumonectomy empyema. He was successfully treated with a vacuum-assisted closure device and for 1 year period of outpatient follow-up, there was no recurrence of empyema or lung cancer.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.138-140
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• 2016

Broncho-pleural fistula (BPF) and esophago-pleural fistula (EPF) after pulmonary resection are challenging to manage. BPF is controlled by irrigation and sterilization, but such therapy is not sufficient to promote closure of EPF, which usually requires surgical management. However, it is generally difficult to select an appropriate surgical method for closure of BPF and EPF. Here, we report a case of concomitant BPF and EPF after left completion pneumonectomy, in which both fistulas were closed through a right thoracotomy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.201-205
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• 1995

Most of the patient with endobronchial tuberculosis have some degree of bronchial stenosis. however, a part of bronchial stenosis need aggressive treatment for the patency because of severe symptoms. The self-expendable metallic stents provide palliative treatment for narrowed airways where surgical resection is inadvisable. We experienced a successful left wedge pneumonectomy on a 29-year-old woman with obstruction of left main bronchus due to complication of the bronchial stent. She had inserted self-expendable metallic stents on left main bronchus of the tuberculous bronchial stenosis two times. There was no specific postoperative complication.