• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.835-839
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• 1985

Spontaneous pneumothorax is the sudden collapse of a lung usually caused by air leaking from a sub-visceral pleural bleb. Response to closed thoracotomy, needle aspiration and simple observation is usually prompt and effective. But in some cases, these are unsuccessful and open thoracotomy is indicated. Author reviewed 37 cases of open thoracotomy in spontaneous pneumothorax experienced in the Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, since Jan., 1980 to Dec., 1984. The results were as follows: 1. The causes of spontaneous pneumothorax: 73.0% was primary, 27.0% was secondary origin. 2. The most frequent age group of the patient: Between 11 and 30 years old. 3. All of te patient were male. 4. The side of open thoracotomy: 58.8% was right side, 8.8% was both side. 5. The most common indication of open thoracotomy; Persistent air leakage. 6. The most frequent sites of bleb or bullae: A-P segment in the L.U.L. and apical segment in the R.U.L.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.683-688
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• 1994

The most common cause of spontaneous pneumothorax is a ruptured bleb, which occurs mostly in young patients and they are usually treated by tube thoracostomy. Recurrence frequently occurs and these patients require some form of surgical intervention. From March 1990 to February 1994, we have experienced 19 cases of recurrent pneumothorax in 16 patients among 347 patients who underwent 423 surgical interventions. The name of first operation after thoracotomy were bullectomy in 4 cases, bullectomy and pleurodesis in 3 cases, bullectomy, pleurodesis in addition to application of tissue sealant in 1 case. Thoracoscopic operations were performed as follows: bullectomy in 2 cases,electroablation plus tissue sealant in 4 cases, electroablation, tissue sealant and pleurodesis in 1 case,and in 4 cases, only tissue sealant was applied. The average age of patients are 21.5 years, and bilaterally operated patients and patients. who received tissue sealant or tissue sealant plus electrocauterization only had higher incidence of recurrence. The patients who needed chest tube insertion longer than 5 days after the first operation were 52.6 %, and 82.3 % recurred within one month of the first operation.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.86-88
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• 2024

Misinterpreting radiographic findings can lead to unnecessary interventions and potential patient harm. The urgency required when responding to the compromised health of trauma patients can increase the likelihood of misinterpreting chest x-rays in critical situations. We present the case report of a trauma patient whose skin fold artifacts were mistaken for pneumothorax on a follow-up chest x-ray, resulting in unnecessary chest tube insertion. We hope to help others differentiate between skin folds and pneumothorax on the chest x-rays of trauma patients by considering factors such as location, shape, sharpness, and vascular markings.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.98-101
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• 1976

Clinical observations were made on a total 104 cases of spontaneous pneumothorax during the period of 5 years from MAR. 1971 to MAR. 1976 at the Dept. of Chest Surgery, Korea University Medical College. The ratio of male to female cases was 7.4 : 1 in male predominance, and age distribution was 73% of the total cases within the 15-40 age range. There were 56 patients (53.8%) of right sided pneumothorax and 44 patients (42.3%) of left sided pneumothorax, 8 patients presented bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax. The etiologic factors were tuberculous origin in 42.3%, rupture of bullae or blebs in 15.4%, acute pulmonary infection in 3.8%, pulmonary paragonimiasis in 2.9%, cysticercosis 1%, Marfan's syndrome in 1.9%, unknown causes in 32.7%. In all 104 cases, closed chest tube thoracostomy were performed for reexpansion of collapsed lung. In 50 cases of 104 cases, intrapleural instillation of Quinacrine HCl (Atabrine, Winthrop Laboratories, New York, N.Y.) thru the chest tube was used to control of recurrent pneumothorax, and compared observation with 54 cases control group of closed chest tube thoracostomy only. In both groups, 1) cure rates were 63% in control group and 88% in Atabrine group. 2) average duration of inserted chest tube were 5.6 days in control group and 5.7 days in Atabrine group.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.34-51
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• 2002

Background : The purpose for this study is to develop a critical pathway of bullectomy for spontaneous pneumothorax patients. Methods : For this study a conceptual framework of critical pathway was developed through a review of the literature including five critical pathways which are currently being used in USA, and opinions of the critical pathway development team members at Y university hospital. In order to identify the service contents required by these patients and to draw up a preliminary critical pathway, 33 cases of medical records of patients who had received bullectomy for spontaneous pneumothorax between September, 2000 to August, 2001 at the Respiratory Center of Y university hospital in Seoul was analyzed. Results : In order to test the clinical validity of the preliminary critical pathway, it was applied to ten patients who had received bullectomy for spontaneous pneumothorax from October, 2001 to December, 2001. The average discharge day was 4.89th post operation day, six patients discharged on the fourth post operation day which was the expected day, one patients discharged one day earlier than the expected day, one patient discharged three days later than the expected day, and one patient discharged six days later than the expected day. There were variances between the critical pathway and the actual practice. The variances came from tests, medications, and treatments. One item that showed variance in clinical applications was complemented, and three items were decided not to be corrected for the final determination of the critical pathway. Conclusion : This critical pathway is applicable to the care of patients with bullectomy for spontaneous pneumothorax, but it needs more clinical applications to grasp varied variances.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2003

거대 물집성 폐기종은 그 자체로 환자에게 심한 호흡곤란을 유발할 수 있는 질환이고 기흉이 동반되는 확률이 높아 이 두 상태를 감별하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 저자들은 우연히 발견된 거대 물집성 폐기종이 기흉으로 오인되어 흉관삽입술을 시행받고 이차적으로 기흉이 발생하였다가 보존적 치료로 회복된 1예를 경험하였기에 이를 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.89-95
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• 1993

30 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax underwent videothoracoscopic treatment between March and July 1992. The patients ranged in age from 16 years to 62 years (mean age, 30.4 years) and the incidence according to age group was highest as 50 % in the adolescence between 21 and 30 years old. The indications of the therapeutic videothoracoscopy for spontaneous pneumothorax were recurrence (30.8％), persistent air leak (30.8％), visible blebs on the chest X-ray (20.4％), tension pneumothorax (15.4％), and bilaterality (2.6％). Intraoperative scopic findings were as follows; blebs (87.1％), pleural adhesion (45.2％), and pleural effusion (22.6％). The operation was performed under general anesthesia with one lung intubation guided by flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Procedures included bleb and/or wedge resection, tetracycline pleurodesis with mechanical abrasion, and parietal pleurectomy. Successful treatment was obtained in 66.7％ (20/30) and the mean postoperative hospital stay of the successful cases was 5 days. Videothoracoscopy also provided the benefits of lesser postoperative pain, rapid recovery, short hospitalization, and smaller scar of wound by reduced trauma on access. The total 13 postoperative complications were occured in 10 patients, which showed somewhat higher rate than that of other reports because of lack of experiences in the earlier period, however, it had decreased progressively as experiences were accumulated and instruments were improved in the later period. The operative mortality was absent. Conclusively, videothoracoscopy is a new interesting modality of surgical treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax and also can be extensively applicable in the diagnosis and treatment of other thoracic surgery.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.133-138
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• 2010

배경: 비디오 흉강경을 이용한 수술법은 자연 기흉의 효과적인 치료 방법으로 받아들여지고 있다. 수술방법은 자동봉합기를 이용한 폐쐐기 절제술, 폐기포 결찰술, 늑막유착술 등을 복합적으로 사용할 수 있다. 대상 및 방법: 2002년 2월부터 2006년 6월까지 일차 자연 기흉으로 흉강경하 폐기포결찰술을 시행한 89명의 의무기록을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 평균 65개월 동안 추적하여 재발 여부를 조사하였다. 결과: 폐기포 결찰술에 의한 일차자연기흉의 치료 후에 추적 기간 중 7명(8%)에서 기흉이 재발하였다. 결론: 일차 자연 기흉의 치료볍으로서 흉강경 폐기포 결찰술은 유용한 수술 방법으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.470-474
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• 1993

A clinical evaluation was performed on 56 patients[ 60 cases ] of open thoracotomy in spontaneous pneumothorax who were admitted and treated at department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chung Ang University, Yong San Hospital during the past 3 years from March 1990 to February 1993. The results were as follows. 1. The sex ratio was male predominence [ M:F = 7:1 ]. 2. The most common age group were 2nd, 3rd decades. 3. The most common chief complaints were dyspnea and chest pain [46.3% ]. 4. The etiologic factors of spontaneous pneumothorax were primary spontaneous pneumothorax [ 78.3%], secondary tuberculosis [ 18.3%], and others [ 3.4% ]. 5. The site of spontaneous pneumothorax was 50% in right, 40% in left, and 10% in both. 6. The state of activity on attack was almost in the usual life [ 98.3% ]. 7. Average height was 172.5 $\pm$ 5.39 cm in male and 164.0 $\pm$ 3.51 cm in female, average weight was 59.1 $\pm$ 7.06 kg in male and 52.0 $\pm$ 4.97 kg in female. 8. The common indications of open thoracotomy were recurrence [ 34.4% ] and persistent air leakage [ 17.8% ]. 9. The operative procedures were bullectomy [ 73.3% ], partial resection [ 11.7% ], lobectomy [ 11.7% ], and others [ 3.3% ]. 10. The most frequent location of bulla or bleb were apical segment of RUL [ 43.3 % ] and apicoposterior segment of LUL [ 40.0% ]. 11. The number of visible bulla or bleb were mainly 1 to 5, and size was about 1 to 3 cm.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.725-729
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• 1993

환자는 9개월간의 적절한 화학 요법에도 불구하고 지속적으로 균양성인 개방성 공동을 가진 26세의 남자로 좌측 상폐야에 국한된 직격 $4{\times}5cm$ 크기의 공동을 가지고 있었다. 저자들은 난치성 폐결핵으로 판단 후 화학요법과 함께 인공 기흉을 시도하였는데 pneumothorax apparatus Erka를 사용하여 1회당 약 400~500ml씩 10~14일 간격으로 주기적으로 시행하였다. 시행 4개월 후 객담 항산균 도말검사가 음전되고 11개월 후에 결핵균 배양 검사가 음전되었으며, 13개월 후에는 방사선 검사상 공동이 완전히 허탈되었다. 이 시술로 인한 합병증은 관찰되지 않았으며 현재 완치 상태로 추구 관찰 중이다. 인공 기흉법은 과거 화학 요법이 일반화 되기 이전 20세기 초반에 시행되어지던 폐결핵 치료의 고전적인 방법으로 허탈 요법의 일종이다. 이 방법은 효과면에서 화학요법을 능가하지 못하고, 부작용 또한 문제가 되어 이제는 거의 시행되어지지 않게 되었다. 그러나 강력한 화학요법에도 불구하고 개방성 공동이 잔존하는 경우가 있으며, 이럴 때 수술이 여의치 않는 경우 적응증이 된다면 인공 기흉을 화학 요법과 병행하여 치유에 도움을 줄 수 있다고 생각하고 이에 한 예를 보고하는 바이다.