• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.27 no.12
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• pp.1042-1046
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• 1994

We experienced a case of traumatic aneurysm of descending thoracic aorta by an automobile accident. The patient was 23-year-old-male with a traumatic aortic aneurysm [6x12cm] on the descending thoracic aorta just distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery. Exposure was obtained through a left posterolateral thoracotomy incision in the fourth intercostal space and then partial femoro-femoral cardiopulmonary bypass was established.After aortic cross- clamping, the aneurysmal sac was opened and repaired with interposition of Dacron vascular graft and aortic cross-clamping period lasted for 100 minutes. Postoperative bleeding and vocal cord paralysis were complicated, but bleeding was controlled by reoperation and vocal cord paralysis was improved. Follow up was continued for 14months and postoperative course was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.84-87
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• 2004

Neurogenic tumors of brachial plexus are rare lesions. Recently 1 experienced a case of Schwannoma arising from the brachial plexus. Thirtyfour-year-old man presented with a slow-growing mass on the left supraclavicular area. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well demarcated solid mass on posterosuperior aspect of the left subclavian artery. During operation, a well-encapsulated mass was seen beneath the brachial plexus. 1 performed intracapsular enucleation of the tumor from the none in an effort to avoid damaging none fibers as much as possible. Post-operative neurological deficit was not found.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.409-413
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• 1982

The incidence of syphilitic aortic aneurysm was decreased now a day. The predilection site of cardiovascular syphilis is the thoracic aorta, especially ascending portion. The form of syphilitic aneurysm is characterized by saccular or fusiform. We have experienced 58 year old female complained of intermittent left chest pain for these 2 years. Saccular aneurysm of 7 cm in diameter at the descending thoracic aorta just distal to the left subclavian artery was confirmed with aortogram, and etiologic lesion was suspected as syphilis by her strong positive finding of serum VDRL test. Excision of the aneurysm was done under temporary bypass with heparinized 10mm silicone bypass cannula, and 23 mm Dacron aortic prosthetic graft in 10 cm segment was replaced, and excised aortic segment was confirmed as syphilitic aneurysm on light microscopic examination. Postoperative hospital course was uneventful, and discharged 3 weeks after operation in good normotensive condition. The patient died of CVA 3 months after discharge at home.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.291-296
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• 1981

Dissecting aortic aneurysm is a disease which is characterized by hemorrhagic intramural seperation of aortic wall and extension for varlng distances proximally, distally, or both from the site of the intimal tear. Most aortas show some type of medial degeneration most commonly described as cystic medial necrosis. DeBackey classified this disease according to involved aorta and site of intimal tear to 3 basic types, such as type I, II and III. Type III is defined that dissecting process arrises in the descending thoracic aorta just distal to origin of the left subclavian artery and extends distally for a varing distance. We expirienced a case of dissecting aneurysm, type III of DeBackey's classification which dissecting process is limited to the descending thoracic aorta in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital. This patient was 40 year old woman and she had suffered from intermittent sharp back pain for 3 years .before admission. Excision of the aneurysm and Dacron graft were placed successfully under the left atrio-femoral bypass with artificial pump. The hospital course was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.72-76
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• 1980

A successful repair of transected descending thoracic aorta was performed in a 44-year-old man. The patient had once been hospitalized in a local clinic for 7 days after a steering wheel injury. Dealing with right Colle`s fracture, he was transferred to this hospital to rule out aortic injury. On admission, a chest PA film and concomitant aortogram revealed an aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta just distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery measuring 6 cm in diameter and 8 cm in length. He underwent urgent thoracotomy and the injured part of the aorta was replaced with a woven Dacron graft utilizing a Gott`s heparinized aortic shunt. The postoperative course was very smooth except hoarseness and left phrenic nerve palsy due to a blind clamping of the proximal aorta during the operation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.489-493
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• 1986

Takayasu`s arteritis is an arteritis of unknown etiology involving larger elastic arteries such as aorta and its branches, pulmonary arteries, and rarely coronary arteries. The late pathologic feature is vascular obstructive change and the resulting clinical manifestations are local ischemic symptoms such as syncope, visual disturbance, claudication of extremities, hypertension, and angina. the disease occurs predominantly in females, with the age of onset between 10 and 30 years. Recently we have experienced one case of Takayasu`s arteritis involving aortic arch and all its major branches. The patient was 36 year-old female and she was admitted because of headache, blurred vision, and easy fatigability and motor weakness of upper extremities. Aortogram revealed total obstruction of both carotid arteries at the site of its origin and partial irregular obstructive change in the innominate artery and both subclavian arteries. Bypass graft surgery using Gore-Tex grafts was performed with successful result.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.77-79
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• 2014

The migration of metallic devices such as Kirschner's wire (K-wire) from the shoulder is a well-recognized and significant complication of operation, the wire ending up in the lungs, the heart, the esophagus, the aorta or the subclavian artery. However, spinal migration is very rare. We report the case of a 72-year-old female patient with K-wire migration into the C7-T1 intervertebral foramen, 2 months after surgery for a lateral end fracture of left clavicle.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.48 no.1
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• pp.78-81
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• 2015

This study reports our early experience with thoracoscopic division of vascular rings. Three patients were reviewed; their ages at surgery were 25 months, 4 years, and 57 years. All patients were suffering from complete vascular rings involving combinations of the right aortic arch, left ligamentum arteriosum, Kommerell's diverticulum, and retroesophageal left subclavian artery. The median surgical time was 180.5 minutes, and the patients showed immediate recovery. Three complications, namely chylothorax, transient supraventricular tachycardia, and left vocal cord palsy, were observed. Our early experience indicates that thoracoscopic division of a vascular ring may provide early recovery and could be a promising operative choice.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.49-55
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• 2014

Genetic ultrasonography refers to the evaluation of risk of chromosomal abnormalities via various soft sonographic markers. Although the maternal serum test is the primary screening method for chromosomal abnormalities, genetic ultrasonography is also widely used and can help increase detection rates. To date, many soft markers, including choroid plexus cysts, echogenic intracardiac foci, mild ventriculomegaly, nuchal fold thickening, echogenic bowel, mild pyelectasis, short femur and humerus length, and absent or hypoplastic nasal bone, have been reported. An aberrant right subclavian artery was the most novel soft marker introduced. Because these soft markers involve diverse relative risks of chromosomal abnormalities, it is difficult to apply them to clinical practice. To optimize the efficacy of genetic ultrasonography, it is important to understand the precise relative risks of chromosomal abnormalities innumerous soft markers and integrate these risks with each other and the results of maternal serum screening.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.52 no.1
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• pp.55-57
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• 2019

Robotically assisted mitral valve repair has proven its efficacy during the last decade. The most suitable approach for patients with difficult anatomies, such as morbid obesity, sternal deformities, cardiac rotation, or vascular anomalies, represents a current challenge in cardiac surgery. Herein, we present the case of a 71-year-old patient affected by severe degenerative mitral valve regurgitation with pectus excavatum and a right aortic arch with an anomalous course of the left subclavian artery who was successfully treated using a Da Vinci-assisted approach.