• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2013

Background: We present our 12-year experience of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Materials and Methods: Between January 1999 and March 2011, 16 patients underwent pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. Eleven patients (69%) were classified as functional class III or IV based on the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification. Seven patients had a history of inferior vena cava filter insertion, and 5 patients showed coagulation disorders. Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy was performed during total circulatory arrest with deep hypothermia in 14 patients. Results: In-hospital mortality and late death occurred in 2 patients (12.5%) and 1 patient (6.3%), respectively. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support was required in 4 patients who developed severe hypoxemia after surgery. Thirteen of the 14 survivors have been followed up for 54 months (range, 2 to 141 months). The pulmonary arterial systolic pressure and cardiothoracic ratio on chest radiography was significantly decreased after surgery ($76{\pm}26$ mmHg vs. $41{\pm}17$ mmHg, p=0.001; $55%{\pm}8%$ vs. $48%{\pm}3%$, p=0.003). Tricuspid regurgitation was reduced from $2.1{\pm}1.1$ to $0.7{\pm}0.6$ (p=0.007), and the NYHA functional class was also improved to I or II in 13 patients (81%). These symptomatic and hemodynamic improvements maintained during the late follow-up period. Conclusion: Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension shows good clinical outcomes with acceptable early and long term mortality.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권12호
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• pp.867-870
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• 2007

항인지질 증후군(antiphospholipid syndrome)은 정맥, 동맥의 혈전증, 혈소판 감소증, 반복적인 유산 등과 함께 lupus anticoagulant (LAC)와 anticardiolipin antibody (aCL)가 반복적으로 양성 반응을 보이는 질환을 말하며 호흡기 증후 발현은 상대적으로 드물다. 저자들은 항인지질 증후군 및 전신성 홍반성 루푸스 환자에서 발생한 만성적인 폐혈전색전증에 대하여 폐동맥 내막절제술, 특히 원위부에 있는 폐혈전색전증을 왼쪽 폐의 대열을 분리한 뒤 좌하엽 구역 동맥을 절제하여 혈전색전 제거술을 성공적으로 시행하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 국내 최초로 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.684-687
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• 2002

만성 색전성 폐동맥 고혈압의 치료는 폐이식을 제외하면 폐동맥 색전제거술이 유일하지만, 수술 사망률이 6.6∼23%로 높게 보고되고 있다. 수술을 시행하기 전에 수술의 적응이 되는 환자인지를 판단하고, 수술을 시행할 때 전체 폐동맥 분지에 대해 충분히 색전을 제거하는 것이 수술의 성공적인 시행을 결정하는 가장 중요한 요인이다. 본원에서는 만성 폐동맥 색전증의 수술적 치료시 완전순환정지를 적용하여 좋은 수술 시야를 확보함으로써 각 구역 폐동맥수준까지 혈전을 제거하는 것이 유용한 방법임을 확인할 수 있었고, 술 후 합병증이 없이 안전하게 시행할 수 있었음을 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.1092-1100
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• 1989

Since May 1987 to April 1989, fifteen patients have been subjected to coronary artery bypass graft [CABG] including coronary thromboendarterectomy in 3 patients at Hanyang University Hospital. The correlation between the preoperative coronary angiography, electrocardiography, clinical status, operative finding and postoperative blood flow, complication and degree of clinical improvement were evaluated. 1. Ten patients [67 %] were male and five patients [33 %] were female, Ages ranged from 30 to 68 years. [average 52.2 years] 2. The angina by types of presentation was stable in 3 patients, unstable in 12 patients with resting, postinfarction and progressive angina as the criteria of unstability. 3. The number of involved vessels were single in 6 cases, double in 4 cases, triple in 5 cases including 1 case of left main coronary arterial disease. 4. The distribution of sites of distal anastomosis revealed predilection to left coronary arterial system [83 %], especially left anterior descending arterial system. 5. The author performed 4 cases of single bypass, 4 cases of double bypass, 5 cases of triple bypass and 2 cases of quadruple bypass. Of these 15 patients, 3 patients received coronary thromboendarterectomy, LAD in 2 patients and right coronary artery [RCA] in 1 patient. 6. The distal anastomosis were performed first with using saphenous vein grafts as conduits in all cases except 1 case using Gore-Tex conduit because of deficient in length and narrowed internal mammary artery and sequential bypass methods were employed in last 6 cases. 7. One operative death occurred and therefore, mortality rate was 6.7%. The perioperative myocardial infarction were occurred in 3 cases [20%] and its cause was supposed that they were triple vessel disease and therefore, aortic cross clamping times were relatively long. 8. All survivors were followed for 17.7 months on an average [range 5-28 months] and they have had symptomatic improvement except 1 case having mild degree of angina at 1.5 months after operation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.127-132
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• 1970

A patient was 29 year old house wife who was admitted to the Yonsei University Medical Center on 6 th of Nov., in 1970, with chief complaints of complete loss of bilateral visual acuity, generalized weakness, frequent palpitations, claudication of masseter muscles and intermittent fainting. These symptoms were developed 5 years prior to admission. Physical finding on admission revealed complete loss of bilateral visual acuity, absence of both radial and carotid pulse, but there was good femoral and popliteal pulse. She couldn't open her mouth as she desired and had weakness of mastication. Radiological findings of plane chest PA were not significant. Aortogram(Cineangiogram) showed non-visualization of both carotid and subclavian arteries. It showed only innominate and interal mammary artery preoperatively. The operative findings were as follows: There were complete obliterative changes in both common carotid and subclavian arteries, and periarteritis in the innominate artery. Tube Dacron Prosthesis Bypass with V-arm between innominate artery and both common carotid arteries was performed after thromboendarterectomy. Histopathological finding of the thromboend arterectomy specimen was compatible with pulseless disease, which showed marked fibrous thickening of intima and a diffuse inflammatory cell infiltration of the whole layers. Her postopererative course was uneventful. Follow up aortogram(Cineangiogram) was taken on 11th postoperative day, which revealed both common carotid arteries patent. Her preoperative Subjective symtoms disappeared remarkably, such as her visual acuity improved much, fainting and vertigo disappeared completely and she can go to bath room without difficulty and help. Another patient was 34 year old house wife who was admitted on August, 1964 with chief complaints of frequent fainting and progresive visual loss. She was operated only thromboendarterectomy of both common carotid arteries. Postoperative course was smooth and subjective symptoms were disappeared.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1201-1208
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• 1991

Two successful pulmonary thromboendartectomies were performed. In the first case, it was performed under cardiopulmonary bypass with moderate hypothermia and ventricular fibrillation In the second case, it was done under deep hypothermia and intermittent circulatory arrest. The patients are recovered uneventfully without complication and discharged from the hospital on warfarin. Their symptoms were improved and the follow-up pulmonary perfusion scans revealed no evidence of residual pulmonary embolus in both cases.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.373-376
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• 2001

만성 폐색전증으로 혈전 제거술을 하고 난 다음 기관지내 대량 출혈은 빈도는 적으나 상당히 높은 사망률을 보이는 합병증 중의 하나이다. 기관지내 대량 출혈이 생겼을 때 체외 막 산소화 장치와 각각 다르게 조절한 인공호흡기 2대를 이용하여 특별한 휴유증 없이 잘 치료한 경험을 하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.109-116
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• 1974

Eleven cases of peripheral arterial injuries treated at Korea University Woo Sok Hospital during these 3 years and 3 months from Feb. 1971Eleven cases of peripheral arterial injuries treated at Korea University Woo Sok Hospital during these 3 years and 3 months from Feb. 1971 to May 1974 were reviewed. Common causes of injuries were stab wound, automobile accidents and iatrogenic injuries during operation. Of the 11 arterial injuries 3 were femoral artery which` was the commonest in frequency and the next was 2 cases of brachial artery. The most frequent type of injury was transection. Laceration, contusion and spasm was also recognized. The need to operate immediately following an injury was emphasized. Operative procedures were end to end anastomosis and saphenous vein graft in 5 and 2 cases, respectively. Other cases were undergone multiple suture ligature due to staphyllococcal infection, insertion of polyethylene catheter, and lateral suture after thromboendarterectomy. Fractures and extensive soft tissue damage associated with arterial injuries with widespread destruction of the collateral circulation aggravated the situation and complicated the amputation of lower extremity in 4 cases. The factors influencing the amputation were time lag, presence of associated injuries and complications.[KTCS 1974;1:109-116] Common causes of injuries were stab wound, automobile accidents and iatrogenic injuries during operation. Of the 11 arterial injuries 3 were femoral artery which` was the commonest in frequency and the next was 2 cases of brachial artery. The most frequent type of injury was transection. Laceration, contusion and spasm was also recognized. The need to operate immediately following an injury was emphasized. Operative procedures were end to end anastomosis and saphenous vein graft in 5 and 2 cases, respectively. Other cases were undergone multiple suture ligature due to staphyllococcal infection, insertion of polyethylene catheter, and lateral suture after thromboendarterectomy. Fractures and extensive soft tissue damage associated with arterial injuries with widespread destruction of the collateral circulation aggravated the situation and complicated the amputation of lower extremity in 4 cases. The factors influencing the amputation were time lag, presence of associated injuries and complications.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권10호
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• pp.792-796
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• 2001

만성 폐동맥 색전증은 비교적 드문 질환으로 저산소증과 폐동맥 고혈압을 일으켜 결국 호흡부전 및 우심부전을 초래한다. 급성 폐동맥 색전증 환자들은 대부분 혈전 방지제, 혈전용해제 등의 내과적 치료에 잘 치료되나 만성 폐동맥 색전증의 경우 섬유화된 혈전이 폐동맥벽에 견고히 붙어있어 내과적 치료에는 별 효과가 없어, 수술적 치료를 고려할 수 있겠다. 본원에서는 만성 폐쇄성 폐질환 및 만성 폐동맥 색전증으로 진단 받고 타 병원에서 수 차례 입원 치료를 받아 오던 47세 남자환자를 간헐적인 완전 순환 정지를 이용하여 폐색전증에 대한 내막 절제술을 시행하여 좋은 결과를 얻었기에 보고하는 바이다

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제59권6호
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• pp.644-650
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• 2005

배 경 : 만성 혈전색전성 폐고혈압(chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, CTEPH)의 치료에 약물치료를 포함한 고식적인 방법으로는 예후를 호전시킬 수 없고 폐동맥 혈전내막제거술(pulmonary thromboendarterectomy, PTE)을 통해서 증상과 혈역학적 호전 및 생존율의 향상을 기대할 수 있다. 이에 저자들은 PTE에 의한 효과를 고식적인 치료를 받은 환자들과 비교 분석하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1995년부터 2003년까지 서울아산병원에서 CTEPH으로 진단 받은 24명의 환자를 대상으로 후향적으로 연구를 진행하였다. PTE를 시행 받았던 12명과 수술을 시행 받지 않았던 12명의 환자의 시간경과에 따른 호흡곤란 및 심초음파상 삼첨판역류 최고속도의 변화와 생존율을 비교분석 하였다. 결 과 : 호흡곤란은 수술군에서 1년후에는 통계적으로 유의하게 호전되었지만 비수술군에서는 유의한 호전은 없었다. 삼천판역류최고속도는 수술군에서 수술전 $4.23{\pm}0.54m/sec$에서 수술 1년후 및 2년후에는 각각 $3.23{\pm}0.77m/sec$와 $3.22{\pm}0.70m/sec$로 감소하였으나 비수술군에서는 진단시에는 $3.98{\pm}0.68m/sec$에서 진단 1년후에는 $4.27{\pm}0.95m/sec$로 변화가 없었다. 5년 생존율은 수술군과 비수술군이 각각 77.9%와 64.3%였으나 통계적으로 유의하지는 않았다. 결 론 : CTEPH은 비수술군에 비해 수술군에서 의미있는 증상 및 혈역학적 호전을 장기적으로 가져오므로 수술환자의 선택에 있어서 절대적 금기가 없다면 가능한 한 수술을 시행하는 것이 본 질환의 치료에 중요할 것으로 사료된다.