Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Dorsal Mini-thoracotomy for PDA Closure in Premature Neonates

후방 소개흉술을 통한 미숙아 동맥관 개존증의 수술요법

  • Lee, Hyang-Lim (Department of Thoracicand Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) ;
  • Choi, Chang-Hyu (Department of Thoracicand Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) ;
  • Son, Dong-Woo (Department of Pediatrics, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) ;
  • Shim, So-Yeon (Department of Pediatrics, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) ;
  • Park, Kook-Yang (Department of Thoracicand Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) ;
  • Park, Chul-Hyun (Department of Thoracicand Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center)
  • 이향림 (가천의과학대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 최창휴 (가천의과학대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 손동우 (가천의과학대학교 길병원 소아청소년과학교실) ;
  • 심소연 (가천의과학대학교 길병원 소아청소년과학교실) ;
  • 박국양 (가천의과학대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 박철현 (가천의과학대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2009.08.05
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Abstract

Background: Surgical closure of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) can be considered when conservative medical treatment is ineffective or contraindicated. Low weight and earlier gestational age neonates who are treated with conservative medical therapy generally showed a higher failure rate. The morbidity of surgical PDA closure in such extremely low birth weight (ELBW) neonates is also high. Here we present the early results of a new technique for approaching the PDA through a dorsal minithoracotomy. Material and Method: From March 2006 to November 2008, 24 premature neonates underwent surgical PDA closure. The procedures were performed in the newborn intensive care unit via a 2 cm long dorsal minithoracotomy with the baby in the prone position with the left hemithorax elevated 30$^{\circ}$. Bimanual cotton swab blunt dissection completed the extrapleural accesstothe PDA and then two clips were applied. Tube thoracostomy was avoided if there was no meaningful pleural laceration. Result: The infants mean gestational age was 26.5$\pm$2.1 weeks (range: 23 to 30 weeks) and the average age at operation was 11$\pm$11 days. The mean body weight at operation was 933$\pm$271 grams (range: 570 to 1,700 grams). Eight patients expired, but there was no procedure-related death. Postoperative echocardiography revealed two cases of residual shunt but none of these shunts were detected on the follow up echocardiogram that was performed on the post operative 5 and 59 days. Conclusion: We concluded that the technique described here is an effective procedure in view of the satisfactory operative exposure and the low rate of complications.

배경: 미숙아에 있어서 동맥관의 외과적 폐쇄술은 인도메타신 투여 후 치료 실패나 적응증이 되지 않는 경우 일반적으로 시행하고 있다. 그러나 초극소 저출생 체중아(ELBW, <1,000그램)에서는 일반적인 개흉술이나 흉관 삽입 자체 만으로도 사망률이나 이환율에 많은 영향을 미치게 된다. 이에 본 연구에서는 후방 소개흉술(dosal rninithoracotomy)을 통해 동맥관을 페쇄하고, 흉관을 삽입하지 않은 수술 방법의 단기성적을 조사하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2006년 3월부터 2008년 11월까지 동맥관의 의과적 폐쇄술을 시행한 재태기간 30주 이하의 미숙아 24명을 대상으로 하였다. 수술은 모두 신생아 중환자실에서 시행하였고 환아를 엎드려 누윈 상태에서 좌흉부를 30도 올려주는 체위를 취하고 견갑골 직하부위에 2 cm크기의 피부절개를 통해 제 3늑간으로 접근하였다. 면봉을 이용하여 벽측늑막 밖에서 조심스럽게 후종격동으로 박리를 시행하여 동맥관 주변조직을 박리 후 클립(Hemoclip)을 이중으로 사용하여 폐쇄 하였다. 늑막층의 손상이 없거나 미세한 경우는 흉관을 삽입치 않고 창상 봉합을 하여 수술을 종료하였다. 결과: 환아의 출생 시 재태기간은 23주에서 30주 사이로 평균 26.5$\pm$2.1주였으며, 수술 시의 평균 연령은 11$\pm$11일(0$\sim$33일)이었고 수술 시 평균 체중은 933$\pm$271그램(570$\sim$1,700그램) 이었다. 18명의 환아가 인도메타신 치료에 실패하고, 6명의 환아는 약물치료의 적응이 되지 않아 수술적 치료를 시행하였다. 모든 환아에서 수술 직후 확인한 단순 흉부 방사선상 의미있는 기흉은 관찰되지 않았으며, 술후 시행한 심초음파에서 2예를 제외하고는 완전한 폐쇄를 확인하였다. 잔존 단락이 있던 예들은 추적 관찰한 심초음파 검사에서 각각 수술 후 5일과 59일에 폐쇄가 확인되었으며 건강하게 퇴원하였다. 8명의 환아가 사망하였으나 수술과 직접적인 관계의 사인은 없었다. 결론: 미숙아의 동맥관 개존증의 수술요법으로 후방 소개흉술은 만족스러운 수술시야를 확보해 동맥관 폐쇄에 어려움이 없으며, 술후 흉관의 삽입을 줄임으로써 안전하고 효과적인 방법으로 여겨진다.

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