1.The Surgical Correction for Pectus Carinatum: One Case Report.
Hyung Gyun MOK ; Ho Seung SHIN ; Ki Woo HONG
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1999;32(5):489-493
The pectus carinatum or anterior protrusion of the sternum is a less common than pectus excavatum. It occurs more frequently in boys than girls and associated musculoskeletal abnormalities, spinal scoliosis is most common. Ravitch first reported correction of chondromanubrial prominence in 1952, resecting the multiple deformed costal cartilages and performing a double osteotomy on sternum. We have experienced one case of pectus carinatum and obtained satisfactory postoperative results. The deformity was corrected by the subchondral resection of multiple deformed costal cartilage, bilaterally, with single osteotomy on sternum and fracture of the posterior cortex to correct anterior angulation. Postoperative course was uneventful. We report this case with brief review of the literature.
Cartilage
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Female
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Funnel Chest
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Humans
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Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
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Osteotomy
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Scoliosis
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Sternum
2.A case of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome associated with jejuno-ideal intussusception.
Sin Hyung KIM ; Woo Gyun MOK ; Jung Whan CHOI ; Jung Bae CHOI ; Byung Jo SO ; Hoong Zae JOO
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 1993;45(5):900-905
No abstract available.
Intussusception*
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Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome*
3.Subcutaneous Emphysema and Inflammation of the Neck after Tracheal Puncture by an Intubating Stylet.
Gul JUNG ; Woo Mok BYUN ; Hyung Jun LIM ; Jong Gyun KIM ; Dong Min KWAK ; Deok Hee LEE ; Sae Yeon KIM ; Sun Ok SONG ; Il Sook SEO ; Dae Lim JEE ; Heung Dae KIM ; Dae Pal PARK
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine 2007;24(2):344-
Laryngo-tracheal perforation caused by the use of a stylet during tracheal intubation is a rare complication. We present a case of subcutaneous emphysema and connective tissue inflammation after tracheal intubation. The patient was a 41-year-old male undergoing general anesthesia for an appendectomy. The intubation was difficult during laryngoscopy (Cormack-Lehane Grade III). An assistant provided an endotracheal tube with a stylet inside while the laryngoscope was in place. During intubation, a short, dull sound was heard with a sudden loss of resistance after the distal tip of the endotracheal tube passed the rima glottis. A sonogram and computerized tomography revealed subcutaneous emphysema from the neck to the upper mediastinum and fluid collection between the trachea and the thyroid. This lesion appeared to have been caused by the protruded, loose stylet. Anesthesiologists should be aware of the damage a loose stylet protruding beyond the tip of the endotracheal tube can cause.
Adult
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Anesthesia, General
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Appendectomy
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Connective Tissue
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Glottis
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Humans
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Inflammation*
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Intubation
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Laryngoscopes
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Laryngoscopy
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Male
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Mediastinum
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Neck*
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Punctures*
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Subcutaneous Emphysema*
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Thyroid Gland
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Trachea