비의존성(Nondependent) 위치의 공동성 병변에 관한 임상적 연구
- Alternative Title
- A clinical study of cavitary lesions on nondependent region.
- Abstract
- Background: The lung abscess predominantly occurs on a dependent region, because its major predisposing factor is aspiration. However, a lung abscess appeared on a nondependent region occasionally. Traditionally bronchoscopy has been performed in patients with lung abscess on a nondependent region for evaluating the endobronchial obstruction such as bronchogenic carcinoma. But the clinical characteristics and necessities of bronchoscopy in patients with lung abscess located at nondependent region have not been discussed previously. Thus, we investigated the underlying etiologies and the necessities of bronchoscpy in patients with lung abscess in a nondependent region. Method: Fifteen patients with cavitary lesion on a nondependent location have been studied retrospectively by reviewing their clinical records, chest PAs, computerized tomograms, and bronchoscopic findings. Results: 1) Most patients were older than 30 years except one, and their mean age was 51 years. The ratio of male to female was 6.5:1. 2) The underlying etiologies were bacterial infections in 13 cases, and tuberculous infection in two cases. However, bronchogenic carcinoma was not found as its etiology. 3) Among thirteen bacterial lung abcess, tweleve cases located at right middle lobe. 4) The findings of bronchoscopy were non-speicifc mucosal change in 8 cases and segmental obstructions in 2 cases. There were no malignant evidences in the finings of cytology and bronchscopic biopsy. 5) Among thirteen bacterial lung abcess, eleven patients showed good clinical reponse to antibiotic therapy. Conclusion: The necessity of early bronchoscopy may need to be re-evaluated in the lung abscess on a nondependent region, unless evidences of bronchial obstruction or bronchogenic carcinoma exist. The pulmonary tuberculosis shoud be regarded as the underlying etiology of the nondependent lung abscess.
- All Author(s)
- 문수남
; 김도진
; 김기업
; 이상무
; 김현태
; 어수택
; 김용훈
; 박춘식
; 정연태
- Issued Date
- 1993
- Type
- Article
- Keyword
- Lung Abscess; Cavity; Bronchoscopy
- Publisher
- 대한결핵및호흡기학회
- ISSN
- 0378-0066
; 1738-3536
; 2005-6184
- Citation Title
- 결핵 및 호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease
- Citation Volume
- 40
- Citation Number
- 4
- Citation Start Page
- 410
- Citation End Page
- 415
- Language(ISO)
- kor
- DOI
- 10.4046/trd.1993.40.4.411
- URI
- http://schca-ir.schmc.ac.kr/handle/2022.oak/673
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