Giant epidermoid cyst in the sternum region
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 243-245DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-989459© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkGet connected:Table of contents | Full text (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals
Interposition of a thymus pedicle flap for the management of mediastinitis in a patient with a tracheostomy
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 242-243DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038353© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkGet connected:Table of contents | Full text (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals
Surgical approach to giant thymoma: is the hemi-clamshell incision the best option?
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 241-241DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038379© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkGet connected:Table of contents | Full text (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals
Chest wall mass caused by salmonella enteritidis - a pitfall of pet imaging interpretation
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 239-240DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965376© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkGet connected:Table of contents | Full text (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals
Ulnar artery as a graft for coronary artery bypass grafting
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 236-238DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-989333© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkGet connected:Table of contents | Full text (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Short Communications Source Type: journals
Aortic-left ventricular tunnel with late incompetence after 18-year follow-up
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 234-236DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965175© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkGet connected:Table of contents | Full text (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Short Communications Source Type: journals
Endovascular repair in chronic aortic transection: a report of three cases
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 232-234DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038384© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkGet connected:Table of contents | Full text (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Short Communications Source Type: journals
Nonlethal penetrating cardiac injury from a hammer splinter
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 231-232DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-989282© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkGet connected:Table of contents | Full text (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Short Communications Source Type: journals
Mediastinal lymph node dissection affects survival in patients with stage i non-small cell lung cancer
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 226-230DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-989494Abstract The therapeutic value of mediastinal lymph node dissection (LND) for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains controversial. We conducted a retrospective study to investigate the impact of mediastinal LND on survival in patients with stage I NSCLC. Clinical data of patients with stage I NSCLC who were treated with surgical resection during a period of ten years were reviewed. The patients were categorized into lobectomy (or pneumonectomy) combined with mediastinal LND or lymph node sampling (LNS) according to the record of their operat...
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Original Thoracic Source Type: journals
Completion pneumonectomy for bronchiectasis: morbidity, mortality and management
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 221-225DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038349Abstract Completion pneumonectomy performed for benign causes is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. We analyzed the patients who underwent completion pneumonectomy procedure for bronchiectasis, which constitutes a specific benign condition, together with the indications for surgery, the difficulties encountered during operations and the postoperative results. Records of all patients who underwent completion pneumonectomy for the diagnosis of brochiectasis between January 1991 and April 2006 at the thoracic surgery clinic of a training and resea...
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Original Thoracic Source Type: journals
Staple line covering procedure after thoracoscopic bullectomy for the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 217-220DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-989366Abstract Thoracoscopic bullectomy together with a pleural adhesive procedure is generally accepted as the standard for the definitive treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the results of a thoracoscopic bullectomy followed by coverage of the staple line with cellulose mesh and fibrin glue could be comparable with those of adhesive procedures described in the literature. Between May 2000 and February 2003, we performed 227 thoracoscopic surgeries on 219 patients with PSP using a single technique...
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Original Thoracic Source Type: journals
Surgical outcome of inflammatory pseudotumor in the lung
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 214-216DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-989340Abstract Pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumors are rare, and little is known about their clinical behavior and surgical outcome. Between 1993 and 2003, 19 patients with inflammatory pseudotumor were managed in our hospital. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and radiographic features, as well as the surgical outcomes. Of the 19 patients (15 men, 4 women; mean age 53.9 years), 6 underwent lobectomy, 11 had wedge resections, and 2 had biopsy alone. There was no recurrence of the lesion in the 17 patients who underwent resection or lobectomy of the pseudotu...
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Original Thoracic Source Type: journals
Thoracic endoscopic surgery for hyperhidrosis: comparison of different techniques
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 210-213DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-989327Abstract Hyperhidrosis is pathological perspiration in palmar, plantar or axillary surfaces. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is currently the most commonly used therapy for hyperhidrosis. Blockage of sympathetic ganglia is achieved by segmental resection, transection and/or cauterization, and clipping of the chain. We aimed to compare the efficacy of these methods with respect to patient satisfaction, recurrence of symptoms and complications. Eighty male patients with a mean age of 22.02 ± 2.61 years undergoing bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy o...
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Original Thoracic Source Type: journals
Ten years after the initiation of congenital heart surgery in guatemala: observations after a one year fellowship in the pediatric cardiac unit in a low income country
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 205-209DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038350AbstractHigh-tech medicine in a low income country remains a controversial issue. In September 1997, a congenital heart surgery program was initiated in Guatemala by Aldo Castañeda, emeritus Harvard Professor of Surgery and surgeon-in-chief at the Children's Hospital Boston. He trained 3 young pediatric cardiac surgeons and in addition assembled a team of pediatric cardiologists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, nurses and the necessary technical staff to develop a pediatric cardiac program in Guatemala. Faced with limited governmental financial support, h...
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Original Cardiovascular Source Type: journals
Management of poststernotomy mediastinitis: experience and results of different therapy modalities
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 200-204DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038386Abstract Different primary treatment modalities have been utilized to treat poststernotomy mediastinitis (PM) following cardiac surgery. A literature survey using the key phrases “treatment of deep sternal wound infection” and “poststernotomy-mediastinitis” was performed. Furthermore, a questionnaire regarding the primary treatment of PM was distributed to all 79 German heart surgery centers. The review of the literature shows that the current understanding is based purely on retrospective studies, not on evidence-based medicine. All...
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Original Cardiovascular Source Type: journals
Carbomedics mitroflow pericardial aortic bioprosthesis - performance in patients aged 60 years and older after 15 years
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 195-199DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038385Abstract The purpose of this study was to carry out a current assessment of the Mitroflow pericardial bioprosthesis (model 11) according to the durability of the prosthesis after 15 years in patients aged 60 years or older. This bioprosthesis was implanted in 161 patients (mean age 69.5 ± 6.3 years; range 60 - 94 years) undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) between 1982 and 1992. There were 84 patients aged 60 - 69 years (mean 64.5 ± 3.1years) and 77 patients aged 70 years or older (mean 74.8 ± 4.3 years). Of the total population, concomitant procedu...
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Original Cardiovascular Source Type: journals
Current activity guidelines for cabg patients are too restrictive: comparison of the forces exerted on the median sternotomy during a cough vs. lifting activities combined with valsalva maneuver
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 190-194DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038470Abstract The current activity guidelines for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) patients are overly restrictive, hindering recovery. As the sternotomy repair must withstand repeated coughs during convalescence, this provides a benchmark for the force tending to separate the incision that can be tolerated. Nine volunteers performed 5 weightlifting activities (lifting 5 lbs [2.3 kg], lifting a 25-lb simulated grandchild [11.4 kg], lifting a 30-lb suitcase [13.6 kg], lifting two 20-lb weights [18.2 kg], and lifting a gallon of milk to a counter [3.7 k...
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Original Cardiovascular Source Type: journals
Ablation surgery failure after combined permanent atrial fibrillation ablation and mitral valve surgery.
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CONCLUSION: Particularly the preoperative LA size and pAF duration seem to be useful parameters to evaluate the success rate of ablation performed concomitantly with MV surgery. It could be demonstrated that an established SR remains stable over time.
PMID: 18481234 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Geidel S, Lass M, Jensen F, Hassan K, Boczor S, Kuck KH, Ostermeyer J, Schneider C Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Current activity guidelines for cabg patients are too restrictive: comparison of the forces exerted on the median sternotomy during a cough vs. lifting activities combined with valsalva maneuver.
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CONCLUSION: Lifting even 40 lbs puts less force on the median sternotomy incision than a cough. The strength of the repair is significantly greater than is implied by the recommendation to "not lift more than 5 lbs".
PMID: 18481235 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Parker R, Adams JL, Ogola G, McBrayer D, Hubbard JM, McCullough TL, Hartman JM, Cleveland T Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Carbomedics mitroflow pericardial aortic bioprosthesis - performance in patients aged 60 years and older after 15 years.
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CONCLUSIONS: The Mitroflow pericardial bioprosthesis can still be recommended for aortic valve replacement in patients 70 years and older.
PMID: 18481236 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Benhameid O, Jamieson WR, Castella M, Carrier M, Pomar JL, Germann E, Pellerin M, Brownlee RT Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Management of poststernotomy mediastinitis: experience and results of different therapy modalities.
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CONCLUSIONS: As a primary treatment for PM two treatment modalities are currently in use: primary reclosure coupled with a double-tube suction/irrigation system versus V. A. C.(R) therapy. Since prospective randomized studies have not yet been performed, controlled clinical trials comparing both treatment modalities are pivotal to define the evidence for patients presenting with PM.
PMID: 18481237 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Schimmer C, Sommer SP, Bensch M, Elert O, Leyh R Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Ten years after the initiation of congenital heart surgery in guatemala: observations after a one year fellowship in the pediatric cardiac unit in a low income country.
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High-tech medicine in a low income country remains a controversial issue. In September 1997, a congenital heart surgery program was initiated in Guatemala by Aldo Castañeda, emeritus Harvard Professor of Surgery and surgeon-in-chief at the Children's Hospital Boston. He trained 3 young pediatric cardiac surgeons and in addition assembled a team of pediatric cardiologists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, nurses and the necessary technical staff to develop a pediatric cardiac program in Guatemala. Faced with limited governmental financial support, he set up the Aldo Castañeda Foundation to ensure sustainabilit...
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Wattenwyl R Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Thoracic endoscopic surgery for hyperhidrosis: comparison of different techniques.
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CONCLUSION: Thoracic endoscopic sympathetic blockage yields similar results irrespective of the surgical technique adopted.
PMID: 18481239 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Inan K, Goksel OS, Uçak A, Temizkan V, Karaca K, Ugur M, Arslan G, Us M, Yılmaz AT Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Surgical outcome of inflammatory pseudotumor in the lung.
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CONCLUSION: Inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung is relatively benign. Complete resection leads to an excellent outcome.
PMID: 18481240 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Chen CH, Huang WC, Liu HC, Chen CH, Chen TY Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Staple line covering procedure after thoracoscopic bullectomy for the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
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CONCLUSIONS: Given the nature of a meticulous thoracoscopic bullectomy followed by coverage with cellulose mesh and fibrin glue, good surgical results can be expected without the need for a pleural adhesive procedure.
PMID: 18481241 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Cho S, Huh DM, Kim BH, Lee S, Kwon OC, Ahn WS, Jheon S Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Completion pneumonectomy for bronchiectasis: morbidity, mortality and management.
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CONCLUSION: Although completion pneumonectomy for benign causes is a high risk procedure, it can be performed in selected patients with an acceptable morbidity and mortality after an effective preoperative medical therapy for inflammation of the lungs and with careful dissection at the operation.
PMID: 18481242 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Sirmali M, Karasu S, Gezer S, Türüt H, Findik G, Oz G, Aydogdu K, Kaya S, Tastepe AI, Karaoglanoglu N Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Mediastinal lymph node dissection affects survival in patients with stage i non-small cell lung cancer.
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CONCLUSIONS: Lobectomy combined with mediastinal LND can improve survival in patients with stage I NSCLC. It should be performed in all patients with clinical stage I NSCLC.
PMID: 18481243 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Su X, Wang X, Long H, Fu J, Lin P, Zhang L, Wang S, Rong T Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Nonlethal penetrating cardiac injury from a hammer splinter.
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PMID: 18481244 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Santini F, Barozzi L, Faggian G, Mazzucco A Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Endovascular repair in chronic aortic transection: a report of three cases.
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PMID: 18481245 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Sanioglu S, Sokullu O, Sahin S, Ozay B, Sargin M, Bilgen F Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Aortic-left ventricular tunnel with late incompetence after 18-year follow-up.
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Aortic-Left Ventricular Tunnel with Late Incompetence after 18-year Follow-Up.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Jun;56(4):234-6
Authors: Chen HM, Chang PC, Chen YF
PMID: 18481246 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Chen HM, Chang PC, Chen YF Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Ulnar artery as a graft for coronary artery bypass grafting.
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PMID: 18481247 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Simek M, Nemec P, Marcian P Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Chest wall mass caused by salmonella enteritidis - a pitfall of pet imaging interpretation.
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Chest Wall Mass Caused by Salmonella Enteritidis - A Pitfall of PET Imaging Interpretation.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Jun;56(4):239-40
Authors: Hsu PK, Hsu WH
PMID: 18481248 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hsu PK, Hsu WH Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Surgical approach to giant thymoma: is the hemi-clamshell incision the best option?
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PMID: 18481249 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Incarbone M, Voulaz E, Alloisio M Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Interposition of a thymus pedicle flap for the management of mediastinitis in a patient with a tracheostomy.
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PMID: 18481250 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Huang SC, Hsu HH, Chen KY, Wang SS, Lee YC Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Giant epidermoid cyst in the sternum region.
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PMID: 18481251 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 16, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Solak O, Tunay K, Haktanir NT, Ocalan K, Esme H, Tokyol C Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: journals
Ablation surgery failure after combined permanent atrial fibrillation ablation and mitral valve surgery
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Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56: 185-189DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038373Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the early and late results of a permanent atrial fibrillation (pAF) ablation concept carried out concomitantly with mitral valve (MV) surgery and to identify risk factors for ablation surgery failure. Between February 2001 and April 2006, 109 patients with pAF over a median time of 48 months (Perc25/75; range 6 - 396 months) underwent monopolar endocardial radiofrequency ablation procedures concomitantly with MV surgery. All patients were restudied to assess survival, conversion rate to stable sinus rhythm (SR)...
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 15, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Original Cardiovascular Source Type: journals
Ismics 2008 annual scientific meeting abstracts.
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Page: 59DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e318177557d (Source: Innovations: Technology & Techniques in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery)
Source: Innovations: Technology & Techniques in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery - May 12, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: PDF (3.24 M) Source Type: journals
Robotically assisted beating heart totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (tecab). is there a future?
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Page: 52DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e318176778aAuthors: Srivastava, Sudhir *+; Gadasalli, Suresh *; Agusala, Madhava *; Kolluru, Ram *; Barrera, Reyna +++; Quismundo, Shaune +++; Srivastava, Vishwa ++; Seshadri-Kreaden, Usha [S] (Source: Innovations: Technology & Techniques in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery)
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Histopathological evaluation of a novel radiofrequency surgical ablation system.
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Page: 47DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e31817677a4Authors: Saltman, Adam E. *; Raju, Narayan R. +; Block, Jon E. ++ (Source: Innovations: Technology & Techniques in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery)
Source: Innovations: Technology & Techniques in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery - May 12, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (1.096 M) Source Type: journals
Successfully completed total cavopulmonary connection with a right-sided maze procedure after a modified starnes’ operation in a neonate with ebstein’s anomaly
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We report a
successfully treated case of extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection with a right-sided maze procedure after a modified
Starnes’ operation during the neonatal period.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Case ReportDOI 10.1007/s11748-008-0224-0Authors
Shunji Uchita, Nagano Children’s Hospital Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 3100 Toyoshina Azumino, Nagano 399-8288 JapanYorikazu Harada, Nagano Children’s Hospital Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 3100 Toyoshina Azumino, Nagano 399-8288 JapanSatoshi Yasukochi, Nagano Children’s Hospital Department of Cardiology Nagano JapanGengi Satomi, ...
Source: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 11, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Source Type: journals
Diaphragmatic repair of two cases of hepatic hydrothorax using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
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Abstract Hepatic hydrothorax is defined as the presence of a significant pleural effusion that develops in a patient with cirrhosis
of the liver who does not have underlying cardiac or pulmonary disease. There are few published case reports dealing with
hepatic hydrothorax treated surgically because patients with hepatic hydrothorax have end-stage liver disease. Recently, we
treated two patients with refractory hepatic hydrothorax by directly suturing the diaphragmatic defects during video-assisted
thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). During surgery, the diaphragmatic defects were identified using abdominal insuffl...
Source: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 11, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Source Type: journals
The utility of an autologous blood salvage system in emergency thoracotomy for a hemothorax after chest trauma
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Abstract In Japan, little is known about using the Cell Saver in treating blunt or penetrating chest trauma. We therefore report the
utility of this autologous blood salvage device. Two patients underwent emergency thoracotomies with the Cell Saver to treat
massive hemothorax and made full recoveries. The first was a 29-year-old man who suffered a stab injury to his chest; 5000
ml blood was collected from the thorax, of which about 3000 ml was reinfused. The second was a 51-year-old man involved in
a car crash; 1600 ml blood was collected from the thorax, of which about 500 ml was reinfused. When no banked b...
Source: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 11, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Source Type: journals
Beating heart mitral valve replacement in a patient with a previous bentall operation
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Abstract Today, mitral valve replacement is performed under cardioplegic arrest with cross-clamping of the ascending aorta. In the
case reported here, mitral valve replacement was performed with an on-pump beating heart technique without cross-clamping
the aorta because of diffuse adhesion around the tube graft. A 36-year-old man had undergone a Bentall operation (aortic root
replacement + coronary reimplantation) via median sternotomy because of type I aortic dissection 4 years previously in our
cardiac center. He was admitted to the hospital complaining of palpitation and dyspnea on mild exertion. Transtho...
Source: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 11, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Source Type: journals
Primary aortic intimal sarcoma
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Abstract Aortic intimal angiosarcoma is extremely rare, and the prognosis of patients with a tumor is unfavorable even if they have
undergone surgery. We treated a patient with primary intimal angiosarcoma of the aortic arch who underwent an operation. The
tumor originated from the inner wall of the aortic arch on the lesser curve. In order to remove the tumor completely, the
entire aortic arch from the ascending to the middle of descending aorta was resected through an L-shape skin incision. On
histologic examination, an undifferentiated intimal sarcoma was diagnosed. It grew into the aortic lumen while spr...
Source: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 11, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Source Type: journals
Hydrodynamic evaluation of axillary artery perfusion for normal and diseased aorta
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This study was conducted to evaluate the flow dynamics of axillary artery perfusion. Transparent
glass models of a normal aortic arch and an aortic arch aneurysm were used to evaluate hydrodynamic properties. Streamline
analysis and distribution of the shear stress was evaluated using a particle image velocity method. In the normal aortic arch
model, rapid flow of 80 cm/s from the right axillary artery ran out from the brachiocephalic artery and grazed the lesser
curvature of the aortic arch. There was secondary reversed flow in the ascending aorta. Flow from left axillary perfusion
went straight to the descending aor...
Source: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 11, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Source Type: journals
Fully supported open stent grafting applied with a matsui-kitamura (mk) stent in treatment of distal arch aneurysm
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Conclusion These initial results suggest that the OSG method is a useful surgical procedure for the treatment of DAA.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s11748-007-0223-6Authors
Hirofumi Midorikawa, Southern Tohoku General Hospital Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 7-115 Yatsuyamada Koriyama Fukushima 963-8563 JapanMegumu Kanno, Southern Tohoku General Hospital Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 7-115 Yatsuyamada Koriyama Fukushima 963-8563 JapanKazunori Ishikawa, Southern Tohoku General Hospital Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 7-115 Yatsuyamada Koriyama Fukushima...
Source: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 11, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Source Type: journals
Video-assisted thoracic surgery for left lung cancer in a patient with a right aortic arch
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We report a rare case of left lung cancer in a patient with a right aortic arch. A 65-year-old woman was diagnosed to have
an adenocarcinoma in the left upper lobe (S3) in addition to a right aortic arch (type II), with the left subclavian artery
originating from the descending aorta. Left upper lobectomy and lymph node dissection was performed by video-assisted thoracic
surgery (VATS). For the mediastinal dissection, the upper mediastinal lymph nodes were easily resected after verifying the
location of the arterial ligament and the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN). This is the first report of using VATS to remove
a lu...
Source: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 11, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Source Type: journals
Airway stenosis associated with a mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the common carotid artery
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Abstract A 56-year-old woman was seen who had been under hemodialysis treatment. In September 2003, the patient was sent to our hospital
with fever and dyspnea, and artificial respiration was initiated. Bronchoscopy detected stenosis due to compression of the
bronchus. Contrast computed tomography and angiography detected a pseudoaneurysm of the right common carotid artery. We performed
emergency excision of the mycotic pseudoaneurysm, which was closed with an autologous pericardial patch. We also performed
median sternotomy to obtain an adequate surgical view. A perfusion tube was inserted into the internal...
Source: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - May 11, 2008 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Source Type: journals
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma involving lung and conjunctiva
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Abstract A 68-year-old man was found to have tumors of the left lung and left conjunctiva. Thoracoscopic partial lung resection was
performed. Histological examination revealed diffuse proliferations of centrocyte-like cells with lymphoepithelial lesions,
and a diagnosis of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma was made. Immunohistochemical study and flow cytometric
analysis were also compatible with MALT lymphoma. Conjunctival tumor biopsy was performed and the diagnosis was confirmed.
The postoperative course of the patient was uneventful, and he is currently being followed without further trea...
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Solitary fibrous tumor of the lung
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We present the clinical, imaging,
and histological features of a solitary fibrous tumor of the lung.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Case PeportDOI 10.1007/s11748-008-0233-zAuthors
Helen Stamou Kouki, University of Patras Cardiothoracic Surgery Department Patras 26500 GreeceEfstratios N. Koletsis, University of Patras Cardiothoracic Surgery Department Patras 26500 GreeceVasiliki Zolota, University of Patras Department of Pathology Patras GreeceChristos Prokakis, University of Patras Cardiothoracic Surgery Department Patras 26500 GreeceEfstratios Apostolakis, University of Patras Cardiothoracic Surgery Department...
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