Combined endovascular treatment of aorto-oesophageal fistula with mediastinitis.

abstract：:Cystic tumor of the atrioventricular nodal region is a rare cardiac primary tumor that can cause heart blockage and sudden death. Antemortem diagnosis and successful excision of the atrioventricular nodal region are extremely rare. A 41-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea and palpitations is reported. Electrocar...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Guo J,Zuo S,Lin C,Ji Y

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old female underwent elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Massive pulmonary embolism developed intraoperatively shortly after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass. A 25-cm large venous embolus was extracted from pulmonary artery by consequently performed open pulmonary embolectomy on the beating h...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Simek M,Nemec P,Cermák M,Prikrylová K

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ventricular assist device (VAD) is a life-saving option for patients in heart failure refractory for conventional therapy. The aim of study was to assess the influence of VAD on heart transplantation (HT) outcome in children <16 years. Between October 1988 and August 2008, 73 children underwent HT: Group 1 (n=9) w...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Januszewska K,Malec E,Birnbaum J,Loeff M,Sodian R,Schmitz C,Netz H,Reichart B

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic valve reimplantation has been shown to be a safe procedure. However, evidences of durability in bicuspid aortic valves (BAVs) are limited in the literature. Between 2002 and 2011, 132 patients (mean age 61 ± 12 years) underwent aortic valve reimplantation. In 24 patients (18%), aortic valve was bicuspid. Mean f...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Malvindi PG,Raffa GM,Basciu A,Citterio E,Cappai A,Ornaghi D,Tarelli G,Settepani F

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The introduction of fast-tracking multidisciplinary programs allows good results in postoperative outcome in many surgical specialties. We evaluated a multimodal clinical program (based on mininvasive surgery, epidural anesthesia and early mobilization and feeding) in abdominal aortic surgery. METHODS:Betwe...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Brustia P,Renghi A,Fassiola A,Gramaglia L,Della Corte F,Cassatella R,Cumino A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to compare thoracoscopic mobilization of the oesophagus in the lateral decubitus position and the semiprone position and to identify potential differences between the two techniques. METHODS:A retrospective review of a prospectively maintained oesophagectomy database identified 150 ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Lin J,Kang M,Chen C,Lin R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the hypotheses that extension of aortic replacement would reduce the patency of the false lumen of the descending aorta and that postoperative patency of the false lumen would result in poor prognosis. One hundred and twenty-four consecutive patients underwent surgical repair for acute type A acute dissect...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Sakaguchi G,Komiya T,Tamura N,Kimura C,Kobayashi T,Nakamura H,Furukawa T,Matsushita A

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small peripheral lung cancers (2 cm or less maximum diameter) are often surgically resected, and the survival rate of those patients has been reported to be significantly higher than that of patients with tumors 2.1 cm or more in diameter. We evaluated the status of these small tumors diagnosed during surgery, followi...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Funakoshi Y,Sawabata N,Takeda S,Okumura Y,Hayakawa M,Maeda H

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was planned to observe prospectively the effects of standard open pulmonary lobectomy on leukocyte subsets and their connection with oncological outcome. Leukocyte subsets from 200 patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy were analyzed: 151 patients had non-small-cell lung cancer, and 49 had non-malignant di...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Nosotti M,Rosso L,Mendogni P,Palleschi A,Tosi D,Bonara P,Santambrogio L

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) is a serious late complication following allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) and is associated with chronic graft-versus-host disease. However, the outcome of medical treatment for BOS, mainly immunosuppressive therapy, is disappointing. Thi...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Jung HS,Lee JG,Yu WS,Lee CY,Haam SJ,Paik HC

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A number of meta-analytical and database studies have sought to compare open, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and robotic operative approaches to lobectomy, often with conflicting results. Our objective was to perform a comprehensive review of these meta-analytical and database studies published ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： O'Sullivan KE,Kreaden US,Hebert AE,Eaton D,Redmond KC

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was: in patients with inoperable early-stage primary lung cancer does microwave ablation (MWA) or stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SBRT) achieve improved outcomes in terms of local control, recurrence, survival and com...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Watson RA,Tol I,Gunawardana S,Tsakok MT

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of its favourable haemodynamic characteristics and easy implantability, Mitroflow aortic valve bioprosthesis has been the valve of choice for many surgeons in patients with small aortic annulus. Disappointingly, early structural valve deterioration and high transvalvular gradients have been reported mostly in ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Chiariello GA,Villa E,Messina A,Dalla Tomba M,Cirillo M,Brunelli F,Mhagna Z,Troise G

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study evaluated the effect of both hospital and surgeon annual case volumes on patient mortality following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS:PubMed and Embase databases were searched for clinical studies on CABG. The outcome was mortality, including operative mortality, in-hospital mortal...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tie HT,Shi R,Zhou Q,Wang K,Zheng XQ,Wu QC

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old man, without a medical history, presented with an incidentally detected large, intrathoracic aneurysm of the right subclavian artery. The aneurysm was characterized by the absence of a proximal neck and extended distally close to the origin of the right vertebral artery. We successfully excluded this ane...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Van Leemput A,Maleux G,Heye S,Nevelsteen A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Interventional treatment of tricuspid valve disease has so far received little attention due to the anatomical challenges in a thrombogenic surrounding. In the present study, we present an imaging-based, personalized interventional approach to the therapy of tricuspid regurgitation. METHODS:In our porcine m...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Amerini A,Hatam N,Malasa M,Pott D,Tewarie L,Isfort P,Goetzenich A,Hildinger M,Autschbach R,Spillner J

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A small pulmonary granuloma (SPG) is often misdiagnosed as lung cancer in diabetic patients by positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). The present study was conducted to investigate whether diabetes is the influencing factor and to determine other related factors that have an impact on the...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Lu T,Zhan C,Huang Y,Zhao M,Yang X,Ge D,Shi Y,Wang Q

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our goal was to evaluate the impact of the adult congenital heart disease anatomical and physiological (ACHD AP) classification system on the surgical management of Ebstein anomaly (EA) in adult patients. METHODS:From February 2000 through August 2017, data of patients aged at least 16 years, who underwent ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Homzova L,Photiadis J,Sinzobahamvya N,Ovroutski S,Cho MY,Schulz A

更新日期：2020-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare but serious complication of myocardial infarction that requires urgent intervention to avoid unpredictable fatal rupture. Surgical repair aims at excluding the aneurysmal area with a patch to preserve the left ventricular geometry. Here, we present a case of successful repair ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Elgharably H,Halbreiner MS,Shoenhagen P,Navia JL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The use of staplers for thoracic surgery has been widely accepted and regarded as a safe procedure. However, adverse events (AEs) of stapling are occasionally experienced. The aim of this retrospective study was to analyse the AEs of stapling in pulmonary vascular surgery. METHODS:A retrospective multi-inst...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Yano M,Takao M,Fujinaga T,Arimura T,Fukai I,Ota S,Saito Y,Okuda K

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cardiothoracic surgery, prosthetic graft infection represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Although clinical assessment, imaging techniques and microbiological investigations are helpful, late graft infection can be difficult to identify using classical diagnostic tools. An aggressive surgical approach i...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Morjan M,Ali K,Harringer W,El-Essawi A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valved stents are new land for cardiac surgeons even though they are being used more frequently by interventional disciplines. This paper presents simple steps to build a patient-specific pulmonary valved stent and its delivery device. The design concept was tested by random participants at a med-tech meeting. The val...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Huber CH,Marty B,von Segesser LK

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indications for transcatheter valve implantation have been extended to treat native valve aortic regurgitation in case of disproportionate risk for open surgery. Transcatheter aortic valves are also an attractive alternative in patients who refuse blood transfusions. We report the successful off-label implantation of ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Pocar M,Tavano D,Passolunghi D,Airoldi F

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic venous aneurysms are very rare conditions, even more unusual from left innominate vein. We report a case of a 57-year-old male who presented an anterior mediastinal mass suspicious of thymoma by chest computed tomography. Median sternotomy was performed aiming for total thymectomy, but intraoperative findings...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Huang W,Jiang GN

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous series of minimally invasive mitral valve repairs showed excellent results at up to 10 years of follow-up. The goal of this study was to assess the long-term durability beyond 10 years of the edge-to-edge repair for myxomatous degeneration performed through a minimally invasive approach. METHODS:Ni...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Belluschi I,Lapenna E,Blasio A,Del Forno B,Giacomini A,Ruggeri S,Schiavi D,Castiglioni A,Alfieri O,De Bonis M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1995 we have routinely used epiaortic scanning in cardiac surgery and since 1998 we have employed off-pump surgery for coronary revascularization. In patients with extensive atherosclerosis in the ascending aorta we tried to assess whether or not conversion from a planned on-pump to off-pump coronary surgery aff...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Bergman P,Hadjinikolaou L,Dellgren G,van der Linden J

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The effect of antegrade pulmonary blood flow (APBF) has never been studied in the bidirectional Glenn (BDG) procedure performed late. METHODS:Records of 112 consecutive patients who had a BDG procedure during a 10-year period were reviewed retrospectively. The patients were divided into 2 groups based on wh...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Yan T,Tong G,Zhang B,Yan F,Zhou X,Wang X,Lu H,Ma T,Wang X,Yu H,Sun Z,Zhang W

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although surgical outcomes of total arch replacement have improved, the strategy for extended arch aneurysms remains controversial. We have applied the L-incision approach (combination of left anterior thoracotomy and upper half-median sternotomy) for total arch replacement for single-stage repair of extensive arch an...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Oishi Y,Sonoda H,Tanoue Y,Nishida T,Tokunaga S,Nakashima A,Shiokawa Y,Tominaga R

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether changing operative technique based on epiaortic ultrasound reduces the incidence of intra-operative stroke during cardiac surgery? Altogether 179 papers were found using the reported search, of w...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Das S,Dunning J

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study compares the uniportal with the 3-portal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) by examining the data collected in the Italian VATS Group Database. The primary end point was early postoperative pain; secondary end points were intraoperative and postoperative complications, surgical time, number of...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tosi D,Nosotti M,Bonitta G,Mazzucco A,Righi I,Mendogni P,Rosso L,Palleschi A,Rocco G,Crisci R,Italian VATS Group.

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00