Adverse events of pulmonary vascular stapling in thoracic surgery.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our goal was to report on the contemporaneous single-centre experience of patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) who had lung resection with curative intent. METHODS:Between 2005 and 2018, 31 patients were operated on for SCLC with curative intent. There were 11 women and 20 men whose ages averaged 63 ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Chenesseau J,Bourlard D,Cluzel A,Trousse D,D'Journo XB,Thomas PA

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our goal was to present histopathological findings of human explants of a tissue-engineered bovine pericardium CardioCel (Admedus Regen Pty Ltd, Malaga, WA, Australia) used for heart valve repair in patients with congenital and acquired heart valve disease. METHODS:Sixty patients underwent heart valve repai...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Deutsch O,Bruehl F,Cleuziou J,Prinzing A,Schlitter AM,Krane M,Lange R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of permanent pacemaker implantation (PPMI) in a cohort of 358 patients undergoing transapical aortic valve implantation (TAVI) using a balloon-expandable prosthesis between April 2008 and March 2011. After excluding patients who had had a previous PPMI (n=36; 10%), t...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： D'Ancona G,Pasic M,Unbehaun A,Hetzer R

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five days following bilateral thoracoscopic lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema, a 63-year-old man underwent reoperation for closure of a massive bronchopleural fistula. It was discovered intraoperatively that the fistula was located distant from prior staple lines or resection sites from his surgery. This cas...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Kilic A,Sciurba FC,Luketich JD,Gilbert S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Surgery is the standard treatment in early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer and select cases of small-cell lung cancer, but gender differences in its use and outcome are poorly known. Gender differences in surgical resection rates and long-term survival after lung cancer surgery were therefore investigated. ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Lautamäki A,Gunn J,Sipilä J,Rautava P,Sihvo E,Kytö V

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purposes of this study were to identify possible compression points along the transit route of the subclavian artery and to provide a detailed anatomical analysis of areas that are involved in the surgical management of the thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). The results of the current study are based on mea...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Kaplan T,Comert A,Esmer AF,Ataç GK,Acar HI,Ozkurt B,Tekdemir I,Han S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparison of the outcome of cardiac operations performed by surgical trainees with those performed by consultant surgeons has been an interesting topic in recent years. We set out to examine the outcome of a high volume-training firm. Cardiac operations performed by surgical trainees and a consultant between January ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Hosseini MT,Saeed I,Mandal K,Kourliouros A,Valencia O,Jahangiri M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A 180/180° configuration has been reported to increase repair durability after valve-sparing aortic root replacement (V-SARR) for bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease. We studied the impact of commissural angular configuration (CAC) and of BAV type on valve performance after V-SARR. METHODS:A total of 85 BAV...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Kari FA,Kvitting JP,Stephens EH,Liang DH,Merk DR,Fischbein MP,Mitchell RS,Miller DC

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The model for end-stage liver disease score (MELD = 3.8*LN[total bilirubin] + 9.6*LN[creatinine] + 11.2*[PT-INR] + 6.4) predicts mortality for tricuspid valve surgery. However, the MELD is problematic in patients undergoing warfarin therapy, as warfarin affects the international normalized ratio (INR). This ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tsuda K,Koide M,Kunii Y,Watanabe K,Miyairi S,Ohashi Y,Harada T

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of intrathoracic migration of Steinman wire used for the treatment of the fracture and shoulder dislocation. The migrations were symptomatic with back pain in our cases. The treatment involved removing of the pin via thoracotomy. The postoperative course was uneventful. Intrathoracic migration of S...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Sarper A,Urgüden M,Dertsiz L,Demircan A

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old man presented with a recent onset history of tingling and numbness of his left upper limb. He also had a 3 year history of anhydrosis affecting the left half of his face and left upper limb. Clinical and Doppler assessment did not reveal any vascular cause for his symptoms. However, a chest roentgenogram...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Karthik S,Smith J,Thorpe JA

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although hypothermia and ischaemic preconditioning (IP) are independently recognised mechanisms of cardioprotection, interactions between myocardial temperature and preconditioning have not been investigated. Therefore, this study explored the possibility of inducing IP during hypothermia and quantifying its effects a...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Codispoti M,Sundaramoorthi T,Saad RA,Reid A,Sinclair C,Mankad P

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a successful surgical management of postinfarction ventricular septal perforation by infarction-exclusion technique with the on-pump beating heart approach and concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting. The identification of the suture line by direct inspection and finger palpation could be more accurate i...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Shimamoto T,Marui A,Saji Y,Komeda M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine the current status of training in cardio-thoracic surgery in Europe and the residents' perception of the effects of the full implementation of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) on training. We conducted a web-based survey of trainees registered with the European As...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Sádaba JR,Loubani M,Salzberg SP,Myers PO,Siepe M,Sardari Nia P,O'Regan DJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was introduced five years ago (2007) as an alternative treatment for patients with severe aortic stenosis, who are considered at too high a risk for surgical replacement. Few cases of postoperative infection by TAVI device are reported in the literature. We report the cas...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Castiglioni A,Pozzoli A,Maisano F,Alfieri O

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal compartment syndrome is a possible complication after aneurysm repair and has a high mortality rate. Although there has been an increment in patient survival rates after aneurysm repair, there has also been an increase in this entity. However, there are few data about the incidence and management of this com...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Ferreira J,Canedo A,Barreto P,Vaz A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe right coronary translocation as a simplified surgical procedure for right coronary artery arising from the left sinus with an intramural course. At surgery, the right coronary artery was transected, distal to the intramural segment and subsequently anastomosed to the ascending aorta above the right coronar...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Goda M,Meuris B,Meyns B

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study analysed the patterns of extraction ranges, characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of median sternotomy (MS) and subxiphoid (SX) approaches for extended thymectomy. METHODS:This study included patients with anterior mediastinum tumour and myasthenia gravis who underwent extended thymectomy...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Yoshida M,Yuasa M,Kondo K,Tsuboi M,Kawakita N,Tangoku A

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Delirium is a common and critical clinical syndrome in older patients. We examined whether abnormalities in the brain that could be assessed by magnetic resonance imaging predisposed patients to develop delirium after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. We also analysed the association between delirium and...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Otomo S,Maekawa K,Goto T,Baba T,Yoshitake A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Aortic valve construction using pericardial tissue has been known since the late 1960s. The procedure was re-introduced by Ozaki in 2010 and is currently used to treat specific aortic valve diseases. The exact sizing of the neo-cusps and the insertion of the commissures remain the keys to success when perfor...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Mourad F,Shehada SE,Lubarski J,Serrano M,Demircioglu E,Wendt D,Jakob H,Benedik J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The successful removal of a sewing needle from the heart of a 36-year-old female one year after penetration. ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Mandegar MH,Ali Yousefnia M,Rayatzadeh H,Roshanali F

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect has become an alternative to surgery. We present a patient with hemodynamic collapse secondary to cardiac perforation occurring 36 h after the placement of an Amplatzer Septal Occluder and discuss complications of this kind of device. ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Vojácek J,Mates M,Popelová J,Pavel P

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cardiac surgical procedures carry a high risk of perioperative bleeding. Surgical sealants are often used to prevent suture line bleeding. PreveLeak™ is a surgical sealant composed of bovine serum albumin, a polyaldehyde cross-linker, and other components that forms a soft, flexible, water-tight, mechanical ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Skorpil J,Paraforos A,Mandak J,Cohn WE,Hajek T,Friedrich I

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous lung hernias are unusual conditions which usually follow attacks of excessive straining. Spontaneous bowel hernias are even rarer. Here, we present the first reported case of a combined spontaneous herniation of both the lung and bowel following an attack of acute bronchitis and coughing together with a de...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Habib A,Elsayed H,Dhanji AR,Wood A

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old man presented with destruction of his sternum after cardiac surgery. Classical management with multiple debridements, vacuum dressings and antibiotics failed. A replacement of his sternum was performed using an antibiotic-loaded porous alumina ceramic sternum. Despite the infected wound, the ceramic ster...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tricard J,Chermat A,Denes E,Bertin F

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has been recently indicated as an ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure for placental support in patients with a large thoracic mass. In our case, a foetus with truncus arteriosus communis and hydrops with ventricular failure due to severe truncal valve stenosis was delivered und...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Asai H,Tachibana T,Shingu Y,Matsui Y

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on an uncommon case of a 10-month-old patient who required early surgical closure of an ostium secumdum atrial septal defect due to the concomitant presence of a big subcarinal bronchogenic cyst compressing the left atrium and, therefore, increasing the left-to-right shunt. It led to refractory congestive he...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Mosquera VX,Rijlaarsdam M,Filippini L,Hazekamp MG

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the case of a 62-year-old female who had had minimally invasive esophagectomy (Ivor-Lewis) for squamous cell carcinoma of the distal third of the esophagus. The anastomotic stenosis was accompanied by solid food dysphagia and the presence of a foreign body in the esophagus. The foreign body was ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Wójcik J,Grodzki T,Kubisa B,Pieróg J

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rotary blood pump (the HeartWare® Ventricular Assist Device) from HeartWare® (Medtronic) is an established left ventricular assist device and usually implanted via sternotomy. To reduce the invasiveness of the implant procedure and to optimize the position of the inflow cannula, we propose an alternative implant t...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Meyer AL,Garbade J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concomitant aortic and mitral valve replacement or concomitant aortic valve replacement and mitral repair can be a challenge for the cardiac surgeon: in particular, because of their structure and design, two bioprosthetic heart valves or an aortic valve prosthesis and a rigid mitral ring can interfere at the level of ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Ferrari E,Siniscalchi G,Marinakis S,Berdajs D,von Segesser L

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00