Hisayoshi Suma,Tadashi Isomura
Hisayoshi Suma
This is the presentation of coronary artery bypass grafting with gastroepiploic artery (GEA) in both skeletonized GEA harvesting technique and anastomosis: After median sternotomy and harvesting internal thoracic artery, the median incision...
Lorenzo Menicanti,Marisa Di Donato
Lorenzo Menicanti
Surgical ventricular restoration (SVR) is an emerging technique aiming to restore left ventricular geometry and function in dilated ischemic cardiomyopathy. It applies not only to the classic aneurysm (Type 1) but also to the true ischemic ...
Surgery for post-infarction ventricular septal defect (VSD): double patch and glue technique for early repair [0.03%]
心梗后室间隔缺损外科治疗：早期缝合粘补双补片手术技巧应用于临床
Claude Deville,Louis Labrousse,Emmanuel Choukroun et al.
Claude Deville et al.
Repair of post-infarction ventricular septal defect (VSD) remains a challenging procedure with a high risk of VSD recurrence. In order to reduce this risk, a double patch and glue technique was introduced in the department in 1986. This sur...
Calvin S H Ng,Gaetano Rocco,Anthony P C Yim
Calvin S H Ng
Spontaneous pneumothorax is a common condition that impacts significantly on healthcare expenditure. Its optimal management, however, remains a subject of considerable controversy. The proven safety and efficacy of minimal access video-assi...
Semih Halezeroglu
Semih Halezeroglu
The goal of surgical therapy in pulmonary hydatid disease is to remove the cyst while preserving as much lung tissue as possible. The surgical method may be different in the intact (simple) and ruptured (complicated) cysts. The operation ha...
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) bullectomy for emphysematous/bullous lung disease [0.03%]
电视胸腔镜手术(VATS)治疗肺大疱及肺气肿病情
Calvin S H Ng,Anthony P C Yim
Calvin S H Ng
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is now considered by many to be the approach of choice in bullectomy. We present our technique below.
Federico Venuta,Tiziano de Giacomo,Claudio Andreetti et al.
Federico Venuta et al.
Thymomas are traditionally regarded as tumours arising from the epithelial cells of the thymus. They are the second most frequent mediastinal tumour in the adult and show a variable clinical presentation and clinical course. Complete surgic...
Mohsen Ibrahim,Federico Venuta,Erino A Rendina
Mohsen Ibrahim
This chapter deals with the indications and techniques of resection and reconstruction of the bronchi and pulmonary artery associated with sleeve lobectomy for lung cancer. The techniques of bronchial suture are described in detail, and the...
Perfusion techniques during surgery of the thoracic and thoraco-abdominal aorta: the veno-arterial bypass [0.03%]
胸主动脉和胸腹主动脉手术中的灌注技术：动静脉旁路
Ludwig K von Segesser
Ludwig K von Segesser
Open repair of the descending thoracic aorta and the thoraco-abdominal aorta remains a challenging procedure. On the proximal side, pressure overload in the supra-aortic territories and pump failure are just two examples for undesirable eff...
Viktor Hraska,Joachim Photiadis,Claudia Arenz
Viktor Hraska
The most appropriate management of aortic stenosis in children remains controversial. Both balloon and surgical valvotomy are firmly established as effective initial treatments with encouraging survival rates even in the troublesome neonata...