Primary Fontan operation in adults: Challenges and early outcomes in adults at a tertiary cardiac centre in India [0.03%]
印度三级心脏中心成人Fontan手术的挑战和近期结果
Anand Kumar Mishra,Sanketh Edem,Lasya Reddy et al.
Anand Kumar Mishra et al.
BackgroundThe Fontan operation is the definitive palliation for single-ventricle physiology. In low- and middle-income countries, delayed diagnosis and limited paediatric cardiac services often result in adults presenting for primary Fontan...
Introduction to the ninth edition TNM staging of non-small cell lung cancer: A surgical perspective [0.03%]
非小细胞肺癌第9版TNM分期介绍（外科视角）
Jianye Chen
Jianye Chen
PurposeThe ninth TNM staging of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was introduced in 2023 to replace the eighth edition that had been in use since 2017. It provides a standardised universal language to discuss management of NSCLC patients. ...
Ischemia with nonobstructive coronary arteries: Insights into diagnostic approaches [0.03%]
冠状动脉未阻塞引起的缺血：诊断方法的启示
Muhammed Jumani,Sameena Tabassum,Vicky Kumar et al.
Muhammed Jumani et al.
Ischemia with nonobstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) is a clinically significant yet underrecognized condition characterized by anginal symptoms and evidence of myocardial ischemia in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. On...
Xiaoqin Hua,Lenard Conradi
Xiaoqin Hua
The Y-incision aortic annular enlargement technique offers a reliable solution for the aortic valve replacement in patients with small aortic annuli. By enlarging the annulus and root using a Y-incision and rectangular patch, this technique...
Evidence-based guidelines for aortic stenosis: Focus on surgical aortic valve replacement versus transcatheter aortic valve implantation for young patients [0.03%]
主动脉狭窄的循证指南：年轻患者的外科主动脉瓣置换术与经导管主动脉瓣植入术的对比重点
Jorge Alcocer,Eduard Quintana,María Ascaso et al.
Jorge Alcocer et al.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has revolutionized the management of aortic stenosis and is now an established alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for all surgical risk categories. However, the extension o...
Surgical management of purulent pericarditis with diagnostic assistance from fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography [0.03%]
术前诊断合并感染性心包炎的氟脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描/CT及手术治疗
Hideki Isa,Kentaro Shirakura,Tomoki Nakatsu et al.
Hideki Isa et al.
Although purulent pericarditis is rare in the modern era, early diagnosis and appropriate therapy with antibiotics and drainage are critical because it remains a rapidly progressive and highly fatal infection. Purulent pericarditis typicall...
Novel off-pump ventricular septal myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A paradigm shift in surgical management [0.03%]
非体外循环下行肥厚型心肌病室间隔心肌切除术治疗左心室流出道梗阻的手术新模式
Jiangtao Li,Song Wan,Xiang Wei
Jiangtao Li
Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) presents a significant clinical challenge, with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction being a primary driver of symptoms and adverse outcomes. Surgical septal myectomy (SM) performed under...
Alan D L Sihoe
Alan D L Sihoe
Single Port Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) is now the standard of care for many pulmonary operations. The adoption of Single Port VATS for mediastinal surgery has been considerably slower. Nonetheless, intercostal, subxiphoid, and r...
Reframing spontaneous pneumothorax: A practical guide to the PLEX variant classification [0.03%]
自发性气胸的再思考：PLEX变异分类实用指南
Mohan Venkatesh Pulle,Harsh Vardhan Puri,Arvind Kumar
Mohan Venkatesh Pulle
The conventional primary-secondary classification of spontaneous pneumothorax fails to capture the complexity encountered during thoracoscopic surgery, where CT imaging often misses subtle apical scarring, early emphysematous changes, or fi...
Isolated left pulmonary artery of ductal origin: Reconstruction using pedicled main pulmonary artery flap [0.03%]
动脉导管依赖的孤立左肺动脉及其利用主肺动脉瓣片的修复术
Wu Yilong,Tham Yi Chuan,Chan Jiahui Charmaine et al.
Wu Yilong et al.
We describe a rare case of left pulmonary artery (LPA) originating from a closed left patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). A neonate underwent left PDA reopening and stenting. Reperfusion injury was minimized while allowing time for interval gro...