Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: A Possible Severe Condition in SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia [0.03%]
SARS-CoV-2肺炎的可能严重状况：自发性纵隔气肿
Geoffrey Jacqmin,Manuel Pirotte,Carlo Caravaggio et al.
Geoffrey Jacqmin et al.
Background Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SP) is the presence of free air into extra-alveolar tissues within the mediastinum, without notion of trauma. This rare condition may occur as a complication of an underlying severe acute respirator...
Pleurabrade: A Spiral Brush for Mechanical Pleurodesis and a Review of the Literature [0.03%]
Pleurabrade：用于机械胸膜固定的螺旋刷及文献复习
John S Young,Desiree A Steimer,Emily Polhemus et al.
John S Young et al.
Background While the optimal treatment for primary spontaneous pneumothorax remains unclear, mechanical pleurodesis is a well-established treatment. The Pleurabrade is a spiral brush designed for mechanical pleurodesis during thoracoscopy. ...
Mitral Annular Calcification in Marfan Syndrome: A 38-Year Follow-Up Observation [0.03%]
马凡综合征二尖瓣环钙化的38年随访观察
Kazutaka Horiuchi
Kazutaka Horiuchi
Background Mitral annular calcification (MAC) associated with Marfan syndrome is rare in comparison with that frequently found in elderlies with valvular disease. Case Presentation A 17-year-old woman with Marfan syndrome underwent mitral v...
Management of Leukemia and Partial Atrioventricular Septal Defect during Pregnancy [0.03%]
妊娠期白血病及部分房室间隔缺损的管理
Zhi Li,Haoliang Sun,Jinghang Li et al.
Zhi Li et al.
Background Pregnancy-associated acute myeloid leukemia (PA-AML) is rare. Cardiac surgery in the context of AML poses challenges that are seldom encountered. Case Description The subject is a 31-year-old woman at 38 weeks' gestational age di...
Robotic Resection of Pulmonary Epithelial Myoepithelial Carcinoma: A Case Report [0.03%]
机器人辅助肺上皮肌上皮癌切除术一例报告
Rajika Jindani,Michael A Lopez,Tatiana P Miquel et al.
Rajika Jindani et al.
Background Pulmonary epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (P-EMC) is an extremely rare, well-differentiated, and malignant neoplasm originating from submucosal bronchial glands in the lung. EMCs arise mainly in the salivary glands. Case Descr...
Christina Putz,Franz Josef Putz,Andreas Keyser et al.
Christina Putz et al.
Background Alkaptonuria is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder of tyrosine metabolism, which results in accumulation of homogentisic acid in various tissues, including the cardiovascular system. Case Description We report on a 64-ye...
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Bernd Niemann,Markus K Heinemann
Bernd Niemann
Luca Koechlin
Luca Koechlin
The Swiss Society of Cardiac Surgery (SGHC) has announced a "Special Swiss Young Cardiac Surgeon Award 2020," with the aim to learn more about the consequences of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic for young Swiss cardiac surg...
Continuing Education through COVID-19 Crisis in the United Kingdom: A Swiss Trainee Abroad [0.03%]
英国新冠疫情下的继续教育：一名瑞士实习医生的见解
Alicja Zientara
Alicja Zientara
The work has been awarded in July 2020 with the "Special Swiss Young Cardiac Surgeon Award 2020" by the Swiss Society of Cardiac Surgery (Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Herz- und thorakale Gefässchirurgie [SGHC-SSCC]) and reflects a pers...
Management of a Residual VSD 60 Years after One of the First Operations Worldwide [0.03%]
术后60年残余室间隔缺损的治疗（世界上最早的手术之一）
Yasser Yehia Hegazy,Mohamed Koriem,Noha Samir Keshk-Hegazy et al.
Yasser Yehia Hegazy et al.
Background Although surgical closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the gold standard treatment, patients are subjected to deterioration in the following decades. We will present here the first case in literature surviving 60 years a...