The safety and efficacy of decortication for stage III drug-resistant tuberculous empyema [0.03%]
治疗耐药性III期脓胸肺断离手术的安全性和疗效分析
Li Yao,Bing Wang,Xianxiang Chen et al.
Li Yao et al.
Objectives: The goal of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of decortication for stage III drug-resistant tuberculous empyema (TE). Methods...
Rahul Bhushan,Vijay Grover
Rahul Bhushan
Kaoru Fukuyama,Yasunobu Funakoshi
Kaoru Fukuyama
A 66-year-old woman with a massive anterior mediastinal tumour was diagnosed with type B2 thymoma. After 2 courses of chemotherapy, extended thymectomy and partial resection of the lung and large vessels were performed, and the tumour was c...
Surgical outcomes of thoracoscopic thymectomy via the single-port subxiphoid approach versus the unilateral intercostal approach [0.03%]
单孔胸骨下途径与单侧肋间途径电视胸腔镜纵隔肿瘤切除术的临床疗效分析
Joonseok Lee,Sukki Cho,Seung Hwan Yoon et al.
Joonseok Lee et al.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the safety and feasibility of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) total thymectomy via the single-port subxiphoid approach compared with the intercostal approach. ...
3D mapping challenges in hybrid video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical ablation of Brugada syndrome [0.03%]
杂交视频辅助胸腔镜手术消融Brugada综合征的三维建模难点分析
Ivan Eltsov,Luigi Pannone,Robbert Ramak et al.
Ivan Eltsov et al.
Objectives: Brugada syndrome is a life-threatening disease with an arrhythmogenic substrate located in the epicardium of right ventricle outflow tract. Therefore, the correct region identification is crucial for a success...
Utility of routine chest radiographs after chest drain removal in paediatric cardiac surgical patients-a retrospective analysis of 1076 patients [0.03%]
儿童心脏手术患者胸腔引流管移除后常规胸部X线的必要性-1076例回顾性分析
Gautham Shetty,Jason Zouki,Geraldine Lee et al.
Gautham Shetty et al.
Objectives: Chest drains are routinely placed in children following cardiac surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of a clinically relevant pneumothorax and/or pleural effusion after drain remov...
Systolic anterior motion due to morphology changes in constrictive pericarditis [0.03%]
缩窄性心包炎形态改变所致主动脉前向运动
Yu Kumagai,Hiroyuki Nakajima,Tomomi Nakajima et al.
Yu Kumagai et al.
Systolic anterior motion (SAM) can be caused by multifactorial mechanisms, including structural, morphological and functional factors. We report an unusual case of a 76-year-old woman presenting with SAM associated with constrictive pericar...
Surgical retrieval of an embolized patent ductus arteriosus closure device in an infant weighing 1050 G [0.03%]
一例经导管封堵动脉导管未闭栓塞后于体重1050g早产儿中手术取出封堵器的病例报告
Arif Selcuk,Arvind Kumar Bishnoi,Joshua Kanter et al.
Arif Selcuk et al.
The dislodgement of device during transcatheter procedure is a rare complication and the device can be retrieved by transcatheter techniques in most cases. In case of failed attempts, the surgery may be required and in haemodynamically unst...
Body mass index effect on long-term survival after coronary artery bypass surgery: a competing risk analysis [0.03%]
身体质量指数对冠状动脉旁路移植术后长期生存影响的竞争力风险分析
Armando Abreu,José Máximo,Francisca Saraiva et al.
Armando Abreu et al.
Objectives: The aim of this sudy was to investigate the presence of an obesity paradox on the long-term mortality of patients undergoing primary isolated coronary artery bypass surgery and to uncover whether any discrepan...
Staged endoscopic mitral valve repair for active infective endocarditis with a mitral annular abscess [0.03%]
主动脉炎性瓣膜病伴二尖瓣环脓肿的分期内镜二尖瓣修复术
Riku Kato,Soh Hosoba,Shogo Maeda et al.
Riku Kato et al.
The presence of an annular abscess complicates the operation for infective endocarditis. We report a case of a totally endoscopic repair of a mitral annular abscess using a staged strategy. A 28-year-old woman underwent endoscopic mitral va...