Segmentectomy is widely used to treat pulmonary nodules and more functional lungs can be preserved in patients. For pulmonary nodules deep near the intersegmental border, only one single segmentectomy may not … Read More
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Transapical intramyocardial septal microwave ablation in treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: 12-month outcomes of a swine model
To date, the extended Morrow procedure is considered the gold standard treatment for patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who experience severe symptoms and are unresponsive to medication trea… Read More
Uncommon using of the pulmonary homograft in oncological case – three years follow up
There are enough cases of colorectal cancer with liver metastasis, but inferior vena cava infiltraion with dissemination to the right atrium is an infrequent event.
Open aortic arch repair without circulatory arrest by frozen elephant trunk in Ishimaru zone 0
Open arch surgery is technically demanding for the surgeon and surgically and biologically invasive for the patient, requiring a variably long period of hypothermic circulatory arrest.
Left ventricular free wall rupture caused by myocardial ischemia without treatable atherosclerotic coronary disease: a case series
The clinical presentation of left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) varies ranging from uneventful condition to congestive heart failure.
The characteristics and prognosis of different disease patterns of multiple primary lung cancers categorized according to the 8th edition lung cancer staging system
The 8th edition lung cancer staging system was the first to describe the detailed diagnosis and staging of multiple primary lung cancers (MPLC). However, the characteristics and prognosis of MPLC categorized a… Read More
Surgeon-modified fenestrated endovascular grafts and thoracoscope-assisted fixation for treatment of thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms
Total endovascular technique with fenestrated endovascular graft might be hampered for the late dilatation of proximal landing zone, which may cause endografts migration. We describe a successful urgent hybrid… Read More
A basaloid carcinoma with multilocular thymic cyst mimicking a mediastinal teratoma
This case report details a rare thymic basaloid carcinoma initially misinterpreted as a mediastinal teratoma, underscoring the diagnostic challenges posed by such tumors. A 71-year-old female presented with an… Read More
Management of left atrial myxoma in pregnant women: a case series
Left atrial myxoma during pregnancy is rare. We present three cases in order to aid in the management.
Transcarotid vascular access for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: is choosing the left side always right?
The transcarotid (TC) vascular access for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as the first-choice alternative to the transfemoral access, in patients unsuitable for the latter. The use o… Read More