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Evaluation of the Factors Affecting Higher Hospitalization Cost of Lung Resection for Primary Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study
CONCLUSION: In addition to postoperative complications and prolonged hospitalization, patient background, histological types, and intraoperative factors were also considered as the risk factors for higher medical costs.PMID:38325848 | DOI:10.5761/atcs.oa.23-00180 (Source: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 7, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Yukio Umeda Shinsuke Matsumoto Kiyohiko Hagiwara Shoji Yoshikawa Alex Chen Source Type: research

Strategies to Minimize Sternal and Leg Wound Complications after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using No-Touch Saphenous Vein Grafts
CONCLUSION: Sternal wound complications after CABG could be minimized by the unilateral ITA usage, meticulous closure of the sternal wound in addition to compliance with the current guidelines. Wound complications after NT SV harvest may also be minimized by preoperative evaluation, careful harvesting, and meticulous wound closure.PMID:38296518 | DOI:10.5761/atcs.oa.23-00154 (Source: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - January 31, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Min-Seok Kim Seong Wook Hwang Ki-Bong Kim Source Type: research

Posterior Papillary Muscle Suspension for Treating Systolic Anterior Motion in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;30(1). doi: 10.5761/atcs.nm.23-00176.ABSTRACTSystolic anterior motion of the anterior mitral leaflet can persist after ventricular septal myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, resulting in residual pressure gradients and mitral regurgitation. However, additional procedures for systolic anterior motion involving mitral valve leaflet suturing and resection may lead to future valve disease. Therefore, we adopted posterior papillary muscle suspension, a subvalvular procedure for functional mitral regurgitation, to treat systolic anterior motion without directly intervening in th...
Source: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - January 31, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Taiki Ito Satoru Wakasa Koji Sato Shinji Abe Taro Minamida Source Type: research

Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection for Low-Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma (Evans Tumor) with Massive Calcification and Originating from the Lung: A Rare Case in an Unexpected Location
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;30(1). doi: 10.5761/atcs.cr.23-00170.ABSTRACTWe encountered a rare case of low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma, which is generally known as Evans tumor, with massive calcification originating from the lung. The patient was a 22-year-old man with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who was referred for a detailed investigation of an intrathoracic tumor with massive calcification. Although our preoperative diagnosis was a solitary fibrous tumor originating from the mediastinum or diaphragm, intraoperative thoracoscopy revealed the tumor arising from the left lower lobe without adhesion to the other organs....
Source: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - January 31, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hiroki Watanabe Keita Nakanishi Harushi Ueno Taketo Kato Yoshie Shimoyama Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa Source Type: research

Effect of Tegafur-Uracil in Resected Stage IB Lung Adenocarcinoma According to Presence or Absence of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene Mutation: A Retrospective Cohort Study
CONCLUSION: UFT administration can improve the prognosis of EGFR mutation-negative LUAD but not EGFR mutation-positive LUAD. Thus, clinical trials of adjuvant-targeted therapy for EGFR mutation-positive stage IB LUAD should also be conducted in Japan.PMID:38105006 | DOI:10.5761/atcs.oa.23-00134 (Source: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - December 17, 2023 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Masaya Aoki Ryo Miyata Go Kamimura Aya Harada Takeda Takayuki Suetsugu Keiko Mizuno Kazuhiro Ueda Source Type: research