Up against the wall - emergency double myocardial rupture repair
Left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) and interventricular septal rupture (VSR) are potentially catastrophic mechanical complications after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). When they occur together, “do... (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - January 31, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Rajeevlochan Ravi, Shubhra Sinha, Craig Dunlop and Jonathan Unsworth-White Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Salvage treatment of acute respiratory failure after autogenous tissue flap transplantation for chronic empyema with chest wall sinus: a case report and literature review
Chronic empyema with chest wall sinus is a difficult and complex disease caused by multiple causative factors. It is difficult to control local infection due to its possible combination of bronchopleural fistu... (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - January 30, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Lei Wang, Fei Chen, Zhongliang He, Xueming He and Chun Zhang Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Comparison of analgesic effects of percutaneous and transthoracic intercostal nerve block in video-assisted thoracic surgery: a propensity score-matched study
This study aimed to compare the analgesic efficacy of transthoracic intercostal nerve block (TINB) and percutaneous intercostal nerve block (PINB) for video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) using a retrospecti... (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - January 30, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hongliang Hui, Haoran Miao, Fan Qiu, Huaming Li, Yangui Lin, Bo Jiang and Yiqian Zhang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Gastric and cardiac inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: an extremely rare case
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a unique, rarely metastatic tumor composed of myofibroblasts and fibrous spindle cells with inflammatory cell infiltration that can affect any organ in the human bod... (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - January 29, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Yueqi Huang, Mingqi Zhang, Qingchun Li and Qiulin Huang Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after cardiac arrest for acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by Legionella: a case report
Legionella remains underdiagnosed in the intensive care unit and can progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), multiorgan failure and death. In severe cases, venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxyge... (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - January 28, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: John C. Grotberg, Linda Schulte, Erin Schumer, Mary Sullivan, Kunal Kotkar, Mohammad F. Masood and Amit Pawale Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Surgical management of mediastinal mature cystic teratoma of the elderly remaining asymptomatic
Mediastinal teratoma is an uncommon disease, nevertheless they represent the most common mediastinal germ cell tumors. It may grow silently for several years and remain undiagnosed until the occurrence of a co... (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - January 28, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Badreddine Belayachi, Hicham Fenane and Yassine Msougar Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Multifaceted surgical approach of combined thoracoretroperitoneal incision and midline abdominal incision for a secondary aortoenteric fistula
We report a one-stage surgery to the case of secondary aortoenteric fistula (sAEF) after prosthetic reconstruction of abdominal aortic aneurysm, by multifaceted approach. (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - January 28, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tomoyuki Minami, Takahiro Kojima, Naoto Yabu, Ichiya Yamazaki and Aya Saito Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Mitral valve leaflet blood cyst treated with minimally invasive approach: a case report and review of literature
Cardiac blood cyst is a very rare benign tumor of the heart in adults. Though it is very common in the first half year of life, it regresses with time and its occurrence is very rare in children older than six... (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - January 28, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Matiullah Masroor, Ting Xie, Dayan Yang, Shengxiong Lin, Nianguo Dong, Fujin Liu and Long Wu Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Study on the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy regimen for III –IVA esophageal squamous cell carcinoma post-surgery
The treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is still controversial, and neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy is a hot topic of current research. We investigated the recent efficacy and ... (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - January 25, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Chunyang Li, Pengyi Yu, Hong Li, Xin Yang, Jun Wang and Bo Jiang Tags: Research Source Type: research
The impact of two radical sternectomy surgical techniques on the outcome of deep sternal wound infections
Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a rare, yet devastating complication after cardiac surgery. While the surgical treatment always implies the soft tissue and bone debridement, there is little data about t... (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - January 24, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Olimpiu Bota, Feras Taqatqeh, Florian B önke, Maxime Mülhausen, Klaus Matschke, Adrian Dragu, Kevin Bienger and Stefan Rasche Tags: Research Source Type: research
Establishing and validation of the VBV score for assessing Lung ground-glass nodules based on high-resolution computed tomography
The widespread utilization of chest High-resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) has prompted detection of pulmonary ground-glass nodules (GGNs) in otherwise asymptomatic individuals. We aimed to establish a sim... (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - January 23, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Yuwei Zhou, Xiaoqing Cao, Haiyong Gu, Shenhu Gao, Yuxuan Wu, Haoyang Li, Bing Xiong, Haiyang Dong, Yan Lv, Rong Yang and Yihe Wu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Video assisted thorascopic assisted correction of left partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection: one case report
The left partial anomalous pulmonary vein connection is a rare congenital heart disease, especially with intact atrial septum. Now we reported a case of the left superior pulmonary vein drainage to left innomi... (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - January 23, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Gengxu He, Kai Zhou, Lei Zhao, Yuanzhi Luo, Hong Geng, Qiang Ji and Kun Zuo Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
The application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in emergent airway management - a single-center retrospective study
Emergent airway occurrences pose a significant threat to patient life. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been proven to be an effective method for managing emergent airways. (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - January 23, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Zhijun Fan, Simin Zhu, Jinling Chen, Junlin Wen, Binfei Li and Xiaozu Liao Tags: Research Source Type: research
Nonmalignant tracheal stenosis: presentation, management and outcome in limited resources setting
Nonmalignant tracheal stenosis is a potentially life threatening conditions that develops as fibrotic healing from intubation, tracheostomy, caustic injury or chronic infection processes like tuberculosis. Thi... (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - January 23, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Dereje Gulilat, Abraham Genetu, Segni Kejela, Seyoum Kassa, Abebe Bekele and Ayalew Tizazu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Nomogram for predicting major bleeding after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
The purpose of this investigation is to develop a novel nomogram for predicting major bleeding following off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - January 23, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Jianqin Zhu, Zhenjun Wu, Guiming Huang, Yuting Zhong and Cheng Peng Tags: Research Source Type: research
