Surgical technique and results of tracheal and carinal replacement with aortic allografts for salivary gland–type carcinoma , 12 April 2010
Alain Wurtz, Henri Porte, Massimo Conti, Catherine Dusson, Jacques Desbordes, Marie-Christine Copin, Charles-Hugo Marquette
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 2, Pages 387-393.e2)
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A balanced perspective for management of tracheal salivary gland-type carcinomas
Chadrick E. Denlinger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 2, Page 394)
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Advantages of the segmental nondivided intercostal muscle flap
Federico Venuta, Marco Anile, Erino A. Rendina
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 2, Page 485)
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Theoretical cost benefits of cryobiopsy
Andrew R.L. Medford
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 2, Pages 487-488)
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Reply to the Editor
Christian Schumann, Jürgen Hetzel, Philipp M. Lepper, Martin Hetzel
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 2, Page 488)
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Surgical excision of right ventricular carcinoid tumor in a symptomatic patient without carcinoid valve disease , 05 April 2010
Basar Sareyyupoglu, Heidi M. Connolly, Hartzell V. Schaff
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 2, Pages e23-e25)
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Sustained local application of epidermal growth factor to accelerate reepithelialization of tracheal grafts , 28 December 2009
Jinbo Zhao, Yong Han, Zhibo Liang, Zhipei Zhang, Qiang Lu, Xiaolong Yan, Xiaofei Li
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages 209-215)
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Is pneumonectomy mandatory after transection of the left main pulmonary artery? , 27 September 2009
Ugonna N. Ihekweazu, William D. Travis, Raja M. Flores
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages 242-243)
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Mediastinoscopy-assisted minimally invasive closure of a bronchopleural fistula: A new technique to manage an old problem , 26 October 2009
Shawn S. Groth, Jonathan D'Cunha, Natasha M. Rueth, Rafael S. Andrade, Michael A. Maddaus
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages 244-245)
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Balloon-guided, tapered, Polyflex stent guidance: An atraumatic technique for successful stent placement through tight, rigid airway stenoses , 18 January 2010
Moishe Liberman, John C. Wain
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages 248-249.e1)
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Bronchoscopic transesophageal ultrasound–guided needle aspiration: An alternative to the conventional transesophageal ultrasound–guided needle aspiration technique , 30 November 2009
Masahide Oki, Hideo Saka, Chiyoe Kitagawa, Shinji Sato
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 6, Pages 1659-1661)
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Subxiphoid epicardial left ventricular pacing lead placement is feasible , 09 October 2009
Takeyoshi Ota, David Schwartzman, Marco A. Zenati
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 6, Pages 1661-1662)
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Feasibility of transtracheal thoracoscopy (natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery) , 30 November 2009
Yun-Hen Liu, Hung-Ping Liu, Yi-Chen Wu, Po-Jen Ko
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages 1349-1350)
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Endobronchial tumor debulking with a flexible cryoprobe for immediate treatment of malignant stenosis , 28 August 2009
Christian Schumann, Martin Hetzel, Alexander J. Babiak, Jürgen Hetzel, Tobias Merk, Thomas Wibmer, Philipp M. Lepper, Stefan Krüger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 4, Pages 997-1000)
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Innovative surgical technique of right upper bilobe transplantation , 01 June 2009
Federico Rea, Abdel-Mohsen Hamad, Monica Loy, Cristiano Breda, Marco Schiavon, Giuseppe Marulli
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 4, Pages 1071-1073)
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Bronchoscopic spray cryotherapy: Assessment of safety and depth of airway injury , 07 August 2009
William S. Krimsky, Jennifer N. Broussard, Saiyad A. Sarkar, Daniel P. Harley
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages 781-782)
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Silver nitrate: To discover already discovered…
Bartosz Kubisa, Tomasz Grodzki, Janusz Wójcik
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages 805-806)
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Reply to the Editor
G. Stratakos, Ch. Zisis, St. Gasparini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Page 806)
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Giant tracheocele , 19 January 2009
Abdul Razak, Prashant H. Patil, Jaspal Singh Sahota, S. Subramanian
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages e27-e28)
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Benign gastrobronchial fistula with adenocarcinoma of the right mainstem bronchus , 23 February 2009
Simon Turcotte, Isabelle L. Cayer, Jean-Luc Laporte, Pasquale Ferraro, Jocelyne Martin, André Duranceau
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages e37-e39)
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Long-term cardiopulmonary function after thoracic sympathectomy: Comparison between the conventional and simplified techniques , 29 June 2009
Miguel Angel Ponce González, Gabriel Juliá Serdá, Pedro Rodriguez Suarez, Gregorio Perez-Peñate, Jorge Freixinet Gilart, Pedro Cabrera Navarro
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 405-410)
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Management of severe pediatric subglottic stenosis with glottic involvement , 02 July 2009
Mercy George, Yves Jaquet, Christos Ikonomidis, Philippe Monnier
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 411-417)
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Both epithelial cells and mesenchymal stem cell–derived chondrocytes contribute to the survival of tissue-engineered airway transplants in pigs , 08 December 2009
Tetsuhiko Go, Philipp Jungebluth, Silvia Baiguero, Adelaide Asnaghi, Jaume Martorell, Helmut Ostertag, Sara Mantero, Martin Birchall, Augustinus Bader, Paolo Macchiarini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 437-443)
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Silicone Y stent placement at secondary left carina for malignant central airway obstruction , 23 February 2009
Septimiu D. Murgu, Henri G. Colt
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 494-495)
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What is the real risk of stent-graft infection in the treatment of aortobronchial fistulas?
Antonio Bozzani, Vittorio Arici, Attilio Odero
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 511-512)
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Independent lung ventilation in the postoperative management of large bronchopleural fistula , 19 January 2009
Igor E. Konstantinov, Pankaj Saxena
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages e21-e22)
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Anterior pericardial tracheoplasty for long-segment tracheal stenosis: Long-term outcomes , 12 November 2009
Nervin Fanous, S. Adil Husain, Mark Ruzmetov, Mark D. Rodefeld, Mark W. Turrentine, John W. Brown
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 1, Pages 18-25)
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Biodegradable polymer coating promotes the epithelization of tissue-engineered airway prostheses , 18 June 2009
Toshihiko Sato, Masato Araki, Naoki Nakajima, Koichi Omori, Tatsuo Nakamura
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 1, Pages 26-31)
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Fibrocollagen-covered prosthesis for a noncircumferential segmental tracheal replacement , 24 June 2009
Fernando Villegas-Álvarez, José F. González-Zamora, Angelica González-Maciel, Rosa Soriano-Rosales, Beatriz Pérez-Guille, Luis Padilla-Sánchez, Rafael Reynoso-Robles, Andrea Ramos-Morales, Edgar Zenteno-Galindo, Armando Pérez-Torres, Eduardo E. Montalvo-Jave
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 1, Pages 32-37)
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Complete lung parenchyma–sparing resection of the right main stem bronchus and bronchus intermedius , 09 March 2009
Justin H. Booth, Roosevelt Bryant, Ara Vaporciyan, David L.S. Morales
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 1, Pages 222-224)
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Unifocalization of major aortopulmonary collateral arteries in pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect is essential to achieve excellent outcomes irrespective of native pulmonary artery morphology , 21 October 2009
Ben Davies, Shafi Mussa, Paul Davies, John Stickley, Timothy J. Jones, David J. Barron, William J. Brawn
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 6, Pages 1269-1275.e1)
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Primary left ventricular rehabilitation is effective in maintaining two-ventricle physiology in the borderline left heart , 13 October 2009
Sitaram M. Emani, Emile A. Bacha, Doff B. McElhinney, Gerald R. Marx, Wayne Tworetzky, Frank A. Pigula, Pedro J. del Nido
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 6, Pages 1276-1282)
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Reconstruction of the pulmonary artery for lung cancer: Long-term results , 10 September 2009
Federico Venuta, Anna Maria Ciccone, Marco Anile, Mohsen Ibrahim, Tiziano De Giacomo, Giorgio F. Coloni, Erino A. Rendina
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 5, Pages 1185-1191)
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Animal models of tracheal allotransplantation using vitrified cryopreservation , 27 July 2009
Hongcan Shi, Hong Xu, Dan Lu, Jun Wu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 5, Pages 1222-1226)
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In situ tissue engineering for tracheal reconstruction using a luminar remodeling type of artificial trachea , 13 May 2009
Tatsuo Nakamura, Toshihiko Sato, Masato Araki, Satoshi Ichihara, Akira Nakada, Makoto Yoshitani, Shin-ichi Itoi, Masaru Yamashita, Shin-ichi Kanemaru, Kouichi Omori, Yoshio Hori, Katsuaki Endo, Yuji Inada, Katsumi Hayakawa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 4, Pages 811-819)
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Structural and morphologic evaluation of a novel detergent–enzymatic tissue-engineered tracheal tubular matrix , 15 July 2009
Philipp Jungebluth, Tetsuhiko Go, Adelaide Asnaghi, Silvia Bellini, Jaume Martorell, Chiara Calore, Luca Urbani, Helmut Ostertag, Sara Mantero, Maria Teresa Conconi, Paolo Macchiarini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 3, Pages 586-593)
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Silver nitrate through flexible bronchoscope in the treatment of bronchopleural fistulae , 23 February 2009
Grigoris Stratakos, Lina Zuccatosta, Ilias Porfyridis, Michele Sediari, Charalambos Zisis, Vasso Mariatou, Eleftherios Kostopoulos, Argini Psevdi, Spyros Zakynthinos, Stefano Gasparini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 3, Pages 603-607)
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Composite cervical skin and cartilage flap provides a novel large airway substitute after long-segment tracheal resection
Dominique Fabre, Sunil Singhal, Vincent De Montpreville, Benoit Decante, Sacha Mussot, Olivier Chataigner, Olaf Mercier, Frederic Kolb, Philippe G. Dartevelle, Elie Fadel
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 1, Pages 32-39)
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Reply to the Editor
Patricia A. Thistlethwaite, James Harrell
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 1, Pages 252-253)
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Membranous tracheoplasty using an azygous vein pedicle graft with roundabout-field intubation: A novel surgical technique , 27 May 2008
Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, Takashi Ibe, Yasuki Iwasaki, Atsushi Takise, Izumi Takeyoshi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 6, Pages 1560-1562)
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A modified technique of selective lung ventilation through a tracheostomy to facilitate conservative management of iatrogenic tracheal rupture , 27 January 2009
Elizabeth Belcher, Massimo Conti, Peter Goldstraw, Simon Jordan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 6, Pages 1562-1564)
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Predictor factors of transbronchial needle aspiration diagnostic yield in sarcoidosis
Alberto Fernández-Villar, Virginia Leiro, Maribel Botana
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 6, Pages 1578-1579)
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Laryngeal split and rib cartilage interpositional grafting: Treatment option for glottic/subglottic stenosis in adults , 19 January 2009
Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Hélio Minamoto, Felipe Carneiro, Paulo Manuel Pego–Fernandes, Fábio Biscegli Jatene
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 4, Pages 818-823)
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Tailored cricoplasty: An improved modification for reconstruction in subglottic tracheal stenosis
Moishe Liberman, Douglas J. Mathisen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Pages 573-579)
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Sleeve resection of the left main bronchus for delayed extraction of a chicken bone , 03 June 2008
Alper Toker, Serhan Tanju, Berker Ozkan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Pages 768-769)
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Nonoperative management of an extensive tracheal injury in an 860-g preterm neonate
Christopher W. Baird, Larry T. Watts, Karen J. Lessaris
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Pages 787-788)
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Reply to the Editor:
Chadrick E. Denlinger, Daniel Kreisel
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Page 788)
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Successful immediate cryorecanalization of a simultaneous high-grade tracheal and bronchial stenosis as rare manifestations of bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma , 21 May 2008
Christian Schumann, Philipp M. Lepper, Thomas F.E. Barth, Peter Möller, Stefan Krüger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages e17-e19)
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Latero-lateral slide tracheoplasty for upper airway stenosis: An 8-year follow-up , 03 June 2008
Erdal Tasci, Halil Ciftci, Farzin Periovi, Cemal Asim Kutlu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages e44-e46)
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A novel technique for bronchopleural fistula closure: An hourglass-shaped stent , 01 September 2008
Cemal Asim Kutlu, Suat Patlakoglu, Ahmet Erdal Tasci, Oguz Kapicibasi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages e46-e47)
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Airway stenoses after lung transplantation: Incidence, management, and outcome
Patricia A. Thistlethwaite, Gordon Yung, Aaron Kemp, Stephanie Osbourne, Stuart W. Jamieson, Colleen Channick, James Harrell
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 6, Pages 1569-1575)
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Factors leading to tracheobronchial self-expandable metallic stent fracture , 09 September 2008
Fu-Tsai Chung, Shu-Min Lin, Hao-Cheng Chen, Chun-Liang Chou, Chih-Teng Yu, Chien-Ying Liu, Chun-Hua Wang, Horng-Chyuan Lin, Chien-Da Huang, Han-Pin Kuo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1328-1335)
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Pumpless extracorporeal gas exchange aiding central airway surgery , 01 September 2008
Thorsten Walles, Volker Steger, Holger Wurst, Klaus-Dieter Schmidt, Godehard Friedel
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1372-1374)
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Nonoperative management of large tracheal injuries , 21 May 2008
Chadrick E. Denlinger, Nirmal Veeramachaneni, Alexander S. Krupnick, G. Alexander Patterson, Daniel Kreisel
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 3, Pages 782-783.e1)
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Superficial femoral vein as substitute for pulmonary artery reconstruction after resection for bronchovascular fistula , 27 May 2008
Nikos Kotzampassaki, Jean-Marc Corpataux, Philippe Pasche, L. Magnusson, Hans-Beat Ris
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 2, Pages 525-527)
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Recurrent foreign body granuloma with airway obstruction: Is there a role for steroids?
Felicia S.W. Teo, Anne A.L. Hsu, Agasthian Thirugnanam
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 224-225)
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Management of postintubation tracheal ruptures
Alain Wurtz, Lotfi Benhamed, Massimo Conti, Henri Porte
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 231-232)
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Reply to the Editor:
In Kyu Park
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Page 232)
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Postpneumonectomy syndrome: Surgical management and long-term results
K. Robert Shen, John C. Wain, Cameron D. Wright, Hermes C. Grillo, Douglas J. Mathisen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 6, Pages 1210-1219.e6)
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Hemoptysis caused by an endobronchial lipoma
Pier Luigi Filosso, Roberto Giobbe, Claudio Mossetti, Enrico Ruffini, Alberto Oliaro
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 4, Pages 954-955)
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Successful lysis of an aortic prosthetic valve thrombosis with a dosing regimen for peripheral artery and bypass graft occlusions
Patricia K. Nguyen, Scott M. Wasserman, James I. Fann, John Giacomini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 3, Pages 691-693)
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Closure of a large tracheoesophageal fistula using AlloDerm
Jang Wen Su, David P. Mason, Sudish C. Murthy, Thomas W. Rice
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 3, Pages 706-707)
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End-to-side bronchial anastomosis using the continuous suture technique
Erdal Tasci, Alpay Orki, Cemal Asim Kutlu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 3, Pages 708-709)
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A lung granuloma with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection and bronchial atresia
K. Sumida, T. Kohno, M. Mun, A. Hamamoto, T. Yoshiya, T. Takahashi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 449-450)
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Transcervical intraluminal repair of posterior membranous tracheal laceration through semi-lateral transverse tracheotomy
In Kyu Park, Jin Gu Lee, Chang Young Lee, Dae Joon Kim, Kyung Young Chung
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 6, Pages 1597-1598)
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Extended pneumonectomy for non–small cell lung cancer: Morbidity, mortality, and long-term results , 05 October 2007
Alessandro Borri, Francesco Leo, Giulia Veronesi, Piergiorgio Solli, Domenico Galetta, Roberto Gasparri, Francesco Petrella, Paolo Scanagatta, Davide Radice, Lorenzo Spaggiari
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1266-1272)
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Fracture of silicone tracheal T-tube: A rare complication
Iwao Takanami, Tomohiro Abiko, Hideko Kurihara
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1362-1363)
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Recurrent cough and hemoptysis associated with tracheal capillary hemangioma in an adolescent boy: A case report
Ilias Porfyridis, Charalambos Zisis, Konstantinos Glinos, Krystallia Stavrakaki, Dimitra Rontogianni, Spyros Zakynthinos, Charis Roussos, Grigoris Stratakos
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1366-1367)
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Use of an apical heart suction device to expose the left pulmonary veins during transsternal pneumonectomy
Federico Venuta, Giuseppe Mazzesi, Federico Francioni, Marco Anile, Mario Di Stasio, Valeria Liparulo, Chiara Ricella, Giorgio Furio Coloni
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1369-1371)
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Clinical application of airway bypass with paclitaxel-eluting stents: Early results , 20 August 2007
Paulo F.G. Cardoso, Gregory I. Snell, Peter Hopkins, Gerhard W. Sybrecht, Georgios Stamatis, Alan W. Ng, Philip Eng
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages 974-981)
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Robot-assisted endoscopic airway reconstruction in rabbits, with the aim to perform robot-assisted thoracoscopic bronchoplasty in human subjects
Ryuichi Waseda, Norihiko Ishikawa, Makoto Oda, Isao Matsumoto, Yasuhiko Ohta, Noriyuki Inaki, Yasumitsu Hirano, Go Watanabe
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages 989-995)
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Fibroepithelial polyps: Preoperative diagnosis may avoid thoracotomy
Christopher T. Wartmann, Denise Fernandez, Raja M. Flores
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages 1080-1081)
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Use of tissue expanders in adult postpneumonectomy syndrome
Anne Floor M. Macaré van Maurik, Bart M. Stubenitsky, Henry A. van Swieten, Vincent A.M. Duurkens, Erik Laban, Moshe Kon
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Pages 608-612)
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Conservative management of postintubation tracheobronchial ruptures
Massimo Conti, Henri Porte, Alain Wurtz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Pages 821-822)
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Reply to the Editor
Salvatore Griffo, Paolo Stassano, Luigi Di Tommaso
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Page 822)
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One-lung ventilation: For how long?
Celal Tekinbas, Hulya Ulusoy, Esin Yulug, Mehmet Muharrem Erol, Ahmet Alver, Engin Yenilmez, Sukran Geze, Murat Topbas
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 405-410)
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Long-term results of surgical treatment in benign bronchoesophageal fistula
Hong Kwan Kim, Yong Soo Choi, Kwhanmien Kim, Jhingook Kim, Young Mog Shim
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 411-414)
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Esophageal atypical carcinoid tumor with tracheal invasion
Ke-Cheng Chen, Yih-Leong Chang, Chien-Te Pan, Yung-Chie Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 524-525)
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Interventional closure of postpneumonectomy bronchial pleural fistula with a self-expandable double umbrella–shaped occluder knitted with nitinol shape memory alloy
Jianhua Zhang, Shengshou Hu, Bingren Gao, Debin Liu, Feixue Song, Bin Li, Yongzhu Yang, Shenjun Zhu, Zhiping Wang
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 531-533)
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Lobectomy or pneumonectomy for multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis can be performed with acceptable morbidity and mortality: A seven-year review of a single institution’s experience
Tarek Mohsen, Amany Abou Zeid, Saleem Haj-Yahia
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Pages 194-198)
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Complete vascular ring presenting in adulthood: An unusual management dilemma
Edward J. Hickey, Aftab Khan, David Anderson, Loic Lang-Lazdunski
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Pages 235-236)
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Surgical treatment of tracheoinnominate fistula after stent-graft implantation
Enrico Maria Marone, Gloria Esposito, Andrea Kahlberg, Yamume Tshomba, Chiara Brioschi, Piero Zannini, Roberto Chiesa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1641-1643)
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Bilateral sleeve lobectomy for synchronized bilateral central carcinoid tumor
Gokhan Yuncu, Serpil Sevinc, Berna Ozturk, Goksel Kiter, Ferda Bir, Nevzat Karabulut
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1660-1661)
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A case of recurrent biliptysis
Velayutham Vimalraj, Satyanesan Jeswanth, Eswaran Selvakumar, Damodaran Jyotibasu, Shanmugasundaram Rajendran, Palaniappan Ravichandran, Tirupporur Govindaswamy Balachandar, Devy Gounder Kannan, Rajagopal Surendran
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1662-1663)
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in respiratory failure for pulmonary contusion and bronchial disruption after trauma
Andrea Campione, Marco Agostini, Mario Portolan, Antonella Alloisio, Carlo Fino, Giuseppe Vassallo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1673-1674)
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Benign bronchoesophageal fistula: Report of four cases
Salvatore Griffo, Paolo Stassano, Gabriele Iannelli, Luigi Di Tommaso, Marcellino Cicalese, Mario Monaco, Giovanni Ferrante
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1378-1379)
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Closure of tracheogastric fistula by video-assisted tracheoscopy, direct repair, and self-expandable titanium stent in a patient with total laryngopharyngoesophagectomy
Said Fayoumi, Samer Sawalhi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 1103-1104)
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Definitive diagnosis and surgical planning of H-type tracheoesophageal fistula in a critically ill neonate: First experience using air distension of the esophagus during high-resolution computed tomography acquisition
Phalla Ou, Elisa Seror, Wael Layouss, Yann Révillon, Francis Brunelle
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 1116-1117)
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Pleurodesis with an autologous blood patch to prevent persistent air leaks after lobectomy
Claudio Andreetti, Federico Venuta, Marco Anile, Tiziano De Giacomo, Daniele Diso, Mario Di Stasio, Erino A. Rendina, Giorgio Furio Coloni
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 3, Pages 759-762)
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Improved lung perfusion with surgical correction of pulmonary artery sling
Emmanuel Le Bret, Brigitte Fauroux, Anne Sigal-Cinqualbre, Claire de Labriolle-Vaylet, Alain Batisse, Régine Roussin, Emre Belli, Alain Serraf
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 3, Pages 815-816)
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Tuberculosis presenting as an endobronchial mass
Daniel Kreisel, Nimmi Arora, Scott A. Weisenberg, Anjali Saqi, Alexander S. Krupnick, Anna M. Demetriades, Chris Iakovou, Rick Conetta, Paul C. Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 2, Pages 582-584)
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Thoracoscopic mediastinal repositioning for postpneumonectomy syndrome
Michael F. Reed, Jaime D. Lewis
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 264-265)
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Primary pulmonary malignant schwannoma with extension to the tracheal carina
Mika Uchiyama, Yoshie Shimoyama, Noriyasu Usami, Simon Ito, Ayuko Yasuda, Koji Kawaguchi, Kohei Yokoi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 265-267)
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Technique of right single-lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis using cross-field ventilation
Seth D. Force, Andres Pelaez, David C. Neujahr, Allan M. Ramirez, William Whitley, Daniel L. Miller, E. Clinton Lawrence
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 272-273)
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Clinical-pathologic conference in general thoracic surgery: A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the trachea
Sonia S. Shah, Demet Karnak, Shetal N. Shah, Charles Biscotti, Sudish Murthy, Atul C. Mehta
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1455-1459)
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Closure of left-sided bronchopleural fistula by video-assisted mediastinoscopy: Is it always possible?
Nicolas Venissac, Daniel Pop, Jerome Mouroux
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1490-1491)
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Successful early repair of a traumatic tracheoesophageal fistula after blunt chest trauma
James M. O’Riordan, Niall Hickey, Oleg Ilinski, Parnell Keeling, Thomas N. Walsh
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1495-1496.e1)
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Closure of a bronchopleural fistula after extended right pneumonectomy after induction chemotherapy with BioGlue surgical adhesive
Loïc Lang-Lazdunski
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1497-1498)
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Clinical-pathologic conference in general thoracic surgery: Carinal resection for endobronchial grade I neuroendocrine carcinoma
Benjamin D. Kozower, Robert Jarrett, Sanjeev Bhalla, G. Alexander Patterson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 5, Pages 1219-1222)
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Telescoping bronchial anastomosis for extended sleeve lobectomy
Shinichiro Miyoshi, Motohiko Tamura, Osamu Araki, Naoko Yoshii, Yoko Karube, Norio Seki, Hideo Umezu, Satoru Kobayashi, Hiromi Ishihama, Sensuke Nagai, Noriyoshi Sawabata
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 4, Pages 978-980)
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Tracheal stents in patients with malignancy
Marco Anile, Tiziano De Giacomo, Federico Venuta
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 4, Page 991)
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Reply to the Editor
Jarmo Salo, Thanos Sioris, Jari Räsänen, Eero Sihvo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 4, Pages 991-992)
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Treatment of persistent air leakage with endobronchial one-way valves
Marco Anile, Federico Venuta, Tiziano De Giacomo, Erino Angelo Rendina, Daniele Diso, Francesco Pugliese, Franco Ruberto, Giorgio Furio Coloni
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 3, Pages 711-712)
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Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: A rare cause of tracheal stenosis—“TPO stenosis”
Amir M. Khan, Chang Shim, Nichelle Simmons, Virginia Chung, Daniel D. Alterman, Linda B. Haramati, Andrew R. Berman
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 3, Pages 714-716)
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Repair of gastrotracheal fistula with a pedicled pericardial flap after Ivor Lewis esophagogastrectomy for esophageal cancer
Suk-Won Song, Hyun-Sung Lee, Moon Soo Kim, Jong Mog Lee, Jae Hyun Kim, Jae Ill Zo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 3, Pages 716-717)
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Tracheal rhinosporidiosis
Parameswari Rekha, Beena Thomas, Joseph M. Pappachan, Kummannu P. Venugopal, Thanathu K. Jayakumar, Parackal Sukumaran
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 3, Pages 718-719)
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Bronchoscopic treatment of postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula with a collagen screw plug
Hiroyuki Tao, Masato Araki, Toshihiko Sato, Shigeyuki Morino, Rieko Kawanami, Makoto Yoshitani, Tatsuo Nakamura
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 99-104)
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Long-term outcome of bronchoscopically resected endobronchial typical carcinoid tumors
Heyman Luckraz, Khalid Amer, Lynne Thomas, Allen Gibbs, Eric G. Butchart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 113-115)
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Slide tracheoplasty in the presence of tracheal bronchus in an infant
Emmanuel Le Bret, Natacha Teissier, Emre Belli, Anne Sigal-Cinqualbre, Vincent Couloignier, Philippe Narcy, Serge Demontoux, Nourredine Gharbi, Régine Roussin, Thierry Van Den Abbeele, Alain Serraf
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages e15-e16)
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Slide cricotracheoplasty in an infant
Emmanuel Le Bret, Eréa Noel Garabédian, Natacha Teissier, Emre Belli, Noureddine Gharbi, Jacqueline Bruniaux, Régine Roussin, Anne Sigal-Cinqualbre, Alain Serraf
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 179-180)
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Slide tracheobronchoplasty in an infant
Emmanuel Le Bret, Eréa Noel Garabédian, Natacha Teissier, Emre Belli, Noureddine Gharbi, Jacqueline Bruniaux, Régine Roussin, Anne Sigal-Cinqualbre, Alain Serraf
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 181-183)
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Carcinoma showing thymus-like elements invading the trachea
Marco Alifano, Mohamed Sadok Boudaya, Carmen Dinu, Habiba Kadiri, Jean-François Regnard
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 191-192)
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Tracheal glomus tumor
Tamer Altinok, Ebru Cakir, Erkmen Gulhan, Irfan Tastepe
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 201-202)
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Single-stage repair of a large acquired tracheoesophageal fistula with interposition of 2 muscle pedicle flaps and laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy
Vishwanath Golash
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1413-1414)
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Fatal fistula between the trachea and the brachiocephalic artery: Late complication of a second-generation, self-expanding metallic tracheal stent
Eero I.T. Sihvo, Thanos Sioris, Olli Tynninen, Jarmo A. Salo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1415-1416)
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Stenotic bridging bronchus: A very rare entity
Salih Topcu, Serife Tuba Liman, Hasan Tahsin Sarisoy, Abdulkadir Babaoglu, Emre Ozker
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 1200-1201)
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Tracheostomy after cardiovascular surgery: An assessment of long-term outcome
Peter A. Walts, Sudish C. Murthy, Alejandro C. Arroliga, Jean-Pierre Yared, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Thomas W. Rice, Bruce W. Lytle, Eugene H. Blackstone
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 4, Pages 830-837.e2)
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Congenital bronchoesophageal fistula in an adult woman
Rafael Aguiló, Juan Minguella, Jaime Jimeno, Sonia Puig, José A. Galeras, Angel Gayete, José M. Sánchez-Ortega
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 4, Pages 916-917)
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Ultrasonography-assisted videomediastinoscopy in superior vena cava obstruction
Eugenio Pompeo, Federico Tacconi, Mario Marino, Antonio Gatti, Tommaso Claudio Mineo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 750-751)
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Two-staged treatment of bronchial carcinoid without pulmonary parenchymal resection
Motoyasu Sagawa, Makoto Sugita, Sumiko Maeda, Tsutomu Sakuma
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 753-754)
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Long-term results after carinal resection for carcinoma: Does the benefit warrant the risk? , 05 December 2005
Marc de Perrot, Elie Fadel, Olaf Mercier, Sacha Mussot, Alain Chapelier, Philippe Dartevelle
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Pages 81-89)
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Bronchial airway anastomotic complications after pediatric lung transplantation: Incidence, cause, management, and outcome
Cliff K. Choong, Stuart C. Sweet, Jennifer Bell Zoole, Tracey J. Guthrie, Eric N. Mendeloff, Fabio J. Haddad, Pam Schuler, Maite De La Morena, Charles B. Huddleston
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Pages 198-203)
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Aortobronchial fistula after aortic coartactation
Alfonso L. Quintana, Esther Martínez Aguilar, Alvaro Fernandez Heredero, Vicente Riambau, Laura Paul, Francisco Acín
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Pages 240-243)
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Reply to the Editor
Itzhak Vinograd
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Page 254)
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Management of pediatric airway obstruction
C.S. Pramesh, Rajesh C. Mistry
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Pages 253-254)
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Simultaneous management of congenital tracheal stenosis and cardiac anomalies in infants
Tsvetomir Loukanov, Christian Sebening, Wolfgang Springer, Herbert Ulmer, Siegfried Hagl
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1537-1541)
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One-stage intracardiac repair in combination with external stenting of the trachea and right bronchus for tetralogy of Fallot with an absent pulmonary valve and tracheobronchomalacia
Takahiko Sakamoto, Yuzo Nagase, Hisaya Hasegawa, Toshiharu Shin'oka, Hirofumi Tomimatsu, Hiromi Kurosawa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1717-1718)
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Tracheostomy in infants and children after cardiothoracic surgery: Indications, associated risk factors, and timing
Aparna Hoskote, Gordon Cohen, Allan Goldman, Lara Shekerdemian
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1086-1093)
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Clinical-pathologic conference in general thoracic surgery: Malignant transformation of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
Benjamin D. Kozower, Cylen Javiden-Nejad, James S. Lewis, Shabbir Safdar, Joel D. Cooper, G. Alexander Patterson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1190-1193)
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Clear cell carcinoma of the lung revisited
Juan C. Garzon, Fernand M. Lai, Tony S.K. Mok, Anthony V. Manlulu, Calvin S.H. Ng, Tak Wai Lee, Anthony P.C. Yim
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1198-1199)
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Left-sided modified Kergin carinoplasty as an alternative to carinal resection for centrally located non–small cell lung cancer pretreated by radiochemotherapy
Edgardo Pezzetta, Antoine Meyer, Ziad El Lamaa, Lennart Magnusson, Marcel Kraft, Hans-Beat Ris
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1218-1219)
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Partial cricotracheal resection for pediatric subglottic stenosis: Long-term outcome in 57 patients
Yves Jaquet, Florian Lang, Raphaelle Pilloud, Marcel Savary, Philippe Monnier
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Pages 726.e1-726.e9)
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Transhiatal gastrobronchial fistula: A case report
Thomas D. Person, Christopher B. Komanapalli, Hannan Chaugle, Mithran S. Sukumar, Brett Sheppard, Paul H. Schipper
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Pages 914-915)
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Contemporary assessment of laryngotracheal trauma
Rehal A. Bhojani, David H. Rosenbaum, Erkan Dikmen, Michelle Paul, B. Zane Atkins, David Zonies, Aaron S. Estrera, Michael A. Wait, Dan M. Meyer, Michael E. Jessen, J. Michael DiMaio
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 426-432)
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Recurrent hamartoma at the trocar incision site after video-assisted thoracic surgical resection
Corinna Ludwig, B. Passlick, Erich Stoelben
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 609-610)
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Treatment of airway obstruction by metallic stents in infants and children
Itzhak Vinograd, Sergei Keidar, Marc Weinberg, Aviel Silbiger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 1, Pages 146-150)
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Multiple tracheal stenting or perseverare diabolicum est
Matthias Altmayer, Christian Biancosino, Jochen Strauss, Paolo Macchiarini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 1, Pages 223-224)
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Multistep endobronchial-endovascular approach in recurrent acute respiratory failure caused by thoracic aneurysm
Sandro Gelsomino, Stefano Romagnoli, Alberto Dragotto, Massimo Cassai, Brenno Fiorani, Carlo Sorbara, Pierluigi Stefàno
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 6, Pages 1436-1438)
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Hemoptysis after CardioSEAL device embolization of a venous collateral after the Fontan operation
Peter Pastuszko, Jonathan J. Rome, Marie M. Gleason, Richard D. Bellah, Lisa M. Montenegro, J. William Gaynor
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 6, Pages 1447-1448)
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Successful subtotal tracheal replacement (using a skin/omental graft) for dehiscence after a resection for thyroid cancer
Lorenzo Spaggiari, Luca Salvatore Calabrese, Massimiliano D’Aiuto, Giulia Veronesi, Domenico Galetta, Marco Venturino, Fausto Chiesa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 6, Pages 1455-1456)
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Laryngotracheoplastic resection for primary tumors of the proximal airway
Henning A. Gaissert, Hermes C. Grillo, Behgam M. Shadmehr, Cameron D. Wright, Manjusha Gokhale, John C. Wain, Douglas J. Mathisen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Pages 1006-1009)
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Preoperative and postoperative evaluation of airways compression in pediatric patients with 3-dimensional multislice computed tomographic scanning: Effect on surgical management
Virginie Lambert, Anne Sigal-Cinqualbre, Emre Belli, Claude Planché, Régine Roussin, Alain Serraf, Jacqueline Bruniaux, Claude Angel, Jean-François Paul
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Pages 1111-1118)
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Bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysm in Behçet syndrome: Report of two operative cases
Aziz Alami Aroussi, Mohammed Redai, Fouad El Ouardi, Badiae-Ezzamane Mehadji
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Pages 1170-1171)
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Reply to the Editor
Paolo Macchiarini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Pages 1208-1209)
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Bioengineered airway tissue
Hermes C. Grillo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Page 1208)
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Tracheal compression caused by an innominate artery aneurysm after thoracic aortic aneurysm repair in a patient with Marfan disease
P.W. de Feiter, W.N.K.A. van Mook, M.J.H.M. Jacobs
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 4, Pages 943-944)
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Two-dimensional and 3-dimensional optical coherence tomographic imaging of the airway, lung, and pleura , 09 February 2005
N. Hanna, D. Saltzman, D. Mukai, Z. Chen, S. Sasse, J. Milliken, S. Guo, W. Jung, H. Colt, M. Brenner
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 3, Pages 615-622)
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Successful closure of an empyema space associated with persistent bronchopleural fistula: Muscle transposition combined with endobronchial plug
Hisashi Oishi, Akira Miyamoto, Akira Sakuraada, Yasushi Hoshikawa, Hirokazu Aikawa, Satoshi Suzuki, Masami Sato, Takashi Kondo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 3, Pages 692-693)
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Foreign-body excretion through the bronchial stump after extrapleural pneumonectomy
Kenichi Okubo, Yasunori Kurahashi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 2, Pages 449-450)
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Left tracheal sleeve pneumonectomy: A combined approach
David G. Tse, Nippon Vadehra, Luiza Iancu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 2, Pages 454-455)
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Long-segment tracheal stenosis: Slide tracheoplasty and a multidisciplinary approach improve outcomes and reduce costs , 25 October 2004
Ergin Kocyildirim, Mazyar Kanani,, Derek Roebuck,, Colin Wallis,, Clare McLaren, Clair Noctor,, Nick Pigott,, Quen Mok,, Ben Hartley,, Catherine Dunne, Savjeet Uppal, Martin J. Elliott,
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 6, Pages 876-882)
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Experimental generation of a tissue-engineered functional and vascularized trachea , 25 October 2004
Thorsten Walles, Bettina Giere, Michael Hofmann, Johanna Schanz, Fred Hofmann, Heike Mertsching, Paolo Macchiarini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 6, Pages 900-906)
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Anastomotic complications after tracheal resection: Prognostic factors and management , 28 September 2004
Cameron D. Wright, Hermes C. Grillo, John C. Wain, Daniel R. Wong, Dean M. Donahue, Henning A. Gaissert, Douglas J. Mathisen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 5, Pages 731-739)
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Tracheal obstruction from mediastinal arteriovenous malformation
Hermes C. Grillo, Christos A. Athanasoulis
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 5, Pages 780-782)
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Bronchotomy in the treatment of a low-grade bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a child
George Vaos, Nick Zavras, Kostas Priftis, Catherine Micahil-Strantzia, George Antypas
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 5, Pages 782-783)
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Tracheobronchial amyloidosis: A surgical disease with long-term consequences
Kevin A. Dahl, Kemp H. Kernstine, Timothy L. Vannatta, Mark W. Karwal, Karl W. Thomas, Daniel F. Schraith
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 5, Pages 789-792)
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First human transplantation of a bioengineered airway tissue
Paolo MacChiarini, Thorsten Walles, Christian Biancosino, Heike Mertsching
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 4, Pages 638-641)
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Congenital tracheoesophageal fistulas presenting in adults: Presentation of two cases and a synopsis of the literature
J. Zacharias, O. Genc, P. Goldstraw
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 2, Pages 316-318)
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Trachea-guided generation: Déjà vu all over again?
Paolo Macchiarini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 1, Pages 14-16)
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Replacement of a tracheal defect with a tissue-engineered prosthesis: Early results from animal experiments
Jhingook Kim, Soo Won Suh, Ji Yeon Shin, Jin Hoon Kim, Yong Soo Choi, Hojoong Kim
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 1, Pages 124-129)
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Tissue-engineered trachea from sheep marrow stromal cells with transforming growth factor β2 released from biodegradable microspheres in a nude rat recipient
Koji Kojima, Ronald A Ignotz, Toshihiro Kushibiki, Kevin W Tinsley, Yasuhiko Tabata, Charles A Vacanti
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 1, Pages 147-153)
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Heterotopic en bloc tracheobronchial transplantation with direct revascularization in pigs
Amarilio Macedo, Elie Fadel, Guy-Michel Mazmanian, Vincent de Montpréville, Michèle German-Fattal, Sacha Mussot, Alain Chapelier, Philippe G Dartevelle
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 6, Pages 1593-1601)
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Rupture of a chronic expanding hematoma of the thorax into lung parenchyma
Kenichi Okubo, Toshihiro Okamoto, Jun Isobe, Yoichiro Ueno
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 6, Pages 1838-1840)
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Surgical management of childhood bronchiectasis due to infectious disease
Gokhan Haciibrahimoglu, Mithat Fazlioglu, Aysun Olcmen, Atilla Gurses, Mehmet Ali Bedirhan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 5, Pages 1361-1365)
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Cryorecanalization: a new approach for the immediate management of acute airway obstruction
Martin Hetzel, Juergen Hetzel, Christian Schumann, Nikolaus Marx, Alexander Babiak
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 5, Pages 1427-1431)
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Heterotopic tracheal transplantation with omentum wrapping in the abdominal position preserves functional and structural integrity of a human tracheal allograft
Walter Klepetko, Gabriel Mihai Marta, Wilfried Wisser, Enrico Melis, Alfred Kocher, Gernot Seebacher, Clemens Aigner, Samy Mazhar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Pages 862-867)
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Experimental study of a new tracheal prosthesis: Pored Dacron tube
Hisashi Tsukada, Hiroaki Osada
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Pages 877-884)
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Slow release of bone morphogenetic protein 2 from a gelatin sponge to promote regeneration of tracheal cartilage in a canine model
Taku Okamoto, Yasumichi Yamamoto, Masashi Gotoh, Cheng-Long Huang, Tatsuo Nakamura, Yasuhiko Shimizu, Yasuhiko Tabata, Hiroyasu Yokomise
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 329-334)
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Transposition of the lower pulmonary vein for further mobilization in carinal reconstruction after induction therapy for lung cancer
Hiroyuki Shiono, Mitsunori Ohta, Hirohisa Hirabayashi, Masato Minami, Jun Maeda, Norihisa Shigemura, Goro Matsumiya, Hikaru Matsuda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 586-587)
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Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm in a patient with Behçet disease
Yong Han Yoon, Kwang Ho Kim, Wan Ki Baek, Jung Taek Kim, Kuk Hee Shon, Young Sam Kim, Hae Seung Han, Jae Hwa Cho
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 590-592)
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Idiopathic laryngotracheal stenosis
F.Griffith Pearson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 10-11)
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Idiopathic laryngotracheal stenosis: Effective definitive treatment with laryngotracheal resection
Simon K Ashiku, Akin Kuzucu, Hermes C Grillo, Cameron D Wright, John C Wain, Bruce Lo, Douglas J Mathisen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 99-107)
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Complex double-outlet right ventricle repair in a neonate with complete tracheal agenesis
Guido Oppido, Carlo Pace Napoleone, Antonino Loforte, Simonetta Baroncini, Mario Lima, Gaetano Gargiulo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 283-285)
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Chondrosarcoma arising in the trachea: a case report and review of the literature
Mary Maish, Ara A Vaporciyan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 2077-2080)
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Staged dilation and stenting for long segmental tracheobronchial stenosis caused by tuberculosis
Pei-Ming Huang, Jin-Shing Chen, Hsao-Hsun Hsu, Yih-Leong Chang, Chung-Wei Chen, Nai-Chuan Chien, Yung-Chie Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 2090-2092)
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Safety of bronchoplastic resection after induction therapy for lung cancer
G Veronesi, M.E Leon, L Spaggiari
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1670-1671)
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Reply to the editor
Mitsunori Ohta, Noriyoshi Sawabata, Hajime Maeda, Hikaru Matsuda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Page 1671)
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Primary malignant melanoma of the bronchus intermedius
Pier Luigi Filosso, Giovanni Donati, Enrico Ruffini, Sabrina Croce, Mauro Papotti, Alberto Oliaro, Maurizio Mancuso
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 1215-1217)
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Granular cell tumors of the tracheobronchial tree
J van der Maten, J.L.G Blaauwgeers, T.G Sutedja, H.B Kwa, P.E Postmus, Sj.Sc Wagenaar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 740-743)
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Complication of benign tracheobronchial strictures by self-expanding metal stents
Henning A Gaissert, Hermes C Grillo, Cameron D Wright, Dean M Donahue, John C Wain, Douglas J Mathisen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 744-747)
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Solitary squamous papillomas of the bronchus: a case report and literature review
C.J McNamee, D Lien, L Puttagunta, A.Alan Conlan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 861-863)
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Decompressing manubriectomy under apneic oxygenation to release the median thoracic outlet compartment in bechterew disease
Tetsuhiko Go, Matthias Altmayer, Matthias Richter, Paolo Macchiarini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 867-869)
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Syphilitic aortic aneurysm: a rare case of tracheomalacia
Davide Pacini, Sandro Mattioli, Massimo P Di Simone, Federico Ranocchi, Giovanni Grillone, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Angelo Pierangeli
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 900-902)
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Drowned donor lung for bilateral lung transplantation
C.J McNamee, D.L Modry, D Lien, A.Alan Conlan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 910-912)
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Reconstruction of the trachea with a tubed radial forearm free flap
B.R Beldholm, M.K Wilson, R.M Gallagher, D Caminer, M.J King, A Glanville
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 2, Pages 545-550)
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Tracheal replacement
Hermes C. Grillo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Page 975)
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Omentum is highly effective in the management of complex cardiothoracic surgical problems
Joseph B. Shrager, John C. Wain, Cameron D. Wright, Dean M. Donahue, Gus J. Vlahakes, Ashby C. Moncure, Hermes C. Grillo, Douglas J. Mathisen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Pages 526-532)
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Surgical treatment of a primary tracheal angiosarcoma
Jin-Shing Chen, Yih-Leong Chang, Hsao-Shun Shu, Yung-Chie Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 1, Pages 191-193)
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Closure of postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula by means of single, perforator-based, latissimus dorsi muscle flap
Edmund C.K. Chan, Tak Wai Lee, Calvin S.H. Ng, Innes Y.P. Wan, Alan D.L. Sihoe, Anthony P.C. Yim
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1235-1236)
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Index of suspicion or clinical awareness?
Dov Weissberg
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Page 1262)
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Placement of self-expandable metallic stents with a laryngeal mask and a fiberoptic flexible bronchoscope for obstructive tracheobronchial lesions
Shinichiro Okada, Shotaro Ishimori, Shunsuke Yamagata, Shoichi Satoh, Sadanori Yaegashi, Yoshiaki Tanaba
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 5, Pages 1032-1034)
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Videobronchoscope-assisted repair of the membranous tracheal laceration during insertion of a tracheostomy tube after tracheostomy
Shinichiro Okada, Shotaro Ishimori, Shunsuke Yamagata, Shoichi Satoh, Yoshiaki Tanaba, Sadanori Yaegashi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 4, Pages 837-838)
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Simplified anastomotic technique for end-to-side bronchial reimplantation onto the trachea or contralateral main bronchus after complex tracheobronchial resections
Gaetano Di Rienzo, Tetsuhiko Go, Paolo Macchiarini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 3, Pages 632-635)
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Failure of airway healing in an ovine autotransplantation model that includes basic fibroblast growth factor
Matthias Behrend, Reinhard von Wasielewski, Jürgen Klempnauer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 2, Pages 231-240)
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Autologous tissue-engineered trachea with sheep nasal chondrocytes
Koji Kojima, Lawrence J. Bonassar, Amit K. Roy, Charles A. Vacanti, Joaquin Cortiella
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 6, Pages 1177-1184)
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Virtual bronchoscopy for evaluation of malignant tumors of the thorax
Steven E. Finkelstein, Ronald M. Summers, Dao M. Nguyen, John H. Stewart, Jean A. Tretler, David S. Schrump
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 5, Pages 967-972)
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Carotid artery patch plasty as a last resort repair for long-segment congenital tracheal stenosis
Ali Dodge-Khatami, Nic C. Nijdam, Eli Broekhuis, Ines A. von Rosenstiel, Peter G. Dahlem, Mark G. Hazekamp
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 4, Pages 826-828)
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Management of congenital tracheal stenosis by means of slide tracheoplasty or resection and reconstruction, with long-term follow-up of growth after slide tracheoplasty
Hermes C. Grillo, Cameron D. Wright, Gus J. Vlahakes, Thomas E. MacGillivray
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 1, Pages 145-152)
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Successful allotransplantation of cryopreserved tracheal grafts with preservation of the pars membranacea in nonhuman primates
Tomohiro Murakawa, Jun Nakajima, Noboru Motomura, Arata Murakami, Shinichi Takamoto
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 1, Pages 153-160)
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New tubular bioabsorbable knitted airway stent: Biocompatibility and mechanical strength
Yukihito Saito, Kenichirou Minami, Masashi Kobayashi, Yoshihisa Nakao, Hideyasu Omiya, Hiroji Imamura, Noriko Sakaida, Akiharu Okamura
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 1, Pages 161-167)
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Extensive corrosive injuries of the upper airways and gastrointestinal tract
S. Jaillard, S. Nseir, D. Métois, C.H. Marquette, J. Darras, H. Porte, A. Wurtz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 1, Pages 186-188)
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Tracheal laceration: A rare complication of median sternotomy
Iwao Takanami
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2001 (Vol. 122, Issue 1, Page 184)
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A novel approach to tracheal replacement: The use of an aortic graft
Emmanuel Martinod, Rachid Zegdi, Gilbert Zakine, Bertrand Aupecle, Paul Fornes, Alexandre D'Audiffret, Juan-Carlos Chachques, Jacques Azorin, Alain Carpentier
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2001 (Vol. 122, Issue 1, Pages 197-198)
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