Composite chest wall reconstruction using titanium plates and mesh preserves chest wall function , 10 September 2009
Teodorico Iarussi, Alessandro Pardolesi, Pierpaolo Camplese, Rocco Sacco
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 2, Pages 476-477)
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Double-bar application decreases postoperative pain after the Nuss procedure , 05 April 2010
Tomohisa Nagaso, Junpei Miyamoto, Kiyokazu Kokaji, Ryohei Yozu, Hua Jiang, HongMei Jin, Tamotsu Tamaki
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages 39-44.e2)
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Ascending aortic injury caused by a fractured sternal wire 28 years after surgical intervention of pectus excavatum , 10 September 2009
Shigetoshi Mieno, Hideki Ozawa, Takahiro Katsumata
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages e18-e20)
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Sternal wire removal in pediatric patients: Wire versus cable sternotomy closure , 07 August 2009
Lester C. Permut, Justin Linam, Gordon A. Cohen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 6, Pages 1663-1664)
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Treatment of deep sternal wound infections after coronary artery bypass grafting by means of injection of platelet gel: An evolving technology , 11 June 2009
Erez Kachel, Jeannie Callum, Fuad Moussa, Jenette Goldstein, Stephen Fremes
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 6, Pages e118-e120)
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Spontaneous rupture of the diaphragm: Case report and comprehensive review of the world literature , 13 July 2009
Julian E. Losanoff, David A. Edelman, Walter A. Salwen, Marc D. Basson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 6, Pages e127-e128)
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Dextrocardia in patients with Poland syndrome: Phenotypic characterization provides insight into the pathogenesis , 12 November 2009
Michele Torre, Anwar Baban, Anna Buluggiu, Sara Costanzo, Lara Bricco, Margherita Lerone, Sebastiano Bianca, Gian Luca Gatti, Filippo Maria Sénès, Maura Valle, Maria Grazia Calevo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages 1177-1182)
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Pulmonary echinococcosis mimicking Pancoast tumor , 03 April 2009
Yekta Altemur Karamustafaoglu, Yener Yoruk, Rustem Mamedov, Ilkay Yavasman
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 4, Pages e57-e58)
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Allograft sternochondral replacement after resection of large sternal chondrosarcoma , 09 March 2009
Giuseppe Marulli, Abdel-Mohsen Hamad, Elisa Cogliati, Cristiano Breda, Andrea Zuin, Federico Rea
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 4, Pages e69-e70)
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Skeletonized internal thoracic artery harvesting reduces chest wall dysesthesia after coronary bypass surgery , 23 September 2009
Phuong L. Markman, Michael A. Rowland, Jee-Yoong Leong, Juliana Van Der Merwe, Elsdon Storey, Silvana Marasco, Justin Negri, Michael Bailey, Franklin L. Rosenfeldt
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages 674-679)
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Video-assisted intercostal nerve cryoablation in managing intractable chest wall pain
Ian Hunt, Donna Eaton, Omar Maiwand, Vladimir Anikin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages 774-775)
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Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: A novel morphology-tailored, patient-specific approach
Hyung Joo Park, Jin Yong Jeong, Won Min Jo, Jae Seung Shin, In Sung Lee, Kwang Taik Kim, Young Ho Choi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 379-386)
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The application of nitinol thermoreactive Flexigrips for late post–cardiac surgery sternal instability , 11 May 2009
Hunaid A. Vohra, Robert N. Whistance, Marcob Bolgeri, Geoffrey M.K. Tsang
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 497-499)
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A novel solution for repeated migration of an implantable cardiac defibrillator , 09 March 2009
Amir M. Sheikh, Imran Raza, Simon Charles Edwin Sporton, Kulvinder S. Lall
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 499-501)
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Extrapleural Nuss procedure for chest wall deformity complicating thoracotomy and pulmonary resection , 09 February 2009
Pei-Ming Huang, Mong-Wei Lin, Yung-Chie Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 6, Pages 1436-1437)
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The novel use of Nuss bars for reconstruction of a massive flail chest
Paul E. Pacheco, Alex R. Orem, Ravindra K. Vegunta, Richard C. Anderson, Richard H. Pearl
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 5, Pages 1239-1240)
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Near-fatal bleeding after transmyocardial ventricle lesion during removal of the pectus bar after the Nuss procedure , 22 September 2008
Frank-Martin Haecker, Tobias Berberich, Johannes Mayr, Franco Gambazzi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 5, Pages 1240-1241)
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V-Y latissimus dorsi flap for coverage of anterior chest wall defects after resection of recurrent chest wall chondrosarcoma , 19 January 2009
Gaetano Rocco, Francesco Scognamiglio, Flavio Fazioli, Carmine La Manna, Antonello La Rocca, Rosanna Accardo, Adolfo Renzi, Anna De Chiara, Gerardo Botti
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 5, Pages 1242-1243)
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Preventing heart injury during negative pressure wound therapy in cardiac surgery: Assessment using real-time magnetic resonance imaging , 06 July 2009
Malin Malmsjö, Rainer Petzina, Martin Ugander, Henrik Engblom, Christian Torbrand, Arash Mokhtari, Roland Hetzer, Håkan Arheden, Richard Ingemansson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 3, Pages 712-717)
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Initial results with minimally invasive repair of pectus carinatum , 09 March 2009
Attila Kálmán
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 2, Pages 434-438)
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Management of traumatic manubriosternal dislocation in children
John Santosh Kumar Murala, Graham Nunn
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 2, Pages 517-518)
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Reply to the Editor
Adel Irani
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 2, Page 518)
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Lobectomy by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) versus thoracotomy for lung cancer
Raja M. Flores, Bernard J. Park, Joseph Dycoco, Anna Aronova, Yael Hirth, Nabil P. Rizk, Manjit Bains, Robert J. Downey, Valerie W. Rusch
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 1, Pages 11-18)
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Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura: Results of surgical treatment and long-term prognosis
Karen M. Harrison–Phipps, Francis C. Nichols, Cathy D. Schleck, Claude Deschamps, Stephen D. Cassivi, Paul H. Schipper, Mark S. Allen, Dennis A. Wigle, Peter C. Pairolero
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 1, Pages 19-25)
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Superior sulcus tumors with vertebral body involvement: A multimodality approach
William D. Bolton, David C. Rice, Adam Goodyear, Arlene M. Correa, Jeremy Erasmus, Wayne Hofstetter, Ritsuko Komaki, Reza Mehran, Katherine Pisters, Jack A. Roth, Stephen G. Swisher, Ara A. Vaporciyan, Garrett L. Walsh, Jason Weaver, Laurence Rhines
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 6, Pages 1379-1387)
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Accidental perforation of the left ventricle with a Bonanno catheter , 27 May 2008
Sanjay Asopa, Srikanth Iyenger, Clinton T. Lloyd, Ivan Brown, Clifford W. Barlow
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 4, Pages 1023-1024)
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Surgical treatment is decisive for outcome in chondrosarcoma of the chest wall: A population-based Scandinavian Sarcoma Group study of 106 patients , 24 September 2008
Björn Widhe, Henrik C.F. Bauer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Pages 610-614)
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Survival according to the site of bronchial microscopic residual disease after lung resection for non–small cell lung cancer
Stéphane Collaud, Massimo Bongiovanni, Jean–Claude Pache, Gérald Fioretta, John H. Robert
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Pages 622-626)
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A bilobed thoracic outlet mass: Options for resection , 06 May 2008
Glenn McKay, Vincent Arlet, John A. Kern, Christine L. Lau, David R. Jones, Benjamin D. Kozower
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages 245-247)
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Simultaneous repair for aortic incompetence with annuloaortic ectasia and pectus excavatum by modified Ravitch procedure with pectus bars in an adult patient with Marfan syndrome , 22 September 2008
Yang Gi Ryu, Man-Jong Baek, Hyun Koo Kim, Young Ho Choi, Young-Sang Sohn, Hark Jei Kim
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages e34-e36)
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Acupuncture to relieve the pain of thoracotomy: Commentary on randomized, controlled trial
Lee-Yee Chong, Tom Treasure
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 6, Pages 1470-1471)
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Primary chest wall lymphoma with no history of tuberculous pyothorax: Diagnosis and treatment , 15 August 2008
Abbas Tabatabai, Mozaffar Hashemi, Mojtaba Ahmadinejad, Saeid Haghdani, Mahmoud Sajjadi, Parvin Mahzouni, Ali Hekmatnia
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 6, Pages 1472-1475)
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Multidetector computed tomographic characteristics of nonabsorbable polymer versus titanium ligature clips in a vascular model , 01 September 2008
Gary Foster, Michael Plunkett, Aaron Wagner, Selwin Abraham, Duane Baldwin, Bryan Hill, Hannah Kim
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1324-1327)
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Long-term remission of hepatic hydrothorax after OK-432 pleurodesis , 01 September 2008
Pei-Ying Lin, Ping-Hung Kuo, Chong-Jen Yu, Pan-Chyr Yang
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1367-1369)
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Repair of a traumatic sternal deformity , 09 September 2008
Adel I. Irani, Taek-Yeon Lee, Anthony L. Estrera, Hazim J. Safi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1371-1372)
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Resection of a giant thoracic solitary fibrous tumor through two separate thoracotomies , 12 May 2008
Chao-Kai Hu, Yih-Leong Chang, Wei-Cheng Lin, Yung-Chie Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 1077-1079)
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The extended pectoralis major flap for reconstruction of the upper posterior chest wall and axilla , 19 June 2008
Niklas Iblher, Vincenzo Penna, Arash Momeni, Nestor Torio Padron, G. Bjoern Stark
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 3, Pages 790-791.e13)
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Accelerated treatment of postpneumonectomy empyema: A binational long-term study
Didier Schneiter, Tomasz Grodzki, Didier Lardinois, Peter B. Kestenholz, Janusz Wojcik, Bartosz Kubisa, Jaroslaw Pierog, Walter Weder
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 179-185)
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Reply to the Editor:
Marek Gwozdziewicz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 236-237)
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Local infusion of bupivacaine combined with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia provides better pain relief than intravenous patient-controlled analgesia alone in patients undergoing minimally invasive cardiac surgery
Kuan-Ming Chiu, Chia-Chan Wu, Ming-Jiuh Wang, Cheng-Wei Lu, Jiann-Shing Shieh, Tzu-Yu Lin, Shu-Hsun Chu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 6, Pages 1348-1352)
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Topical negative pressure therapy of a sternotomy wound increases sternal fluid content but does not affect internal thoracic artery blood flow: Assessment using magnetic resonance imaging
Rainer Petzina, Martin Ugander, Lotta Gustafsson, Henrik Engblom, Roland Hetzer, Håkan Arheden, Richard Ingemansson, Malin Malmsjö
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1007-1013)
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An objective assessment of the sudomotor response after thoracoscopic sympathectomy , 21 January 2008
Pramod Bonde, Nnamdi Nwaejike, Colin Fullerton, Judith Allen, James Mcguigan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 3, Pages 635-641)
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Sternal microcirculation after skeletonized versus pedicled harvesting of the internal thoracic artery: A randomized study
Hiroyuki Kamiya, Payam Akhyari, Andreas Martens, Matthias Karck, Axel Haverich, Artur Lichtenberg
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 1, Pages 32-37)
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The extrapleural fat sign
Elena Alventosa Fernández, Luisa Elena Rodríguez Delgado, Emilio Martín Díaz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 1, Pages 225-226)
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Stress distribution on the thorax after the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum results in different patterns between adult and child patients
Tomohisa Nagasao, Junpei Miyamoto, Tamotsu Tamaki, Kazuhiko Ichihara, Hua Jiang, Toshihiko Taguchi, Ryohei Yozu, Tatsuo Nakajima
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 6, Pages 1502-1507)
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Quantitative evaluation of bone and cartilage changes after the Ravitch thoracoplasty by multislice computed tomography with 3-dimensional reconstruction
Pei-Yeh Chang, Jin-Yao Lai, Jeng-Chang Chen, Chao-Jan Wang
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1279-1283)
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Intramuscular hemangioma of the chest wall: An unusual tumor
Salvatore Griffo, Paolo Stassano, Giuseppe De Luca, Luigi Di Tommaso, Mario Monaco, Sergio Spiezia
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1368-1369)
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Valuable lessons from two decades of pectus repair with the Willital–Hegemann procedure
Amulya K. Saxena, Gunter H. Willital
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages 871-876)
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Long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: Preoperative kidney function is prognostic
Michel B. Chonchol, Victor Aboyans, Philippe Lacroix, Gerard Smits, Tomas Berl, Marc Laskar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Pages 683-689)
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Anterior transclavicular approach to malignant tumors of the thoracic inlet: Importance of the scapulothoracic articulation
Marc de Perrot, Raja Rampersaud
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Pages 801-803)
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Osteomalacia associated with a fibroblast growth factor–23 secreting chest wall tumor
Subroto Paul, Michael Kurtz, Steven J. Mentzer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Pages 803-805)
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Does harvesting of an internal thoracic artery with an ultrasonic scalpel have an effect on sternal perfusion?
Erman Pektok, Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, Cagatay Engin, Gozde Daglioz, Zehra Ozcan, Hakan Posacioglu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 442-447)
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Minimally invasive combined approach for an hourglass-shaped mass at the thoracic inlet
Francesco Givigliano, Antonello La Rocca, Carmine La Manna, Luigi Busiello, Francesco Longo, Francesco Scognamiglio, Francesco Ionna, Gaetano Rocco
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 528-529.e1)
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Aneurysmal sternal bone cyst: A novel treatment method
Christopher T. Wartmann, Carol D. Morris, Malika Latmore, Raja M. Flores
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 533-534)
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Posterior chest wall reconstruction with a free anterolateral thigh flap
Raymond W.M. Ng, George K.H. Li, Jimmy Y.W. Chan, Josephine Y.W. Mak
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 537-538)
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Heart–lung transplantation in a patient with large aortopulmonary collaterals by means of an extended approach
Klaus Kallenbach, Andre R. Simon, Axel Haverich, Martin Strüber
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 543-544)
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Sources of graft restriction after single lung transplantation for emphysema
Stephen H. Loring, Steven J. Mentzer, John J. Reilly
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Pages 204-209)
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Treatment of deep thoracotomy wound infection in neonatal age: A case report
Mariano Vicchio, Alessandra Amato, Ettore Merlino, Alessandro Nava, Marisa De Feo, Giuseppe Caianiello, Maurizio Cotrufo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Pages 254-255)
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Hemodynamic effects of vacuum-assisted closure therapy in cardiac surgery: Assessment using magnetic resonance imaging
Rainer Petzina, Martin Ugander, Lotta Gustafsson, Henrik Engblom, Johan Sjögren, Roland Hetzer, Richard Ingemansson, Håkan Arheden, Malin Malmsjö
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1154-1162)
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Surgical aspects of thoracoscopy and efficacy of right thoracoscopy in minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum
Amulya K. Saxena, Christoph Castellani, Michael E. Höllwarth
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1201-1205)
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Sternal tuberculosis after sternotomy for coronary artery bypass surgery: A case report and review of the literature
Kirun Gopal, Austin Raj, M.R. Rajesh, S.K. Prabhu, Jayasree Geothe
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1365-1366)
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A novel instrumented retractor to monitor tissue-disruptive forces during lateral thoracotomy
Gil Bolotin, Gregory D. Buckner, Nicholas J. Jardine, Aaron J. Kiefer, Nigel B. Campbell, Masha Kocherginsky, Jai Raman, Valluvan Jeevanandam
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 949-954)
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The combination of multiple materials in the creation of an artificial anterior chest cage after extensive demolition for recurrent chondrosarcoma
Gaetano Rocco, Flavio Fazioli, Francesco Scognamiglio, Valerio Parisi, Carmine La Manna, Antonello La Rocca, Rocco Cerra, Rosanna Accardo, Elisabetta De Lutio
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 1112-1114)
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Metachronous multiple chest wall osseous hemangiomas
Ke-Cheng Chen, Chen-Tu Wu, Chien-Te Pan, Yung-Chie Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 3, Pages 838-839)
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Mediastinal mass: A diagnostic conundrum
Vamsidhar Rachapalli, Anil John, Michael J. Unsworth-White
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 2, Pages 586-587)
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Forces to be overcome in correction of pectus excavatum
Peter G. Weber, Hans P. Huemmer, Bertram Reingruber
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1369-1373)
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Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma in a patient with unusual involvement of the rib and intercostal lymph nodes
Lucian R. Chirieac, David C. Rice, A. Kevin Raymond
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1488-1489)
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Adjusting the indication to polydioxane suture for elective sternal closure
Nicola Luciani, Amedeo Anselmi, Gianfederico Possati
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 5, Pages 1243-1244)
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Simultaneous heart valve replacement and reconstruction of the radiation-damaged chest wall with a delayed vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap
Thomas Strecker, Richard Feyrer, Raymund E. Horch, Michael Weyand, Ulrich Kneser
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 4, Pages 980-982)
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Large chondrosarcoma of the rib invading the mediastinum and the spine
Hideo Morioka, Hiroo Yabe, Shinjiro Kaneko, Hironari Takaishi, Toshihiko Ueda, Masazumi Watanabe, Koichi Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Toyama
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 4, Pages 986-987)
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Minimally invasive correction of pectus excavatum in adult patients
Johannes Schalamon, Stefan Pokall, Jana Windhaber, Michael E. Hoellwarth
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 3, Pages 524-529)
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Cardiac pneumatic nail gun injury
Jason P. Straus, Randy J. Woods, Mary C. McCarthy, Mark P. Anstadt, Nancy Kwon
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 3, Pages 702-703)
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Extrapleural hematoma as a complication of spontaneous pneumothorax
El Hassane Kabiri, Adil Arsalane, Abdelfettah Zidane, Fouad Atoini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 2, Pages 423-424)
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Repair of sternal dehiscence after bilateral lung transplantation
Demet Karnak, Sonia S. Shah, Maria Solovera Rozas, Sudish Murthy, Atul C. Mehta, David P. Mason
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 2, Pages 425-426)
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Chondromyxoid fibroma of the sternum
Eiryu Takao, Hideo Morioka, Hiroo Yabe, Ukei Anazawa, Takeshi Morii, Hirohisa Horinouchi, Junichi Shiraishi, Makio Mukai, Eiichi Sato, Yoshiki Hamada, Yoshiaki Toyama
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 2, Pages 430-431)
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Influence of sternal size and inadvertent paramedian sternotomy on stability of the closure site: A clinical and mechanical study
J. Zeitani, A. Penta de Peppo, M. Moscarelli, L. Guerrieri Wolf, A. Scafuri, P. Nardi, F. Nanni, E. Di Marzio, P. De Vico, L. Chiariello
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 38-42)
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Chest wall reconstruction with perforator flaps after wide full-thickness resection
Hideki Itano, Akio Andou, Hiroshi Date, Isao Koshima, Nobuyoshi Shimizu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages e13-e14)
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection causing Pancoast syndrome
Hon Chi Suen, Richard A. Summa, Alexander Babich, Edwin C. Ernst, Phillip Zinser, Wilfrido C. Feliciano, John H. Rice
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 183-184)
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An unusual case of lateral pulmonary hernia
Francesco Petteruti, Paolo Pepino, Giuseppe De Luca, Salvatore Griffo, Luigi Di Tommaso, Paolo Stassano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 189-190)
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Pulmonary metastases of adult Wilms’ tumor 17 years after the primary site
Zisis Charalambos, Spiliotopoulos Konstantinos, Dimosthenous Kypros, Plochoras Ioannis, Pantelidaki Aikaterini, Bellenis Ion
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 199-200.e1)
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Anterior surgical approaches to the thoracic outlet
M. Blair Marshall, John C. Kucharczuk, Joseph B. Shrager, Larry R. Kaiser
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1255-1260)
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Prevalence, characteristics, and predictors of chronic nonanginal postoperative pain after a cardiac operation: A cross-sectional study
Marie-Christine Taillefer, Michel Carrier, Sylvain Bélisle, Sylvie Levesque, Hélène Lanctôt, Anne-Marie Boisvert, Manon Choinière
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1274-1280)
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Extending video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for trauma: The uniportal approach
Rajwinder S. Jutley, Graham Cooper, Gaetano Rocco
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Page 1424)
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Reply to the Editor
Joshua H. Burack
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1424-1425)
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Duropleural fistula as a consequence of Gorham-Stout syndrome: A combination of 2 rare conditions
Ritwick Agrawal, Imran Mohammed, Patrick G. Reilly
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 1205-1206)
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Intrapleural topical application of cisplatin with the surgical carrier Vivostat increases the local drug concentration in an immune-competent rat model with malignant pleuromesothelioma
D. Lardinois, F.J. Jung, I. Opitz, K. Rentsch, C. Latkoczy, V. Vuong, Z. Varga, V. Rousson, D. Günther, S. Bodis, R. Stahel, W. Weder
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 697-703.e3)
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Asymptomatic chest wall Hodgkin disease mimicking fibrosing mediastinitis
Charalambos Zisis, Emmanuel M. Kefaloyannis, Dimitra Rontogianni, Fani Michalopoulou, Ioannis Kalomenidis, Spyros A. Papiris, Ion Bellenis
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages e1-e2)
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Intraosseous lipoma of the rib
Atilla Eroglu, Cemal Gundogdu, Atila Turkyilmaz, Nurettin Karaoglanoglu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 5, Pages 1468-1469)
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Dextrocardia is a component of left-sided Poland syndrome
Atilla Eroglu, Duran Yildiz, Habil Tunc
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 5, Pages 1471-1472)
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Thoracoscopic removal of a knife impaled in the chest
Joshua H. Burack, Emmanuel A. Amulraj, Patricia O’Neill, Gregory Brevetti, Robert C. Lowery
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1213-1214)
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Poland syndrome: A contraindication to the use of the internal thoracic artery in coronary artery bypass grafting?
Maneesh Ailiwadi, Ronald C. Arildsen, James P. Greelish
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 578-579)
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Surgicel Nu-Knit hemostat for bleeding control of fragile sternum
Helmut Mair, Ingo Kaczmarek, Martin Oberhoffer, Jan Groetzner, Sabine Daebritz, Bruno Reichart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 605-606)
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Lung hernia after en bloc cervicothoracic resection
Maneesh Gupta, James Cohen, Mithran Sukumar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 607-608)
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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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Integrated computed tomography-positron emission tomography in patients with potentially resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma: Staging implications
Jeremy J. Erasmus, Mylene T. Truong, W. Roy Smythe, Reginald F. Munden, Edith M. Marom, David C. Rice, Ara A. Vaporciyan, Garrett L. Walsh, Bradley S. Sabloff, Lyle D. Broemeling, Craig W. Stevens, Katherine M. Pisters, Donald A. Podoloff, Homer A. Macapinlac
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 6, Pages 1364-1370)
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Surgical lung biopsy for diffuse pulmonary disease: Experience of 196 patients
Yung-Chie Lee, Chen-Tu Wu, Hsao-Hsun Hsu, Pei-Ming Huang, Yih-Leong Chang
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Pages 984-990)
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Extramedullary plasmacytoma immunoglobulin D (λ) in the chest wall and the subglottic region
Shoji Sakiyama, Kazuya Kondo, Yoshida Mitsuteru, Hiromitsu Takizawa, Koichiro Kenzaki, Takanori Miyoshi, Masahiro Abe, Shingo Wakatsuki, Yasumasa Monden
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Pages 1168-1169)
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Sternal resection and reconstruction after renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the sternum
Jeremy W. Pyle, Jennifer L. Ash, Syed M. Hussain, Nicole Reid, Richard C. Anderson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Pages 1177-1178)
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Giant soft tissue liposarcoma of chest wall
Y. Altemur Karamustafaoğlu, Ahmet Güngör
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Pages 1189-1190)
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Reply to the Editor
Lambros Zellos, David J. Sugarbaker
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Pages 1202-1203)
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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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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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Bonanno's catheter: A less invasive and cost-effective alternative for drainage of pleural effusion
Govind K. Chetty, Maqsood M. Elahi, Vishwanath Siddagangaiah, Joseph N. Leverment
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 1, Pages 219-220)
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Rigid-plate fixation for the treatment of sternal nonunion
Liza C. Wu, John Renucci, David H. Song
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 4, Pages 623-624)
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Massive pneumoencephalus of late onset after an en bloc resection for lung cancer
Marco Lucchi, Paolo Dini, Francesco Givigliano, Alessandro Ribechini, Alfredo Mussi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 6, Pages 1836-1838)
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Thyroid dysfunction after pediatric cardiac surgery
Brian A. Lynch, David M. Brown, Cynthia Herrington, Elizabeth Braunlin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 5, Pages 1509-1511)
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Stage III empyema caused by actinomyces meyeri: a plea for decortication
Cédric Vallet, Edgardo Pezzetta, Geneviève Nicolet-Chatelin, Zihad El Lamaa, Olivier Martinet, Hans-Beat Ris
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 5, Pages 1511-1513)
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Risk factors associated with atrial fibrillation after noncardiac thoracic surgery: analysis of 2588 patients
Ara A Vaporciyan, Arlene M Correa, David C Rice, Jack A Roth, W.R Smythe, Stephen G Swisher, Garrett L Walsh, Joe B Putnam
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Pages 779-786)
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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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Intrasternal respiratory epithelium–lined foregut cyst
Sven Seiwerth, Corinna Brüschke, Juergen Wiens, Helmut Ostertag, Paolo Macchiarini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 289-291)
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Laparoscopic omental flap for the treatment of major sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery
Francesco Puma, Costanzo Fedeli, Paolo Ottavi, Giuseppina Porcaro, Giovanni Battista Fonsi, Alessandro Pardini, Giuliano Daddi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1998-2002)
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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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Videothoracoscopic extrapleural insertion of walter lorenz surgical bar for pectus excavatum
Helena Hernández, Andres Varela, Mar Cordoba, Luis Madrigal, Mariano Artes
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 2081-2082)
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Successful treatment of huge chronic expanding hematoma after thoracoplasty
Iwao Takanami
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 1202-1203)
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New material for reconstruction of the anterior chest wall, including the sternum
Atsushi Watanabe, Toshiaki Watanabe, Takuro Obama, Hisayoshi Ohsawa, Tooru Mawatari, Yasunori Ichimiya, Noriyuki Takahashi, Tomio Abe
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 1212-1214)
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Transthoracic needle biopsy in the diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules: a survey of canadian physicians
Yves Lacasse, Julie Plante, Simon Martel, Bruno Raby
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 761-768)
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Rigid sternal fixation in the cardiac transplant population
David H Song, Jayant P Agarwal, Valluvan Jeevanandam
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 896-897)
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Transcardiac gunshot wound recognized forty-eight years later
James B. McClurken, William J Hammer, Bradford J Lin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 293-295)
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Surgical management of sternoclavicular joint infections
Harold M. Burkhart, Claude Deschamps, Mark S. Allen, Francis C. Nichols, Daniel L. Miller, Peter C. Pairolero
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Pages 945-949)
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Thoracic impalement after ultralight aircraft crash
Douglas M. Bowley, Mark P. Gordon, Kenneth D. Boffard
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Pages 954-955)
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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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Preoperative chemotherapy is essential for conservative surgery of Askin tumors
G. Veronesi, L. Spaggiari, T. De Pas, P.G. Solli, F. De Braud, G.P. Catalano, G. Curigliano, F. Leo, U. Pastorino
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 2, Pages 428-429)
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Percutaneous treatment of a ruptured intercostal aneurysm presenting as massive hemothorax in a patient with type I neurofibromatosis
J. Dominguez, C. Sancho, E. Escalante, J.R. Morera, J.A. Moya, R. Bernat
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1230-1232)
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Fibrin glue instillation for profuse sternal bleeding
Miralem Pasic, Roland Hetzer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Page 1247)
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Primitive neuroectodermal tumor: Report of two cases and review of the literature
R. Hage, V.A.M. Duurkens, C.A. Seldenrijk, A.Brutel de la Rivière, H.A. van Swieten, J.M.M. van den Bosch
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 4, Pages 833-836)
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Sympathectomy for truncal hyperhydrosis after traumatic paraplegic injury
Malek G. Massad, Alexander Evans, Helene Rubeiz, Fadi Khoury, Andrew Brown, Janet Karol, Janeen Hernan, Kelly Kalcevich
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 3, Pages 636-638)
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Right postpneumonectomy syndrome and severe pectus excavatum in a child: Surgical management
Victor O. Morell, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, James A. Quintessenza
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 1, Pages 203-204)
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Radical sternectomy and primary musculocutaneous flap reconstruction to control sternal osteitis
R. Wettstein, D. Erni, P. Berdat, D. Rothenfluha, A. Banic
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 6, Pages 1185-1190)
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Vacuum-assisted closure therapy guided by C-reactive protein level in patients with deep sternal wound infection
Ronny Gustafsson, Per Johnsson, Lars Algotsson, Sten Blomquist, Richard Ingemansson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 5, Pages 895-900)
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Results of en bloc resection for bronchogenic carcinoma with chest wall invasion
Harold M. Burkhart, Mark S. Allen, Francis C. Nichols, Claude Deschamps, Daniel L. Miller, Victor F. Trastek, Peter C. Pairolero
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 4, Pages 670-675)
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En bloc resection of non-small cell lung cancer invading the thoracic inlet and intervertebral foramina
Elie Fadel, Gilles Missenard, Alain Chapelier, Sacha Mussot, François Leroy-Ladurie, Jacques Cerrina, Philippe Dartevelle
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 4, Pages 676-685)
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