Pharyngostomy tubes for gastric conduit decompression , 15 April 2010
Natasha M. Rueth, Natasha Lee, Shawn S. Groth, Sarah C. Stranberg, Michael A. Maddaus, Jonathan D'Cunha, Rafael S. Andrade
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 2, Pages 373-376)
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A randomized, controlled study of amiodarone for prevention of atrial fibrillation after transthoracic esophagectomy , 12 April 2010
James E. Tisdale, Heather A. Wroblewski, Donna S. Wall, Karen M. Rieger, Zane T. Hammoud, Jerry V. Young, Kenneth A. Kesler
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages 45-51)
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Mediastinoscopy-assisted ligation of an aberrant right subclavian artery through a supraclavicular approach , 26 August 2009
Narain Moorjani, Nancy Mohsen, Percy Boateng
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages e20-e21)
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Radiofrequency ablation for Barrett's esophagus and low-grade dysplasia in combination with an antireflux procedure: A new paradigm , 14 January 2010
Ricardo S. dos Santos, Costas Bizekis, Michael Ebright, Michael DeSimone, Benedict D. Daly, Hiran C. Fernando
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages 713-716)
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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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Predictors of survival in patients with persistent nodal metastases after preoperative chemotherapy for esophageal cancer , 14 December 2009
Brendon M. Stiles, Paul Christos, Jeffrey L. Port, Paul C. Lee, Subroto Paul, James Saunders, Nasser K. Altorki
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 387-394)
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Outcomes after a decade of laparoscopic giant paraesophageal hernia repair , 11 December 2009
James D. Luketich, Katie S. Nason, Neil A. Christie, Arjun Pennathur, Blair A. Jobe, Rodney J. Landreneau, Matthew J. Schuchert
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 395-404.e1)
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Left atrioesophageal fistula following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Off-bypass, primary repair using an extrapericardial approach , 18 March 2009
Sandeep Khandhar, Stephanie Nitzschke, Niv Ad
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 507-509)
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Covert presentation of strangulated hiatus hernias after cardiac surgery: A note of caution , 09 September 2008
Ben Davies, J. Stephen Billing, Patrick Yiu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages e10-e11)
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Saphenous vein harvest with the Mayo extraluminal dissector: Is endothelial function preserved?
Michael R. Dashwood, Stephen Fremes, Domingos S.R. Souza
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 1, Pages 239-241)
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Thoracic esophagostomy: A novel surgical approach for preservation of esophageal length for use in subsequent reconstruction , 11 May 2009
Craig R. Moores, Darroch Moores
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 6, Pages 1439-1441)
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Elongation gastroplasty with transverse fundoplasty: The Jeyasingham repair , 01 June 2009
Xavier Benoit D'Journo, Jocelyne Martin, Soufiane Bensaidane, Pasquale Ferraro, André Duranceau
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 5, Pages 1192-1199)
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The normal configuration and interindividual differences in intramural lymphatic vessels of the esophagus , 26 March 2009
Shinji Yajin, Gen Murakami, Hiromi Takeuchi, Tadashi Hasegawa, Hiroya Kitano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 6, Pages 1406-1414)
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Repair of massive stent-induced tracheoesophageal fistula , 19 January 2009
Yong Han, Kun Liu, Xiaofei Li, Xiaoping Wang, Yongan Zhou, Zhongping Gu, Qunfeng Ma, Tao Jiang, Lijun Huang, Tao Zhang, Qingshu Cheng
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 4, Pages 813-817)
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Is botulinum toxin injection of the pylorus during Ivor–Lewis esophagogastrectomy the optimal drainage strategy?
Robert James Cerfolio, Ayesha S. Bryant, Cheri L. Canon, Roopa Dhawan, Mohamad A. Eloubeidi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Pages 565-572)
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Change in maximum standardized uptake value on repeat positron emission tomography after chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal cancer identifies complete responders
Robert J. Cerfolio, Ayesha S. Bryant, Amar A. Talati, Robert M. Cerfolio, Thomas S. Winokur
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Pages 605-609)
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Treatment of anastomotic leaks after esophagectomy with endoscopic hemoclips , 16 September 2008
Celal Tekinbas, M. Muharrem Erol, Remzi Akdogan, Serdar Turkyilmaz, Mehmet Aslan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Pages 766-767)
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Fatal complications of adult paraesophageal hernia: A population-based study , 09 September 2008
Eero I. Sihvo, Jarmo A. Salo, Jari V. Räsänen, Tuomo K. Rantanen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 2, Pages 419-424)
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Esophagectomy volume threshold as a criterion for centers of excellence: Causation or cause, strategy or strategem?
Thomas W. Rice, Eugene H. Blackstone
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages 10-12)
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Health-related quality of life in esophageal cancer: Effect of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical intervention
Najib Safieddine, Wei Xu, Sayed Mohammed Quadri, Jennifer J. Knox, Jennifer Hornby, Joanne Sulman, Rebecca Wong, Maha Guindi, Shaf Keshavjee, Gail Darling
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages 36-42)
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Prevention of stricture development after corrosive esophageal burn with a modified esophageal stent in dogs , 01 September 2008
Jing-Hai Zhou, Yao-Guang Jiang, Ru-Wen Wang, Shi-Zhi Fan, Tai-Qian Gong, Qun-You Tan, Zheng Ma, Yun-Ping Zhao, Bo Deng
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1336-1342.e7)
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The short esophagus: Intraoperative assessment of esophageal length , 04 August 2008
Sandro Mattioli, Maria Luisa Lugaresi, Mario Costantini, Alberto Del Genio, Natale Di Martino, Landino Fei, Uberto Fumagalli, Vincenzo Maffettone, Luigi Monaco, Mario Morino, Fabrizio Rebecchi, Riccardo Rosati, Mauro Rossi, Stefano Santi, Vincenzo Trapani, Giovanni Zaninotto
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 834-841)
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Intrathoracic esophageal replacement by in situ tissue-engineered esophagus , 11 August 2008
Yuen Nakase, Tatsuo Nakamura, Shuichi Kin, Susumu Nakashima, Tetsuji Yoshikawa, Yoshiaki Kuriu, Chohei Sakakura, Hisakazu Yamagishi, Junji Hamuro, Yoshito Ikada, Eigo Otsuji, Akeo Hagiwara
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 850-859)
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Aortoesophageal fistula associated with a Kommerell diverticulum and right-sided aortic arch , 21 May 2008
Karl G. Reyes, Inderjit S. Gill, Thomas Temes, Noreen C. Griffin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 1091-1093)
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Reply to the Editor:
Eric E. Roselli
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 235-236)
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Use of a prefabricated pectoralis major muscle flap and pedicled jejunal interposition graft for salvage esophageal reconstruction after failed gastric pull-up and colon interposition
K. Robert Shen, William Gerald Austen, Douglas J. Mathisen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1186-1187)
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MicroRNA expression profiles of esophageal cancer , 03 January 2008
Andrew Feber, Liqiang Xi, James D. Luketich, Arjun Pennathur, Rodney J. Landreneau, Maoxin Wu, Scott J. Swanson, Tony E. Godfrey, Virginia R. Litle
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 255-260)
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Laparoscopically harvested omental flap for recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula in a newborn baby
Arnaud Bonnard, Annabelle Paye-Jaouen, Sophie Aizenfisz, Alaa El Ghoneimi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 6, Pages 1592-1593)
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A giant thoracic duct cyst: An unusual cause of dysphagia
Atila Turkyilmaz, Atilla Eroglu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages 1082-1083)
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Successful management of recurrent Actinomyces esophagobronchial fistula with self-expanding covered esophageal stent
Hyde M. Russell, Alberto L. de Hoyos, Matthew G. Blum
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages 1086-1087)
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Overt lymph node metastases from a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the esophagus
Takaaki Masuda, Yasushi Toh, Akira Kabashima, Yoshiro Aoki, Norifumi Harimoto, Shuhei Ito, Junya Taomoto, Osamu Ikeda, Takefumi Ohga, Eisuke Adachi, Yoshihisa Sakaguchi, Minako Hirahashi, Kenichi Nishiyama, Takeshi Okamura
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Pages 810-811)
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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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Unusual case of Boerhaave syndrome, diagnosed late and successfully treated by Abbott’s T-tube
Mario Santini, Alfonso Fiorello, Salvatore Cappabianca, Giovanni Vicidomini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 539-540)
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Selection of dialysis patients for bilateral thoracic artery grafts
Frank A. Baciewicz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 550-551)
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Minimally invasive resection of benign esophageal tumors
Michael Kent, Thomas d’Amato, Cory Nordman, Matthew Schuchert, Rodney Landreneau, Miguel Alvelo-Rivera, James Luketich
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Pages 176-181)
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Giant cavernous hemangioma of the distal esophagus treated with esophagectomy
Anthony W. Kim, Robert J. Korst, Jeffrey L. Port, Nasser K. Altorki, Paul C. Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1665-1667)
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Combined pedicled antropyloroplasty and gastric pull-up reconstruction for corrosive esophagogastric stricture
Tzu-Ping Chen, Chi-Hsiao Yeh, Yi-Cheng Wu, Hui-Ping Liu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1669-1670.e1)
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Gastropericardial fistula after laparoscopic surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease
Daniel Pop, Nicolas Venissac, Laurent Rami, Jérôme Mouroux
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1676-1677)
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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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Gastroesophageal reflux in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis referred for lung transplantation , 06 March 2007
Matthew P. Sweet, Marco G. Patti, Lorriana E. Leard, Jeffrey A. Golden, Steven R. Hays, Charles Hoopes, Pierre R. Theodore
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 1078-1084)
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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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A novel two-stage repair technique for the management of esophageal perforation
Juha Saarnio, Heikki Wiik, Vesa Koivukangas, Timo Heikkinen, Tatu Juvonen, Fausto Biancari
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 3, Pages 840-841)
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Postoperative esophageal leak management with the Polyflex esophageal stent , 02 January 2007
Richard K. Freeman, Anthony J. Ascioti, Thomas C. Wozniak
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 2, Pages 333-338)
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Harm from seat belt: Transthoracic lung herniation and pericardial rupture
Christoph Benckert, Armin Thelen, Robert Pfitzmann, Bernhard Gebauer, Antonino Spinelli, Sven Jonas, Peter Neuhaus
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 2, Pages 588-589)
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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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Wedge gastroplasty and reinforced crural repair: Important components of laparoscopic giant or recurrent hiatal hernia repair
Bryan A. Whitson, Chuong D. Hoang, Adam K. Boettcher, Peter S. Dahlberg, Rafael S. Andrade, Michael A. Maddaus
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 5, Pages 1196-1202.e3)
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Dor fundoplication after myotomy for achalasia: Useful, unnecessary, or harmful?
Venanzio Porziella, Alfredo Cesario, Pierluigi Granone
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 216-217)
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Reply to the Editor
Thomas W. Rice, Eugene H. Blackstone
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Page 217)
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Surgical and endovascular treatment of secondary aortoesophageal fistula
Enrico Maria Marone, Paolo Baccari, Chiara Brioschi, Yamume Tshomba, Carlo Staudacher, Roberto Chiesa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1409-1410)
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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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Erosion of a retroesophageal subclavian artery by an esophageal prosthesis
Frédéric Vanden Eynden, Jacques Devière, Marc Laureys, Didier de Cannière
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 1183-1184.e1)
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Giant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the esophagus presenting with dyspnea
Ahmet Basoglu, Ekrem Kaya, Burain Celık, Levent Yıldız
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 1198-1199)
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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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Laparoscopic fundoplication in patients with end-stage lung disease awaiting transplantation , 13 January 2006
Philip A. Linden, Richard J. Gilbert, Beow Y. Yeap, Kathleen Boyle, Aaron Deykin, Michael T. Jaklitsch, David J. Sugarbaker, Raphael Bueno
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 438-446)
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An alternative method for the removal of thoracic esophagus without thoracotomy
Pei-Ming Huang, Ke-Cheng Chen, Yung-Chie Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 488-489)
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Esophageal schwannoma
A. Basoglu, B. Celik, T.A. Sengul, L. Yildiz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 492-493)
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Ablation of atrial fibrillation and esophageal injury: Effects of energy source and ablation technique
Heike Aupperle, Nicolas Doll, Thomas Walther, Patrick Kornherr, Cris Ullmann, Heinz-Adolf Schoon, Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1549-1554)
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A physiologic clinical study of achalasia: Should Dor fundoplication be added to Heller myotomy? , 27 October 2005
Thomas W. Rice, Alicia A. McKelvey, Joel E. Richter, Mark E. Baker, Michael F. Vaezi, Jingyuan Feng, Sudish C. Murthy, David P. Mason, Eugene H. Blackstone
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1593-1600.e1)
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Fibrovascular polyps of the esophagus
Parvez K. Sultan, Bryan F. Meyers, G. Alexander Patterson, Joel D. Cooper
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1709-1710)
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Cardiac tamponade: Rare presentation of acquired pericardial-esophageal fistula
Carmelo Mignosa, Salvatore Agati, Placido Gitto, Dario Salvo, Eugenio Santo Trimarchi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1711-1712.e1)
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Acute intrathoracic gastric volvulus after laparoscopic fundoplication: Laparoscopic reduction and repair
Vishwanath Golash
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1722-1723)
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Extensive circumferential endoscopic mucosal resection with a new rigid esophagoscope: An animal study
Raphaelle Pilloud, Yves Jaquet, Philippe Monnier
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 5, Pages 1399.e1-1399.e9)
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A new management approach for esophageal perforation
Andria S. Chambers, Terri Jordan, Tim McGranahan, Jon Kiev
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 5, Pages 1470-1471)
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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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On the pathogenesis of gastroesophageal reflux: The concept of gastroesophageal dyssynergia
Ahmed Shafik, Ismail Shafik, Olfat El-Sibai, Ali A. Shafik
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 401-407)
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Management of corrosive esophageal burns in 149 cases
Jing-Hai Zhou, Yao-Guang Jiang, Ru-Wen Wang, Yi-Dan Lin, Tai-Qian Gong, Yun-Ping Zhao, Zheng Ma, Qun-You Tan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 449.e1-449.e9)
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The accuracy of endoscopic ultrasonography with fine-needle aspiration, integrated positron emission tomography with computed tomography, and computed tomography in restaging patients with esophageal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy , 28 April 2005
Robert James Cerfolio, Ayesha S. Bryant, Buddhiwardhan Ohja, Alfred A. Bartolucci, Mohamad A. Eloubeidi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 6, Pages 1232-1241)
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Intraoperative identification of esophageal sentinel lymph nodes with near-infrared fluorescence imaging
Cherie P. Parungo, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Sang-Wook Kim, Sunjee Kim, Rita G. Laurence, Edward G. Soltesz, Frederick Y. Chen, Yolonda L. Colson, Lawrence H. Cohn, Moungi G. Bawendi, John V. Frangioni
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 4, Pages 844-850)
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Selective management of intrathoracic anastomotic leak after esophagectomy , 31 December 2004
Juan A. Crestanello, Claude Deschamps, Stephen D. Cassivi, Francis C. Nichols, Mark S. Allen, Cathy Schleck, Peter C. Pairolero
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 2, Pages 254-260)
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Aortoesophageal fistula as a late complication of aortic transection
Heyman Luckraz, Saif Kitchlu, Aprim Youhana
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 2, Pages 458-459)
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Dysphagia: An unusual presentation of giant aneurysm of the right coronary artery and supravalvular aortic stenosis in Williams syndrome
Carmelo Mignosa, Salvatore Agati, Salvatore Di Stefano, Giovanni Pizzimenti, Enrico Di Maggio, Dario Salvo, Giuseppe Ciccarello
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 6, Pages 946-948)
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Reoperative laparoscopic fundoplication for the treatment of failed fundoplication
Pavlos K. Papasavas, Woodrow W. Yeaney, Rodney J. Landreneau, Fernando D. Hayetian, Daniel J. Gagné, Philip F. Caushaj, Robin Macherey, Susan Bartley, Richard H. Maley, Robert J. Keenan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 4, Pages 509-516)
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Long-term outcome of Heller myotomy in achalasic sigmoid esophagus
Tommaso Claudio Mineo, Eugenio Pompeo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 3, Pages 402-407)
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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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The robotic, 2-stage, 3-field esophagolymphadenectomy
Kemp H Kernstine, Daniel T DeArmond, Mohsen Karimi, Timothy L Van Natta, Javier C Campos, Mary R Yoder, Jeffrey E Everett
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 6, Pages 1847-1849)
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A 25-year experience with open primary transthoracic repair of paraesophageal hiatal hernia
Himanshu J Patel, Bethany B Tan, John Yee, Mark B Orringer, Mark D Iannettoni
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Pages 843-849)
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Potentiation of paclitaxel cytotoxicity in lung and esophageal cancer cells by pharmacologic inhibition of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B (Akt)–mediated signaling pathway
Dao M Nguyen, G.Aaron Chen, Rishindra Reddy, Wilson Tsai, William D Schrump, George Cole, David S Schrump
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 365-375)
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Carbon dioxide embolism during endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting in coronary artery bypass surgery
Tzu-Yu Lin, Kuan-Ming Chiu, Ming-Jiuh Wang, Shu-Hsun Chu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 2011-2015)
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Esophageal perforation during left atrial radiofrequency ablation: is the risk too high?
A.Marc Gillinov, Patrick M. McCarthy, Gosta Pettersson, Bruce W. Lytle, Thomas W. Rice
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1661-1662)
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Reply to the Editor
Nicolas Doll, Michael A Borger, Friedrich W Mohr
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Page 1662)
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Short esophagi and a long career
Fernando Augusto Mardiros Herbella
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Page 1668)
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Submucosal territory of the direct lymphatic drainage system to the thoracic duct in the human esophagus
Kenshi Kuge, Gen Murakami, Shunji Mizobuchi, Yoichi Hata, Takashi Aikou, Shiro Sasaguri
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1343-1349)
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Transthoracic versus transhiatal esophagectomy: A prospective study of 945 patients
Jeffrey Rentz, David Bull, David Harpole, Stephen Bailey, Leigh Neumayer, Theodore Pappas, Barbara Krasnicka, William Henderson, Jennifer Daley, Shukri Khuri
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 1114-1120)
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Esophageal perforation during left atrial radiofrequency ablation: Is the risk too high?
Nicolas Doll, Michael A. Borger, Alexander Fabricius, Susann Stephan, Jan Gummert, Friedrich W. Mohr, Johann Hauss, Hans Kottkamp, Gerd Hindricks
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Pages 836-842)
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Minor challenges: Modified diverticulectomy and myotomy for recurrent Zenker diverticulum
Peter C. Minneci, Douglas J. Mathisen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Pages 969-971)
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Intussusception and spontaneous amputation of the esophagus
Henning A. Gaissert
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Page 976)
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Reply
Jarmo A. Salo, Ari Ristimäki, Jukka T. Salminen, Jukka Sirén
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Pages 976-977)
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Intussusception and spontaneous amputation of the esophagus
Jarmo A. Salo, Ari Ristimäki, Jukka T. Salminen, Jukka Sirén
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 1, Pages 205-206)
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