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The use of the Scar Cosmesis Assessment and rating scale to evaluate the cosmetic outcomes of totally thoracoscopic cardiac surgery

open access: yesJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Background Conventional median sternotomy is widely used in cardiac surgery, while thoracoscopic cardiac surgery, which is considered to have aesthetic advantages, is being performed increasingly more often in China because patients’ requests for ...
Ling-chen Huang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bilateral anterior sternothoracotomy (clamshell incision): a suitable alternative for bilateral lung sarcoma metastasis in children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND: The aim of our study was to assess the postoperative course of bilateral anterior sternothoracotomy (BAT) in children with sarcoma metastases, in a curative care perspective.
Abbo, O.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Malignant Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Left Main Coronary Artery Managed by Ostial Reimplantation: A Case Report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) from the right coronary sinus with an interarterial course is a rare congenital variant associated with a high risk of myocardial ischemia and sudden cardiac death. We describe a 39‐year‐old man presenting with exertional chest pressure and dyspnea whose coronary CT angiography revealed ...
Biruk T. Mengistie   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diffuse descending necrotizing mediastinitis: surgical therapy and outcome in a single-centre series [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
OBJECTIVES Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a rare but rapidly progressing disease with a potentially fatal outcome, originating from odontogenical or cervical infections.
Caversaccio, Marco   +4 more
core  

Excision of pulmonary metastases of osteogenic sarcoma of the limbs [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
OBJECTIVE: The combination of surgery and chemotherapy improves the prognosis of patients with osteogenic sarcoma of the limbs without detectable metastases at presentation. However, lung metastases are a frequent complication.
Antunes, MJ   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Chronic Traumatic Aortoventricular Fistula Following a Stab Injury: A Case Report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT An aorto‐cameral fistula (ACF) is a rare abnormal communication between the aorta and a cardiac chamber, often resulting from trauma, ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysms, infective endocarditis, aortic dissection, or iatrogenic causes. Clinical presentations vary from asymptomatic cases to severe hemodynamic compromise, including heart ...
Ubaid Ullah   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perventricular Device Closure of Native Congenital Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects in Small Infants   \unicode{x02009} ≤ 5 kg: Single‐Center Study of the Risk Factors for Failure of the Intervention and Non‐Optimal Outcome

open access: yesCatheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, Volume 106, Issue 4, Page 2160-2173, October 1, 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Perventricular device closure of muscular VSD in small infants is a less invasive option than surgical closure under cardiopulmonary bypass and offers better outcomes than palliative pulmonary artery banding. However, the specific risk factors that could affect procedural success and optimal outcomes have not been ...
Emine Hekim Yilmaz   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surgical treatment of giant cardiac aneurysm with pseudoaneurysm in a colon carcinoma patient [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare and lethal condition associated with a high risk of rapid enlargement and rupture. It develops after transmural myocardial infarction (MI), cardiac surgery, trauma, or infection.
Alşalaldeh, M.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Surgical Outcomes of Cardiac Myxoma: Right Minithoracotomy Approach versus Median Sternotomy Approach

open access: yesThe Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2016
Background The standard approach in treating cardiac myxoma is the median full sternotomy. With the evolution of surgical techniques, the right minithoracotomy approach has emerged as an alternative method. Since few studies have been published assessing
Han Pil Lee   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thyroid Cartilage Fracture Following Endotracheal Intubation

open access: yes
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
T. Khalid   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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