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Unraveling the role of ectopic thymic tissue in patients undergoing thymectomy for myasthenia gravis [PDF]

, 2019
Extended thymectomy has been considered the goal of surgery for myasthenia gravis (MG) mainly due to the existence of ectopic thymic tissue. Recently, ectopic thymic tissue has attracted increasing attention in patients with MG following thymectomy ...
Bauer, Gero, Elsner, Aron, Englisch, Julianna, Ismail, Mahmoud, Li, Feng, Li, Zhongmin, Meisel, Andreas, Rückert, Jens-C., Swierzy, Marc, Tao, Ya   +9 more
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Adipocytes in Aortic Stenosis: Association With Clinical and Morphological Indices

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recently, great attention has been given to understanding the new pathogenetic mechanisms underlying aortic stenosis (AS). The study aims to understand the role of mature adipocytes in AS and their association with histologic, clinical, and echocardiographic data, an area previously overlooked in AS research.
Elena Zoico, Tanaz Saatchi, Silvia Urbani, Vanni Rizzatti, Gloria Mazzali, Francesco Fantin, Silvia Faccioli, Alessandro Gavras, Mauro Zamboni, Anna Giani   +9 more
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Results and complications of plastic reconstruction in postoperative wound healing disorders in the sternum region [Ergebnisse und Komplikationen der plastisch-chirurgischen Deckung bei postoperativen Wundheilungsstörungen im Sternumbereich]

GMS German Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery – Burn and Hand Surgery, 2012
[english] With an incidence rate of 1–4%, mediastinitis following cardiac surgery is a rarely occurring complication, but may show a mortality rate of up to 50%.
Ennker, Ina Carolin, Robicsek, Francis, Vogt, Peter M.   +2 more
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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery III: Training and Robotic-Assisted Approaches. [PDF]

, 2016
Minimally invasive mitral valve operations are increasingly common in the United States, but robotic-assisted approaches have not been widely adopted for a variety of reasons.
Agnihotri, Arvind K, Ailawadi, Gorav, Barnhart, Glenn R, Fayers, Trevor M, Goldman, Scott M, Grossi, Eugene A, Guy, T Sloane, Hargrove, W Clark, Hummel, Brian W, Khan, Junaid H, Lehr, Eric J, Lewis, Clifton TP, Malaisrie, S Chris, Mehall, John R, Murphy, Douglas A, Rodriguez, Evelio, Ryan, William H, Salemi, Arash, Segurola, Romualdo J, Shemin, Richard J, Smith, J Michael, Smith, Robert L, Weldner, Paul W, Wolfe, J Alan   +23 more
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Impact of Combined Additional Resections on the Surgical Outcomes of Robot‐Assisted Resection of Thymic Epithelial Tumors

Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Robot‐assisted thoracoscopy (RATS) is rapidly emerging as the preferred approach for the resection of thymic epithelial tumors (TET). Current challenges include the role of RATS in locally advanced disease and combined additional resections.
Benedikt Niedermaier, Nabil Khan, Florian Eichhorn, Maria Zehentmeier, Heidrun Grosch, Raffaella Griffo, Alessio Campisi, Antonia Margineanu, Michael Allgäuer, Petros Christopoulos, Michael Thomas, Hauke Winter, Martin E. Eichhorn   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brachial Plexus Injury Associated with Median Sternotomy during Cardiac Surgery: Three Cases of C8 Radiculopathy Due to the Fracture of the First Rib

Diagnostics, 2021
In cardiac surgery, median sternotomy is often necessary during certain surgical processes and it can cause the rare complication of brachial plexus injury.
Yu Jin Im, Min Soo Kang, Sun Woong Kim, Duk Hyun Sung   +3 more
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Does right thoracotomy increase the risk of mitral valve reoperation? [PDF]

, 2003
ObjectiveThe study objective was to determine whether a right thoracotomy approach increases the risk of mitral valve reoperation.MethodsBetween January of 1993 and January of 2004, 2469 patients with mitral valve disease underwent 2570 reoperations ...
Lars G. Svensson, A. Marc Gillinov, Eugene H. Blackstone, Penny L. Houghtaling, Kyung-Hwan Kim, Gösta B. Pettersson, Nicholas G. Smedira, Michael K. Banbury, Bruce W. Lytle, Thompson, Onnasch, Onnasch, Byrne, Holman, Pretre, Vleissis, Steimle, Svensson, Svensson, Svensson, Rosenbaum, Blackstone, Breiman, Diggle   +23 more
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Mechanism of sternotomy dehiscence [PDF]

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2014
Biomechanical modelling of the forces acting on a median sternotomy can explain the mechanism of sternotomy dehiscence, leading to improved closure techniques.Chest wall forces on 40 kPa coughing were measured using a novel finite element analysis (FEA) ellipsoid chest model, based on average measurements of eight adult male thoracic computerized ...
Casha, Aaron, Gatt, Ruben, Duca, Edward, Gauci, Marilyn, Schembri-Wismayer, Pierre, Camilleri-Podesta, Marie Therese, Grima, Joseph N., Manche, Alexander   +7 more
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Retrosternal Goitre: Anatomical Aspects and Technical Notes

Medicina, 2022
Background and Objectives: surgery for substernal goitre is still debated in the literature, due to the wide range of surgical options. This article outlines the findings of our extensive experiences, which include 264 cases of patients with “goitre ...
Enrico Battistella, Luca Pomba, Gisella Sidoti, Chiara Vignotto, Antonio Toniato   +4 more
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Surgical treatment of giant cardiac aneurysm with pseudoaneurysm in a colon carcinoma patient [PDF]

, 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., Emrecan, B., Güneş, Tevfik, Kılıç, İsmail Doğu   +3 more
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