DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 03 · Volume 56 · April 2008 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-12435

Original Cardiovascular

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Kogan, A.; Medalion, B.; Kornowski, R.; Raanani, E.; Sharoni, E.; Stamler, A.; Sahar, G.; Snir, E.; Porat, E.: Cardiac Surgery in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis: Short and Long-Term Survival
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Schönburg, M.; Ziegelhoeffer, T.; Weinbrenner, F.; Bechtel, M.; Detter, C.; Krabatsch, T.; Osswald, B.; Riess, F. C.; Scholz, F.; Stamm, C.; Sievers, H. H.; Bartels, C.: Preexisting Atrial Fibrillation as Predictor for Late-Time Mortality in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Undergoing Cardiac Surgery - A Multicenter Study
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Pan, X. D.; Sun, L. Z.; Ma, W. G.; Tian, L. X.; Liu, N. N.; Li, M.; Feng, Z. Y.; Long, C.; Zheng, J.: Neuroprotective Effect of Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest with Low Priming Volume: Study in a Rabbit Model
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Hokenek, F.; Sever, K.; Ugurlucan, M.; Sakliyan, M.; Kinoglu, B.: Interrupted Aortic Arch in Adulthood

Original Thoracic

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Rieker, R. J.; Muley, T.; Klein, C.; Schnabel, P. A.; Herpel, E.; Meister, M.; Schirmacher, P.; Dienemann, H.; Pfannschmidt, J.: An Institutional Study on Thymomas and Thymic Carcinomas: Experience in 77 Patients
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Chamogeorgakis, T.; Anagnostopoulos, C.; Kostopanagiotou, G.; Bhora, F.; Toumpoulis, I.; Georgiannakis, E.; Nabong, A.; Dosios, T.; Harrison, L.; Connery, C.: Does Anemia Affect Outcome after Lobectomy or Pneumonectomy in Early Stage Lung Cancer Patients Who Have not Received Neo-Adjuvant Treatment?
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Yucel, O.; Gurkok, S.; Gozubuyuk, A.; Caylak, H.; Sapmaz, E.; Kavakli, K.; Dakak, M.; Genc, O.: Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Sequestration
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Solak, O.; Esme, H.; Sirmali, M.; Sahin, O.; Agackiran, Y.; Bas, O.; Emmiler, M.: Achieving Efficient Anti-Adhesion in Re-Mediastinoscopy: An Experimental Study in Rats
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Shiraishi, T.; Hiratsuka, M.; Yoshinaga, Y.; Yamamoto, S.; Iwasaki, A.; Shirakusa, T.: Thoracoscopic Lobectomy with Systemic Lymph Node Dissection for Lymph Node Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Is Thoracoscopic Lymph Node Dissection Feasible?

Short Communications

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Buyukates, M.; Kandemir, O.; Aktunc, E.; Tokmakoglu, H.: A Rare Case of Epicardial Cyst
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Kandemir, Ö; Yildiz, Ü; Tezcaner, T.; Zorlutuna, Y.: Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm and Coronary Artery Disease in a Patient with Previous Cardiac Surgery
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Cleuziou, J.; Hörer, J.; Henze, R.; Schreiber, C.; Lange, R.: Surgical Management of Single Intramural Coronary Artery in Taussig-Bing Anomaly Detected at Arterial Switch Operation
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Spiegl, T.; Tillmanns, H.; Hölschermann, H.: Pericardial Tamponade as a Late Symptom of an Apparently Stable Tumor
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SalehiOmran, A.; Karimi, A.; Yazdanifard, P.; Yousefshahi, F.: Survival after More than 700 DC Shocks Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Case Report

Case Reports

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Amanatidou, V.; Mavrokosta, M.; Kourtesis, A.; Azariadis, P.; Tsilimigaki, A.: Cervicomediastinal Thymic Cyst - Report of a Case
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Al-Sarraf, N.; Doddakula, K.; Nicholson, S.; Young, V.: Primary Carinal Sarcoma Causing Airway Obstruction
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Wendt, D.; Kamler, M.; Jakob, H.: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery after Lung Injury Due to a Displaced Atrial Pacemaker Lead
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Botta, L.; van Putte, B.; Sonker, U.; van Boven, W. J.: Successful Surgical Management of Late Coronary Sequelae in a Young Woman with Kawasaki Disease