DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 03 · Volume 55 · April 2007 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-6092

Original Cardiovascular

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Reiss, N.; Seifert, D.; Koertke, H.; Hoffmann-Koch, A.; Kleikamp, G.; Bairaktaris, A.; Koerfer, R.: Initial Experience with the Medtronic ADVANTAGE Valve Prosthesis in the Mitral Position - Clinical Outcome and Analysis of Complications
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Sachweh, J. S.; Tiete, A. R.; Mühler, E. G.; Groetzner, J.; Gulbins, H.; Messmer, B. J.; Daebritz, S. H.: Mechanical Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement in Infants and Children
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Saeed, D.; El-Banayosy, A.; Zittermann, A.; Fritzsche, D.; Mirow, N.; Morshuis, M.; Koerfer, R.: A Risk Score to Predict 30-Day Mortality in Patients with Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Implantation
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Babin-Ebell, J.; Roth, P.; Reese, J.; Bechtel, M.; Mortasawi, A.: Serum S100B Levels in Patients after Cardiac Surgery: Possible Sources of Contamination
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Eifert, S.; Oberhoffer, M.; Wintersperger, B.; Reichart, B.; Boekstegers, P.; Vicol, C.: Arterial T-Graft in Coronary Surgery: Comparison of Selective Coronary Angiography and Multi-Slice Computed Tomography

Original Thoracic

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Tanju, S.; Akpolat, B.; Senturk, E.; Ziyade, S.; Toker, A.; Yilmazbayhan, D.; Aydiner, A.; Dilege, S.: Isolated Lung Perfusion with Paclitaxel and Docetaxel: Comparison of the Early Effects on Pulmonary Physiology
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Cagirici, U.; Cetin, Y.; Cakan, A.; Samancilar, O.; Veral, A.; Askar, F. Z.: Experimental Use of N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate Tissue Adhesive on Lung Parenchyma after Pulmonary Resection
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Solak, O.; Turna, A.; Pekcolaklar, A.; Metin, M.; Sayar, A.; Solak, O.; Gürses, A.: Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Postthoracotomy Pain: A Randomized Prospective Study
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Rzyman, W.; Jaskiewicz, K.; Murawski, M.; Sternau, A.; Marjanski, T.; Karmolinski, A.; Dziadziuszko, R.: Primary Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Lung
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Esme, H.; Solak, O.; Yurumez, Y.; Yavuz, Y.; Terzi, Y.; Sezer, M.; Kucuker, H.: The Prognostic Importance of Trauma Scoring Systems for Blunt Thoracic Trauma
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Yoruk, Y.: Esophageal Stent Placement for the Palliation of Dysphagia in Lung Cancer

Short Communications

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Schattenberg, T.; Pfannschmidt, J.; Herpel, E.; Schnabel, P. A.; Mechtersheimer, G.; Dienemann, H.: Bilateral Surgical Resection in Pulmonary Epitheloid Hemangioendothelioma
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Pereszlenyi, A.; Rolle, A.; Rudek, B.; Schilling, A.; Bis, B.: Laser-Assisted Resection of a Giant Pulmonary Chondrohamartoma - A Case Report
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Leo, F.; Galetta, D.; Bonomo, G.; Spaggiari, L.: Finding the Limit between Station 2 and Station 4 during Right-Sided Thoracotomy
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Westhof, F. B.; Chryssagis, K.; Liangos, A.; Batz, G.; Diegeler, A.: Aortic Valve Leaflet Reconstruction after Excision of a Papillary Fibroelastoma using Autologous Pericardium
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Martin, D.; Knez, I.; Oberwalder, P. J.; Rigler, B.: Aortic Valve Replacement in an Adult 20 Years after a Single-Stage Extra-Anatomic Repair of an Interrupted Aortic Arch
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Komatsu, T.; Shoumura, Y.; Nasu, M.; Takahashi, Y.: Unavoidable Arterioplasty of the Pulmonary Main Trunk for Complete Resection of Mediastinal Paraganglima - A Case Report

Letter to the Editor

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Hartrumpf, M.; Stock, U. A.; Albes, J. M.: Comment on “Fracture of Colvin-Galloway Future Band in a Patient with Mitral Valve Annuloplasty” by Bauer et al., Thorac Cardiov Surg 2006; 54: 352 - 353