General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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The key for successful valve repair is full understanding of the regurgitant mechanism and sufficient evaluation of the valve. Currently, multidetector computed tomography has been introduced for evaluation. The aortic valve can be analyzed in details preoperatively. ⋯ Aortic root dilatation may contribute to AR severity. Valve-sparing aortic root replacement may improve repair durability. Considering the great advances in valve repair, young patients with AR should be informed that valve repair is a promising option for surgical treatment.
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jun 2015
ReviewPulmonary metastasectomy: outcomes and issues according to the type of surgical resection.
According to a recent report by the Committee for Scientific Affairs of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery, pulmonary metastasectomy accounted for as many as 10.2 % of all entry cases of general thoracic surgery, and its use is increasing year by year. Accordingly, many studies have examined the surgical procedures used during pulmonary metastasectomy for metastases from primary tumors affecting various organs as well as the outcomes of and indications for such procedures, but some problems remain. In this article, the following questions related to the surgical approach and the type of resection used during pulmonary metastasectomy are reviewed: (1) Wedge resection--what is a safe margin for preventing local recurrence? (2) What is the clinical significance of node sampling/dissection during pulmonary metastasectomy? and (3) When is segmentectomy necessary? In addition, we discuss: (4) open thoracotomy vs. video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), (5) repeated metastasectomy for pulmonary metastases, (6) the surgical approach for bilateral pulmonary metastasectomy, (7) pneumonectomy, and (8) pulmonary metastasectomy combined with resection of the neighboring organs.
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jun 2015
Case ReportsRheumatic mitral stenosis associated with sinus venosus atrial septal defect and partial anomalous pulmonary venous return.
In medical literature, the association of acquired and congenital heart disease is interestingly well known, but uncommon. We report a case of young male adult whose therapeutic management for rheumatic mitral stenosis is changed as sinus venosus atrial septal defect was detected by transesophageal echocardiography. Presence of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return of right superior pulmonary vein into the superior vena cava detected in transesophageal echocardiography was confirmed at the operation which was successfully carried out to correct all three abnormalities through the right atrial approach.