General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Mar 2014
Streptococcus bovis bacteraemia: an evaluation of the long-term effect on cardiac outcomes.
Streptococcus bovis can lead to bacteraemia, septicaemia, and ultimately endocarditis. The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term implications of S. bovis endocarditis on cardiac morbidity and mortality. ⋯ Streptococcus bovis endocarditis patients tended to have pre-existing valvular heart disease and those with prosthetic heart valves had higher surgical intervention and relapse rates. These patients experienced a higher rate of co-existing colorectal pathology but currently have reasonable long-term outcomes. This may suggest that they represent a patient population that merits consideration for an early surgical strategy to maximise long-term results, however, further evaluation is warranted.
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Feb 2014
Case ReportsKikuchi-Fujimoto disease masquerading as tuberculosis.
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a benign, self-limiting subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis with unknown aetiology that has a predilection for young Far East Asian women. It presents with fever, fatigue and lymphadenomegaly and is often misdiagnosed. We report an unusual presentation in a South Asian woman with isolated mediastinal lymphadenopathy masquerading as tuberculosis. There is only one other reported case in the literature presenting with isolated mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Feb 2014
What are the qualifications and selection criteria for women to be appointed to society journal editorial boards?
Japan ranks extremely low in global ranking of gender equality. It is not easy for female doctors to acquire leadership positions in member societies of the Japanese Association of Medical Science (JAMS). ⋯ The qualifications and criteria for selecting editorial board members of medical journals should be clarified. Medical journals in Japan would gain diversity by including women on editorial boards in the same proportion as women membership in the corresponding medical societies.
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Dec 2013
Case ReportsBenign metastasizing leiomyoma of the lung: report of a case.
A 35-year-old female presented with multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules on a chest X-ray during a regular health checkup. Chest computed tomography revealed multiple well-defined nodular shadows in the lung. She had undergone a myomectomy 7 years previously for leiomyoma of the uterus. ⋯ Pathological findings were consistent with benign metastasizing leiomyoma. Estrogen and progesterone receptors showed strong positives by immunohistostaining of the tumor. The patient is currently receiving outpatient treatment for a benign metastasizing leiomyoma by administration of a GnRH analog drug.
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Nov 2013
Historical ArticleHow to educate and evaluate cardiothoracic surgeon.