DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

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

Original Cardiovascular

  • 149
    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

  • 156
    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

  • 163
    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

  • 168
    Babin-Ebell, J.; Roth, P.; Reese, J.; Bechtel, M.; Mortasawi, A.:

    Serum S100B Levels in Patients after Cardiac Surgery: Possible Sources of Contamination

  • 173
    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

  • 177
    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

  • 180
    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

  • 182
    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

  • 186
    Rzyman, W.; Jaskiewicz, K.; Murawski, M.; Sternau, A.; Marjanski, T.; Karmolinski, A.; Dziadziuszko, R.:

    Primary Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Lung

  • 190
    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

  • 196
    Yoruk, Y.:

    Esophageal Stent Placement for the Palliation of Dysphagia in Lung Cancer

    • Short Communications

  • 199
    Schattenberg, T.; Pfannschmidt, J.; Herpel, E.; Schnabel, P. A.; Mechtersheimer, G.; Dienemann, H.:

    Bilateral Surgical Resection in Pulmonary Epitheloid Hemangioendothelioma

  • 201
    Pereszlenyi, A.; Rolle, A.; Rudek, B.; Schilling, A.; Bis, B.:

    Laser-Assisted Resection of a Giant Pulmonary Chondrohamartoma - A Case Report

  • 203
    Leo, F.; Galetta, D.; Bonomo, G.; Spaggiari, L.:

    Finding the Limit between Station 2 and Station 4 during Right-Sided Thoracotomy

  • 204
    Westhof, F. B.; Chryssagis, K.; Liangos, A.; Batz, G.; Diegeler, A.:

    Aortic Valve Leaflet Reconstruction after Excision of a Papillary Fibroelastoma using Autologous Pericardium

  • 207
    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

  • 209
    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

  • 211
    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