DOI: 10.1055/s-00024355

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports

Issue 01 · Volume 04 · December 2015 DOI: 10.1055/s-005-30520

Editorial

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Böning, Andreas: Sincere Thanks

Case Report: Thoracic

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Xing, Shijie; Wang, Jianjun; Zhai, Wei; Xia, Tian; Wang, Chuanxiao: Surgical Treatment of Enormous Recurrent Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans
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Müller, Ina; Tönnies, Mario; Pfannschmidt, Joachim; Kaiser, Dirk: Pneumocephalus Following Thoracic Surgery with Posterior Chest Wall Resection
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Evman, Serdar; Kolbas, Ilker; Dogruyol, Talha; Tezel, Cagatay: A Case of Traumatic Flail Chest Requiring Stabilization with Surgical Reconstruction
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Akkuş, Murat; Utkusavaş, Ayfer; Hanözü, Murat; Kaya, Mehmet; Bakir, Ihsan: Stabilization of Flail Chest and Fractured Sternum by Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum
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Kirschbaum, Andreas; Damanakis, Alexander; Rolfes, Caroline; Bartsch, Detlef: Endobronchial Malposition of Matthys Pleural Catheter: A Case Report
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Frick, Sonia Erika; Flothmann, Christoph; Preiswerk, Benjamin; Behr, Renate; Genoni, Michele: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Miliary Tuberculosis and AIDS: A Case Report
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Borowski, Andreas; Heikaus, Sebastian; Kurt, Muhammed: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease of the Sternoclavicular Joint

Case Report: Cardiac

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Hanke, Jasmin S.; Avsar, Murat; Haverich, Axel; Schmitto, Jan D.: Heart-Failing Jehovah's Witness Patient Successfully Treated by Minimally Invasive LVAD Implantation without Any Blood Transfusions
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Gualis, Javier; Castaño, Mario; Rodríguez, Miguel Angel; García, Cristina: Late Chronic Tamponade after Intraoperative Right Ventricular Rupture Repair with Mediastinal Fat
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Jahangeer, Saleem; Gardiner, Rebecca Emily; Forde, Patrick; Hinchion, John: Successful Management of an Occult Cardiac Tamponade with Prompt Surgical Intervention and a Novel, Defined Pericardial Irrigation Protocol
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Kuhn, Elmar W.; Bennink, Gerardus; Wahlers, Thorsten; Wippermann, Jens: Correction of Double-Chambered Right Ventricle 40 Years after Pulmonary Valvuloplasty
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Joshi, Vijay; Laurie, Kaye; Skoyles, Julian; Richens, David: Severe Mitral Regurgitation Secondary to Atresia of the Posterior Mitral Valve Leaflet in the Adult: Is Repair Always Best Practice?
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Jiritano, Federica; Cristodoro, Lucia; Bevacqua, Egidio; Malta, Emanuele; Mastroroberto, Pasquale: An Integrated Approach to von Willebrand Disease and Surgical Myocardial Revascularization
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Voigtlaender, Minna; Conradi, Lenard; Hinsch, Andrea; Langer, Florian: Right Atrial Thrombosis in Antiphospholipid Syndrome with Secondary Immune Thrombocytopenia
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Schaefer, Andreas; Treede, Hendrik; Reichenspurner, Hermann; Conradi, Lenard: Large Biatrial Thrombembolus Caught in Transit across a Patent Foramen Ovale
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Schroeter, Thomas; Kiefer, Philipp; Sauer, Matthias; Mohr, Friedrich Wilhelm: Fistula Formation 6 Years after Removal of Infected Pacemaker Leads

Case Report: Vascular

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Dohle, Daniel S.; Tsagakis, Konstantinos; Ibrahim, Saifeldin; Plicht, Björn; Jakob, Heinz: Controlled Delayed Aortic Repair in Acute Aortic Syndrome and Multiorgan Failure: An Option in Selected Cases
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Ballazhi, Fatos; Weyand, Michael; Lang, Werner; Schoerner, Christoph; Seitz, Timo: Late-Onset Aspergillus Fumigatus Infection of an Aortic Stent Graft in an Immunocompetent Patient

Editor's Commentary

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Böning, Andreas; Schmid, Christof: Heart Failing Jehovah Witness Patient Successfully Treated by Minimally-Invasive Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation without any Blood Transfusions