CARDIAC SURGERY

Laparoscopic cardiomyotomy for achalasia

Apr 27, 2020 by in CARDIAC SURGERY Comments Off on Laparoscopic cardiomyotomy for achalasia

41 Laparoscopic cardiomyotomy for achalasia SHERAZ MARKAR AND GIOVANNI ZANINOTTO INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL NOTES Esophageal achalasia, albeit a rare disease with an incidence ranging from 0.4 to 1.5 per 100…

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Thymectomy

Apr 27, 2020 by in CARDIAC SURGERY Comments Off on Thymectomy

11 Thymectomy Larry R. Kaiser HISTORY Over the past few decades, complete removal of the thymus gland has been shown to improve the clinical course of patients with myasthenia gravis…

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Anterior mediastinal lesions

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9 Anterior mediastinal lesions Antonio D’andrilli, Erino Angelo Rendina and Federico Venuta The mediastinum is a virtual three-dimensional space located between the lungs, above the diaphragm, posteriorly to the sternum,…

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Classifications of Thoracic Spinal Fractures

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24 Classifications of Thoracic Spinal Fractures Hai Le and Christopher M. Bono Abstract The thoracolumbar junction (T10–L2) is a unique transition zone between the relatively rigid thoracic spine (T1–T10) and…

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Neuronavigation for Complex Thoracic Spine Surgery

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31 Neuronavigation for Complex Thoracic Spine Surgery Ana Luís, Rodrigo Navarro-Ramirez, Jonathan Nakhla, Christoph Wipplinger, and Roger Härtl Abstract The management of spinal pathology was greatly influenced by the advent…

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