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This video discusses the TransMedics Organ Care System, which allows normothermic beating donor heart preservation during transport.
October 9, 2019
The authors present a case of cardiac tamponade resulting from strangulated viscera in the pericardial sac through an iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia after an ablation procedure.
October 9, 2019
The authors present the case of a double metal foreign body inhalation in a 4-year-old child.
August 30, 2019
The authors present a unique situation where a bronchogenic cyst in an adult patient was uneventfully treated through surgical excision.
August 26, 2019
This video demonstrates a left upper lobectomy via video-assisted thoracic surgery to treat a giant congenital bulla.
June 4, 2019
The authors report a very rare case of distal migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter into the left lower lobe of the lung.
May 20, 2019
This article presents a rare case of an infarct of the residual upper lobe following a right upper lobectomy, which presented with opacity in the right upper zone and was reported as a “gossypiboma” by a radiologist.
May 6, 2019
In this report, the authors present an atypical case of left atrial appendage aneurysm—which has been surgically treated with success—to supplement the literature and to discuss the diagnosis and the treatment.
May 3, 2019
My3DLung is an interactive animated tool best used by physicians in the office to explain the anatomy of the lung before and after surgery.
May 1, 2019
The authors discuss a technique of aortic root remodeling without handling of coronaries ostia and a special technique for the posterior aortic wall anastomosis that avoids risk of hidden leak and false aneurysm.
April 23, 2019
This video demonstrates the right subclavian artery cut-down technique for implantation of an Impella® 5.0 as a short-term mechanical circulatory support device for the left heart.