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Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002
Original Articles
Retrosternal pedicled jejunum interposition: an alternative for reconstruction after total esophago-gastrectomy
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 661–665, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00522-5
Intravenous hydration versus naso-jejunal enteral feeding after esophagectomy: a randomised study
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 666–672, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00489-X
Morbidity of percutaneous tube thoracostomy in trauma patients
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 673–678, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00478-5
Invasive staging of non-small cell lung cancer – a prospective study
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 679–684, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00479-7
Indications and results of sleeve carinal resection
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 685–694, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00523-7
Recurrence-free survival and prognostic factors in resected pN2 non-small cell lung cancer
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 695–700, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00473-6
Lung tumors with mixed histologic pattern. Clinico-pathologic characteristics and prognostic significance
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 701–707, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00481-5
Pulmonary blastoma: report of five cases and identification of clinical features suggestive of the disease
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 708–711, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00529-8
Non-neoplastic mediastinal cysts
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 712–716, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00484-0
Drainage patterns of middle lobe vein of right lung: an anatomical study
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 717–720, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00531-6
The role of tissue reperfusion in the reexpansion injury of the lungs
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 721–727, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00447-5
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: effects of early resection in a neutropenic rat model
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 728–732, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00467-0
Donor heart contractile dysfunction following prolonged ex vivo preservation can be prevented by gene-mediated β-adrenergic signaling modulation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 733–737, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00466-9
The preload recruitable stroke work relationship as a measure of left ventricular contractile dysfunction in porcine cardiac allografts
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 738–745, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00526-2
Hemodynamic effects of inhaled aerosolized iloprost and inhaled nitric oxide in heart transplant candidates with elevated pulmonary vascular resistance
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 746–752, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00488-8
The combined use of transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMLR) and fibroblastic growth factor (FGF-2) enhances perfusion and regional contractility in chronically ischemic porcine hearts
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 753–761, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00527-4
Surgery for ventricular tachycardia of left ventricular origin: risk factors for success and long-term outcome
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 762–770, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00487-6
Surgical treatment of tachyarrhythmias due to postinfarction left ventricular aneurysm with endoaneurysmorrhaphy and cryoablation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 771–776, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00371-8
Post-infarction cardiac rupture: surgical treatment
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 777–780, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00485-2
Does the use of bilateral internal mammary artery (IMA) grafts provide incremental benefit relative to the use of a single IMA graft? A meta-analysis approach
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 781–786, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00470-0
Risk of morbidity and in-hospital mortality in obese patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 787–793, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00448-7
Medium-term survival and quality of life of Swedish octogenarians after open-heart surgery
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 794–801, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00330-5
Structural degeneration of pulmonary homografts used as aortic valve substitute underlines early graft failure
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 802–807, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00435-9
The effects of mitral annuloplasty rings on mitral valve complex 3-D geometry during acute left ventricular ischemia
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 808–816, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00530-4
The edge-to-edge technique as a trick to rescue an imperfect mitral valve repair
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 817–820, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00524-9
Images in cardio-thoracic surgery
Scimitar syndrome: a rare cause of haemoptysis
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Page 821, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00525-0
How-to-do-it
The value of caval division in the maze procedure with valve surgery
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 822–824, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00483-9
Echocardiographic diagnosis of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction after mitral valve replacement with subvalvular preservation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 825–827, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00465-7
Videoscopic supradiaphragmatic thoracic duct division using ultrasonic coagulator
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 828–830, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00268-3
Pedicled intercostal muscle flap: a simple technique of closing pancreatico-pleural fistula from a thoracic approach
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 831–832, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00474-8
Case report
Synchronous left lung transplantation and right pneumonectomy for end-stage bronchiectasis through Clamshell approach. Specific problems
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 833–835, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00486-4
Surgical treatment of atypical aortic coarctation associated with occlusion of all arch vessels in Takayasu's disease
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 836–838, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00528-6
Bilateral elastofibroma dorsi: proper positioning for an accurate diagnosis
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 839–841, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00475-X
Papillary carcinoma arising on cervico-mediastinal thyroglossal ductal cyst resected via transcervical and partial upper sternotomy incision
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 842–844, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00472-4
Traumatic cardiogenic shock due to massive air embolism. A possible role for cardiopulmonary bypass
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 845–846, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00482-7
Malignant internal mammary lymph nodes during mobilization of the internal mammary artery
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 847–848, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00471-2
Giant pseudoaneurysm of the right ventricular outflow tract after repair of truncus arteriosus: evaluation by MR imaging and surgical approach
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Pages 849–851, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00446-3
Letter to the Editor
Haemodynamic changes during off-pump surgery
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Page 852, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00468-2
Reply to Velissaris et al.
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Page 853, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00469-4
Double outlet right ventricle
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2002, Page 853, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00480-3
