Articles:

Using ICD-9-CM and CPT in the nineties

Sidney Levitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:519-520. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Assessing the prognosis of thymomas

Mark R. Wick
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:521-522. [PDF] [References]  

Traumatic bronchial rupture and other major thoracic injuries

John R. Benfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:523. [PDF] [References]  

Relief of tracheal compression by aortopexy

Frederick W. Clevenger, H.Biemann Othersen, Jr, and C.D. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:524-528. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

J.Alex Haller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:529. [PDF]  

Selective monitoring of patients with suspected blunt cardiac injury

James Reif, Jeffrey L. Justice, William R. Olsen, and Richard L. Prager
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:530-533. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Analysis of prognostic factors and clinicopathological staging of thymoma

Edoardo Pescarmona, Erino A. Rendina, Federico Venuta, Enzo D'Arcangelo, Marco Pagani, Costante Ricci, Luigi P. Ruco, and Carlo D. Baroni
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:534-538. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intraoperative ultrasonic imaging of the ascending aorta in ischemic heart disease

Hitoshi Ohteki, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Masafumi Natsuaki, Naoki Minato, and Hisao Suda
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:539-542. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Prevention of paraplegia during aortic operations

Faysal Wadouh, Renate Wadouh, Manfred Hartmann, and Naoma Crisp-Lindgren
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:543-552. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Combined internal mammary artery graft for coronary artery revascularization

C. Bakay, A. Akçevin, K. Süzer, T. Paker, H. Türkoglu, B. Akpinar, A. Aytaç, and C. Demiroglu
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:553-556. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical treatment of cardiac myxomas: Longterm results

Frank W. Sellke, John H. Lemmer, Jr, Byron F. Vandenberg, and Johann L. Ehrenhaft
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:557-561. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cor triatriatum: Clinical presentation and surgical results in 12 patients

Mark D. Rodefeld, John W. Brown, David A. Heimansohn, Harold King, Donald A. Girod, Roger A. Hurwitz, and Randall L. Caldwell
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:562-568. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tracheal and main bronchial disruptions after blunt chest trauma: Presentation and management

Fritz Baumgartner, Barry Sheppard, Christian de Virgilio, Barry Esrig, Dale Harrier, Ronald J. Nelson, and John M. Robertson
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:569-574. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Long-term amiodarone administration protects against global myocardial ischemia

James A. Karlson, Robert W. Hopkins, John M. Moran, and Karl E. Karlson
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:575-578. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Subaortic obstruction: Intraoperative echocardiography as an adjunct to operation

Narayanswami Sreeram, George R. Sutherland, Ad J.J.C. Bogers, Oliver Stümper, John Hess, Egbert Bos, and Jan M. Quaegebeur
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:579-585. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Diagnostic imaging and surgical treatment of dumbbell tumors of the mediastinum

Costante Ricci, Erino A. Rendina, Federico Venuta, Edoardo O. Pescarmona, and Franco Gagliardi
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:586-589. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reoperations on heart valve prostheses: An analysis of operative risks and late results

Stefano Pansini, Gianmaria Ottino, Pier Giuseppe Forsennati, Giuseppe Serpieri, Giuseppe Zattera, Riccardo Casabona, Michele di Summa, Massimo Villani, Giuseppe A. Poletti, and Mario Morea
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:590-596. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Complement activation and lung permeability during cardiopulmonary bypass

Steven D. Tennenberg, Chris W. Clardy, Warren W. Bailey, and Joseph S. Solomkin
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:597-601. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Complications after cardiac operations in patients with severe pulmonary impairment

Frederick Bevelaqua, Susan Garritan, François Haas, John Salazar-Schicchi, Kenneth Axen, and Jose-Luis Reggiani
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:602-606. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Results in 104 patients undergoing bronchoplastic procedures for bronchial lesions

Yoh Watanabe, Junzo Shimizu, Makoto Oda, Yoshinobu Hayashi, Sinichiro Watanabe, Ushio Yazaki, and Takashi Iwa
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:607-614. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pharyngoesophageal perforation after blunt neck trauma

Jeffrey A. Niezgoda, Patrick McMenamin, and Geoffrey M. Graeber
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:615-617. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Role of postoperative radiation therapy in stage IIIa non-small cell lung cancer

Julio Astudillo and Carlos Conill
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:618-623. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of the variable-length intraluminal sutureless graft

L.Michael Graver and Denis H. Tyras
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:624-630. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Availability of Requests for Applications (RFA)

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:630. [PDF]  

Intraoperative bronchial aspiration of ruptured pulmonary hydatid cysts

Farrokh Saidi and Mohammad Rezvan-Nobahar
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:631-636. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

M. Noirclerc
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:636. [PDF]  

Value of transesophageal echocardiography during repair of congenital heart defects

Maurizio Dan, Raffaele Bonato, Alessandro Mazzucco, Uberto Bortolotti, Giuseppe Faggian, Gianpiero Giron, and Vincenzo Gallucci
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:637-643. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Swan-Ganz catheter-induced massive hemoptysis and pulmonary artery false aneurysm

William C. Feng, Arun K. Singh, Thomas Drew, and Walter Donat
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:644-646. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Esophagobronchial fistula and mediastinal tuberculosis

Ganesh Raghu and David Dillard
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:647-649. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coexisting thymic carcinoid tumor and thymoma

Tsutomu Mizuno, Akira Masaoka, Takahiko Hashimoto, Kazuo Shibata, Yosuke Yamakawa, Kei Torii, Ichiro Fukai, and Kazuko Ito
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:650-652. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Important announcement for authors

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:652. [PDF]  

Cystic medionecrosis of the coronary arteries and fatal coronary vasospasm

Glenn H. Segal, Norman B. Ratliff, and Delos M. Cosgrove
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:653-655. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Left superior vena cava: A pitfall in computed tomographic diagnosis with surgical implications

P.S. Wong and P. Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:656-657. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Liver transplantation with atrioatrial anastomosis for Budd-Chiari syndrome

Thierry Carrel, Marco Decurtins, Andreas Laske, Erwin Bauer, Ludwig von Segesser, Felix Largiadèr, and Marko Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:658-660. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Resection of the superior vena cava for primary lung cancer: 5 years' survival

Hiroshi Inoue, Akira Shohtsu, Shirosaku Koide, Junichi Ogawa, and Hiromoto Inoue
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:661-662. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Polytetrafluoroethylene graft for spontaneous coronary dissection: 7-year follow-up

Jock N. McCullough, Ronald M. Abel, and Hector Rubenstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:663-664. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Modified pericardial closure to protect cardiovascular structures during sternal reentry

Alex Zapolanski, Noel H. Fishman, Merrill N. Bronstein, David G. Ellertson, Thomas J. O'connell, and Sharon Siegel
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:665-666. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Notice from the american board of thoracic surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:666. [PDF]  

Rapid placement of the Hemopump and hemofiltration cannula

J.Michael Duncan, Clay M. Burnett, J.David Vega, James L. Lonquist, Branislav Radovancevic, Sinisa Birovljev, Whitson B. Etheridge, Camilo G. Barcenas, and O.H. Frazier
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:667-669. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:669. [PDF]  

Improved cannulation method for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Robert Read, John St. Cyr, Susan Tornabene, and Glenn Whitman
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:670-671. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Origins of intraaortic balloon pumping

Adrian Kantrowitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:672-674. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Guidelines for transfusion support in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Lawrence Tim Goodnough, Marilyn F.M. Johnston, Glenn Ramsey, Merlin H. Sayers, Richard S. Eisenstadt, Kenneth C. Anderson, Roanne C. Rutman, and Les E. Silberstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:675-683. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:683. [PDF]  

Retrotracheal mediastinal goiter with contralateral extension

M. Ribet
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:684. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

P. Van Schil
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:684. [PDF]  

Postirradiation pericardiectomy

Paul F. Eckstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:685. [PDF] [References]  

Efficacy of pulmonary artery versus left ventricular venting

Abel A. Garibaldi
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:685-686. [PDF] [References]  

Efficacy of pulmonary artery versus left ventricular venting

I.M. Mitchell
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:686. [PDF] [References]  

Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

Alfred Jaretzki, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:686-687. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Donald G. Mulder
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:687. [PDF]  

Intraoperative photodynamic therapy for malignant mesothelioma

Harvey I. Pass, Zelig Tochner, Thomas DeLaney, Paul Smith, Walter Friauf, Eli Glatstein, and William Travis
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:687-688. [PDF] [References]  

Respiratory function after thoracic operations

Klaus K.J. Hallfeldt, Wolfram Trudo Knoefel, Olaf Thetter, Elisabeth Deubler, and Leonhard Schweiberer
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:688. [PDF]  

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