Articles:

Statement of the AATS/STS Joint Committee on Thoracoscopy and Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:1. [PDF]  

Lobectomy without a rib spreader

Martin F. McKneally
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:2. [PDF] [References]  

Resectional management of thyroid carcinoma invading the airway

Hermes C. Grillo, Hon Chi Suen, Douglas J. Mathisen, and John C. Wain
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:3-10. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: New abstract deadline date

Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:10. [PDF]  

Intraaortic balloon counterpulsation: Patterns of usage and outcome in cardiac surgery patients

Lawrence L. Creswell, Michael Rosenbloom, James L. Cox, Thomas B. Ferguson, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Thomas L. Spray, Michael K. Pasque, T.Bruce Ferguson, Thomas H. Wareing, and Charles B. Huddleston
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:11-20. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Competitive flow from a fully patent coronary artery does not limit acute mammary graft flow

Paul A. Spence, Robert M. Lust, Richard S. Zeri, Stanley R. Jolly, Prabodh M. Mehta, Masaki Otaki, You Su Sun, and W.Randolph Chitwood
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:21-26. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Double-lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis

Hani Shennib, Michel Noirclerc, Pierre Ernst, Dominique Metras, David S. Mulder, Roger Giudicelli, François Lebel, Jean-François Dumon The Cystic Fibrosis Transplant Study Group
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:27-32. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Renal cell carcinoma: Resection of solitary and multiple metastases

Helen W. Pogrebniak, Gabe Haas, W.Marston Linehan, Steven A. Rosenberg, and Harvey I. Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:33-38. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of recipient for cryopreserved aortic allograft

Neal D. Kon, Kerry M. Link, William P. Buchanan, Abdel-Mohsen Nomeir, Thomas R. Downes, and A.Robert Cordell
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:39-43. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Usefulness of right ventricular indices in early diagnosis of cardiac tamponade

James W. Jones, Najwa N. Izzat, Mohamed N. Rashad, John I. Thornby, Thomas R. McLean, Lars G. Svensson, and Arthur C. Beall
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:44-49. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bronchial carcinoid tumors: A retrospective analysis of 126 patients

David H. Harpole, Jerome M. Feldman, Scott Buchanan, W.Glenn Young, and Walter G. Wolfe
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:50-55. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Retrograde versus antegrade cardioplegia: Impact on right ventricular function

E. Charles Douville, John M. Kratz, Francis G. Spinale, Fred A. Crawford, Calvert C. Alpert, and Andrew Pearce
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:56-61. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Combined conventional mechanical and ultrasonic debridement for aortic valvular stenosis

Oscar R. Baeza, Naweed K. Majid, Daniel P. Conroy, and James S. Donahoo
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:62-67. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mitral valve replacement: Randomized trial of St. Jude and medtronic-hall prostheses

Andrew C. Fiore, Keith S. Naunheim, Stephen D'Orazio, George C. Kaiser, Lawrence R. McBride, D.Glenn Pennington, Pamela S. Peigh, Vallee L. Willman, Arthur J. Labovitz, and Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:68-73. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Spinal oxygenation, blood supply localization, cooling, and function with aortic clamping

Lars G. Svensson, E.Stanley Crawford, Vasishta Patel, Thomas R. McLean, James W. Jones, and Michael E. DeBakey
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:74-79. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Imaged thoracic lobectomy: Should it be done?

Ralph J. Lewis, Glenn E. Sisler, and Robert J. Caccavale
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:80-83. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Elective pneumonectomy: Factors associated with morbidity and operative mortality

Ramesh L. Patel, Edward R. Townsend, and S.William Fountain
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:84-88. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mitral valve repair in patients with endomyocardial fibrosis

Miguel Sousa Uva, Victor A. Jebara, Christophe Acar, Patrice Dervanian, Sylvain Chauvaud, Jean F. Fuzellier, Jean-Noël Fabiani, Alain Deloche, and Alain F. Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:89-92. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: New Poster Session at STS Annual Meeting

Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:92. [PDF]  

Acadesine (AICA-riboside) improves postischemic cardiac recovery

Steven F. Bolling, Mark A. Groh, Ann M. Mattson, Russell A. Grinage, and Kim P. Gallagher
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:93-98. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:98. [PDF]  

Primary lung cancer in young patients: A study of 82 surgically treated patients

Philippe Icard, Jean-François Regnard, Stephan de Napoli, Antonio Rojas-Miranda, Philippe Dartevelle, and Philippe Levasseur
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:99-103. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:103. [PDF]  

Production and reversibility of right ventricular hypertrophy and right heart failure in dogs

Chia-Ming Hsieh, Gregory J. Mishkel, Paulo F.G. Cardoso, Harry Rakowski, Stephen C. Dunn, Jagdish Butany, Richard D. Weisel, G.Alexander Patterson, and Joel D. Cooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:104-110. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Ionescu-Shiley valve failure I: Experience with 125 standard-profile explants

Virginia M. Walley, Claudia A. Keon, Mandana Khalili, David Moher, Martine Campagna, and Wilbert J. Keon
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:111-116. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:116. [PDF]  

Ionescu-Shiley valve failure II: Experience with 25 low-profile expiants

Virginia M. Walley, Claudia A. Keon, Mandana Khalili, David Moher, Martine Campagna, and Wilbert J. Keon
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:117-122. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Shlomo Gabbay
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:122-123. [PDF] [References]  

Myocardial protection of neonatal heart by cardioplegic solution with recombinant human superoxide dismutase

Shoh Tatebe, Mikio Nakazawa, Haruo Miyamura, Jun-ichi Hayashi, Shoji Eguchi, and Shoichi Imai
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:124-129. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reactive hyperemia in the nonused internal mammary artery after median sternotomy

Jacques A.M. van Son, Stefan H. Skotnicki, Heino A. Folmer, and Wim N.J.C. van Asten
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:130-133. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical implications of juxtaposed atrial appendages and the associated anomalies

Min-Ren Leu, Ing-Sh Chiu, Chi-Ren Hung, and Mei-Hwan Wu
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:134-136. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coarctation repair in neonates with subclavian-sparing advancement flap

Baljit K. Sharma, Moises Calderon, and David A. Ott
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:137-140. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

John A. Waldhausen
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:140-141. [PDF] [References]  

Thoracoscopic resection of an anterior mediastinal tumor

Rodney J. Landreneau, Robert D. Dowling, William M. Castillo, and Peter F. Ferson
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:142-144. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:144. [PDF]  

Intercostal hemangioma presenting as a chest wall tumor

David J. Winchester, Thomas A. Victor, and Willard A. Fry
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:145-146. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Closure of fenestra in clagett procedure: Use of rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap

Hisao Asamura, Tomoyuki Goya, Tsuguo Naruke, Ryosuke Tsuchiya, Haruhiko Kondo, Keiichi Suemasu, and Takashi Nakatsuka
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:147-149. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Carbon dioxide prevents pulmonary overcirculation in hypoplastic left heart syndrome

David R. Jobes, Susan C. Nicolson, James M. Steven, Margaret Miller, Marshall L. Jacobs, and William I. Norwood
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:150-151. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Early structural deterioration with the mitroflow pericardial Xenograft in the mitral position

Jose M. Bernal, Jose M. Rabasa, Jose R. Echevarria, and Jose M. Revuelta
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:152-154. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortoesophageal fistula induced by foreign bodies

Ming-Ho Wu and Wu-Wei Lai
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:155-156. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Combined traumatic avulsion of the aortic valve and rupture of the left common carotid artery

L.W.Ernest van Heurn, Ruben P.H.M. Hamerlijnck, Aart Brutel de la Riviére, Maarten J. Suttorp, Sjef M.P.G. Ernst, and Freddy E.E. Vermeulen
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:157-158. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Central cyanosis due to prominence of the eustachian and thebesian valves

Hassan Raffa, Khalid Al-Ibrahim, Mohamed Taher Kayali, Abdool Aniff Sorefan, and Majd Rustom
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:159-160. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Perfusion of dominant left subclavian artery during thoracic aortic aneurysm operation

Koki Tsuchida, Akimasa Hashimoto, Masahiro Endo, and Hitoshi Koyanagi
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:161-163. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Simplified muscle-sparing thoracotomy for patent ductus arteriosus ligation in neonates

Shreekanth V. Karwande and John R. Rowles
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:164-165. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Esophagogastrectomy and the variant left hepatic artery

Alan W. Hemming, Richard J. Finley, Kenneth G. Evans, Bill Nelems, and Guy Fradet
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:166-168. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Damus-Stansel-Kaye procedure: Technical modifications

Hillel Laks, Richard N. Gates, Amir Elami, and Jeffrey M. Pearl
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:169-172. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Subfascial implantation of implantable cardioverter defibrillator generator

David M. Shahian, Warren A. Williamson, John M. Streitz, and Ferdinand J. Venditti
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:173-174. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mechanical support for intraventricular decompression in repair of left ventricular disruption

Robert T. Baldwin and Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:175-176. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Rupture of the airways from blunt trauma: Treatment of complex injuries

Panagiotis N. Symbas, Alexander G. Justicz, and Richard R. Ricketts
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:177-183. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Physician payment reform: A bibliography

George E. Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:184-185. [PDF]  

Transoral cervical esophagogastrostomy using the EEA stapling device

Nelson Ancalmo
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:186. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Total orthotopic heart transplantation: An alternative to the standard technique

Simon W.H. Kendall, F. Ciulli, P.A. Mullins, B. Biocina, J.J. Dunning, and Stephen R. Large
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:187. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Gilles Dreyfus
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:187-188. [PDF] [References]  

A new idea

Wilford B. Neptune
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:188. [PDF] [References]  

Rereplacement of the mitral valve with represervation of the subvalvular apparatus

Gordon N. Olinger
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:188-190. [PDF] [References]  

Modified technique of internal mammary artery harvest

Srikrishna Sirivella, Isaac Gielchinsky, and Victor Parsonnet
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:190. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Lindsay C.H. John, S.J. Edmondson, and Gareth M. Rees
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:190. [PDF]  

Ischemic mitral valve repair

Tsung O. Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:190-191. [PDF] [References]  

Acute pulmonary edema in closed mitral commissurotomy

Prabhat Tewari and Monica Kumar
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:191. [PDF] [References]  

Pericardial window

Dov Weissberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:191-192. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Safuh Attar and Joseph S. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:192. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

David H. Spodick
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:192. [PDF] [References]  

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