Mitral valve repair by Carpentier-Edwards Physio annuloplasty ring Hiromi KurosawaMasamichi NakanoKiyoyuki Eishi Original Article Pages: 355 - 360
Does neoadjuvant chemotherapy for carcinoma in the thoracic esophagus increase postoperative morbidity? Yoichi TabiraToshitada OkumaNobuo Kitamura Original Article Pages: 361 - 367
Computerized antibiogram for methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus in chest surgery Junichi YoshidaHaruhiko KondoMotoichi Akao Original Article Pages: 368 - 376
Extended resection for lung cancer invading mediastinal organs Takao TakahashiShinji AkamineHiroyoshi Ayabe Original Article Pages: 383 - 387
Benefits accruing to grafting of the right internal thoracic artery to the left anterior descending artery in coronary artery bypass grafting Tetsuji KawataShigeki TaniguchiSoichiro Kitamura Original Article Pages: 388 - 393
Severe aspiration pneumonia after surgery for reconstructed gastric tube cancer treated with extracorporeal life support Satoru MotoyamaMichihiko KitamuraJun-ichi Ogawa Case Report Pages: 394 - 397
Combined non-cardiac operations with minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting Masami OchiNoriyoshi KutsukataShigeo Tanaka Case Report Pages: 398 - 401
Successful surgical treatment of impending rupture of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in an elderly patient with severe pulmonary emphysema Toru UezuKageharu KojaMitsuyoshi Shimoji Case Report Pages: 402 - 406
Pericardio-peritoneal drainage using a subcostal approach Motoharu NarimatsuHisamichi BabaTsuneo Ariyoshi Case Report Pages: 407 - 410