Obstruction of the right ventricle outflow tract during right cardiac prolapse Kazuro SugiKouichi YoshimuraKensuke Esato Case Report Pages: 131 - 133
The double fold free radial forearm flap for skin large fistule closure after pharyngoesophageal operation Tetsuji YamadaMasamitsu EndoMasaki Yamamoto Case Report Pages: 134 - 137
Open heart surgery without blood transfusion for cyanotic congenital cardiac defects Takahiko SakamotoYuzo NagaseNoboru Kosai Original Article Pages: 138 - 144
Postoperative complications after coronary bypass operations in patients with pulmonary impairment Motoki SatoHiroshi NishidaHitoshi Koyanagi Original Article Pages: 145 - 149
Mid-term evaluation of cryopreserved aortic allograft Hirohisa MachidaKiyoyuki EishiTakayuki Tsuji Original Article Pages: 150 - 154
An analysis of the mechanism of postoperative hyperbilirubinemia following resection of thoracic esophageal cancer in terms of hepatic venous oxygen saturation and excessive systemic reactions Reijiro SaitoMichihiko KitamuraHajime Saito Original Article Pages: 155 - 163
Clinical benefits of normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass on postoperative systemic metabolism Shuji MoriyamaJunichi UtohNobuo Kitamura Original Article Pages: 164 - 169
Postoperative infections related to pacing wires, pulmonary Arterial catheters, and drainage tubes temporarily Inserted during open-heart surgery Motoi KanohSusumu IshikawaYasuo Morishita Case Report Pages: 170 - 174
Mediastinoscopic drainage for descending necrotizing mediastinitis Kiyoshi OhnoYoshio YamasakiKeiji Kuwata Case Report Pages: 175 - 178
Transcatheter stent-graft implantation for the treatment of acute aortic dissection -rupture of aneurysm because of perigraft leakage- Yuji SeoMitsunori KanekoTsunekazu Mizushima Case Report Pages: 179 - 184
The usefulness of thoracoscopic surgery for pleuritis carcinomatosa Masamichi TakagiTadashi AkibaYoji Yamazaki Case Report Pages: 185 - 189
A case of graft replacement of the ascending aorta to the aortic arch and the partial descending aorta in a single stage for thrombosed aortic dissection (debakey type II + IIIB) Tokuo KoshinoTeruhisa KazuiTomio Abe Case Report Pages: 190 - 195
A case of pryce type I intrapulmonary sequestration Takuya NomotoToru ShindoSatoshi Noma Case Report Pages: 196 - 201
An emergent operation for metastatic cardiac tumor of malignant cystosarcoma phyllodes Kazuhiro MyojinTatsuya MurakamiTakashi Kunihara Case Report Pages: 202 - 206
Cystic thymoma without solid mass lesions on diagnostic imaging —A case report— Makoto SawafujiHaruhisa MatsugumaKohei Yokoi Case Report Pages: 207 - 210
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the diaphragm — a case report — Hiromichi KatakuraToru TanakaShigetaka Kawarasaki Case Report Pages: 211 - 214
Combined rupture of trachea and esophagus following blunt trauma — a case report — Mineo AsaokaNoriyasu UsamiAkira Seki Case Report Pages: 215 - 219
Left atrial isolation for chronic atrial fibrillation associated with aortic arch dissection and aortic valve disease in a 70-year-old man Shinji HiraiTaijiro SuedaYuichiro Matsuura Case Report Pages: 220 - 224
Huge localized mesothelioma of the diaphragm in a 17-year-old Female — a case report with calculated tumor volume doubling time — Kenji KawashimaKohei YokoiNaoto Miyazawa Case Report Pages: 225 - 230
A Case of Ruptured Desceding Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Due to Salmonella Infection Atsushi TabuchiHiroshi InadaTakashi Fujiwara Case Report Pages: 231 - 235
Initial clinical experiences of the ABIOMED® BVS system 5000® in JAPAN Manabu SatoYuji KatayamaTsuyoshi Itoh Case Report Pages: 236 - 242
Two Surgical cases of right parasternal minimal incision for aortic valve replacement Eiji TsujiiAkira KobayashiShinji Miki Case Report Pages: 243 - 247