1. Endoventricular patch plasties with septal exclusion for repair of ischemic left ventricle: Technique, results and indications from a series of 781 cases

   • Vincent Dor
   • Mohamed Saab
   • Françoise Montiglio

   Original Article 01 May 1998 Pages: 389 - 398

2. Malignant melanoma of the chest wall with an unknown primary lesion

   • Goichi Yotsumoto
   • Shinji Shimokawa
   • Akira Taira

   Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 399 - 401

3. “Hexatuple” coronary bypass with in situ arterial grafts

   • Masami Ochi
   • Shigeo Yamauchi
   • Shigeo Tanaka

   Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 402 - 405

4. Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in Japan during 1996: annual report by the Japanese association for thoracic surgery

   • Hisataka Yasui
   • Hiroaki Osada
   • Hitoshi Koyanagi

   Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 406 - 420

5. Removal of the endocardial pacemaker leads —Experience with 16 leads in 10 patients—

   • Shigeto Hasegawa
   • Tomoshige Morimoto
   • Shinjiro Sasaki

   Original Article 01 May 1998 Pages: 421 - 427

6. Early recovery after valvular heart surgery

   • Mitsuyuki Nakayama
   • Kiyoyuki Eishi
   • Keiji Kumon

   Original Article 01 May 1998 Pages: 428 - 431

7. Evaluation of the growth of a new pulmonary trunk after the reconstruction of right ventricular outflow tract without using an external conduit

   • Keiichi Fujiwara
   • Yasuaki Naito
   • Shigeru Uemura

   Original Article 01 May 1998 Pages: 432 - 439

8. Surgical stabilization of multiple rib fractures successfully achieved with the use of long metalic plates

   • Akihiko Tanaka
   • Tei Sato
   • Koji Kamada

   Original Article 01 May 1998 Pages: 440 - 445

9. A case of congenital partial pericardial defect and anomaly of phrenic nerve with cystic bronchiectasis

   • Mitsuyuki Arinaga
   • Koichi Tanaka
   • Yuzo Uchida

   Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 446 - 449

10. Primary liposarcoma of the anterior mediastinum —Case report and review of literature—

    • Naruto Taira
    • Shigeki Kinoshita
    • Takehiro Nakajima

    Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 450 - 454

11. A case of surgical treatment for Löffler’s endomyocarditis

    • Masay Tamura
    • Masahiro Seki
    • Hideo Sato

    Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 455 - 460

12. An emergency aortic valve replacement for cardiogenic shock patient with severe aortic stenosis and regurgitaiton using percutaneous cardiopulmonary support

    • Akira Marui
    • Takaaki Mochizuki
    • Mayumi Horibe

    Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 461 - 464

13. Myxoid leiomyosarcoma of hte esophagus

    • Satoshi Aiko
    • Yoshiaki Sugiura
    • Susumu Tanaka

    Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 465 - 472

14. A case report of recurrent self inserted needle in heart

    • Yoshihiko Mochizuki
    • Youichi Sugita
    • Kouichirou Shimada

    Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 473 - 477

15. Acute mediastinitis due to esophageal perforation —A case report—

    • Nobuhiro Ono
    • Kiyoshi Sato
    • Koichi Tamura

    Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 478 - 481

16. Spontaneous splenic rupture after mitral valve replacement for infective endocarditis

    • Tsutomu Sugimoto
    • Takashi Minowa
    • Chiharu Nakamura

    Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 482 - 485

17. A case of rupture of the diaphragm caused by the plication for diaphragm eventration

    • Kotaro Muro
    • Kazuhiro Yanagihara
    • Masahiko Kurata

    Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 486 - 490

18. A case of the pulmonary thrombosis caused by unilateral pulmonary artery occulusion test

    • Ryou Kobayashi
    • Hiroshi Nogimura
    • Hisao Sugimura

    Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 491 - 495

19. Mediastinoscopic diagnosis and drainage of pericardial diverticulum —A case report—

    • Kiyoshi Ohno
    • Yoshio Yamasaki
    • Keiji Kuwata

    Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 496 - 498

20. Decortication in chronic thoracic empyemas —A report of three cases—

    • Hisashi Nakahashi
    • Motoharu Hamatake
    • Satoshi Kaneko

    Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 499 - 504

21. Acute ventricular septal perforation in a patient with autoimmune hemolytic anemia

    • Hitoshi Matsumoto
    • Toshiyuki Yuda
    • Akira Taira

    Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 505 - 508

22. A case report of aortic valve replacement following ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of valsalva with bicuspid valve

    • Makoto Hanai
    • Hiromi Kurosawa
    • Hirokuni Naganuma

    Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 509 - 512

23. Two cases of coronary artery aneurysm including one case of the left main coronary artery aneurysm

    • Hideitsu Nogaki
    • Kensuke Shioi
    • Yoshihisa Nagata

    Case Report 01 May 1998 Pages: 513 - 518