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Pulmonary metastasectomy: outcomes and issues according to the type of surgical resection Masahiko HigashiyamaToshiteru TokunagaJiro Okami Current Topics Review Article 03 April 2015 Pages: 320 - 330
Absorbable sternal pins improve sternal closure stability within a small deviation Hiroshi KoshiyamaKenji Yamazaki Original Article 27 February 2015 Pages: 331 - 334
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The contact length between the tumor contour and the lung on computed tomography is a risk factor for pleural recurrence after complete resection of thymoma Taketo KatoShingo IwanoKohei Yokoi Original Article 08 February 2015 Pages: 343 - 348
Factors affecting the preoperative diagnosis of anterior mediastinal cysts Fumiaki GochiMitsugu OmasaHiroshi Date Original Article 11 February 2015 Pages: 349 - 353
An analysis of variations in the bronchovascular pattern of the right upper lobe using three-dimensional CT angiography and bronchography Toshiteru NagashimaKimihiro ShimizuIzumi Takeyoshi Original Article Open access 28 February 2015 Pages: 354 - 360
Rheumatic mitral stenosis associated with sinus venosus atrial septal defect and partial anomalous pulmonary venous return Vithalkumar Malleshi BetigeriAnupama Vithalkumar BetigeriKasturi Satya Venkata Kumar SubbaRao Case Report 30 July 2013 Pages: 361 - 364
Phrenic nerve paralysis from recurrence of stage I thymoma with myasthenia gravis 10 years after complete resection Hironori IshibashiChihiro TakasakiKenichi Okubo Case Report 15 August 2013 Pages: 365 - 368