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    Presurgical assessment of flow variability in an azygos vein aneurysm using 4D-flow MRI

    Azygos vein aneurysm (AVA) is necessary to prevent pulmonary embolism due to the outflow of a thrombus or rupture of the aneurysm. However, there is no established modality to assess the properties of AVA. Tim...

    Takuya Ikushima, Hideki Ujiie in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2022)

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    Intralobar pulmonary sequestration associated with left main coronary artery obstruction and mitral regurgitation

    A 4-year-old boy with left intralobar pulmonary sequestration associated with left main coronary artery obstruction (LMCAO) and severe mitral regurgitation (MR) was admitted to our hospital. Since the patient ...

    Yusuke Motohashi, Tatsuya Kato in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2021)

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    Surgical treatment for tracheal stent prolapse in a patient with blunt tracheal trauma

    Blunt tracheal injury is a rare but life-threatening condition. Several indications for treatment have been reported. Conservative treatment (i.e., stenting) can be performed when the patient is clinically sta...

    Shinya Otsuka, Tatsuya Kato, Hideki Ujiie in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2021)

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    Intraoperative real-time hemodynamics in intralobar pulmonary sequestration using indocyanine green and near-infrared thoracoscopy

    A 33-year-old man with left pulmonary sequestration was admitted to our hospital. We planned left basilar segmentectomy to preserve the lung function, using indocyanine green (ICG) and near-infrared thoracosco...

    Yusuke Motohashi, Tatsuya Kato in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2021)

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    Extrapleural hematoma as a complication following thoracotomy for pulmonary lobectomy

    Extrapleural hematoma as a complication following thoracic surgery is rare. We report a case of an extrapleural hematoma following pleural lobectomy that resolved completely with nonsurgical treatment. A 63-ye...

    Takuro Noguchi, Yasuhiro Hida, Kichizo Kaga in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2011)