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Patients Who Received Ross Procedure Demonstrate Excellent Survival Rates after 20 Years

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

During the surgery, the malfunctioning aortic valve is replaced with the patients own healthy pulmonary valvea technique called an autograftand the pulmonary valve replaced with donor tissue. Three patients underwent the Ross-Konno procedure, in which the left-sided outflow root is enlarged to fit the pulmonary autograft.

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Long-term outcomes of drainless anatomical lung resection surgery for pulmonary malignancies

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Drainless minimally invasive anatomical lung resection surgery for pulmonary malignancies is safe and feasible in terms of early postoperative outcomes. However, the quality of surgery in the long term remains.

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Midterm outcome after surgical correction of an anomaly of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Objective This study aims to present the midterm outcomes of surgical correction of the anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA). Methods This is a retrospective study of patients undergoing anomalous origin of the LCA from the pulmonary artery repair between 2010 and 2019.

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Surgical outcomes and perioperative risk factors of patients with interstitial lung disease after pulmonary resection

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Patients of interstitial lung disease (ILD) combined with pulmonary lesions are increasingly common in clinical practice. Patients with ILD are at significantly higher risk for complications after pulmonary re.

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Clinical and functional outcomes associated with pulmonary complications after coronary artery bypass grafting

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Despite this, there are pulmonary and functional complications that m. Coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG) is a surgical treatment for coronary artery disease aiming at improving symptoms and life expectancy.

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Clinical outcomes after surgical resection in asymptomatic and symptomatic children with congenital lung malformations

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Purpose Our study aims to evaluate the outcomes of children with congenital lung malformation (CLM) who have undergone surgical resection. We collected data on surgical outcomes, including operative time, postoperative complications, and mortality rate. The median time for diagnosis was 9 months (IQR 1–33 months).

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Anomalous drainage of lingular vein into left inferior pulmonary vein during thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

The intricate anatomical variations in lung structure often perplex thoracic surgeons, and the accurate identification of these variations is closely associated with favorable surgical outcomes.

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