PURPOSE The use of staplers for thoracic surgery has been widely accepted and regarded as a safe procedure. However, sometimes adverse events (AEs) of stapling are experienced. The aim of the present study was to retrospectively analyze AEs of stapling in thoracic surgery. METHODS A retrospective multi-institutional review was conducted by the 27 institutions of the Central Japan Lung Cancer ...

what he would say about a patient who had a purulent pleural effusion, and received the smug and tautological reply that the patient had an empyema. Perhaps our present-day student-physician would be more sophisticated, but he still tends to be casual in his attitude toward this highly significant manifestation of disease. A monograph on the subject is, indeed, needed. A somewhat unusual organi...

Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury can develop following cervical or thoracic surgery; however, few reports have described intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring. Consensus regarding the use of this technique during thoracic surgery is lacking. We used intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring in a patient with contralateral vocal cord paralysis who was scheduled for comple...

Thoracic surgery in small animals is considered a painful procedure, resulting in alterations in pulmonary function and respiratory mechanics. Modifications in surgical approach and technique and selection of the appropriate analgesic protocol may improve outcomes in dogs and cats after thoracic surgery. Systemic administration of opioids and other agents, intercostal and intrapleural blocks, a...

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Recent developments in vitreoretinal surgery have increased the need for suitable vitreous substitutes. A successful substitute should maintain all the physical and biochemical properties of the original vitreous, be easy to manipulate, and be long lasting. Substitutes can be gaseous or liquid, both of which have associated advantages and disadvantages related to their physical properties and u...

We report a unique instance of a 66-year-old male patient with an unstable three-column thoracic extension injury at the level of T4/5 who was treated with recumbency and bracing without surgery. A posterior long segment fixation was attempted three times on two separate occasions over the course of a week with failure due to difficulty in ventilating the patient during prone positioning, cardi...

82 M. Muharrem Erol1, Hakan Salcı2, A. Sami Bayram3 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, 2Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary, Medicine, Uludag Universit, Bursa, 3Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Uludag University, Bursa, Türkiye. Trakeabronşial Cerrahi / Tracheabronchial Surgery Trakeabronşial Cerrahide Tek Ak...

Received: October 24, 2007 Accepted for publication: March 6, 2008 From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Jane-Yi Hsu Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Forces General Hospital 2 Zhongzheng 1st Road, Lingya District, Kaohsiung City 802, T...