Background: Hilar cholangiocarcinoma with vascular invasion was previously regarded as locally advanced disease and a contraindication to curative resection. The significance of combined vascular resection and reconstruction has remained ambiguous and controversial. This study aimed to reveal the role and efficacy of concomitant vascular resection and reconstruction on survival of patients with...

Introduction: Double aortic arch (DAA) is a congenital anomaly of the aortic arch. It is the most common type of complete vascular ring. When it occurs, the connected segment of the aortic arch and its branches encircle the trachea and esophagus, leading to symptoms related to these two structures. Case Report: We present a case of a newborn baby who developed biphasic stridor immediately after...

Objective(s): In order to evaluate the effect of post-reconstruction Gaussian filtering on image quality and myocardial blood flow (MBF) measurement by dynamic N-13 ammonia positron emission tomography (PET), we compared various reconstruction and filtering methods with image characteristics. Methods: Dynamic PET images of three patients with coronary artery disease (male-female ratio of 2:1; a...

INTRODUCTION: A long vascular pedicle is necessary for successful reconstruction of traumatic or diabetic feet. To obtain a longer vascular pedicle in perforator flaps, surgeons often use eccentrically rather than centrally located perforators.1-4 The aim of this study was to compare the safety and reliability of thoracodorsal artery perforator flaps harvested with centrally or eccentrically lo...