Lobectomy: Video-Assisted thoracic surgery versus posterolateral thoracotomy Toshiro OhbuchiToshiaki MorikawaHiroyuki Kato Orginal article Pages: 519 - 522
Pneumothorax due to hemangiopericytoma metastasis from the thigh Junichi YoshidaToshihide NakanoAkira Tanimura Case report Pages: 523 - 525
Reconstruction of thoracic wall defects after tumor resection using a polytetrafluoroethylene soft tissue (Gore-Tex) patch Tadashi AkibaMasamichi TakagiYoji Yamazaki Case report Pages: 526 - 529
Measurement of activated clotting time and whole blood heparin concentration during cardiopulmonary bypass Takashi WatanabeKazuaki Shirota Letter to the editor Pages: 530 - 530
Validity of transcranial doppler measurement of cerebral artery blood flow velocity during selective cerebral perfusion —An experimental study and clinical experiences- Hideo Tanaka Orginal Article Pages: 532 - 537
Clinical evaluation of right gastroepiploic artery (rgea) graft —Comparison of RGEA with right internal thoracic artery (RITA) graft in the coronary bypass grafting (CABG) operation using only arterial grafts— Saihou HayashiMasaru SasakiYasushi Kawaue Orginal Article Pages: 538 - 543
A total correction for tetralogy of fallot without the use of homologous blood Kazuhiro KurisuKunihiro YonenagaKikuo Nishimura Orginal Article Pages: 544 - 548
Significance of systemic inflammatory response syndrome after surgical treatment for thoracic esophageal cancer Shun-ichi WatanabeHideo SatoMasaaki Nakagawa Original article Pages: 549 - 555
Closed brock operation for an infant case of double outlet right ventricle with pulmonary atresia Hiroyoshi KomaiYasuaki NaitoShigeru Uemura Case report Pages: 561 - 564
Aortic root replacement by cryopreserved homogrft for prosthetic valve detachment case due to aortitis Taira YamamotoHaruo MakuuchiKenji Nonaka Case report Pages: 565 - 569
A case of active infective endocarditis in the remission phase of virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome Ichiro AriokaHajime MaetaKazuhiro Mizoguchi Case Report Pages: 570 - 574
Video-assisted micabg for the patient with right mammary carcinoma —a case report— Munemoto EndohToshiya OhtsukaShinichi Takamoto Case Report Pages: 575 - 578
Repair of complete atrioventricular septal defect with severe pulmonary hypertension -effect of re-pulmonary artery banding and analysis of lung biopsy a case report- Motoshige YamasakiShiori KawasakiShigeo Yamaki Case Report Pages: 579 - 582
A successfuly treated case of empyema with a large tracheal fistula after subtotal esophagotomy by mediastinoscopy Nobutaka HatanakaKiyoshi OhnoKeishi Kuwata Case Report Pages: 583 - 586
