Increased thymocyte CD4+CD8+ cells and T-cell receptor beta gene rearrangements in thymoma Motoki SakurabaToshiko MotojiTakamasa Ohnuki OriginalPaper Pages: 481 - 487
Extended use of bilateral internal thoracic arteries for coronary artery bypass grafting in the elderly Takashi HirotaniTsukasa NakamichiShigeyuki Takeuchi OriginalPaper Pages: 488 - 495
Is conservative therapy acceptable for thrombosed type A acute aortic dissection? Yasushige ShinguKazuhiro MyojinKeitaro Ijima OriginalPaper Pages: 496 - 499
Neuroprotective effects of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist on aspartate induced neurotoxicity in the spinal cord in vivo Yasunori ChoToshihiko UedaRyohei Yozu OriginalPaper Pages: 500 - 505
Early endoscopic treatment of chylothorax develops after surgical treatment of lung cancer patients Masato KanzakiSusumu SasanoTakamasa Onuki OriginalPaper Pages: 506 - 510
Management with closed irrigation for post-sternotomy mediastinitis Shingo OhuchiKohei KawazoeKiyoyuki Eishi OriginalPaper Pages: 511 - 514
Criteria for intentional limited pulmonary resection in cT1N0M0 peripheral lung cancer Teruaki KoikeYasushi YamatoKeiichi Honma OriginalPaper Pages: 515 - 519
Successful trapdoor technique for two separate coronary ostia in a single aortic sinus in arterial switch operation for complete transposition of the great arteries Zen-ichi MasudaKuniyoshi YagyuHitoshi Yoda OriginalPaper Pages: 520 - 523
Aneurysm of the ductus diverticulum in adults The diagnostic value of three-dimensional computed tomographic scanning Tsutomu SugimotoToshiki TakahashiYasuhisa Shimazaki OriginalPaper Pages: 524 - 527
Single-stage transmedial approach to a stanford type B dissection in a patient with Marfan's syndrome Hajime KinTadashi OkuboRyohei Hoshino OriginalPaper Pages: 528 - 530
Transesophageal echocardiography-guided closed aortic plication for intraoperative aortic dissection Hironori IzutaniInderjit S. GillRobert S. Finkelhor OriginalPaper Pages: 531 - 533
Aortic valve replacement by limited sternotomy for infective endocarditis in a patient with a tracheostomy Keishi UeyamaShigeyuki TomitaYoshinao Koshida OriginalPaper Pages: 534 - 536
Use of a silicone T-tube for management of a tracheal injury in a patient with cervical blunt trauma Junzo ShimizuYasumitsu HiranoYukimitsu Kawaura OriginalPaper Pages: 541 - 544
Acute type B aortic dissection complicated with a mycotic aortic arch aneurysm Katsuhiko MatsuyamaMasahiko MatsumotoKyokun Uehara OriginalPaper Pages: 545 - 547
Complex intimal flaps in acute aortic dissection Shinji AkishimaJunichi SakuraiTomoaki Jikuya OriginalPaper Pages: 548 - 551
Acute type a aortic dissection complicated with acute inferior myocardial infarction following aortic valve replacement Makoto KamadaKenji OhsakaHidemitsu Kakihata OriginalPaper Pages: 552 - 556
Surgical treatment of primary pulmonary artery tumor Noriko YamadaNaoki MinatoYasushi Hisamatsu OriginalPaper Pages: 557 - 561
Percutaneous transluminal balloon aortic valvuloplasty with a small balloon as a bridge to surgery for severe aortic stenosis in an 83-year-old patient Hideki KitamuraTakahiro DoiYuhei Saitoh OriginalPaper Pages: 562 - 564
Successful surgical treatment of mitral regurgitation for complete rupture of the anterior papillary muscle after acute myocardiAl infarction Takehiro InoueJunzo IemuraToshihiko Saga OriginalPaper Pages: 565 - 568
