DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 02 · Volume 48 · April 2000 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-634

Editorial

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Robicsek, F.: Is Cheap Medicine - Good Medicine?

Original Cardiovascular

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Bauer, M.; Alexi-Meskishvilli, V.; Nakic, Z.; Redzepagic, S.; Bauer, U.; Weng, Y.; Hetzer, R.: The Correction of Congenital Heart Defects with Less Invasive Approaches
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Osswald, B. R.; Tochtermann, U.; Schweiger, P.; Thomas, G.; Göhring, D.; Vahl, C. F.; Hagl, S.: Target, Application, and Interpretation of Scores and Alternative Methods for Risk Assessment in Cardiac Surgery
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Lutter, G.; Sarai, K.; Nitzsche, E.; Saurbier, B.; Frey, M.; Hoegerle, S.; Martin, J.; Zipfel, M.; Spillner, G.; Beyersdorf, F.: Evaluation of Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization by Following Objective Parameters of Perfusion and Ventricular Function
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Eisng, G. P.; Schad, H.; Heimisch, W.; Gippner-Steppert, C.; Jochum, M.; Braun, S. L.; Mendler, N.; Meisner, H.; Lange, R.: Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Hemofiltration on Plasma Cytokines and Protein Leakage in Pigs

Original Thoracic

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Liewald, F.; Große, S.; Storck, M.; Guhlmann, A.; Halter, G.; Reske, S.; Sunder-Plassmann, L.: How Useful is Positron Emission Tomography for Lymphnode Staging in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer?
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Halter, G.; Storck, M.; Guhlmann, A.; Frank, J.; Große, S.; Liewald, F.: FDG Positron Emission Tomography in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Pulmonary Focal Lesions

Case Report

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Sakamoto, Y.; Seki, Y.; Nobutaka, T.; Nakazawa, T.; Nobori, M.: Tracheoesophageal Fistula after Blunt Chest Trauma: Successful Diagnosis by Computed Tomography
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Watanabe, H.; Hayashi, J.; Sugawara, M.; Hashimoto, T.; Sato, S.; Takeuchi, K.: Cardiac Strangulation in a Neonatal Case: A Rare Complication of Permanent Epicardial Pacemaker Leads
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Codecasa, R.; Scioti, G.; Baglini, R.; Pratali, S.; Milano, A.; Bortolotti, U.: Concomitant Aortic Valve Replacement and Surgical Angioplasty of Left Main Coronary Ostium
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Böhle, A. S.; Kurdow, R.; Dohrmann, P.: Chronic Spontaneous Pneumothorax Decortication after 130 Days
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Christiansen, S.; Marx, A.; Kiefer, R.; Scheld, H. H.; Semik, M.: Small Thymomas and Myasthenia Gravis: a Poorly Understood Association
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Tunçözgür, B.; Üstünsoy, H.; Bakr, K.; Uçak, R.; Elbeyli, L.: Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Lung

Review

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Chung, D. A.: Thymic Carcinoma - Analysis of Nineteen Clinicopathological Studies

Short Communication

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Watanabe, M.; Yu, S.-K.; Sawafuji, M.; Kawamura, M.; Horinouchi, H.; Ikeda, E.; Kobayashi, K.: Experimental Lung Transplantation Using Non-Penetrating Vascular Clips for Anastomosis of the Pulmonary Artery