Background Correctly staging lung cancer is important because the treatment options and
prognosis differ significantly by stage. Several noninvasive imaging studies and invasive tests …

Objectives Stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) describes a heterogeneous
population with disease presentation ranging from apparently resectable tumors with occult …

BACKGROUND: The second best conduit for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG)
is unclear. We sought to determine if the use of a second arterial conduit, the radial artery (RA)…

Background— Radial artery (RA) grafts are an attractive second arterial conduit after the left
internal thoracic artery (LITA) for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. However, long…

To assess the results and incremental risk factors affecting outcome after multiple-valve
operation in the early blood cardioplegia era of cardiac surgery, follow-up data (mean ± SD 3.1 ± …

Nonparasitic secondary cysts (pseudocysts) of the spleen are uncommon and usually result
from blunt abdominal trauma. A 3-year experience with 7 consecutive cases of posttraumatic …

A case of multiple coronary artery aneurysms in a patient with an abdominal aortic aneurysms
and bilateral popliteal artery aneurysms is reported. As diagnosis and treatment of …

Delayed sequelae from mild traumatic brain injury (Glasgow Coma Score at admission >13,
TBI) has been documented in case reports however larger studies of these effects are sparse…

Although retrograde cardioplegia has been shown to provide adequate overall protection to
the myocardium, delivery of cardioplegic solution to the right ventricle and septum is poor. …

Background: Current literature documents use of the radial artery (RA) for myocardial
revascularization only as an alternative conduit in cases where the saphenous veins have been …