As a result of recent reports and enthusiasm for video-assisted thorascopic pericadiectomy,
we reviewed our experience with subxiphoid pericardial drainage. From August 15, 1988, to …

Background:The selection of lobectomy or wedge resection in the treatment of patients with
stage I primary lung cancer remains controversial. Clinical judgment based on comorbidities …

To assess the role of operation in the treatment and prevention of local recurrence in limited
small cell lung cancer, we analyzed retrospectively 35 patients undergoing surgical …

Vertical banded gastroplasty creates a channel bytwo applications of the TA-90 stapler from
an end-to-end anastomosis window above the crow's foot to the angle of His, against a 32 F. …

A total of 211 patients were entered into a randomized, double-blind study of postoperative
infection in which an antibiotic (cephalothin) and a placebo were used. The antibiotic was …

• This report deals with 25 failed Nissen operations. A method of classifying the type of
failure is presented. Manometric studies document disordered motor activity in ten of these …

Eight patients with nonmalignant intrathoracic esophageal perforations recognized more
than 48 hours (48 hours to 14 days) after rupture were treated at Toronto General Hospital …

BACKGROUND.: Conventional endoluminal plastic prostheses used for relieving esophageal
obstruction allow variable palliation. Covered, expandable metal stents provide an 18-mm …

Objective: To describe an unusual case of acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) associated
with hemodynamic instability. Design: Case report, clinical. Settings: Tertiary care intensive …

Esophageal motor function tests were performed in 160 patients presenting with central
chest pain clinically resembling myocardial ischemia. Motor abnormalities consisting of high …