Transaortic septal myectomy at the time of aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis: a case series of 55 cases.

Introduction: Symptomatic aortic valve stenosis (AS) is associated with asymmetric basal septal hypertrophy (ABSH) in 10% of cases. In this cohort, it has been suggested that rectification of the left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) by concomitant septal myectomy (CSM) can improve the results of aortic valve replacement (AVR).

Objective: This study aims to present the technique of AVR with CSM for severe AS with ABSH and to determine the associated early and late post-operative outcomes.

The importance of postoperative analgesia after major thoracic surgery interventions, protocols, applications, and the following evaluation of the patient's quality of life.

Objectives: Major thoracic surgery procedures constitute a standard method of diagnosis and/or therapy against lung, mediastinal cancer and other non-malignant manifestations of the respiratory system. Such patients' recovery and rehabilitation depend directly from the applied postoperative analgesia, with purpose to determine an optimum and long-term quality of life.

Background: Our database consists of 300 individuals, submitted to major thoracic surgery procedure during a 2 - year period of time (between December 2016 and December 2018) at the "Thoracic Surgery Department" of "Theageneio" Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki.

Galactorrhea, mastodynia and gynecomastia as the first manifestation of lung adenocarcinoma. A case report.

Gynecomastia with mastodynia and galactorrhea as a paraneoplastic syndrome due to lung cancer with complete response after surgical excision is rare. A 62-year-old Caucasian male presented with mastodynia, galactorrhea and right breast enlargement. Chest x-ray revealed a left upper lobe tumor.

Beware of hemopneumothorax following core needle breast biopsy.

Minimal diagnostic procedures are conducted regularly by the radiologists for several lesions within the body. The usual methodology is biopsy with a needle, either fine needle aspiration or core biopsy. The guidance is under CT or U/S.