[Surgical treatment of the aortic arch aneurysm. Immediate results].

There was performed the retrospective analysis of 23 consecutive patients, to whom beside the ascending aorta aneurysm correction the aorta arch prosthesis was done in conditions of deep hypothermia, the blood circulation arrest with retrograde cerebral perfusion via vena cava superior. For an acute layering and aneurysm of aorta with pericardium tamponade or hemothorax occurrence 16 (69.6%) of patients were operated on in emergency.

Significance of lymphangiosis carcinomatosa at the bronchial resection margin in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Background: Treatment options for patients with microscopic residual disease at the bronchial margin (R1-resection) after resection for non-small cell lung cancer include observation, radiotherapy, reoperation, or even systemic therapy. The present study was performed to identify a parameter that would estimate the prognosis of these patients more precisely to permit a well-founded treatment recommendation for the individual patient.

Methods: A total of 1,162 patients with resected non-small cell lung cancer were analyzed in this retrospective study.