Publications by authors named "U Yuasa"

Treating a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) after coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery requires an appropriate surgical procedure to preserve the bypass grafts. We present a case of open stent grafting. The patient was a 71-year-old man with a history of CABG.

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A 53-year-old male was admitted to our hospital due to severe aortic stenosis and mild aortic regurgitation. The patient had no heart failure symptoms, but aortic stenosis progressed year by year. Aortic valve dysfunction caused by unicuspid aortic valve (UAV).

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A 65-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with fever and left hemiplegia. She was diagnosed with infective endocarditis with multiple brain abscess. At first, heart failure was not present, and she was given medical treatment with antibiotics.

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Purpose: Endovascular aneurysm repair is becoming increasingly popular. This technical note describes the usefulness of the upside-down technique of Gore Excluder or Cook Zenith legs.

Methods: Four patients with iliac or abdominal aortic aneurysms were treated.

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A 75-year-old woman with mesopharyngeal adenocarcinoma underwent left upper lobectomy for lung adenocarcinoma. Before the operation, computed tomography showed no stricture of the trachea, and laryngoscope showed no abnormality of vocal cord. Spiral tube( 7.

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