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Am J Transl Res
December 2024
Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nan'an City Hospital Quanzhou 362399, Fujian, China.
Objective: To evaluate the application value of CT diagnostic technology based on the Shukun Imaging Post-Processing System for early screening and diagnosis of lung cancer.
Methods: A total of 35 patients diagnosed with lung cancer postoperatively and 53 patients with benign nodules were included in this retrospective study, all of whom were treated in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University from January 2020 to December 2023. All patients underwent chest spiral CT examinations.
Vascular
January 2025
Department of Vascular Surgery, Miller Family Heart Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Objective: Superior vena cava syndrome (SVC) is a debilitating disease, and surgical reconstruction has been described with some of the best results using spiral great saphenous vein (SGSV) grafts. SGSV grafts can be difficult to construct, and a long segment of saphenous vein is needed. Femoral vein has been an excellent conduit for infected aortic and peripheral reconstructions in our hands, and we sought to review outcomes using this conduit for SVC reconstruction.
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November 2024
Nantes Université, INSERM, l'institut du thorax, F-44000 Nantes, France.
Self-organizing spiral electrical waves are produced in the heart during fatal cardiac arrhythmias. Controlling these waves is therefore an essential step in managing the disease. Here we present an effective method for controlling cardiac spiral waves using optogenetics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKyobu Geka
September 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Left thoracotomy with spiral incision is conventional approach for the repair of descending and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. Because the aneurysms' locations and ranges are various, case-oriented approaches including body postures and the positions of thoracotomy are necessary. Preoperative computed tomography assessment of aneurysms is important for decision making of both operative indication and approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMali Med
November 2024
Faculté de Médecine et d'Odonto-Stomatologie (FMOS) / Université des sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako, MALI.
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