Original articles:

Kieran McManus, Vladimir Anikin, and James McGuigan

Total thoracic oesophagectomy for oesophageal carcinoma: has it been worth it?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 261-265. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marcello Migliore and Giulio Deodato

Clinical features and oesophageal motility in patients with tight fundoplication
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 266-272. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Erik Hjelms, Poul Thirup, and Lone Schou

Gastric intrinsic factor production and vitamin B₁₂ absorption after oesophageal resection using stomach as substitute
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 273-275. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gilbert Massard, Romain Kessler, Bernard Gasser, Xavier Ducrocq, Stefano Elia, Stéphanie Gouzou, and Jean-Marie Wihlm

Local control of disease and survival following bronchoplastic lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 276-282. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peter H. Hollaus, Franz Lax, Peter N. Wurnig, Dan Janakiev, and Nestor S. Pridun

Videothoracoscopic debridement of the postpneumonectomy space in empyema
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 283-286. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Henri L. Porte, Thérèse J. Janecki-Delebecq, Laetitia Finzi, David G. Métois, Alain Millaire, and Alain J. Wurtz

Pericardoscopy for primary management of pericardial effusion in cancer patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 287-291. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bülent Tunçözgür, Levent Elbeyli, Adem Güngör, and Hadi Akay

Chest wall reconstruction with autologas rib grafts in dogs and report of a clinic case
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 292-295. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Michael Hasenkam, Steffen Ringgaard, Kim Houlind, René M. Botnar, Hans Stødkilde-Jørgensen, Peter Boesiger, and Erik Morre Pedersen

Prosthetic heart valve evaluation by magnetic resonance imaging
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 300-305. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Zoltan A. Szalay, W. Skwara, H.-F. Pitschner, I. Faude, W.-P. Klövekorn, and Erwin P. Bauer

Midterm results after the mini-maze procedure
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 306-311. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David Jegger, Hendrik T. Tevaearai, Judith Horisberger, Xavier M. Mueller, Yves Boone, Nicolas Pierrel, Isabelle Seigneul, and Ludwig K. von Segesser

Augmented venous return for minimally invasive open heart surgery with selective caval cannulation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 312-316. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yutaka Okita, Motomi Ando, Kenji Minatoya, Osamu Tagusari, Soichiro Kitamura, Nobuyuki Nakajjma, and Sinichi Takamoto

Early and long-term results of surgery for aneurysms of the thoracic aorta in septuagenarians and octogenarians
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 317-323. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Xu Y. Jin, Derek G. Gibson, and John R. Pepper

The effects of cardioplegia on coronary pressure–flow velocity relationships during aortic valve replacement
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 324-330. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pedro E Antunes, J Ferrao de Oliveira, and Manuel J Antunes

Non-cardioplegic coronary surgery in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 331-336. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Michal Krejca, Jacek Skiba, Przemyslaw Szmagala, Tadeusz Gburek, and Andrzej Bochenek

Cardiac troponin T release during coronary surgery using intermittent cross-clamp with fibrillation, on-pump and off-pump beating heart
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 337-341. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Review articles:

Hans Peter Wendel and Gerhard Ziemer

Coating-techniques to improve the hemocompatibility of artificial devices used for extracorporeal circulation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 342-350. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Junichi Yoshida, Masato Sakamoto, and Motoichi Akao

Knife impalement at the right parasternum
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 351-352. [Full Text]  

How to do it:

Aaron R. Casha, Saeed S. Ashraf, Philip H. Kay, and Graham J. Cooper

Routine sternal closure using interlocking multitwisted wires
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 353-355. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Akihiko Usui, Kazuki Tajima, Naomichi Nishikimi, and Tsuneo Ishiguchi

Implantation of an endovascular covered stent-graft for distal aortic arch aneurysm via midsternotomy under pigtail catheter guidance
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 356-358. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Edward B. Savage, Thomas A. d'Amato, and James A. Magovern

Aortic valve patch closure: an alternative to replacement with HeartMate^® LVAS insertion
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 359-361. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Dumbor L. Ngaage, Konstantinos N. Kotidis, Jonathan A.T. Sandoe, and R. Unnikrishnan Nair

Do not snog the dog: infective endocarditis due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 362-363. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Isaac Kadir, Raimondo Ascione, Steven Linter, and Alan J. Bryan

Intraoperative localisation and management of coronary artery fistula using transesophageal echocardiography
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 364-366. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christof Stamm, Thomas Felderhoff, Bernhard Herse, and Harald Dalichau

Giant primary cardiac liposarcoma vascularized via the circumflex coronary artery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 367-370. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinton T. Lloyd, Raimondo Ascione, Shiv Gupta, and Gianni D. Angelini

Abdominal abscess: late complication after gastroepiploic coronary artery bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 371-373. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Feng-Chun Tsai, Yu-Sheng Chang, Pyng Jing Lin, and Chau-Hsiung Chang

Blunt trauma with flail chest and penetrating aortic injury
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 374-377. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anjum Jalal and K. Jeyasingham

Massive intrathoracic extrapleural haemangiopericytoma: deployment of radiotherapy to reduce vascularity
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 378-381. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Didier Lardinois, Matthias Gugger, and Hans-Beat Ris

Bronchogenic cyst of the left lower lobe associated with severe hemoptysis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 382-383. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marc Riquet, Françoise Le Pimpec Barthes, Antoine Chehab, and Claire Danel

Adenosquamous carcinoma occurring after small cell lung cancer: a 10 year follow-up
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 384-386. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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