Original articles:

D. Richens, K. Kotidis, M. Neale, C. Oakley, and A. Fails

Rupture of the aorta following road traffic accidents in the United Kingdom 1992–1999. The results of the co-operative crash injury study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 143-148. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cheong Lim, Woong-Han Kim, Soo-Cheol Kim, Jae-Wook Rhyu, Man-Jong Baek, Sam-Se Oh, Chan-Young Na, and Chong Whan Kim

Aortic arch reconstruction using regional perfusion without circulatory arrest
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 149-155. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas A. Vassiliades, Jr.

Off-pump apicoaortic conduit insertion for high-risk patients with aortic stenosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 156-158. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker

Reduction of neurologic complications by intra-aortic filtration in patients undergoing combined intracardiac and CABG procedures
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 159-164. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Walter J. Gomes, Manes R. Erlichman, Mario L. Batista-Filho, Marcos Knobel, Dirceu R. Almeida, Antonio C. Carvalho, Roberto Catani, and Enio Buffolo

Vasoplegic syndrome after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 165-169. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ghassan S. Musleh, Nirav C. Patel, Antony D. Grayson, D. Mark Pullan, Daniel J.M. Keenan, Brian M. Fabri, and Ragheb Hasan

Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery does not reduce gastrointestinal complications
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 170-174. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hankei Shin, Kenichi Hashizume, Yoshimi Iino, Kiyoshi Koizumi, Toru Matayoshi, and Ryohei Yozu

Effects of atrial fibrillation on coronary artery bypass graft flow
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 175-178. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M.S. Barakate, J.M. Hemli, C.F. Hughes, P.G. Bannon, and M.D. Horton

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) after initially successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA): a review of 17 years experience
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 179-186. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. Stellin, V.L. Vida, O. Milanesi, G. Rizzoli, M. Rubino, M.A. Padalino, R. Bonato, and D. Casarotto

Surgical treatment of complete A-V canal defects in children before 3 months of age
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 187-193. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Erkan Dikmen, Murat Kara, Günnur Dikmen, Hüseyin Çakmak, and Pakize Dogan

Detection of telomerase activity in bronchial lavage as an adjunct to cytological diagnosis in lung cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 194-199. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. Moghissi and J. Greenman

Editorial Comment
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 199-200. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Francisco Javier Algar, Antonio Alvarez, Angel Salvatierra, Carlos Baamonde, José Luis Aranda, and Francisco Javier López-Pujol

Predicting pulmonary complications after pneumonectomy for lung cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 201-208. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Feng Chunwei, Wu Weiji, Zhou Xinguan, Ni Qingzen, Jiang Xiangmin, and Zhang Qingzhen

Evaluations of bronchoplasty and pulmonary artery reconstruction for bronchogenic carcinoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 209-213. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Franca M.A. Melfi, Antonio Chella, G. Franco Menconi, Francesco Givigliano, Giuseppe Boni, Giuliano Mariani, Paola Sbragia, and Carlo Alberto Angeletti

Intraoperative radioguided sentinel lymph node biopsy in non-small cell lung cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 214-220. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yeung-Leung Cheng, Shih-Chun Lee, Horng-Jyh Harn, Cheng-Jueng Chen, Yue-Cune Chang, Jen-Chih Chen, and Cheng-Ping Yu

Prognostic prediction of the immunohistochemical expression of p53 and p16 in resected non-small cell lung cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 221-228. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. Lequaglie, B. Conti, P.P. Brega Massone, and G. Giudice

Unsuspected residual disease at the resection margin after surgery for lung cancer: fate of patients after long-term follow-up
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 229-232. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nezih Özdemir, Murat Kara, Erkan Dikmen, Aydin Nadir, Murat Akal, Nezih Yücemen, and Sinasi Yavuzer

Predictors of clinical outcome following extended thymectomy in myasthenia gravis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 233-237. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Andrea Campione, Massimo Cacchiarelli, Luca Pazzini, and Giuseppe Gotti

Remodeling after right pneumonectomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 238. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Morris Beshay and Ralph A. Schmid

Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum after pleuroperitoneal shunt
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 239. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Sridhar Rathinam and Francis J. Collins

Bullous herniation of the lung through an intercostal drain site
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 240. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Poo-Sing Wong, Chon-Kar Leow, Poh-Sun Goh, and Norman Chan

Inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 241. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Pier Luigi Filosso, Giovanni Donati, Gianni Agaccio, and Maurizio Mancuso

Distant endoarterial bullet migration following penetrating chest injury
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 242. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Juan A. Crestanello, Kenton J. Zehr, and Christopher G.A. McGregor

Pseudoaneurysm of the mammary to left anterior descending artery anastomosis after off-pump CABG
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 243. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Paolo Ortu, Carlos A. Mestres, José M. Miró, and José L. Pomar

Staphylococcal postoperative subannular left ventricular false aneurysm
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 244-245. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas Walther, Victor T. Tsang, John E. Deanfield, and Marc R. de Leval

Closure of recurrent VSD due to dehiscence of calcified patch
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 246-247. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andrew Selvaraj and Alan J. Wood

Superior mediastinal chordoma presenting as a bilobed paravertebral mass
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 248-250. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Morris Beshay, Thierry Roth, Robert Stein, and Ralph A. Schmid

Synchronous bilateral typical pulmonary carcinoid tumors
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 251-253. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Lorenzo Spaggiari, Giulia Veronesi, and Piergiorgio Solli

Resection of locally advanced thymic carcinoid tumors
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 254. [Extract] [Full Text]  

T. Sakuragi

Reply to Spaggiari et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 254-255. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Giuliano Maggi, Caterina Casadio, Roberto Giobbe, and Enrico Ruffini

The management of malignant pleural mesothelioma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 255. [Extract] [Full Text]  

D. Prakash

Reply to Maggi et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 255-256. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Stefano Margaritora, Alfredo Cesario, Venanzio Porziella, and Pierluigi Granone

Intrathoracic staging of non small cell lung cancer with mediastinal involvement: still a moonless foggy night?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 256. [Extract] [Full Text]  

A. Dujon and M. Riquet

Reply to Margaritora et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 257. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Manoj Purohit

Primary hydatid cysts of the mediastinum
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 257-258. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Atilla Eroglu, Can Kürkçüoglu, and Nurettin Karaoglanoglu

Reply to Purohit
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 258. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Errata:

Thomas Breymann, Wolf-Ruediger Thies, Dietmar Boethig, Rainer Goerg, Ute Blanz, and Reiner Koerfer

Erratum to "Bovine valved venous xenografts for RVOT reconstruction: results after 71 implantations": [Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg. 21 (2002) 703–710]
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 259-260. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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