Volume 10 Number 3 June, 2004


EDITORIAL
Present Status of Esophageal Cancer and its Treatment in Japan
Hiromasa Fujita

REVIEW
Cardiac Operations in Cirrhotic Patients
Nobuhiko Hayashida, et al.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Surgical Treatment of Neurogenic Tumors of the Chest
Masafumi Yamaguchi, et al.
Micrometastasis and Expression of nm23 Messenger RNA of Lymph Nodes from Lung Cancer and the Postoperative Clinical Outcome
Takanori Ayabe, et al.
Diaphragmatic Plication in Adult Patients with Diaphragm Paralysis after Cardiac Surgery
Yukio Kuniyoshi, et al.
Right Ventricular End-diastolic Volume Monitoring after Cardiac Surgery
Toru Ishida, et al.
Efficacy of Postoperative Rewarming after Cardiac Surgery
Anselm Bräuer, et al.
The Efficacy of Low Prime Volume Completely Closed Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Coronary Artery Revascularization
Hideaki Takai, et al.

CASE REPORT
A Case of Post-upper Lobectomy Empyema Treated by Serratus Anterior Muscle and Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Musculocutaneous Flaps Plombage via Open-window Thoracostomy
Akihiko Kitami, et al.
Angiosarcoma of the Pleura
C S Pramesh, et al.
Efficacy of Continuous Cleansing with Teicoplanin on Post-CABG Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Mediastinitis: Report of a Case
Akira Sezai, et al.
Emergent Operation for Aneurysm of the Left Main Coronary Artery Presenting Acute Myocardial Infarction
Yuichi Izumi, et al.
Active Distal Coronary Perfusion to Prevent Regional Myocardial Ischemia in Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Hankei Shin, et al.
A Case of the Coronary Artery Aneurysm Including Stent Device after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Hideaki Nohara, et al.
Selective Perfusion of the Upper and Lower Body under Different Levels of Hypothermia in a Patient with Coronary Artery Disease and Dissecting Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Jorge Flores, et al.