EDITORIAL
An Appropriate Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A Lack of Evidence and a Growing Disparity between Western and Eastern Standards
Tadashi Nishimaki
REVIEW
Clinical Aspects of Multimodality Therapy for Resectable Locoregional Esophageal Cancer
Masayuki Shinoda, et al.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
The Use of a Water Seal to Manage Air Leaks after a Pulmonary Lobectomy: A Retrospective Study
Junichi Okamoto, et al.
Thoracoscopic Pleural Biopsy for Tuberculous Pleurisy under Local Anesthesia
Motoki Sakuraba, et al.
40 Years Experience in Mitral Valve Replacement Using Starr-Edwards, St. Jude Medical and ATS Valves
Akira Sezai, et al.
Perioperative and Mid-Term Results of Coronary Bypass Surgery in Patients Undergoing Chronic Dialysis
Tsuneo Ariyoshi, et al.
CASE REPORT
Obstructive Subglottic Granuloma after Removal of a Minitracheostomy Tube
Takashi Ohtsuka, et al.
A Case of Aspergilloma Detected after Surgery for Pneumothorax
Motoki Sakuraba, et al.
Adamkiewicz Artery Demonstrated by MRA for Operated Posterior Mediastinal Tumors
Satoshi Muraki, et al.
Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Thymus Treated by Multimodality Therapy: A Case Report
Takehiro Noda, et al.
Surgically Removed Thoracolithiasis: Report of Two Cases
Teruo Iwasaki, et al.
Metastatic Thoracic Lymph Node Carcinoma of Unknown Origin on Which We Performed Two Kinds of Immunohistochemical Examinations
Naoyuki Yoshino, et al.
Successful Aortic Valve Replacement for Infective Endocarditis in a Patient with Severe Liver Cirrhosis
Masaya Takahashi, et al.
Intravalvular Implantation Technique for a Modified Bentall's Procedure in Aortitis Syndrome
Keizo Tanaka, et al.
Successful Surgical Repair of Delayed Chronic Type A Dissection after Previous Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Kazuhiko Nishizaki, et al.
A Non-Operative Survival Case of an 84-Year-Old Patient with Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Complicated by Pulseless Tamponade
Mitsumasa Hata, et al.
Chronic Contained Rupture of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Vertebral Erosion: Report of a Case
Munehiro Saiki, et al.