Chest Wall

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November 23, 2020 | Brian Mitzman

Over the last 20 years, there has been an exponential growth in technological capabilities in medicine. The quality of imaging and diagnostic tools has increased drastically. Advanced imaging and reconstruction...

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November 4, 2020 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

In this video, the authors present the case of a 51-year-old man who suffered a high impact cyclist collision with a car. He suffered a severe right neck extension injury,...

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October 12, 2020 | Hussein Elkhayat

There is currently not enough evidence to decide upon the best practice for thoracic surgery during the pandemic since the situation continues to be highly dynamic on a day-to-day basis....

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October 7, 2020 | Robert Fleck…

The Pectus UP Implant is a minimally invasive extrathoracic surgical treatment for pectus excavatum. Surgery is customized for each patient according to information obtained from a CT scan. The patient...

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October 6, 2020 | Furqan Raheel…

Introduction Since Shoemaker first performed midline sternotomy in an elective cardiac operation in 1953, midline sternotomy has become the most common approach for most cardiac surgical operations, as this is...

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which originated in Wuhan, China, is spreading around the world, and the outbreak continues to escalate. Clinical features of patients with coronavirus disease...

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May 27, 2020 | Oleksandr BabliakBronze Contributor…

The authors present a case of mitral valve (MV) repair combined with pectus excavatum repair in a highly symptomatic 28-year-old woman. Her preoperative transesophageal (TEE) echo showed severe mitral insufficiency,...

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April 8, 2020 | Rajdeep Bilkhu…

To date, one million confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 virus have been reported worldwide with a death toll of over 50,000 (1). Particular concern has been raised regarding the exposure of...