The Cost of an Operating Room Minute for Heart Valve Procedures by Eugene A. Grossi, Matthew Moore, Peter J. Mallow, John A. Rizzo

“…Propensity score matching created cohorts adjusted for patient differences and surgical approach –any sternal incision (Sternal) or right thoracotomy (RT). Regression analysis was performed to estimate the OR cost per minute based on heart valve procedure. …”
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Hemothorax due to Ruptured Mycotic Aneurysm of Intercostal Arteries Associated with Infective Endocarditis by Eddie Y. Liu, Jennifer Crawford, Haissam Haddad

“…Microcoil embolization and thoracotomy successfully achieved hemostasis. Mycotic aneurysm is a rare complication of IE and is usually found in the intracranial vessels. …”
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Progressive Dyspnea in a 40-Year-Old Man Caused by Giant Mediastinal Thymolipoma by Mohammad Vaziri, Kamelia Rad

“…Total excision of the 40 × 33 × 8 cm mass weighing 4 kg was performed via a left thoracotomy and the histopathologic diagnosis of the mass was reported as thymolipoma. …”
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A Case of Spontaneous Transdiaphragmatic Intercostal Hernia with Contralateral Injury, and Review of the Literature by Alexander A. Chapman, Steven B. Duff

“…The patient was ultimately diagnosed with computed tomography (CT) and underwent surgical repair via thoracotomy with primary repair of the diaphragmatic defect. …”
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Cystic Echinococcosis: Late Rupture and Complication of a Stable Pulmonary Cyst by J Fisher, Y Shargall, S Krajden, F Moid, V Hoffstein

“…The patient required thoracotomy, decortication and resection of the ruptured cyst. …”
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Do the Hydatid Cysts Have Unusual Localization and Dissemination Ways in the Chest Cavity? by Yucel Akkas, Tevfik Kaplan, Neslihan Gulay Peri, Bulent Kocer

“…The cysts were removed with thoracotomy. Extrapulmonary intrathoracic hydatid cysts were evaluated with regard to invasion ways and treatment indications and methods.…”
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Pneumocephalus after the Treatment of an Inoperable Superior Sulcus Tumor with Chemoradiation by Ashley Albert, Robert Allbright, Todd Nichols, Edward Farley, Srinivasan Vijayakumar

“…Pneumocephalus is a rare phenomenon that can occur as a complication after operations involving the thoracic discs, following thoracotomy for tumor resection, and after an intracranial operation or cranial trauma. …”
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Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Diagnostic Complexity and Management Pitfalls by Charalampos G. Markakis, Eleftherios D. Spartalis, Emmanouil Liarmakopoulos, Evangelia G. Kavoura, Periklis Tomos

“…Suspecting a leiomyoma, we performed enucleation via right thoracotomy. The pathology report yielded a diagnosis of an esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor. …”
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Laparoscopic Repair of Morgagni Hernia Combined with Right Hemicolectomy for Bleeding Ascending Colon Carcinoma Lodged within the Chest: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Oluwatobi O Onafowokan, Kiran Khosa, Hugo Bonatti

“…Surgical approach was thoracotomy (2), laparotomy (5), and laparoscopy (2). …”
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Treatment of a Prolonged Air Leak with Radiotherapy: A Case Report by Erdoğan Çetinkaya, M. Akif Özgül, Şule Gül, Ertan Çam, Yakup Büyükpolat

“…Prolonged air leakage is observed in 25% of the patients who have undergone surgical procedures, such as thoracotomy, pleurectomy, and video-assisted thoracoscopy. …”
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Right Diaphragmatic Eventration with an Intrathoracic Kidney: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Anibal Carrasco, Ricardo Castro

“…The treatment approach was laparoscopic followed by thoracotomy using a dual mesh. The intrathoracic kidney remained in place. …”
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Laparoscopic Repair of Diaphragmatic Rupture: A Case Report with Radiological and Surgical Correlation by Patrick Nguyen, Bonnie Davis, Daniel D. Tran

“…Traditionally, repair is performed through a laparotomy or a thoracotomy incision. Owing to the many advances made in minimally invasive surgery, not only has laparoscopy become the modality of choice to diagnose diaphragmatic rupture due to its high degree of sensitivity and specificity, but it can provide simultaneous therapeutic intervention as well. …”
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A Definitive Diagnosis of Primary Hodgkin Lymphoma on Endoscopic Biopsy Material Utilizing in-Depth Immunohistochemical Analysis by Garnet Horne, Shaun AC Medlicott, Adnan Mansoor, Johan Lategan, Raymond Lai, P Beck

“…The patient was effectively treated for HL and avoided traditional laparotomy or thoracotomy procedures to obtain the diagnosis. This advanced immunohistochemical approach should be the standard in the diagnosis of primary gastrointestinal HL. …”
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Metastasis of Thyroid Cancer to the Sternum after Total Thyroidectomy and Laryngectomy by Hajime Ishinaga, Tomotaka Miyamura, Hironori Tenpaku, Kazuhiko Takeuchi

“…Further more, a polypropylene/ePTFE composite may be useful for sternal reconstruction after thoracotomy.…”
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Esophageal Motility Disorders: Current Concepts of Pathogenesis and Treatment by Peter J Kahrilas

“…Surgical myotomy is effective in 88% of achalasics; morbidity from thoracotomy has been the major limitation but this has been sharply reduced with a laparoscopic approach. …”
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Bilateral Chylhotorax after Falling from Height by Vildan Akpinar, Fulya Yilmaz Duran, Elif Duman, Murat Yasar Özkalkanli, Özgür Duran, Burcu Horsanali

“…Treatment can be classified into 3 categories treatment of the underlying condition, conservative management (such as bed rest, nil by mouth or low fat medium chain triglycerides by mouth and total parenteral nutrition), and surgical management by ligation or clipping of the thoracic duct with open thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. …”
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Use of an Endobronchial Blocker and Selective Lung Ventilation to Aid Surgical Removal of a Lung Lobe Abscess in a Dog by Carl Bradbrook, Louise Clark, Martina Mosing

“…Due to lung adhesions to the diaphragm, conversion to thoracotomy was required for completion of the procedure. …”
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Ketamine for the Treatment of Chronic Pain: A Comprehensive Review by Jacob E. Israel, Samantha St Pierre, Emily Ellis, Josephine S. Hanukaai, Nazir Noor, Giustino Varrassi, Markus Wells, Alan D. Kaye

“…Conditions highlighted in this review include neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), phantom limb pain (PLP), cancer pain, and post-thoracotomy pain syndrome. This review will discuss conditions, such as neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, complex regional pain syndrome, and more and ketamine’s efficacy and its supplementary benefits in the chronic pain patient population. …”
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Mediastinal Hydatid Cyst Rupturing into the Pleural Cavity Associated with Pneumothorax: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Mohd Shameem, Rakesh Bhargava, Zuber Ahmad, Nazish Fatima, Naveed Nazir Shah

“…Even after two weeks of intercostal tube drainage, the patient’s condition did not improve. During thoracotomy, multiple daughter cysts were found in the pleural cavity, and the diagnosis of a hydatid cyst was confirmed after histopathological examination.…”
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Management of Hypertension in Intrapericardial Paraganglioma by Nicola Rotolo, Andrea Imperatori, Alessandro Bacuzzi, Valentina Conti, Massimo Castiglioni, Lorenzo Dominioni

“…Due to the locations of these tumours, the surgical approach is through a median sternotomy or posterolateral thoracotomy, and manipulation-induced catecholamine release may cause paroxysmal hypertension. …”
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