Monthly Archives: June 2023

Bronchial Dieulafoy's disease (BDD) is a rare disease that causes massive hemoptysis. This paper reports a case of BDD treated surgically. At the same time, we summarize the data of BDD patients reported in do...

The number of patients with valvular heart disease is increasing yearly, and valve replacement is the most effective treatment, during which bioprosthetic heart valves (BHVs) are the most widely used. Commercial BHVs are mainly prepared with glutaraldehyde (Glut) cross-linked bovine pericardial or porcine aortic valves, but the residual free aldehyde groups in these tissues can cause calcification and cytotoxicity. Moreover, insufficient glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in tissues can further reduce...

Airway complications are a major cause of morbidity after thoracic transplantation. Airway ischemia, necrosis, and tracheobronchial anastomotic dehiscence are associated with early mortality. We describe a case of tracheal anastomotic dehiscence after en bloc heart-lung transplant complicated by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Timely surgical management and reconstruction with a bovine pericardial patch and double muscle flap were performed. After 8 months of...

Flowable hemostatic agents have the advantage of being able to be applied to irregular wound surfaces and difficult to reach areas. We sought to compare the effectiveness and safety of the flowable hemostatic ...

Flowable hemostatic agents have the advantage of being able to be applied to irregular wound surfaces and difficult to reach areas. We sought to compare the effectiveness and safety of the flowable hemostatic ...

Staplers are widely used in clinics; however, complications such as bleeding and leakage remain a challenge for surgeons. To tackle this issue, buttress materials are recommended to reinforce the staple line. This Review provides a systematic summary of the characteristics and applications of the buttress materials. First, the physical and chemical properties of synthetic polymer materials and extracellular matrix used for the buttress materials are introduced, as well as their pros and cons in...

At present, clinical factors and hematological indicators have been proved to have great potential in predicting the prognosis of cancer patients, and no one has combined these two valuable indicators to estab...

At present, clinical factors and hematological indicators have been proved to have great potential in predicting the prognosis of cancer patients, and no one has combined these two valuable indicators to estab...

To systematically evaluate the prognostic impact of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

At present, clinical factors and hematological indicators have been proved to have great potential in predicting the prognosis of cancer patients, and no one has combined these two valuable indicators to estab...