Background: congenital lobar emphysema is a rare cause of respiratory distress in neonates and infants. It was treated by lobectomy since 1943. Objectives: The aim of this study was to present our experience in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of congenital lobar emphysema cases and highlight the effect of multidisplinary team work on the outcome. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data ... Read more

BACKGROUND Left internal mammary artery (LIMA) grafting to the left anterior descending artery (LAD) is the most crucial step in any surgical coronary revascularization. It has been proved that using LIMA during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) resulted in better long term results in comparison to other conduits. With accumulation of data about failure and lower patency rates of vein ... Read more

_BACKGROUND_:_BACKGROUND_: Symptomatic pericardial effusion (PE) is a common cardiothoracic presentation. It may reflect a wide variety of causes, ranging from infection to malignancy. The optimal management of pericardial effusion is still controversial. The two main interventional procedures agreed in the last decade as the two reasonable options for PE treatment are: surgical (transthoracic or subxiphoid) and video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) pericardial ... Read more

BACKGROUND The development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been long considered a risk factor for poor outcome in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement (MVR). This prospective study was conducted to assess the operative mortality, immediate postoperative hemodynamics and short term (6 months) survival in patients who underwent MVR in the presence of severe PAH PATIENTS AND METHODS This study ... Read more

BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY The continuous suture technique has numerous advantages as a simple, quick, and effective method for valve replacement. The semi-continuous suture technique is a modification of the continuous technique aiming to avoid its technical disadvantages. This method combines advantages of the continuous and interrupted suture techniques. In this study we evaluated the semi-continuous suture technique ... Read more

BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY:Mitral Valve( MV) repair and replacement are two independent therapeutic techniques for treating MR. The surgical community has become more aware of the known merits of MV repair compared to replacement. Despite these merits, the results of such outcomes among studies that simultaneously compared the two treatment modalities have not been totally consistent (6). This ... Read more

OBJECTIVE: Hydatid disease is the most severe helminthic zoonosis with an important public health. Hydatid cyst is caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. It usually involves liver and lungs in humans. Surgical intervention is the definitive therapy.The goal of surgery is to remove the cyst while preserving as much lung tissue as possible. The AIM of our study was to ... Read more

BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: Since thoracoscopy was originally described in 1910, the application has been limited mainly to the diagnosis and treatment of pleural disease (1). Advances in endoscopic surgical equipment and re-finement of surgical techniques have expanded the role of thoracoscopy to include multiple procedures that previously could only be performed by open approaches (2). The objective ... Read more

_BACKGROUND AND AIM:_ Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) is a common medical and social problem worldwide, especially in developing countries. Currently, management of tuberculosis is essentially medical, and surgery has a little role. Today surgery is usually performed only in patients with tuberculosis when the diagnosis is needed, who have complications, or who have active disease resistant to treatment (MDR TB). The ... Read more

INTRODUCTION:Road traffic accidents and the increasing violence are common causes of increasing chest injuries. Penetrating thoracic trauma (PTT) is a challenging problem,but fortunately most of these injuries can be managed non-operatively. AIM:To determine the pattern of penetrating thoracic injury, including the causes, the role of surgery and intervention outcomes at South Egypt. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This prospective study was conducted at ... Read more