BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation with tissue ablation device through bipolar radiofrequency in conjunction with cardiac surgery has proven to be an effective method to treat this arrhythmia. OBJECTIVE Describe the initial experience of the Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia in the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation using bipolar radiofrequency device in patients undergoing cardiac surgery...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this article is to make an evaluation on the clinical features of patients with Kawasaki disease who require a cardiac surgical procedure including coronary artery bypass grafting, coronary arterial aneurysmorrhaphy or heart transplantation. METHODS English literature of Kawasaki disease for cardiac surgery (1990-2011) was retrieved in the Pubmed database. The clinical f...

Pleomorphic adenoma is the most prevalent salivary tumor, 65% of which occur in major glands. This tumor varies in terms of size depending on the gland where it is located. The most common sites of the minor salivary glands are the palate, lips, cheeks, and throat. Palatal pleomorphic adenoma is laterally located, rarely crossing the midline. This tumor is painless with slow growth rate, which ...

After the introduction of endocardial radiofrequency catheter, only two arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation and ischemic ventricular tachycardia require surgical procedures. In this review, we describe recent advancements and problems of surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation. On the basis of multiple-circuit re-entry theory, Cox developed the maze operation with the aim of interrupting the re...

Sir,?Under the above heading Dr. Huntly raises certain questions in connection with operative treatment of abscess of the liver. It does not appear, however, that his letter exhausts the debatable points, and it seems desirable to enquire whether the method usually employed to diagnose and localise a hepatic abscess, namely the thrusting of a trochar into the liver through the abdominal or thor...

The current controversial issue is focused on pediatric tonsillectomy, a surgical procedure that is learned early during specialist training and performed by almost all otolaryngologists worldwide. Besides being the most frequent ENT surgery, it is also one of the most frequently performed pediatric surgeries. Having said this, it becomes clear that tonsillectomy must be a simple procedure not ...

This paper describes supraventricular cardiac arrhythmias and sick sinus syndrome in patients with univentricular heart defects, following Fontan procedure. The Fontan operation is a well established surgical procedure in which the right atrium is connected with the pulmonary artery. This technique relieves the functional problems resulting from having a univentricular heart and it is also asso...

BACKGROUND Proposed advantages of port-access cardiac surgery have yet to be substantiated. The authors retrospectively compared patients undergoing port-access cardiac surgery with a matched group undergoing conventional cardiac surgery. METHODS Forty-six patients who underwent port-access cardiac surgery were matched with 46 who underwent conventional cardiac surgery. Absolute criteria for ...