OBJECTIVE To characterize the CT features of common anterior mediastinal tumors and evaluate CT findings that may help in suggesting specific diagnosis among these tumors. MATERIAL AND METHOD Fifty chest CT studies with pathological diagnosis of thymoma (n=28), mediastinal germ cell tumor (n=14) and lymphoma (n=8) were retrospectively reviewed by two radiologists who were blind to the patholo...

Objective: To present an anterior thoracoscopy-assisted mini-open approach for minimally invasive resection of neurogenic tumors located at the thoracic apex. Methods: From February 2002 to December 2013, 18 consecutive patients underwent resection of neurogenic tumors located at the thoracic apex using a thoracoscopyassisted mini-open approach at our institution. There were 6 male and 12 femal...

Investigating how intrathoracic pressure changes affect cerebral blood flow (CBF) is important for a clear interpretation of neuroimaging data in patients with abnormal respiratory physiology, intensive care patients receiving mechanical ventilation and in research paradigms that manipulate intrathoracic pressure. Here, we investigated the effect of experimentally increased and decreased intrat...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to analyze our experience with management of intrathoracic anastomotic leak after esophagectomy. METHODS Clinical data from 33 patients who developed intrathoracic anastomotic leak were evaluated retrospectively. These patients were selected from 1867 patients undergoing resection carcinoma of the esophagus and reconstruction between January 2003 and Decem...

A 39-year-old man had the history of b-thalassemia intermedia and had undergone splenectomy in his childhood. Intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) mass was noted on routine follow-up image (Figure 1a). One day, he suffered from acute onset of right upper back pain with dyspnea. He was then sent to our emergency department, and the chest plain film revealed massive right pleural effu...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to analyze the early postoperative outcome of esophageal cancer treated by subtotal esophageal resection, gastric interposition and either intrathoracic or cervical anastomosis in a single center study. METHODS 72 patients who received either a cervical or intrathoracic anastomosis after esophageal resection for esophageal cancer were matched by age and tu...

BACKGROUND We describe the second largest contemporary series of flaps used in thoracic reconstruction. METHODS A retrospective review of patients undergoing thoracomyoplasty from 2001 to 2013 was conducted. Ninety-one consecutive patients were identified. RESULTS Thoracomyoplasty was performed for 67 patients with intrathoracic indications and 24 patients with chest wall defects. Malignanc...

Intrathoracic gastric volvulus in neonatal period is a life-threatening surgical emergency. We report a case of neonate with respiratory distress and GI bleeding who was diagnosed to have congenital diaphragmatic eventration with Intrathoracic gastric volvulus.

BACKGROUND Pericardial fat may be an important mediator of metabolic risk. Correlations with cardiovascular disease risk factors and vascular calcification in a community-based sample are lacking. We sought to examine associations between pericardial fat, metabolic risk factors, and vascular calcification. METHODS AND RESULTS Participants free of cardiovascular disease from the Framingham Hea...

BACKGROUND Transthoracic fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology and core needle biopsy (CNB) are two commonly used approaches for the diagnosis of suspected neoplastic intrathoracic lesions. This study compared the diagnostic accuracy of FNA cytology and concurrent CNB in the evaluation of intrathoracic lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied FNA cytology and concurrent CNB specimens of 127 ...