{"title":"Introduction to Winter 2023","authors":"","doi":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2023.10.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2023.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35965,"journal":{"name":"Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"28 4","pages":"Page 239"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138447899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent Articles in AATS Journals","authors":"","doi":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2023.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2023.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35965,"journal":{"name":"Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"28 4","pages":"Pages e4-e6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1522294223000776/pdfft?md5=3db6a9dda4b808eec4506fb1b9cc2174&pid=1-s2.0-S1522294223000776-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136128686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Commentary: Should We Adopt the Way of the Samurai?","authors":"Jason P. Glotzbach","doi":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2023.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2023.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35965,"journal":{"name":"Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"28 4","pages":"Pages 249-250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135348035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Commentary: “Keep Your Eye on the Prize and Keep it Between the Lines.”","authors":"Nicholas Smedira","doi":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2023.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2023.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35965,"journal":{"name":"Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"28 4","pages":"Page 272"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43663248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Samurai Cannulation for Acute Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection","authors":"Tadashi Kitamura, Masaomi Fukuzumi, Shunichiro Fujioka, Kagami Miyaji","doi":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2023.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2023.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Direct true lumen cannulation through aortic incision for cardiopulmonary bypass during surgery for acute Stanford type A aortic dissection was reported by Jacob, followed by Conzelmann who used a Mersilene tourniquet to snag the ascending aorta. Since 2013, Samurai cannulation, a modified version of the direct true lumen cannulation, has been used in surgery for acute type A aortic dissection at Kitasato University Hospital. Here, this surgical technique is described.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":35965,"journal":{"name":"Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"28 4","pages":"Pages 240-248"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1522294223000405/pdfft?md5=391b24e2aa32ea5cfb611ed3919affb5&pid=1-s2.0-S1522294223000405-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44566777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Techniques of Esophageal Lengthening","authors":"Siva Raja, Monisha Sudarshan","doi":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2023.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2023.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>The concept of a short esophagus defined as less than 2.5 cm of intra-abdominal esophageal is still a highly debated topic among benign UGI surgeons. Giant hiatal hernias and peptic strictures are a few conditions associated with lack of intra-abdominal esophageal length. All paraesophageal hernia operations necessitate adequate mediastinal esophageal mobilization until the inferior </span>pulmonary vein. However, if despite this maneuver, a short esophagus is encountered, then a lengthening procedure is recommended to reduce the risk of a slipped wrap and hernia recurrence. Several options for esophageal lengthening are available including a left transthoracic, or a right transthoracic Collis stapled approach, modified collis </span>gastroplasty and wedge gastroplasty.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":35965,"journal":{"name":"Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"28 4","pages":"Pages 300-307"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45864381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role of Transapical Incision in the Surgical Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy","authors":"Hartzell V. Schaff, Fernando M. Juarez-Casso","doi":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2023.04.004","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2023.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span><span>Transapical ventriculotomy is an important technique in the surgical management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). It is our preferred method for addressing complex long-segment subaortic obstruction and isolated midventricular HCM, as it provides better exposure of the midcavity than alternate methods such as the transaortic or transmitral approach. The procedure can also be used to improve symptoms of </span>diastolic heart failure caused by reduced left ventricular end-diastolic volume as may occur </span>in patients<span> with apical HCM. In this article, we describe our surgical method for transapical </span></span>myectomy<span> to relieve midventricular obstruction or enlarge the left ventricular cavity to improve diastolic dysfunction in cases of extensive apical hypertrophy.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":35965,"journal":{"name":"Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"28 4","pages":"Pages 251-271"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48787875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mahmut Ozturk MD , Aybala Tongut MD , Sofia S. Hanabergh MSc , Can Yerebakan MD, PhD , Gebrine El Khoury MD , Yves d'Udekem MD, PhD
{"title":"The Ross Procedure With the Inclusion Technique","authors":"Mahmut Ozturk MD , Aybala Tongut MD , Sofia S. Hanabergh MSc , Can Yerebakan MD, PhD , Gebrine El Khoury MD , Yves d'Udekem MD, PhD","doi":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2022.06.012","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2022.06.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Ross procedure is superior as a valve substitute in children and early adulthood because of its clear survival benefits. The free standing-root implantation is associated with failure of the autograft and inclusion techniques that support externally the autograft warrants its longevity. The current technique consists in the implantation of the autograft within the native aortic root thereby both supporting the autograft and avoiding any coronary distortion.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":35965,"journal":{"name":"Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"27 4","pages":"Pages 414-422"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1522294222000708/pdfft?md5=15cc5cef398130018542ac0fb9fd1f1c&pid=1-s2.0-S1522294222000708-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48720702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modified Root Inclusion Technique for the Ross Procedure in Children","authors":"Igor E. Konstantinov , Edward Buratto","doi":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2022.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2022.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Autograft<span> stabilization has proven beneficial in adults but the same technique could not always be adopted in growing children undergoing the Ross procedure. The major concern regarding the longevity of autograft after the Ross operation in a growing child is the lack of means to stabilize the </span></span>aortic root. Herein we described a modified root inclusion technique that achieves aortic root stabilization using autologous tissue.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":35965,"journal":{"name":"Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"27 4","pages":"Pages 405-413"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45844754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introduction for Volume 27 Issue 4","authors":"","doi":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2022.11.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2022.11.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35965,"journal":{"name":"Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":"27 4","pages":"Page 363"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92105744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}