Editorials:

Lobectomy without a rib spreader

MF McKneally
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 2.  

Articles:

Resectional management of thyroid carcinoma invading the airway

HC Grillo, HC Suen, DJ Mathisen, and JC Wain
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 3-9. [Abstract]  

Intraaortic balloon counterpulsation: patterns of usage and outcome in cardiac surgery patients

LL Creswell, M Rosenbloom, JL Cox, Sr Ferguson TB, NT Kouchoukos, TL Spray, MK Pasque, TB Ferguson, Jr, TH Wareing, and CB Huddleston
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 11-18. [Abstract]  

Competitive flow from a fully patent coronary artery does not limit acute mammary graft flow

PA Spence, RM Lust, RS Zeri, SR Jolly, PM Mehta, M Otaki, YS Sun, and WR Chitwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 21-25. [Abstract]  

Double-lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis. The Cystic Fibrosis Transplant Study Group

H Shennib, M Noirclerc, P Ernst, D Metras, DS Mulder, R Giudicelli, F Lebel, and JF Dumon
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 27-31. [Abstract]  

Renal cell carcinoma: resection of solitary and multiple metastases

HW Pogrebniak, G Haas, WM Linehan, SA Rosenberg, and HI Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 33-38. [Abstract]  

Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of recipient for cryopreserved aortic allograft

ND Kon, KM Link, WP Buchanan, AM Nomeir, TR Downes, and AR Cordell
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 39-43. [Abstract]  

Usefulness of right ventricular indices in early diagnosis of cardiac tamponade

JW Jones, NN Izzat, MN Rashad, JI Thornby, TR McLean, LG Svensson, and AC Beall, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 44-49. [Abstract]  

Bronchial carcinoid tumors: a retrospective analysis of 126 patients

DH Harpole, Jr, JM Feldman, S Buchanan, WG Young, and WG Wolfe
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 50-54. [Abstract]  

Retrograde versus antegrade cardioplegia: impact on right ventricular function

EC Douville, JM Kratz, FG Spinale, FA Crawford, Jr, CC Alpert, and A Pearce
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 56-61. [Abstract]  

Combined conventional mechanical and ultrasonic debridement for aortic valvular stenosis

OR Baeza, NK Majid, DP Conroy, and JS Donahoo
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 62-67. [Abstract]  

Mitral valve replacement: randomized trial of St. Jude and Medtronic- Hall prostheses

AC Fiore, KS Naunheim, S D'Orazio, GC Kaiser, LR McBride, DG Pennington, PS Peigh, VL Willman, AJ Labovitz, and HB Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 68-73. [Abstract]  

Spinal oxygenation, blood supply localization, cooling, and function with aortic clamping

LG Svensson, ES Crawford, V Patel, TR McLean, JW Jones, and ME DeBakey
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 74-79. [Abstract]  

Imaged thoracic lobectomy: should it be done?

RJ Lewis, GE Sisler, and RJ Caccavale
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 80-83. [Abstract]  

Elective pneumonectomy: factors associated with morbidity and operative mortality

RL Patel, ER Townsend, and SW Fountain
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 84-88. [Abstract]  

Mitral valve repair in patients with endomyocardial fibrosis

MS Uva, VA Jebara, C Acar, P Dervanian, S Chauvaud, JF Fuzellier, JN Fabiani, A Deloche, and AF Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 89-92. [Abstract]  

Acadesine (AICA-riboside) improves postischemic cardiac recovery

SF Bolling, MA Groh, AM Mattson, RA Grinage, and KP Gallagher
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 93-98. [Abstract]  

Primary lung cancer in young patients: a study of 82 surgically treated patients

P Icard, JF Regnard, S de Napoli, A Rojas-Miranda, P Dartevelle, and P Levasseur
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 99-103. [Abstract]  

Production and reversibility of right ventricular hypertrophy and right heart failure in dogs

CM Hsieh, GJ Mishkel, PF Cardoso, H Rakowski, SC Dunn, J Butany, RD Weisel, GA Patterson, and JD Cooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 104-110. [Abstract]  

Ionescu-Shiley valve failure. I: Experience with 125 standard-profile explants

VM Walley, CA Keon, M Khalili, D Moher, M Campagna, and WJ Keon
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 111-116. [Abstract]  

Ionescu-Shiley valve failure. II: Experience with 25 low-profile explants

VM Walley, CA Keon, M Khalili, D Moher, M Campagna, and WJ Keon
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 117-122. [Abstract]  

Myocardial protection of neonatal heart by cardioplegic solution with recombinant human superoxide dismutase

S Tatebe, M Nakazawa, H Miyamura, J Hayashi, S Eguchi, and S Imai
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 124-129. [Abstract]  

Reactive hyperemia in the nonused internal mammary artery after median sternotomy

JA van Son, SH Skotnicki, HA Folmer, and WN van Asten
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 130-133. [Abstract]  

Surgical implications of juxtaposed atrial appendages and the associated anomalies

MR Leu, IS Chiu, CR Hung, and MH Wu
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 134-136. [Abstract]  

Coarctation repair in neonates with subclavian-sparing advancement flap

BK Sharma, M Calderon, and DA Ott
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 137-140. [Abstract]  

Thoracoscopic resection of an anterior mediastinal tumor

RJ Landreneau, RD Dowling, WM Castillo, and PF Ferson
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 142-144. [Abstract]  

Intercostal hemangioma presenting as a chest wall tumor

DJ Winchester, TA Victor, and WA Fry
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 145-146. [Abstract]  

Closure of fenestra in Clagett procedure: use of rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap

H Asamura, T Goya, T Naruke, R Tsuchiya, H Kondo, K Suemasu, and T Nakatsuka
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 147-149. [Abstract]  

Carbon dioxide prevents pulmonary overcirculation in hypoplastic left heart syndrome

DR Jobes, SC Nicolson, JM Steven, M Miller, ML Jacobs, and WI Norwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 150-151. [Abstract]  

Early structural deterioration with the mitroflow pericardial xenograft in the mitral position

JM Bernal, JM Rabasa, JR Echevarria, and JM Revuelta
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 152-154. [Abstract]  

Aortoesophageal fistula induced by foreign bodies

MH Wu and WW Lai
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 155-156. [Abstract]  

Combined traumatic avulsion of the aortic valve and rupture of the left common carotid artery

LW van Heurn, RP Hamerlijnck, AB de la Riviere, MJ Suttorp, SM Ernst, and FE Vermeulen
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 157-158. [Abstract]  

Central cyanosis due to prominence of the eustachian and thebesian valves

H Raffa, K al-Ibrahim, MT Kayali, AA Sorefan, and M Rustom
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 159-160. [Abstract]  

Perfusion of dominant left subclavian artery during thoracic aortic aneurysm operation

K Tsuchida, A Hashimoto, M Endo, and H Koyanagi
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 161-163. [Abstract]  

Simplified muscle-sparing thoracotomy for patent ductus arteriosus ligation in neonates

SV Karwande and JR Rowles
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 164-165. [Abstract]  

Esophagogastrectomy and the variant left hepatic artery

AW Hemming, RJ Finley, KG Evans, B Nelems, and G Fradet
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 166-168. [Abstract]  

Damus-Stansel-Kaye procedure: technical modifications

H Laks, RN Gates, A Elami, and JM Pearl
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 169-172. [Abstract]  

Subfascial implantation of implantable cardioverter defibrillator generator

DM Shahian, WA Williamson, JM Streitz, Jr, and FJ Venditti
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 173-174. [Abstract]  

Mechanical support for intraventricular decompression in repair of left ventricular disruption

RT Baldwin and DA Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 175-176. [Abstract]  

Rupture of the airways from blunt trauma: treatment of complex injuries

PN Symbas, AG Justicz, and RR Ricketts
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 177-183. [Abstract]  

Physician payment reform: a bibliography

GE Miller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 184-185.  

Total orthotopic heart transplantation: an alternative to the standard technique

SW Kendall, F Ciulli, PA Mullins, B Biocina, JJ Dunning, and SR Large
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 187-188.  

Letters:

A new idea

WB Neptune
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 188.  

Rereplacement of the mitral valve with represervation of the subvalvular apparatus

GN Olinger
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 188-190.  

Modified technique of internal mammary artery harvest

S Sirivella, I Gielchinsky, and V Parsonnet
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 190.  

Ischemic mitral valve repair

TO Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 190-191.  

Acute pulmonary edema in closed mitral commissurotomy

P Tewari and M Kumar
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 191.  

Pericardial window

D Weissberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 54: 191-192.  

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