Preface
M. Kawasuji
Case Reports
A Case of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery by the Small Right Intercostal Thoracotomy for Left Atrial Myxoma after Substernal Reconstruction of the Esophagus
T. Yamabe et al.…285
Acute Upper Extremity Ischemia Caused by a Tumor Embolism
Y. Yamashita et al.…289
Rupture of Posterior Tibial Artery Aneurysm in a Patient with von Recklinghausen’s Disease
M. Inouchi et al.…293
A Case of Venous Thromboembolism in Which a Tubular Thrombus Was Trapped in a Foramen Ovale
K. Inoue et al.…296
Mitral Valve Replacement for Recurrent and Multiple Cerebral Embolisms Caused by Mitral Annular Calcification
M. Sugano et al.…299
Laparotomy for Acute Cholecystitis after Extracorporeal Left Ventricular Assisted System Implantation
S. Matsuyama et al.…304
Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacements in a Patient with Extensive Calcification of Intervalvular Fibrous Body
M. Funamoto et al.…308
A Case Report of Mycotic Aneurysm Following Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Gue´rin Instillation Therapy for Bladder Cancer
Y. Kioka et al.…312
A Case of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome That Caused Rapid Enlargement of the Distal Aortic Arch Following Aortic Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
T. Yoshinaga et al.…316
A Case of Redo Aortic Valve Replacement by Right Minithoracotomy Approach with Port Access for Aortic Valve Stenosis after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
T. Tokuda et al.…320
A Case of Successful Hybrid Treatment for Chronic Type B Dissection in a Patient with Bilateral Occlusion of Iliac Arteries
Y. Kishimoto et al.…323
Editor’s Postscript
G.Matsumiya