Bilateral Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Resection for Multiple Mediastinal Myelolipoma: Report of a Case

Myelolipoma in the mediastinum is an extremely rare entity. In this report, we present the case of a 79-year-old asymptomatic man who had three bilateral paravertebral mediastinal tumors. The three tumors were resected simultaneously using bilateral three-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). There has been no evidence of recurrence within four years after the operation. Multiple bilateral mediastinal myelolipomas are extremely rare. There are no reports in the English literature of multiple bilateral thoracic myelolipomas that were resected simultaneously using bilateral VATS. We also present characteristic features of myelolipomas, which are helpful for diagnosis.

Terminology Issues in Thoracoscopic Surgery

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Repeated Tricuspid Valvoplasty and Tricuspid Annuloplasty in a Case of Recurrent Isolated Tricuspid Regurgitation / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

We treated a patient with recurrent isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR) by repeated tricuspid valvoplasty (TVP) and tricuspid annuloplasty (TAP). The patient was a 56-year-old man who had undergone TVP eight years previously. Although the tricuspid annular dilatation was not seen in the first operation, the annular dilatation with elongation of chordae was apparent at this time. The chordal plasty with ePTFE threads and TAP with Carpentier-Edward's ring were carried out successfully. Since the annular dilatation may aggravate TR in the natural course of this disease, the combination of TVP and TAP is more effective than TVP alone.

Surgical repair of ventricular septal rupture concomitant with left ventricular free wall rupture(double rupture) after myocardial infarction. Report of a case / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

A Successful surgical repair of a ruptured ventricular septum concomitant with a left ventricular free wall rupture secondary to myocardial infarction was performed on a 81-year-old woman. Anterior myocardial infarction was accompanied with a ventricular septal rupture, 7mm in size, and hemorrhagic dissection type left ventricular free wall rupture. Acute ventricular aneurysm formation of the left ventricle was also noticed. A review of the literature reveals that in surgical cases, the hemorrhagic dissection type ventricular rupture in left ventricle was usually concomitant with ventricular septal rupture.