Background Differentiation between benign and malignant exudative pleural effusion
remains a clinical challenge. Recently, several markers have been reported to increase the …

BACKGROUND: Intercostal nerve damage is often suggested to be the cause of pain after
thoracotomy. METHODS: This was a prospective randomized study of 120 patients who had …

Using tissue glues for decreasing alveolar air leak in thoracic surgery - Amr M Allama… Amr M
Allama … Amr M Allama, Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, …

Objective: Prolonged air leak is still one of the most frequent complications after pulmonary
resections, particularly upper lobectomy. This study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of …

Background Multiple treatment options for pericardial effusion are present including medical
treatment, needle pericardiocentesis, percutaneous catheter drainage, and surgical …

Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate tricuspid valve (TV) ring annuloplasty
for moderate functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) in patients undergoing mitral valve (MV) …

Background Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery in poor left ventricular function
patients is still risky with much postoperative comorbidity that mandates trials to find the best …

Objectives: To determine predictors for surgical intervention of thoracic empyema in children,
and its associated morbidity. Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of medical …

Objective To evaluate the risk factors affecting the early outcome of surgical treatment of
infective endocarditis (IE). Background IE represents a series of clinical conditions with high in-…

Objectives The aim of this study was to demonstrate whether transcatheter aortic valve
implantation (TAVI) improves mortality and morbidity compared with surgical aortic valve …