OBJECTIVES: Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK–Custodiol) cardioplegic solution is
administered as one single dose for more than 2 hours of ischemia. No prospective …

Guidelines on spontaneous pneumothorax are contradictory as to intervention between
needle aspiration (NA) and chest tube drainage (CTD). Studies show poor adherence to …

BACKGROUND: Sentinel lymph node identification has been tested in lung cancer patients
with conflicting results. The present study was designed to assess the sensitivity, negative …

AIMS: The blue-dye staining method of sentinel lymph node identification in lung cancer
patients has been scarcely reported. The study was designed to assess the sensitivity, accuracy …

Introduction: Pleural endometriosis is a rare condition. Spontaneous, recurring pneumothorax
occurring during menstruation, referred to as catamenial pneumothorax, is associated with …

Methods Seventeen patients with aortic stenosis and aortic root< or= 23 mm were randomized
to receive a CarboMedics supraannular Top Hat valve (n= 7) or an intraannular valve (n= …

Objective: To compare aspiration and drainage in the treatment of both primary and secondary
spontaneous pneumothorax. Methods: We conducted a prospective randomised clinical …

The glaciers in Jan Mayen are found on the slopes of Beerenberg. The total glacier area is
about 117 km 2 , or about 30 % of the whole island. Three different possible programs can be …

46 patients underwent mitral valve repair at the Regional Hospital in Trondheim/St.
Elisabeth Heart Clinic, during the period 1983-95. There were 20 female patients. The valve …

Recent work has shown that a finite harmonic oscillator basis in nuclear many-body
calculations effectively imposes a hard-wall boundary condition in coordinate space, motivating …