PHILIPPINE JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY  

Official Publication of the PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF THORACIC SURGEONS, INC. (PATACSI) 

VOLUME 3 NUMBER 2 DECEMBER 1996
CONTENTS

SPECIAL ARTICLES 
 
67 The President's Report (Fernando A. Melendres, MD)
69 Training for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in the Philippines (Fernando A. Melendres, MD)
 
 REVIEW ARTICLE 
 
75 The Intraoperative Care of the Cardiac Surgical Patient : Cardioplegia and Myocardial Preservation Techniques (Avenilo P. Aventura, MD; Rex A. Madrigal, MD; Johnson L. Yu, MD)
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES 
 
83 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Management and Outcome at the Capitol Medical Center (Jose Angelito dela Cruz, MD; Elaine Rivera, MD; Roland Angeles, MD; Honolina Gomez, MD)
89 Mortality and Morbidity After Surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (Rico D. Madlangbayan, MD; Jaime F. esquivel, MD; Marisol Pangan)
93 Review of Surgery for N2 Non-smal Cell Lung Cancer at the Lung Center of the Philippines (Mario T. Bautista, MD; Rey A. Desales, MD)
99 Ten Year Review of Mediastinal Tumors at the Philippine General Hospital (Roger Michael I. Lim, MD; Jose Luis J. Danguilan, MD; Jose C. Gonzales, MD)
 
 CASE REPORTS 
 
105 Aortic Pseudoaneurysm with Aortocaval Fistula as a Late Complication of Penetrating Abdominal Trauma (Peter R. Cabal, MD; Benito V. Purugganan, MD; Enrique T. Ona, MD)
109 Cardiac Injury in a case of Situs Inversus (Maria Adela A. Nable, MD; Jose C. Gonzales, MD)
113 Cardiac Neurilemoma in a 12-year Old (Maita Theresa P. Rigor, MD)
117 Extra-anatomic Arterial Reconstruction as an Alternative Treatment for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (Leandro C. Dimayuga, Jr., MD; Luminardo M. Ramos, MD)
121 Exsanguinating Aortoduodenal Fistula (Michael M. Ortega, MD; Jose Luis J. Danguilan, MD; Benito V. Purugganan, MD)
125 Primary Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma of the Mediastinum (Emmanuel C. San Pedro, MD; Adrian E. Manapat, MD)
129 Thromboangiitis Obliterans of the Abdominal Aorta (Ricardo Jose T. Quintos II, MD; Jose Luis J. Danguilan, MD; Jose Ma. C. Avila, MD)
 
 MILESTONES IN THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY IN THE PHILIPPINES 
 
133 The First PDA Ligation : Surgery of Congenital Heart Diseases with a Case Report (Cristino S. Lazatin, MD; Jesus Nolasco, MD)
 
 ABSTRACTS 
 
137 Empyema Thoracis (Jesus C. de Jesus, MD)
137 Pitfalls in the Diagnosis and Management of Thoracic Trauma (Fernando A. Melendres, MD)
138 Surgical Resection of Oesophageal Cancer (Raj Mohan Nambiar, MD)
139 Pitfalls in Abdominal Vascular Trauma (Jose Luis J. Danguilan, MD)
140 Tracheal Reconstruction (Hirokuni Yoshimura, MD)
 
 
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