Strictly-posterior thoracotomy: a minimal-access approach for construction of the modified Blalock-Taussig shunt in West African children

Autor: Frank Edwin, Baffoe Gyan, Innocent Adzamli, Mark Tettey, Kow Entsua-Mensah, Martin Tamatey, Lawrence Sereboe, Ernest Aniteye, Nana Akyaa-Yao

Publikováno v: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 17, Iss 106 (2014)

INTRODUCTION: In resource-poor settings, the modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS) is often performed for symptomatic relief of Fallot's tetralogy. From September 2011, we adopted the strictly posterior thoracotomy (SPOT), a minimal-access technique

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Hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass without exchange transfusion in sickle-cell patients: a matched-pair analysis

Autor: L. Sereboe, Ernest Ofosu-Appiah, Frank Edwin, Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Mark Tettey, E. Aniteye, Kow Entsua-Mensah, Innocent Adzamli, Martin Tamatey, Baffoe Gyan

Publikováno v: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery. 19:771-776

OBJECTIVES: Sickle-cell patients undergo cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery in our institution without perioperative exchange transfusion. We sought to determine whether this protocol increased mortality or important sickle-cell-related complicatio

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https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivu249

Massive intrathoracic lipoma: a report of two cases, one being congenital

Autor: Mark Tettey, Baffoe Gyan, L. Sereboe, Kow Entsua-Mensah, M. Tamatey, R. K. Gyasi

Publikováno v: Tropical doctor. 44(4)

Massive intrathoracic lipomas are uncommon. Few cases have been reported worldwide. We report two cases, one of which was congenital. They were managed by thoracotomy and complete excision, with excellent outcomes.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24981566

The development of cardiac surgery in West Africa - the case of Ghana

Autor: Kow Entsua-Mensah, E. Aniteye, Mark Tettey, D. Kotei, L. Sereboe, Frank Edwin, Kofi Baffoe-Gyan, Martin Tamatey

Publikováno v: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 9, Iss 15 (2011)
The Pan African Medical Journal
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Pan African Medical Journal; Vol 9, No 1 (2011)

West Africa is one of the poorest regions of the world. The sixteen nations listed by the United Nations in this sub-region have some of the lowest gross domestic products in the world. Health care infrastructure is deficient in most of these countri

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A pulmonary azygos lobe encountered during thoracotomy for modified Blalock-Taussig shunt

Autor: Frank Edwin, D. Kotei, Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Mark Tettey, Baffoe Gyan

Publikováno v: Case Reports. 2009:bcr0520091846-bcr0520091846

A 3-year-old boy was scheduled for a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS) on account of tetralogy of Fallot. A right posterolateral thoracotomy was used. On entering the chest, a “fourth lung lobe” was found (fig 1) medial to a pleural fold exte

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.05.2009.1846