Carcinoma arising in a thymic cyst is very rare. We performed thoracoscopic subtotal resection of an assumed benign cyst. The patient had a reoperation when the diagnosis of papillary adenocarcinoma was established. Complete resection and pleural thermoch

A 7-year-old girl with unilateral absence of the pulmonary artery underwent autologous tissue limited reconstructive surgery. The proximal portion of the artery was reconstructed by rotating a reverse U-shaped cut opposite the pulmonary arterial wall and covering the anterior surface with autologous pericardium. Follow-up catheterization at 5.8 years after surgery revealed no stenosis. This procedure could become one of the preferred methods for this unusual clinical condition.