General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases is affiliated with
the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery,
the Japanese Association for Chest Surgery,
the Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
and the Japan Esophageal Society
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Akira Shiose, Fukuoka
Associate Editors-in-Chief
Yoshinori Okada, Sendai
Hiroya Takeuchi, Hamamatus
Editorial Board
Yoko Azuma, Tokyo
Kiyoshi Doi, Gifu
Toshihiro Fukui, Kumamoto
Yuji Hiramatsu, Tsukuba
Hironori Izutani, Toon
Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Sapporo
Yasue Kimura, Fukuoka
Takashi Kunihara, Tokyo
Satoru Matsuda, Tokyo
Toshihide Nakano, Fukuoka
Motonobu Nishimura, Yonago
Hajime Saito, Yahaba
Genichi Sakaguchi, Higashiosaka
Hideyuki Shimizu, Tokyo
Tomoaki Suzuki, Otsu
Minoru Tabata, Tokyo
Kyoshiro Takegahara, Higashiosaka
Chiharu Tanaka, Hachioji
Masaki Tomita, Miyazaki
Hiroyoshi Tsubochi, Shimotsuke
Hideichi Wada, Fukuoka
Hiroki Yamaguchi, Tokyo
Naoya Yoshida, Kumamoto
Naoki Yoshimura, Toyama
Akihiro Yoshitake, Hidaka
Akira Shiose, Fukuoka
Associate Editors-in-Chief
Yoshinori Okada, Sendai
Hiroya Takeuchi, Hamamatus
Editorial Board
Yoko Azuma, Tokyo
Kiyoshi Doi, Gifu
Toshihiro Fukui, Kumamoto
Yuji Hiramatsu, Tsukuba
Hironori Izutani, Toon
Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Sapporo
Yasue Kimura, Fukuoka
Takashi Kunihara, Tokyo
Satoru Matsuda, Tokyo
Toshihide Nakano, Fukuoka
Motonobu Nishimura, Yonago
Hajime Saito, Yahaba
Genichi Sakaguchi, Higashiosaka
Hideyuki Shimizu, Tokyo
Tomoaki Suzuki, Otsu
Minoru Tabata, Tokyo
Kyoshiro Takegahara, Higashiosaka
Chiharu Tanaka, Hachioji
Masaki Tomita, Miyazaki
Hiroyoshi Tsubochi, Shimotsuke
Hideichi Wada, Fukuoka
Hiroki Yamaguchi, Tokyo
Naoya Yoshida, Kumamoto
Naoki Yoshimura, Toyama
Akihiro Yoshitake, Hidaka