John Andrew Odell MD FRCS(Ed), FACS

PubMed

• Transventricular Mitral Valvotomy.
  Darryl Hoffman, John A Odell
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023-06-01
• 29 citations
  Mycobacterium abscessus infections in lung transplant recipients: 15-year experience from a single institution.
  Morsal Osmani, David Sotello, Salvador Alvarez, John A. Odell, Mathew Thomas
  Transplant Infectious Disease. 2018-04-01
• 13 citations
  Risky Business: Taking the Stigma Out of High-Risk Donation in Lung Transplantation
  Shelly Bansal, Jeremiah A Hayanga, John A. Odell, Dave Odell, Kwonho Jeong
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015-11-01

Journal Articles

• Suppurative diseases of the lung and pleural space. Part 1: Empyema Thoracis and Lung Abscess.  
  Le Roux B.T., Mohlala M.L., Odell J.A., Whitton I.D, Current problems in Surgery. Vol 23 No 1, 1986. M M Ravitch. Year Book Medical Publishers
• Transplantation of Solid organs in South Africa.  
  Odell Ja, Brink Jg, Robson S, Terblanche J, Kahn D, South Afr Med J 1992;82:427-431
• FK 506: short and long-term treatment after cardiac transplantation in nonhuman primates.  
  Hildebrandt A, Meise B, Human P, Reichenspurner H, Rose A, Odell J, Reichart B, Transplantation Proceedings, 1991;23:509-510
• Cardiovascular Profile. Dilated Cardiomyopathy (II) - A round-table dicussion.  
  Rose A G., Commerford P J., Odell J., Brink A J, Cardiovasc. J. of Southern Africa,1991;2:76-80
• Inaugural Lecture : The Shoulders of Giants - the Development of Cardiothoracic Surgery.  
  Odell J A, University of Cape Town
• Cardiovascular Profile. Dilated cardiomyopathy (1) - A round-table discussion.  
  Rose A G., Commerford P J., Odell J A., Brink A J., Cardiovascular Journal of Southern Africa. 1991;2:25-30
• Pleuropulmonary amebiasis.  
  Odell J.A., Benatar S.R., Seminars in Respiratory Medicine. 1990;12:1-7
• Organ donation - would you know what to do?  
  Odell J A., Merifield T A., Clark G, Hospital Medicine. 1990;12:24-25
• Donors - the problem with transplantation.  
  Odell J.A, Pike R.E, Reichart B, Cardiovascular Journal of Southern Africa. 1990;1:57-59
• Heart transplantation in October l989 : A point of view.  
  Reichart B., Vosloo S., Odell J.A., Holl J., Human P., Hewitson J, Cardiovascular Journal of Southern Africa. 1990;1:23-30
• Suppurative diseases of the Lung and Pleural Space. Part II: Bronchiectasis.  
  Le Roux B.T., Mohlala M.L., Odell J.A., Whitton I.D, Current Problems in Surgery. Vol 23, No 2, 1986. Ed. M M Ravitch. Year Book Medical Publishers
• Public attitudes to organ donation in South Africa.  
  Pike Re, Odell Ja, Kahn D, S Afr Med J. 1993;83:91-5
• Endocarditis, vegetation and perforation of the pulmonic valve.  
  Vu M, Harrison BA, Destephano C, Odell J, J Cardiovasc and Vasc Anesthesia. 2008;22:262-262
• Pulmonary vascular reactivity in infected single lung allografts.  
  66. Rao Vp, Kim HOdell J, Parkys, Tazelaar HD, Miller VM, Mcgregor CG, Thorax 2006;61(suppl 2) 116
• A prospective blinded comparison of bronchoscopy versus endobronchial ultrasound versus endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration for the mediastinal staging of lun...  
  Wallace M, Pascual J, Raimondo M, Woodward T, Johnson M, Savoy A, Noh K, Pungpapong S, Hardee J, Odell J, Lung Cancer 2005 Jul; 49(Suppl 2):S13
• Fractured occluder disc: a previously unrecognized complication of the Starr-Edwards disc prosthesis.  
  Malouf JF, Hannoush HM, Odell JA, Journal of Heart Valve Disease 2001;10:136-138
• Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome caused by chronic hemodialysis catheters; autologous reconstruction with a pericardial tube graft.  
  Seelig MH, Oldenburg WA, Klinger PJ, Odell JA, J Vasc Surg 1998;28:556-560
• Effect of sternotomy direction on the incidence of inadvertant pleurotomy.  
  Pick A, Dearani J, Odell J, J Cardiovasc Surg 1998;39:673-676
• Atrial arrhythmias after cardiothoracic surgery.  
  Ommen SR, Odell JA, Stanton MS, New Engl J Med 1997;336:1429-1434
• A animal model of pulmonary infection after single lung transplantation.  
  Kim HK, Tazelaar HD, Odell J, Park YS, Steckelberg JM, Miller VM, Mcgregor CGA, Transplantation Proceedings 1996;28:1816 -1817
• Early results of a simplified method of mitral valve annuloplasty.  
  Odell JA, Schaff HV, Orszulak TA, Circulation 1995;92(Suppl II):II-150 - II-154
• Surgical repair in children with the Budd-Chiari syndrome.  
  Odell JA, Rode H, Millar AJW, DU P Hoffman H, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995;110:916-923
• Invited commentary on “Pathologic and biologiacal assessment of lung tumors showing ground-glass opacity”.  
  Odell J A, Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:1194-1198
• A milestone in cardiac transplantation.  
  Mahon B D., Brink J G., Barnard C N., Odell J A, Letter South Afr Med J, 1991;80:9
• Another use for the mediastinoscope.  
  Odell J A, J Thorac and Cardiovasc Surg, 1991;102:806-807
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Books/Book Chapters

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  Chapter: Penetrating chest trauma. 
  Page 276 - 282Odell J AButterworths. Surrey
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  Chapter: Empyema thoracis. 
  Page 814 - 821Odell J A., Von Oppell U OEditors: C J Mieny, U Mennen.Academica, Pretoria
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  Chapter: Foreign bodies in the trachea bronchus and oesophagus. 
  Page 806 - 813Odell JA., Von Oppell UOEditors: C J Mieny, U Mennen.Academica, Pretoria
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  Chapter: Injuries of the oesophagus. 
  Page 796 - 805Odell J A., Von Oppell U OEditors: C J Mieny, U Mennen.Academica, Pretoria
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  Chapter: Injuries of the heart and great vessels. 
  Page 781 - 795Odell J A., Von Oppell U OEditors: C J Mieny, U Mennen.Academica, Pretoria
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  Chapter: Blunt traumatic rupture of the diaphragm. 
  Page 779 - 780Odell J A., Von Oppell U OEditors: C J Mieny, U Mennen.Academica, Pretoria
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  Chapter: Laryngotracheal trauma. 
  Page 776 - 778Odell J A., Von Oppell U OEditors: C J Mieny, U Mennen.Academica, Pretoria
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  Chapter: Blunt trauma to the chest wall. 
  Page 773 - 775Odell J A., Von Oppell U OEditors: C J Mieny., U Mennen.Academica, Pretoria
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  Chapter: Chest trauma. 
  Page 759 - 772Odell J A., Von Oppell U OEditors: C J Mieny., U Mennen.Academica, Pretoria
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  Chapter: Herz-Lungen-Transplantation: Indikation, intraund postoperative Komplikationen, Ergebnisse. 
  Page 90 - 101Reichart B., Reichenspurner H., Odell J A., Von Oppell UEditors: P Louvin., F. P. Lembart., K. Peter.George Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart
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  Chapter: Pleural tuberculosis.Thoracic Surgery : Surgical Management of Pleural Diseases. 
  Page 459 - 468Odell J AEditors: J Deslauriers, L K Lacquet.C V Mosby Company, St Louis
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  Chapter: In vitro endothelialization of vascular prostheses. Rapid mass culture technique for autologous endothelial cells and implantation of confluently lined 4-mm polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in non-huma 
  Page 56 - 72Zilla P., Fasol R., Preiss P., Von Oppell U., Odell J.A., Reichart B.Editors: P. Zilla, R. Fasol, A. Callow.Int. Soc. Appl. Cardiovasc. Biol. Basel Karger
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  Chapter: What can we learn from classical operative techniques for valvular balloon dilatation. 
  Page 57 - 70Reichart B., Odell J.A., Von Oppell U., Reichenspurner H., Vosloo S., Commerford P.J., Horak A., De Moor M.Editors: B. Hofling, A. V. Polnitz.Steinkoff Verlag , Dormstadt
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  Chapter: Heart transplantation in Cape Town - A review of twenty years experience. 
  Page 425 - 436Reichenspurner H., Cooper D.K.C., Odell J.A., Novitzky D., Human P.A., Von Oppell U., Becerra E., Boehm D.H., Rose A., Reichart B.Editors: F. Unger.Springer-Verlag, Berlin
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  Chapter: Introduction : Mechanical ventricular assistance and replacement. 
  Page 155 - 157Odell J AVerlag R S Schulz, Munich Germany
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  Chapter: Twenty years of human heart transplantation - a foreword. 
  Page 19 - 23Reichart B., Reichenspurner H., Odell J., Von Oppell U., Human P., Fasol R., Zilla P., Boehm D.H.Verlag R Schulz, Munich Germany
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  Reichart B., Fasol R., Odell J., Von Oppell U., Reichenspurner H., Zilla PVerlag R S Schulz, Munich Germany
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  Chapter: Cardiac donor selection and management. Techniques of heart harvesting and preservation. 
  Reichenspurner H., Reichart B., Odell J.A., Kemkes B.MEditors: V. Gallucci, U. Bartolotti, G. Faggian, A. Mazzucco.Uses Edizioni, Scientifiche Firenze, Italy
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  Chapter: Experience with tissue and mechanical valves in the paediatric age group. 
  Page 185 - 208Odell, J.A., Mitha, A.S., Vanker, E.A., Whitton, I.DEditors: Gregoria Rabago and Denton A Cooley.Futura Publishing Company Inc, Mount Kisico NY
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  Chapter: Calcification of tissue valves in children: Occurrence in porcine and bovine pericardial bioprosthetic heart valves. 
  Odell J.A., Whitton I.D., Vanker E., Gilmer D., Vythilingum S.P.Editors: E Bodnar and M Yacoub.Yorke Medical Books, New York
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  Chapter: Calcification of Porcine Heterografts in children. 
  Odell J AEditors: L H Cohn and V Galluci.Yorke Medical Books, New York
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  Chapter: Surgical relief of acute airways obstruction due to primary tuberculosis. 
  Page 36 - 37Worthington MG, Brink JG, Odell JA, Buckels J, Degroot MK, Klein M, Gunning AJYear Book Medical Publishers, Mosby St Louis
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  Chapter: Traumatic rupture of the descending thoracic aorta. 
  Von Oppell UO, Thierfelder CF, Beningfield SJ, Brink JG, Odell JAYear Book Medical Publishers, Inc
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  Chapter: 15-deoxypergualin for induction of graft nonreactivity after cardiac and renal allotransplantation in primates. 
  Reichenspurner H, Hildebrandt A, Human PA, Boehm DH, Rose AG, Odell JA, Reichart B,Schorlemmer HUYear Book Medical Publishers, Inc
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  Chapter: Lung abscess. 
  Page 822 - 827Odell JA., Von Oppell UOEditors: C J Mieny, U Mennen.Academica, Pretoria
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Abstracts/Posters

• Ventricular septal defect with aortic regurgitation; incidence, presentation and follow-up.
  De Moor M, Hugo-Hamman C, Pribut H, Vosloo S, Odell JA, Cardivasc J Southern Afr. 1992;3(Suppl):24
• Bio-prosthetic valve calcification.
  Odell J.A., Whitton I.D., Vanker E, Proceedings International Colloquium on Hancock Bio-Prosthesis, Monte Carlo
• Early experience with the Hancock Bovine pericardial bioprosthetic heart valve. T6 and non-T6 treated.
  Odell J.A., Gilmer D., Whitton I.D., Vythilingum S.P, Proceedings International Colloquium on Hancock Bio-Prosthesis, Monte Carlo
• Complete ‘medical mediastinoscopy’ under conscious sedation:A prospective blinded comparison of endoscopic and endobronchial ultrasound to bronchoscopic fine needle as...
  Wallace MB, Pascual JMS, Raimondo M, Woodward TA, Mccomb B, Johnson MM, Al-Haddad M, Noh K, Pungapong S , Hardee J, Pajaro O, Odell J, Endoscopic Ultrasound, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• A prospective blinded comparison of bronchoscopy versus endobronchial ultrasound versus endoscopic fine needle aspiration for the mediastinal staging of lung cancer.
  Wallace MB, Pascual JMS, Raimondo M, Woodward TA, Johnson MM, Savoy A, Noh K, Pungapong S, Al-Haddad M, Hardee J, Odell J, Lung Cancer 2005;49 (Suppl 2);S13
• Complete medical mediastinoscopy under conscious sedation using combined EUS and endobronchial ultrasound.
  Wallace MB, Pascual JMS, Raimondo M, Woodward TA, Johnson MM, Savoy A, Noh K, Pungapong S, Al-Haddad M, Hardee J, Odell J, Digestive Disease Week
• Endoscopic ultrasound, endobronchial ultrasound, and bronchoscopic fine needle aspiration for the staging of suspected lung cancer.
  Wallace MB, Pascual J, Raimondo M, Woodward TA, Mccomb B, Crook J, Johnson MM, Al-Haddad MA, Gross SA, Hardee J, Odell J, Chest 132(4 Suppl S):470S-1S
• Thoracoscopic obliteration of the left atrial appendage in man: confirmation by TEE.
  Feinglass NG, Odell JA, Blackshear JL, Anesthesia and Analgesia 1998,86:87
• Surgical management of asymptomatic patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation: rationale and early outcome.
  Krishnan P, Schaff HV, Orszulak TA, Odell JA, Enriquez-Sarano M, Circulation 1995,92:I-515
• Early results of a simplified technique of mitral valve annuloplasty.
  Odell JA, Schaff HV, Orszulak TA, Circulation 1994;90:I-311
• Membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava in children.
  Hoffman H, Odell JA, Rhode H, The Second International Symposium on Budd-Chiara Syndrome, Kyoto Japan
• Saint Jude Medical mitral valve replacement at Red Cross Childrens Hospital 1979-1991.
  Mahon BD, Odell JA, Cardiovasc J Southern Afr. 1992;3(Suppl):28
• Treatment for purulent pericarditis: experience with 29 children.
  Hugo-Hamman Ct, Scher H, De Moor M, Odell JA, Cardiovasc J Southern Afr. 1992;3(Suppl):26
• The bidirectional shunt as a palliation and or staged procedure in preparation for total cavo-pulmonmary connection.
  Erasmus P, Vosloo SM, Odell JA, Cardiovasc J Southern Afr. 1992;3(Suppl):25
• FK506 prolongs cardiac allograft survival in non-human primates.
  Reichart B., Hildebrandt A., Meiser B., Human P A., Reichenspurner H., Odell J A., Rose A G., Newborg M., Schulte G, J. Heart Transplantation. 1990;9:62
• Results of cardiac transplantation at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town in patients 20 years or younger.
  Vosloo SM, Brink JG, Hewitson J, Odell JA, Cardiovasc J Southern Afr. 1992;3(Suppl):23
• Intrathoracic penetrating vascular trauma: current experience at Groote Schuur Hospital.
  De Groot KM, De Aguir G, Buckels NJ, Odell JA, Cardiovasc J Southern Afr. 1992;3(Suppl):18
• Concomitant administration of Cyclosporine A and Ketoconazole as immunosuppressive therapy in heart transplant recipients.
  Brink Jg, Momberg C, Hewitson J, Odell Ja, Vosloo S, Cardiovasc J Southern Afr 1992;3(Suppl):16
• Autopsy determined causes of death following transplantation in 81 patients.
  Rose AG, Viviers L, Odell JA, Cardiovasc J Southern Afr. 1992;3(Suppl):16
• Improvement of myocardial recovery with modified St Thomas' No 2 cardioplegic solution.
  Boehm DH, Human PA, Von Oppell U, Owen P, Opie LH, Reichart B, Odell JA, Cardiovasc J Southern Afr. 1992;3(Suppl):14
• Repair of coarctation of aorta in infancy.
  Pinho P, Hugo-Hamman C, Boehm D, Von Oppell U, Vosllo S Odell JA, Cardiovasc J Southern Afr. 1992;3(Suppl):9
• Comparison of results of different surgical techniques in Fontan type operations - Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and Groote Schuur Hospital experience sin...
  Vosloo S, Odell JA, Cardiovasc J Southern Afr. 1992;3(Suppl):9
• Post-pneumonic empyema thoracic on children; Red Cross Childrens Hospital 1986-1990.
  Linegar AG, Odell JA, Cardiovasc J Southern Afr. 1992;3(Suppl):7
• 101 cases of mediastinal tumors at Groote Schuur Hospital.
  Botha CA, De Groot KM, Odell JA, Cardiovasc J Southern Afr. 1992;3(Suppl);6
• The role of thoracic surgery in the treatment of tuberculosis in children; a ten year retrospective survey.
  Hewitson J, Buckels NJ. Brink J, De Groot KM, Odell JA, Cardiovasc J Southern Afr. 1992;3(Suppl):6
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