Anemia resolved by thoracoscopic resection of a mediastinal mass: a case report of unicentric Castleman's disease.

abstract：:We present a case involving alveolar adenoma (AA) comprising a malignant component. An 83-year-old man was referred with a solitary pulmonary nodule, which was diagnosed as adenocarcinoma (AC) by transbronchial biopsy. Resected specimen after left S1+2 segmentectomy revealed that the tumor comprised two histologically...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Okada S,Ohbayashi C,Nishimura M,Abe K,Choh S,Shimada J,Inoue M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although surgical fixation of rib fractures is increasingly being performed around the world, very little has been published on how to access the chest wall itself. Having performed over one hundred rib fixations in our institution in the past five years, our surgical technique has evolved as more has come to be under...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Greiffenstein P,Tran MQ,Campeau L

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The achalasia, a common benign disease of esophagus, plays an important role in esophago-respiratory fistula, which has not yet been well recognized. In present study, a case is reported of a patient with benign esophago-pulmonary fistula secondary to a longstanding achalasia. To our knowledge, this is the fifth patie...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhu J,Ni Y,Lu Q,Li X,Wang W,Wang H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the effect of percutaneous electrical stimulation on chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression in patients with lung cancer. METHODS:From December 2014 to August 2015, one hundred ninety-one non-small cell lung cancer patients with chemotherapy naive were randomly divided into control grou...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Hou L,Gu F,Gao G,Zhou C

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Monitoring of trends in the use of the intensive care unit (ICU) and the outcomes of ICU patients is essential for the assessment of the effective use of ICU. This study aims to investigate the incidence and outcome of critical care admissions in Taiwan from 1997 to 2013. Methods:Patients >18 years who had ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Lai CC,Ho CH,Chang CL,Chen CM,Chiang SR,Chao CM,Wang JJ,Cheng KC

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM OF STUDY:A significant human pathogenic bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae was recognized as a major cause of pneumonia, and is the subject of many humoral immunity studies. Diagnosis is generally made based on clinical suspicion along with a positive culture from a sample from virtually any place i...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xia Y,Guo XG,Zhou S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Surgery plays an important role in the management of complex thoracic infections (CTIs). We aimed to describe the contemporary surgical outcomes of CTIs. Methods:The 2014-2017 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database was queried for patients with the following procedures: bilobectomy, ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Bostock IC,Sheikh F,Millington TM,Finley DJ,Phillips JD

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report illustrates a patient who underwent supra-annular mechanical aortic valve replacement then suffered from prosthesis dysfunction, increasing pressure gradient with aortic valve. She was successfully underwent aortic valve re-replacement, sub-annular pannus removing and aortic annulus enlargement proced...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xu Y,Ye X,Li Z,Zhao Q

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elderly male patient was found to be with "nodule in upper lobe of right lung" during his health examination, although without any symptom. Chest CT at admission showed that the nodules were close to the superior vena cava, and CT reconstruction displayed an adipose space between the nodules and the superior vena c...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Peng GL,Yin WQ,Zhang X,He JX

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Previous retrospective study suggested that acute lung injury (ALI) is frequent (78.49%) in patients undergoing aortic dissection surgery, and accompanied by a number of untoward consequences, and even induces death. Methods:This prospective single-center cross-sectional study, registered in the ClinicalTri...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Pan X,Lu J,Cheng W,Yang Y,Zhu J,Jin M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:A compression-ventilation (C:V) ratio of 30:2 is recommended for adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by the current American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines. However, continuous chest compression (CCC) is an alternative strategy for CPR that minimizes interruption especially when an advanced airway ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Yang Z,Liu Q,Zheng G,Liu Z,Jiang L,Lin Q,Chen R,Tang W

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this case, a patient presented with a large primary midtracheal tumor posterior to the innominate vein and brachiocephalic artery. The left innominate vein (LIV) was temporarily transected to attain proper access to the tumor. After complete removal of the tumor, the vessel was reanastomosed. The operation was unev...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Ren F,Pu Q,Liu L

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving patient safety seems to be a new interesting clinical subject but, in fact, it is no new. It has to do with one of the oldest ethical principles of our profession: curing and not harming. The important research that has been done in a short period of time has brought in new insight to this complex area that ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Novoa NM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Modern left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have evolved to become standard of care in severe heart failure (HF) patients. Right HF (RHF) is a major complication responsible for early mortality. Several techniques for temporary right ventricular assist device (t-RVAD) have been described before, baring rel...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Schmack B,Farag M,Kremer J,Grossekettler L,Brcic A,Raake PW,Kreusser MM,Goldwasser R,Popov AF,Mansur A,Karck M,Ruhparwar A

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Thymic carcinoma (TC) is a rare mediastinal tumor, and patients with stage IV TC have a poor prognosis. No optimal chemotherapeutic regimen has yet been established. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of S-1 as a salvage mono-therapy in stage IV TC. Methods:Patients with histologically conf...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Wang CL,Gao LT,Lu CX

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Patients with COPD and respiratory failure, whether acute or chronic have a poorer prognosis than patients without respiratory failure. Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been shown to be a useful tool in both the...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Shah NM,D'Cruz RF,Murphy PB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Primary focal hyperhidrosis (PFH) is associated with autonomic nervous activity, and studies investigating this association in patients with PFH are very important. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a simple and noninvasive electrocardiographic test showing activity and balance in the autonomic nervous system,...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Jeong SC,Kim JJ,Kim YH,Kim IS,Han JW,Moon SW

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3] concentrations to patients with tuberculosis (TB) and whether it influenced the patient's clinical features. METHODS:For the first part, a total of 153 healthy adults and 74 patients with pulmonary TB (PTB) were enrolled. Serum concentrations of 1,25(O...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Gao WW,Wang Y,Zhang XR,Yin CY,Hu CM,Tian M,Wang HW,Zhang X

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an unusual case of partial anomalous venous drainage in which the vein of the right upper lobe drains into the superior vena cava, together with the azygos vein. This was discovered during surgery for a lung tumor of the right upper lobe. We present the embryological background, functional consequences and ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Heineman DJ,van den Aardweg JG,Schreurs WH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal puncture site of computed tomography (CT)-guided transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) by the comparison of clinical and radiological characteristics of TB patients stratified to different histopathological results...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhou Z,Dong Y,Li C,Wang D,Lv Y,Lv P,Pang Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The purpose of this study is to report the efficacy of the mono antiplatelet plus anticoagulation therapy for prevention of reocclusion in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing endovascular treatment for lower extremity ischemia. Methods:From March 2014 to July 2016, 32 (21 males; range, 68-84 y...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Yuan L,Chen C,Li Z,Zhu G,Bao J,Zhao Z,Lu Q,Jing Z

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the recent decade, nonintubated-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been extensively performed and evaluated. The indicated surgical procedures and suitable patient groups are steadily increasing. Perioperative anesthetic management presents itself as a fresh issue for the iatrogenic open pneu...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Yang JT,Hung MH,Chen JS,Cheng YJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheostomy is a common procedure. It can be done surgically or percutaneously by dilating the stoma using Seldinger technique. Percutaneous tracheostomy (PT) is now routinely performed by surgeons and non-surgeons such as intensivists and anesthesiologists in the intensive care units (ICU) all over the world. Althou...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Rashid AO,Islam S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related death throughout the world. Lung cancer is an example of a disease for which a large percentage of the high-risk population can be easily identified via a smoking history. This has led to the investigation of lung cancer screening with low-dose helical/multi-detector ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Wang YX,Lo GG,Yuan J,Larson PE,Zhang X

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic dissection can present in a variety of ways and one of the most documented risk factors includes systemic hypertension. Occasionally aortic dissection can be diagnosed late due to an insidious presentation. Fever has been described in people with aortic dissection but rarely as the main presenting feature. We p...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Patris V,Whiteley J,Argiriou O,Lama N,Georgiou H,Constantinou C,Argiriou M,Charitos C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Reconstruction of the aorto-mitral curtain (AMC) for invasive double-valve infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare and challenging procedure. This study presents the short- and mid-term results of reconstruction of AMC in a single center. Methods:From 2016 to 2019, 14 patients with invasive double-valve under...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Jiang X,Liu J,Khan F,Tang R,Zhang Y,Gu T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrence of pectus excavatum (PE) is not an uncommon problem after open repair using the Ravitch technique. The optimal approach for redo surgery is still under debate, especially in adults with less chest wall pliability. Aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness and efficacy of the minimally in...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kocher GJ,Gstrein N,Jaroszewski DE,Ewais MM,Schmid RA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Fluid resuscitation is critical to perioperative maintenance of adequate preload and cardiac output after cardiac surgery. Liberal use of saline, however, is reportedly associated with an increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill patients. This study examined the effects of high- versus l...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Lim JY,Kang PJ,Jung SH,Choo SJ,Chung CH,Lee JW,Kim JB

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with end-stage lung disease who are candidates for lung transplantation may acutely decompensate before a donor organ becomes available. In this scenario, extracorporeal life support (ECLS) may be considered as a bridge to transplant or as a bridge to decision. In the current chapter, we review the indication...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Loor G,Simpson L,Parulekar A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the surgical outcome of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer performed by a surgeon who did not have previous experience performing open thoracotomy and multiportal VATS. Methods:From January 2017 to D...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Moon Y

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00