Analysis of pulmonary function test results in a health check-up population.

abstract：Background:Minimally invasive robotic-assisted thoracic surgery is an increasingly popular platform for oncological thoracic resection. The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of completely portal robotic lobectomy for patients with early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), analysing the perioperative and ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Ong K,Fazuludeen AA,Ahmed ADB

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural history of acute Stanford type A aortic dissection (AAAD) implies the need of emergent surgical treatment in the vast majority of cases. Nevertheless, conservative treatment has been described to yield acceptable outcomes, when compared to surgery, in selected high risk cases of thrombosed false lumen. We repo...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Piñón M,Acuña B,Lugo J,Pradas G

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Operative safety and oncologic adequacy of thoracoscopic sleeve lobectomy remain controversial. As such, the purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate evidence comparing thoracoscopy and thoracotomy in sleeve lobectomy for centrally located non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods:Electronic searches...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhong Y,Wang Y,Hu X,Wang G,She Y,Deng J,Zhang L,Peng Q,Zhu Y,Jiang G,Yang M,Xie D,Chen C

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) was very popular and more and more common, which could be carried out at all levels of medical centers, most of which used multiple-ports VATS techniques. However, uniportal VATS was more difficult technique compared with multiple-ports VATS, and was not yet completely uni...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Liu R,Tan Q,Huang J,Li J,Luo Q

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cases of tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration are frequently encountered emergency cases of childhood; and, delays in its recognition and treatment do result in serious morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis mainly relies on taking history which should indicate what the foreign body is, when it has been aspirated and ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kendigelen P

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To investigate the safety and effectiveness of a double semipurse string suture method for jejunum fixation in laparoscopic needle catheter jejunostomy in minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy (MIILE). Methods:Two hundred and six esophageal cancer patients continuously receiving MIILE from March 2014 ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Peng X,Zhu X,Wu Z,Wang Q,Fang S,Zhan T,Wu M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lumen diameter reduction after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is well known as "restenosis". This phenomenon is due to vessel remodeling/recoil in case of no-stent strategy or, in case of stent employ, "neointimal proliferation" that consists in an excessive tissue proliferation in the luminal surface of...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Buccheri D,Piraino D,Andolina G,Cortese B

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) has been considered as a definitive treatment for hyperhidrosis. However, despite its well-established success rate, surgical treatment for craniofacial hyperhidrosis (CFH) is rarely performed due to the possibility of fatal complications and compensatory sweating. The...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Moon DH,Kang DY,Kim DW,Kang MK,Lee S

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：Background:Aortic valve repair (AV-repair) is an alternative treatment option for patients with aortic regurgitation (AR), but durability is still reason for concern, especially for bicuspid aortic valves (BAV). We retrospectively evaluated mid-term results after AV-repair in patients with BAV or tricuspid aortic valve...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Prinzing A,Boehm J,Erlebach M,Sideris K,Lange R,Krane M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Pacing parameters may influence pacing lead life and pacemaker life. This study sought to determine whether different right atrial active-fixation lead implantation parameters are associated with chronic pacing performance. Methods:A retrospective observational study was conducted on all consecutive patient...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Chen MR,Zhang FL,Wang WW,Chen XH,Chen JH,Chen LL

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is a medical emergency and life-threatening condition due to a dysregulated host response to infection, which is time-dependent and associated with unacceptably high mortality. Thus, when treating suspicious or confirmed cases of sepsis, clinicians must initiate broad-spectrum antimicrobials within the first ho...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Martínez ML,Plata-Menchaca EP,Ruiz-Rodríguez JC,Ferrer R

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The subcategory "solid component of tumor" is a new criterion of tumor categories in the updated eighth edition of the TNM classification. Nevertheless, the predictors of lymph node metastasis among patients with clinical T1 adenocarcinoma, based on the TNM classification 8th edition, remain unclear. This st...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Nakahashi K,Tsunooka N,Hirayama K,Matsuno M,Endo M,Akahira J,Taguri M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The criteria that define acceptable physiologic and social parameters for lung donation have remained constant since their empiric determination in the 1980s. These criteria include a donor age between 25-40, a arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2)/FiO2 ratio greater than 350, no smoking history, a clear chest X-...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Chaney J,Suzuki Y,Cantu E 3rd,van Berkel V

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Although emphysema and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) are prevalent in smokers, no previous study has investigated the prognostic impact of computed tomography (CT)-determined emphysema in SCLC. This study was undertaken to analyze the prognostic value of emphysema scores as determined by baseline CT scans in...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Lee HY,Kim EY,Kim YS,Ahn HK,Kim YK

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Aberrant epithelial remodeling and/or abnormalities in mucociliary apparatus in airway epithelium contribute to infection and inflammation. It is uncertain if these changes occur in both large and small airways in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (non-CF bronchiectasis). In this study, we aim to investigat...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Chen ZG,Li YY,Wang ZN,Li M,Lim HF,Zhou YQ,Cai LM,Li YT,Yang LF,Zhang TT,Wang DY

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The objectives of this study were to evaluate the feasibility and safety of robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) using the da Vinci robotic system for mediastinal mass resection and to describe the surgical approach for masses in different mediastinal regions. Methods:We retrospectively reviewed data from...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Chen K,Zhang X,Jin R,Xiang J,Han D,Zhang Y,Li H

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：Background:Levofloxacin (LVX) and Moxifloxacin (MXF) are the cornerstones for treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). China is one of the highest MDR- and fluoroquinolones (FQ)-resistant TB burdens countries. DNA gyrase encoded by gyr genes is the main target of FQ in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). T...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Hameed HMA,Tan Y,Islam MM,Guo L,Chhotaray C,Wang S,Liu Z,Gao Y,Tan S,Yew WW,Zhong N,Liu J,Zhang T

更新日期：2019-11-01 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:Whether lobe-specific lymph node dissection (L-SLND) could serve as an alternative to systematic lymph node dissection (SLND) in treating early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains unclear. Therefore, we conducted this comprehensive meta-analysis to compare the effect of L-SLND with that of SLND ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Deng HY,Qin CL,Li G,Alai G,Lin Y,Qiu XM,Zhou Q

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although N-ERC/mesothelin (N-ERC) is an attractive diagnostic and treatment monitoring biomarker for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), its clinical utility for predicting the prognosis has not yet been clarified. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the serum N-ERC level can accurately predict...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Mori T,Tajima K,Hirama M,Sato T,Kido K,Iwakami S,Sasaki S,Iwase A,Shiomi K,Maeda M,Hino O,Takahashi K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene has been identified as the driving gene of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) has shown efficacy, but acquired resistance is inevitable. It has been confirmed that the secondary EGFR Thr790Met (T790M) mutation accounts...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Li H,Wang J,Zhang G,Li Y,Lin L,Yang H,Zhou J,Zhang L,Lv D

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Intraoperative alveolar air leak (IOAAL) is one of most common complications after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy. The study aimed to evaluate if, in moderate IOAAL, intraoperative polymeric biodegradable sealant (ProgelTM) reduced postoperative air leak (PAL) and consequently was cost...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zaraca F,Vaccarili M,Zaccagna G,Maniscalco P,Dolci G,Feil B,Perkmann R,Bertolaccini L,Crisci R

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of pulmonary nodules in terms of diagnosis and intraoperative localization can be challenging, especially in the minimal invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) approach, and may be even more difficult with single port VATS with limited access. The ability to localize small lesions intraoperati...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhao ZR,Lau RW,Ng CS

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：:During recent years, continuous technological innovation has provoked an increase of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) use for perioperative cardiopulmonary support in lung transplantation. Initial results were disappointing, due to ECLS-specific complications and high surgical risk of the supported patients. However...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Ius F,Tudorache I,Warnecke G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of patients with benign post-intubation tracheal stenosis considered as unfit for surgical treatment. Secondary objectives were: (I) to determine if clinical variables (gender, age, total treatment time, and type of ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Bibas BJ,Cardoso PFG,Salati M,Minamoto H,Luiz Tamagno MF,Terra RM,Pêgo-Fernandes PM

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) segmentectomy is a promising treatment option for rigorously selected patients with earlystage non-small cell lung cancer. In the presented video, a 66-year-old male with a 1.6 cm suspicious nodule located at the posterior segment of the right upper lobe was treated with ana...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Ma L,Liu C,Liu L

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer staging systems are designed to predict survival and stratify patients. The 7(th) edition of the American Joint Commission on Cancer (AJCC7) staging system for esophageal cancer was modeled using survival data on patients who underwent esophagectomy without induction or adjuvant therapy. In the United...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kim JY,Nelson RA,Kim J,Raz D

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00