From Diagnosis to Treatment: Clinical Applications of Nanotechnology in Thoracic Surgery.

abstract：:Arterial thoracic outlet syndrome is rare and may be associated with a bony anomaly. Patient presentation can range from mild arm discoloration and claudication to severe limb-threatening ischemia. For patients with subclavian artery dilation without secondary complications, thoracic outlet decompression and arterial ...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Nguyen LL,Soo Hoo AJ

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) is an effective treatment of primary hyperhidrosis of the face, upper extremities, and axillae. The major limitation is the side effect of compensatory sweating severe enough that patients request reversal in up to 10% of cases. When ETS is performed by cutting the sympathetic c...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Hynes CF,Marshall MB

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teaching and mentorship have a long history in surgical education, but with a growing focus on safety, quality improvement, and continuous professional development, it is clear that the current training system is inadequate. Challenges from changes in residency training, financial constraints, rapidly increasing knowl...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Lin J,Reddy RM

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stage IVA disease can be de novo disease or more commonly represent recurrent disease. The pleura is the most common site of relapse after thymoma resection. Local pleural disease is usually simply resected. This is usually combined with either induction or adjuvant chemotherapy. The ultimate extended surgery for adva...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Wright CD

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unilateral vocal-cord paralysis after esophagectomy involving a cervical anastomosis is uncommon in experienced hands but can cause marked morbidity because of pulmonary complications. It is important for the surgeon to understand the anatomy of the recurrent laryngeal nerve to avoid this complication. The diagnosis i...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Wright CD,Zeitels SM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy has become a standard approach for early stage 1 lung cancer. However, concerns still remain regarding certain clinical situations, such as potential damage to the heart or bypass grafts when VATS is performed after median sternotomy for cardiac surgery. In this article...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Serna-Gallegos D,Merry H,McKenna RJ Jr

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of immune checkpoint blockade has revolutionized the management of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Impressive results in the metastatic setting have prompted substantial interest in the application of these agents in earlier-stage disease. Applications of checkpoint blockade in the adjuvant set...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Broderick SR

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:European studies have contributed significantly to the understanding of lung cancer screening. Smoking within screening, quality of life, nodule management, minimally invasive treatments, cancer prevention programs, and risk models have been extensively investigated by European groups. Mortality data from European scr...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Veronesi G

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a well-defined disease characterized by symptoms or complications caused by an abnormal amount of GER, which is a retrograde movement of gastric contents into the esophagus. Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is a subset of GERD and given its own identity, because the main symptom...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Kwon YS,Oelschlager BK,Merati AL

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of numerous clinical trials, the jury is still out on the value of induction therapy for locally advanced lung cancer. We elected to address this topic from the multifaceted views of the clinicians often involved in lung cancer management and according the most recent views on locally advanced NSCLC. The conc...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Rocco G,Morabito A,Muto P

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical mediastinoscopy is a frequently used technique to assess the mediastinum, in particular the mediastinal lymph nodes in patients presenting with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The senior author of this article is credited for developing in 1989 the concept of what is now called videomediastinoscopy. The i...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Lerut T,De Leyn P,Coosemans W,Decaluwé H,Decker G,Nafteux P,Van Raemdonck D

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the potential differences in patient characteristics, study designs, and types of instruments used, this review of the literature showed several common findings. Important improvements in QOL are reported after lung transplantation. These improvements were observed when cross-sectional comparisons were made ac...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Choong CK,Meyers BF

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although numerous articles have been written over the past two decades with regard to the treatment of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia, little has actually changed during that time. The ability to make the diagnosis has somewhat improved because of the technologic advances in CT; however, it remains true that the best ...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Scharff JR,Naunheim KS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Stretta procedure is safe and effective for the treatment of GERD. There are well-documented clinical trial data supporting its use, including a randomized sham-controlled study, single- and multi-center prospective trials, and community practice reports. The complication rate is within the acceptable range for th...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Yeh RW,Triadafilopoulos G

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign stenosis of trachea results mainly from tracheotomy, ventilation, or trauma. The combination of a defect of the mucosa or the tracheal wall and infection produce secondary scar tissue healing with shrinkage of the tracheal lumen or instability of the tracheal wall. Standard of treatment consists of resection of...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Stoelben E,Koryllos A,Beckers F,Ludwig C

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the esophagus is a tubular muscular structure only partially filled with air and surrounded by major structures (vessels, lungs, and heart), its radiologic evaluation cannot be performed solely by conventional chest radiograph or barium studies. The emergence of newer techniques has had a dramatic effect on th...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Ugalde PA,Pereira ST,Araujo C

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The few long-term survivors of MPM have been cured with radical surgical extirpation often followed by radiation therapy and adjuvant chemotherapy. The combination of pemetrexed and cisplatin recently was shown to improve survival over treatment with cisplatin alone. Given the size and robustness of that trial, the co...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Vogelzang NJ

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric mediastinal tumors and cysts are rare disorders that share many similarities with adults, yet which have important differences unique to the child. Posterior mediastinal tumors are relatively more common in children than in adults and are also more likely to be malignant in children. CT imaging facilitates t...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Wright CD

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomic lung segmentectomy is a possible alternative to lobectomy for small (<2 cm) primary lung cancers. Interest in anatomic lung segmentectomy has increased further after the adoption of high-resolution computed tomography and the implementation of lung cancer screening studies, which are increasing the detection ...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Pardolesi A,Veronesi G

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite significant improvements in surgical technique and perioperative care, the management of patients requiring chest wall resection and reconstruction is an ongoing challenge for thoracic surgeons. A successful approach includes a thorough assessment of the patient and the lesion, an adequate biopsy to confirm ti...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Ferraro P,Cugno S,Liberman M,Danino MA,Harris PG

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MPM is an uncommon disease with limited treatment options. Early diagnosis, a standardized staging system, early referral to centers experienced in MPM, and efforts to develop collaborative multicenter trials are essential to improving treatment for patients with MPM. Efforts to manage this malignancy, which is projec...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Kukreja J,Jaklitsch MT,Wiener DC,Sugarbaker DJ,Burgers S,Baas P

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staging of malignant pleural mesothelioma has been challenging because of a paucity of cases and poor survival. At least 5 staging systems were proposed before 1990 until the first consensus system was published in 1995. This system used tumor, node, metastasis designations and borrowed heavily from parenchymal lung c...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Euhus CJ,Ripley RT

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate lymphadenectomy represents a fundamental procedure in lung cancer surgery for accurate staging and potential survival benefit. Various techniques are used in current surgical practice for the intraoperative lymph node removal associated with pulmonary resection, without definitive indications concerning the p...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： D'Andrilli A,Venuta F,Rendina EA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MDCT using thin collimation and postprocessing techniques, such as multiplanar reformations along and perpendicular to the central axes of the central airways, and volume rendering techniques, such as virtual bronchoscopy and virtual bronchography, has become the imaging modality of choice for the diagnosis of nonneop...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Grenier PA,Beigelman-Aubry C,Brillet PY

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertebral body resection for locally advanced lung cancer can be performed with acceptable morbidity and mortality rates, and with improved long-term survival, when combined with chemotherapy and radiation. A consensus has not been reached on either the optimal extent of vertebral resection or the optimal treatment re...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Martin LW,Walsh GL

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydatid disease is caused by the parasite Echinococcus granulosus. The liver and the lungs are common sites. When a cystic lesion is seen on CT scan, diagnosis is made based on the patient having lived in an endemic area. Serologic tests are used for differential diagnosis. Medical treatment is centered on albendazole...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Halezeroglu S,Okur E,Tanyü MO

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment for thoracic surgery in elderly patients should be based on physiologic rather than chronologic age. Thoracic surgery has been shown to be safe in selected elderly patients, and age should not be a contraindication to a therapy that offers the best chance of cure for patients with early-stage cancer. A targ...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Bravo-Iñiguez C,Perez Martinez M,Armstrong KW,Jaklitsch MT

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical treatment of locally advanced or recurrent breast cancer involving the chest wall continues to play a role in the therapeutic armamentarium as part of the multidisciplinary treatment regimen. Significant progress has been made in chest wall resections and reconstructions, thanks to the availability of novel m...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Sepesi B

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of postpneumonectomy empyema with bronchopleural fistula is a life-threatening condition that requires prompt action. Although measures should be taken to prevent bronchopleural fistula at time of pneumonectomy, many patients experience this complication. Management focuses on drainage of the pleural space...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Bribriesco A,Patterson GA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early stage non-small cell lung cancer is a potentially curable manifestation of a disease that is typically associated with a grim prognosis. Therapies directed at early stage disease can be challenging to deliver because patients tend to be elderly with multiple comorbidities. Surgery, the standard of care, has been...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Shirvani SM,Chang JY,Roth JA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00