Clinicopathological analysis of 241 thymic epithelial tumors-experience in the Shanghai Chest Hospital from 1997-2004.

abstract：:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can occur during the treatment of several diseases and in several interventional procedures as a complication. It is a difficult situation to handle and special care should be applied to the patients. Mechanical ventilation is used for these patients and several parameters ar...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Terzi E,Zarogoulidis K,Kougioumtzi I,Dryllis G,Kioumis I,Pitsiou G,Machairiotis N,Katsikogiannis N,Lampaki S,Papaiwannou A,Tsiouda T,Madesis A,Karaiskos T,Zaric B,Branislav P,Zarogoulidis P

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a disease with high mortality worldwide. Unfortunately, its prognosis is still very poor. Therefore, developing the target molecular is very important for ILD diagnosis and treatment. Caveolin-1 (Cav-1) can regulate the formation of fibrosis by linking to the signaling path...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xing Y,Wang L,Wang H,Kong X,Zhan L

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) has been more commonly performed due to the reduced amount of bleeding and transfusion and length of hospital stay. We investigated the feasibility of performing MICS using single-lumen endotracheal tube (SLT). METHODS:We conducted a retrospective review of clinical...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kim HY,Baek SH,Je HG,Kim TK,Kim HJ,Ahn JH,Park SJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Pulmonary nocardiosis often occurs among immunocompromised patients, especially in those with impaired cell immunity related to AIDS and transplant. As the number of patients receiving transplant, the occurrence of pulmonary nocardiosis may also increase. Radiologic characteristics of this entity have not be...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Liu B,Zhang Y,Gong J,Jiang S,Huang Y,Wang L,Xu J,Qiu C

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alteration of tissue perfusion is a main contributor to organ dysfunction in high-risk surgical patients. The difference between venous carbon dioxide and arterial carbon dioxide pressure (pCO2 gap) has been described as a parameter reflecting tissue hypoperfusion in critically ill patients who are insufficiently resu...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Huette P,Ellouze O,Abou-Arab O,Guinot PG

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) has expanded rapidly over the past 15 years to become an important tool in advanced general thoracic surgery practice. Intra-operative and in some cases continued post-operative ECLS is redefining the scope of complex surgical care. ECLS encompasses a spectrum of temporar...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： McRae K,de Perrot M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central venous catheters (CVCs) have an important role in the management of critically ill patients. In contrast to the immediate complications after CVC insertion, the late complications were difficult to be noticed without high suspicion despite their life-threatening outcome. We report a rare but fatal delayed vasc...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kim YJ,Kim WY

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac amyloidosis is thought to be a rare group of diseases caused by extracellular deposition of misfolded proteins in the extracellular cardiac matrix resulting in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). This review focuses on the similarities and differences between the pathophysiology, clinical p...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Halatchev IG,Zheng J,Ou J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concomitant occurrence of atrial myxoma and esophageal carcinoma is an extremely rare entity. Here we present two cases of synchronously suffered left atrial myxoma and esophageal carcinoma. Both patients underwent simultaneous resection of two tumors via the right thoraco-abdominal approach and recovered well. ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Ni B,Lu X,Gong Q,Shao Y

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Post-polio syndrome is characterised by symptoms of fatigue, pain and new-onset neuromuscular weakness, and emerges decades after the initial poliovirus infection. We sought to evaluate the only post-polio syndrome specific self-management programme in the United Kingdom. Methods:This was a retrospective st...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Curtis A,Lee JS,Kaltsakas G,Auyeung V,Shaw S,Hart N,Steier J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The purpose of this study is to develop a radiomics approach to predict brain metastasis (BM) for stage III/IV ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Methods:Patients with ALK-positive III/IV NSCLC from 2014 to 2017 were enrolled retrospectively. Their pretreatment thoracic CT images were...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xu X,Huang L,Chen J,Wen J,Liu D,Cao J,Wang J,Fan M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.10.107.]. ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Wang K,Xi W,Yang D,Zheng Y,Zhang Y,Chen Y,Yan C,Tian G,An S,Li X,An F,Du J,Hu K,Cao J,Ren L,Huang F,Gao Z

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel strategy of one-stage surgery in combination with thoracic endovascular grafting and resection for T4 lung cancer invading the thoracic aorta and spine is described. A 56-year-old man with locally advanced lung cancer infiltrating the aortic wall and spine underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy and thoracic irradi...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Sato S,Goto T,Koike T,Okamoto T,Shoji H,Ohashi M,Watanabe K,Tsuchida M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2011, three authoritative academic communities, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, the American Thoracic Society, and the European Respiratory Society (IASLC/ATS/ERS), published a novel lung adenocarcinoma histologic classification. The major modifications of this classification include the abo...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Tang Y,He Z,Zhu Q,Qiao G

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:It is important to identify patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in T1b stage that are the least likely to metastasize on the lymph nodes, to undergo endoscopic resection, especially for the patients unfit for esophagectomy. The relationship between endoscopic morphology and frequency of n...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhuge L,Wang S,Xie J,Huang B,Zheng D,Zheng S,Mao H,Pennathur A,Sanchez MV,Luketich JD,Xiang J,Chen H,Zhang J

更新日期：2018-12-01 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:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia is a major cause of death in immunosuppressed patients. Despite the effective treatment with ganciclovir (GCV) and other antiviral agents, the mortality rate remains between 30% to 50%. Recently, the anti-malarial drug artesunate (ART) wasfound to exhibit significant anti-vira...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zeng AH,Ou YY,Guo MM,Dai X,Zhou DZ,Chen R

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ERBB2 mutations have been reported to occur in a subset of patients with lung adenocarcinomas or lung squamous cell carcinomas for some ethnicities, but it is unclear for Chinese patients with lung squamous cell carcinomas up to now. We retrospectively evaluated the status of ERBB2 mutations in a large cross-sectional...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Feng S,Ling H,Guo H,Tong L,Hu G,Liao L,Lv X,Tan H,Wu Y

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) is defined as tuberculous infection of the tracheobronchial tree. The exact pathogenesis is unclear, and it has a heterogenous clinical course. Its diagnosis requires the clinician to have a high index of suspicion based on clinical symptoms and radiological features. Computed tomogra...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Siow WT,Lee P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart-lung transplantation is reserved for selected patients who have end-stage cardiac and pulmonary disease. Gastroparesis, which is associated with aspiration, is commonly seen after transplantation. Here, we present a case in which gastric contents aspiration leads to Pseudomonas aeruginosa pulmonary infection, 11...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Tao Y,Yan Z,Sha J,Zhu Z,Lei H

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the mediastinum are very rare. Prognosis is usually poor despite treatment options. We present the case of a primary atypical carcinoid tumor of the mediastinum successfully treated by multimodal approach. A 50-year-old man presented for asthenia, dyspnea, and substernal sense o...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Ventura L,Gnetti L,Silini EM,Rindi G,Carbognani P,Rusca M,Ampollini L

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The development of diagnostic technology has led to detection of an increasing number of small pulmonary nodules (SPNs), which can be difficult to locate intraoperatively. Here, we report our experience performing single-stage lipiodol localization and surgical resection in a hybrid operating room (OR). Met...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Fumimoto S,Sato K,Koyama M,Yamamoto K,Narumi Y,Hanaoka N,Katsumata T

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Double lung point is a rare sign of pneumothorax in clinical practice. In this report I presented an 18-month-old child who presented with bilateral pneumothorax. DATA SYNTHESIS AND CASE PRESENTATION:Ultrasonography examination revealed conventional lung point sign on the right and double lung point on the l...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhang Z

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumonia is considered as one of the most common and serious complications after lung resection. The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with postoperative pneumonia (POP) after lung resection and to develop a scoring system to stratify patients with increased risk of POP. MET...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Liu GW,Sui XZ,Wang SD,Zhao H,Wang J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public health concern, mostly affecting resource-constrained settings and marginalized populations. The fight against the disease is hindered by the growing emergence of drug-resistant forms whose management can be rather challenging. Surgery may play an important role to support dia...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Subotic D,Yablonskiy P,Sulis G,Cordos I,Petrov D,Centis R,D'Ambrosio L,Sotgiu G,Migliori GB

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), circulating tumor cells (CTC) are shed and circulate to the peripheral blood through the pulmonary vein. Previously, CTC count in pulmonary venous blood (pvCTC) was shown to significantly increase after surgical manipulation. Therefore, we assessed the correlation betwe...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Hashimoto M,Tanaka F,Yoneda K,Takuwa T,Matsumoto S,Okumura Y,Kondo N,Tsujimura T,Nakano T,Hasegawa S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) is increasingly accepted in the treatment of locoregional or advanced esophageal cancer. Laparoscopic-thoracoscopic Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy has been proved to be effective in treating middle and distal esophageal cancer, however, intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomosis is tech...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Shen G,Pan SB,Wu M,Zhang S,Xu XF,Chen G

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Navigation bronchoscopy has reached a new horizon in its evolution. Combining with real-time imaging modalities, such as cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and augmented fluoroscopy (AF), navigation success can finally be confirmed with high degree of accuracy in real-time. With utilization of this modality, additio...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Cheng GZ,Liu L,Nobari M,Miller R,Wahidi M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is reportedly overexpressed in most esophageal tumors, but most targeted therapies showed no efficacy in non-selected patients. This study aims at investigating the adaptive cetuximab subset in a cohort of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patient-derived xenog...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhu H,Wang C,Wang J,Chen D,Deng J,Deng J,Fan J,Badakhshi H,Huang X,Zhang L,Cai J,Guo S,Qian W,Nie Y,Li Q,Zhao K

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00