Limiting the risk of cardiac toxicity with esophageal-sparing intensity modulated radiotherapy for locally advanced lung cancers.

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：BACKGROUND:Children with infective endocarditis (IE) have to undergo valve replacement instead of valve repair in China due to severe valve damage. The present study is to review our experience on surgical treatment of children with IE in reference to the incidence, pathologic status, diagnosis, surgical strategies and...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xiao J,Yin L,Lin Y,Zhang Y,Wu L,Wang Z

更新日期：2016-07-01 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 report describes a rare case of benign superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) accompanying recalcitrant pleural effusion developed secondary to extrinsic compression by anthracotic calcified mediastinal lymphadenopathy which was corrected by surgical bypass graft. An 81-year-old female presented with recalcitrant ple...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Lee YP,Chun EM,Kim YK,Kim KC

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This editorial comments on the study by Lee et al. which reported on the use of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) as first strategy after resection of stage IIIA-pN2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). After completion of PORT, 41% of patients received postoperative chemotherapy (POCT). The five-year overall survival ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kepka L,Socha J,Rucinska M,Wasilewska-Tesluk E,Komosinska K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though benign tracheobronchial tumors are quite rare, they still can induce airway obstruction, result in suffocation, and need emergent management to remove the obstructing lesions and make the respiratory tracts unobstructed. Although the preferred therapy is surgery, it is still difficult to deal with the tumo...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Gao H,Ding X,Wei D,Cheng P,Su X,Liu H,Zhang T

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Fungal sensitization is a risk factor for severe asthma. Colonization in the lower respiratory tract is one of the forms of fungal exposure, and it is related to fungal sensitization. Pulmonary emphysema was recently reported to be an underlying disease of fungal colonization. The aim of study was to evaluat...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kono Y,To M,Tsuzuki R,Yamawaki S,Soeda S,To Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Although robot-assisted minimally-invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) surgeries are expanding clinically, few studies have reported patients with locally-advanced esophageal cancer who underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (nCRT). Methods:From 2013 to 2017, 219 patients with esophageal squamous cell carci...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Yun JK,Lee IS,Gong CS,Kim BS,Kim HR,Kim DK,Park SI,Kim YH

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Backgrounds:Invasive adenocarcinoma subtypes are known to be associated with prognosis; however, the underlying reason remains unclear. To find out the reason, we investigated the possible influence of lymph node (LN) involvement by the constituent histologic subtypes in the tumor and clarified the different prognosis ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Park JK,Kim JJ,Moon SW,Lee KY

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：: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：:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder which afflicts a large number of individuals around the world. OSA causes sleepiness and is a major cardiovascular risk factor. Since its inception in the early 1980's, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has emerged as the major treatment of OSA, and it has been show...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Donovan LM,Boeder S,Malhotra A,Patel SR

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：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:Visceral pleural invasion (VPI) had been demonstrated as an aggressive sign in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). However, its incidence and clinical relevance in early lung cancer showing ground glass nodules (GGNs) has not been clarified. METHODS:All consecutive surgically treated patients with solitary...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhao LL,Xie HK,Zhang LP,Zha JY,Zhou FY,Jiang GN,Chen C

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) has consistently been associated with improved perioperative outcome and similar oncological safety compared to open esophagectomy. However, it is currently unclear what type of MIE is preferred for patients with resectable esophageal cancer. METHODS:Literature was sea...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： van Workum F,Berkelmans GH,Klarenbeek BR,Nieuwenhuijzen GAP,Luyer MDP,Rosman C

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 60-year-old female had a nodule in the right lower lobe of the lung, which was identified as a tumor by CT and PET-CT. Then the right lower lobectomy was performed. The posterior trocar placement, different from other surgery, is in the 5th intercostals space in the anterior latissimus dorsi, which can be built by...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhao T,Chen H,Yang L,Jin H,Li Z,Zhang J

更新日期：2013-08-01 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:Unilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) thymectomy features less operative trauma, improved cosmesis, and similar efficiency compared with transsternal (TS) thymectomy for treatment of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). Unilateral VATS thymectomy can be easily performed from either side of the thor...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xie X,Gan X,Chen B,Shen Z,Wang M,Zhang H,Xu X,Chen J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:It is critical to have an accurate measurement of solid tumor size in order to predict the invasiveness of small lung adenocarcinomas. Some lesions cannot be measured accurately via High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) due to their irregular shape and unclear borders. For this reason, we evaluated the ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kawaguchi Y,Nakao M,Omura K,Iwamoto N,Ozawa H,Kondo Y,Ichinose J,Matsuura Y,Okumura S,Mun M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Retrospective compared the results of root reconstruction and root replacement for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) patients and observed the rate of aortic insufficiency (AI) and aortic root dilation in the midterm follow-up period. Methods:From 2008-2016, 427 ATAAD patients received surgical therapy...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xue Y,Zhou Q,Pan J,Cao H,Fan F,Zhu X,Chong H,Wang D

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung transplantation (LTx) is routinely performed with sacrifice of the bronchial arterial circulation. We review bronchial artery anatomy and surgical technique for LTx with direct bronchial arterial revascularization (BAR). We also update the published clinical experience, including from our center, of LTx with BAR....

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Yun JJ,Unai S,Pettersson G

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:There is a lack of data regarding the incidence and associated factors of pneumothorax following thoracentesis conducted in emergency department (ED) settings. The present study aims to determine the incidence of pneumothorax following thoracentesis in ED settings and evaluate the association of specific dem...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Cho HY,Ko BS,Choi HJ,Koh CY,Sohn CH,Seo DW,Lee YS,Lee JH,Oh BJ,Lim KS,Kim WY

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To evaluate therapeutic efficacy of minimally invasive and small incision surgery [minimally invasive surgery (MIS)] in patients with non-flail chest rib fractures through a prospective cohort study. Methods:This study included 98 patients with non-flail chest rib fractures (≥3 displaced fractures) and 66 p...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Li Y,Gao E,Yang Y,Gao Z,He W,Zhao Y,Wu W,Zhao T,Guo X

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate determination of the diagnosis and the stage of lung cancer play a critical role to ensure that patients are provided the optimal treatment. However, the process is usually beyond complex. Early studies have suggested lymph nodes (LNs) >1.0 cm in size on computed tomography (CT) are considered as metastatic n...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xia Y,Zhang B,Zhang H,Li W,Wang KP,Shen H

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High grade lung neuroendocrine tumours are a heterogeneous subtype of pulmonary cancers including small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC). LCNEC represents approximately 2-3% of lung cancers, whereas SCLC represents 15-20% of lung cancers. Patients with SCLC and LCNEC have a poor ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Welter S,Aigner C,Roesel C

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last decades lung cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide for both sexes. Even though cigarette smoking has been proved to be the main causative factor, many other agents (e.g., occupational exposure to asbestos or heavy metals, indoor exposure to radon gas radiation, particulate air pollution) have ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Spyratos D,Zarogoulidis P,Porpodis K,Angelis N,Papaiwannou A,Kioumis I,Pitsiou G,Pataka A,Tsakiridis K,Mpakas A,Arikas S,Katsikogiannis N,Kougioumtzi I,Tsiouda T,Machairiotis N,Siminelakis S,Argyriou M,Kotsakou M,Kess

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review provides an update on the current role of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) and mediastinoscopy (Med) in assessment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Invasive mediastinal lymph node (LN) staging is the major application for both of these techniq...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Czarnecka-Kujawa K,Yasufuku K

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flexible bronchoscopes are being continuously improved, and an ultrathin bronchoscope with a working channel that allows the use of a radial-type endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) probe is now available. The ultrathin bronchoscope has good maneuverability for passing through the small bronchi and good accessibility to p...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Oki M,Saka H

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Robotic surgery is increasingly used to resect lung cancer. However costs are high. We compared costs and outcomes for robotic surgery, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), and open surgery, to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods:We retrospectively assessed 103 consecutive patients given lo...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Novellis P,Bottoni E,Voulaz E,Cariboni U,Testori A,Bertolaccini L,Giordano L,Dieci E,Granato L,Vanni E,Montorsi M,Alloisio M,Veronesi G

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00