Strong correlation between lung ultrasound and chest computerized tomography imaging for the detection of acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome in rats.

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：: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:Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) has been implicated in tumorigenesis and metastasis, and it presumably mediates the proliferation of endothelial cells and promotes vascular permeability. However, the prognostic value of COX-2 overexpression in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains controversial. ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhan P,Qian Q,Yu LK

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations often develop systemic disease progression during treatment with EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) and amplification refractory mutation system ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Li Y,Xu Y,Wu X,He C,Liu Q,Wang F

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:(18)F-FDG PET/CT is increasingly used in evaluation of treatment response for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). There is a need for an accurate criterion to evaluate the effect and predict the prognosis. The aim of this study is to evaluate therapeutic response in NSCLC with comparing PET res...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Ding Q,Cheng X,Yang L,Zhang Q,Chen J,Li T,Shi H

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung transplantation is the gold standard therapy for patients with end-stage lung disease. The use of the lung allocation score (LAS) has permitted improved allocation of scarce pulmonary allografts. Recently, Crawford et al. examined the experience in the United States in lung transplantation in candidates with the ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Mulvihill MS,Hartwig MG,Daneshmand MA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The different levels of health information technology (IT) adoption and its integration into hospital workflow can affect the maximization of the benefits of using of health IT. We aimed at sharing our experiences and the journey to the successful adoption of health IT over 13 years at a tertiary university hospital i...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Yoo S,Hwang H,Jheon S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The development of minimally invasive surgical approaches has revolutionized surgical care and greatly improved surgical outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a powered vascular stapler (PVS) during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy. Methods:This prospectiv...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Qiu B,Kang X,Chen KN,Hu J,Li J,Zeng L,Fegelman EJ,Schwiers ML,Creedon EE,Waggoner JR,Ding D,Yang T,Gao S

更新日期：2019-05-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:A challenge for resection of thoracic inlet tumors lies in that high risk of injuring vital blood vessels and brachial plexus still exists during the resection. And the standard surgical approach for resection of thoracic inlet tumors has not yet been well established. METHODS:Small cervical incision-assist...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Deng HY,Li ZH,Wang ZQ,Wang YC,Li G,Lin YD,Liu LX

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of pulmonary nodules and lung cancer is rising. Some of this increase in incidence is due to improved pick up by newer imaging modalities. However, the goal is to diagnose these lesion, many of which are located in the periphery, by safe and relatively non-invasive methods. This has led to the emergence ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Goud A,Dahagam C,Breen DP,Sarkar S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To investigate the capability of radiomic analysis using T2-weighted (T2W) and spectral attenuated inversion-recovery T2-weighted (SPAIR T2W) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for predicting the therapeutic response of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) to chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Methods:Pretreatment...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Hou Z,Li S,Ren W,Liu J,Yan J,Wan S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:It is urgent to explore an effective potential therapeutic strategy for ESCC. In recent years, cell-based cancer immunotherapy has become a potentially close for carcinoma therapy. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell technology is a kind of adoptive cell therapy technique which has been developed rapidly....

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Shi H,Yu F,Mao Y,Ju Q,Wu Y,Bai W,Wang P,Xu R,Jiang M,Shi J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To improve periprocedural outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), transcatheter mechanical resection devices were tested for prior ablation of the aortic cusps. Methods:Three mechanical transcatheter resection devices were tested in a series of native porcine (n=30) and reassembled calci...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Dai H,Lutter G,Frank D,Freitag-Wolf S,Topal A,Haneya A,Sathananthan J,Puehler T

更新日期：2020-11-01 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:In the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma the Hyperthermic Intra THOracic Chemotherapy (HITHOC) can improve the efficacy of pleurectomy and decortication with a local cytotoxic effect. However its biological impact in patient's hemodynamic and microcirculatory changes were rarely investigated. Aim o...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Luzzi L,Franchi F,Dapoto A,Ghisalberti M,Corzani R,Marrelli D,Marchetti L,Paladini P,Scolletta S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal chondromatous hamartomas are very rare tumors, characterized by proliferating hyaline cartilage cells. We described the case of a 64-year-old woman, with a progressive foreign body sensation in the laryngopharynx caused by an intraluminal pedicled mass. Transcervical esophagectomy was performed and intraope...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhang C,Xu J,Wang Z,He Z,Yang H,Hu J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Assessment of serum extracellular matrix (ECM) metalloproteinase MMP-2 and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase TIMP-2 concentrations in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients considering TNM staging. Assessment of the prognostic value of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 concentrations in NSCLC patients. Me...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Drzewiecka-Jędrzejczyk M,Wlazeł R,Terlecka M,Jabłoński S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive malignancy. Until recently the standard of care for newly diagnosed patients with extensive-stage disease was chemotherapy consisting of etoposide plus a platinum (EP). The median overall survival (OS) was only about 10 months with this systemic therapy. Immune checkpoint...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Pacheco JM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A retrospective analysis of patients undergoing cancer surgery suggested that using local anesthetics could reduce cancer recurrence and improve survival rate. Previous studies have indicated that local anesthetics may induce apoptosis in several kinds of cells in vitro, but the mechanism is unclear. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Wang HW,Wang LY,Jiang L,Tian SM,Zhong TD,Fang XM

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：:More than half of primary lung cancers are not resectable at diagnosis and 40% of deaths may be secondary to loco-regional disease. Many of these patients suffer from symptoms related to airways obstruction. Indications for therapeutic endoscopic treatment are palliation of dyspnea and other obstructive symptoms in ad...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Scarlata S,Fuso L,Lucantoni G,Varone F,Magnini D,Antonelli Incalzi R,Galluccio G

更新日期：2017-08-01 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: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：Background:The aim of this study was to retrospectively investigate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound-guided pleural cutting needle biopsy (US-guided PCNB) and the potential factors influencing diagnostic yield. Methods:From July 2014 to June 2016, a total of 147 percutaneous US-guided PCNBs in 144 patients were r...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhang Y,Tang J,Zhou X,Zhou D,Wang J,Tang Q

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.07.10.]. ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Alfonso F,García-Guimaraes M,Bastante T,de la Cuerda F,Antuña P,Cuesta J,Rivero F

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extended thymectomy has been considered the goal of surgery for myasthenia gravis (MG) mainly due to the existence of ectopic thymic tissue. Recently, ectopic thymic tissue has attracted increasing attention in patients with MG following thymectomy. However, the specific role of ectopic thymic tissue in patients with ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Li F,Tao Y,Bauer G,Elsner A,Li Z,Swierzy M,Englisch J,Meisel A,Ismail M,Rückert JC

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The bibliometric analysis has been performed on several topics in critical care medicine (CCM) focusing on top 100 cited articles, but the analysis on CCM literature as a whole is missing. The present study aimed to perform a complete bibliometric analysis in the field of CCM. Methods:An electronic search o...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhang Z,Van Poucke S,Goyal H,Rowley DD,Zhong M,Liu N

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophagectomy is a complex surgical procedure associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity, mainly dominated by pulmonary complications. Minimally invasive approaches have been developed in order to decrease postoperative morbidity, including totally minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) and hybrid esophagec...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Voron T,Lintis A,Piessen G

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kehlet first introduced the notion of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS). Moreover, in the last years, the fast-track programmes demonstrated a reduction of complications and the hospital length of stay in general surgery. ERAS involves a multidisciplinary to development the value of care introducing the evidence-...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Bertolaccini L,Brunelli A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00