Clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of non-lepidic invasive adenocarcinoma presenting as ground glass opacity nodule.

abstract：:The failure of mitral valve repair procedures revealed in the outcomes of the recent randomized studies is suggesting the necessity for a better understanding of the biomechanical mechanisms underlying the failure of the surgical approaches. Use of biomechanical modelling and finite element analysis (FEA) in cardiovas...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Fraldi M,Spadaccio C,Mihos CG,Nappi F

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with end-stage lung disease who are candidates for lung transplantation may acutely decompensate before a donor organ becomes available. In this scenario, extracorporeal life support (ECLS) may be considered as a bridge to transplant or as a bridge to decision. In the current chapter, we review the indication...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Loor G,Simpson L,Parulekar A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this case, a patient presented with a large primary midtracheal tumor posterior to the innominate vein and brachiocephalic artery. The left innominate vein (LIV) was temporarily transected to attain proper access to the tumor. After complete removal of the tumor, the vessel was reanastomosed. The operation was unev...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Ren F,Pu Q,Liu L

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is an aggressive soft tissue sarcoma known to occur in various organs. Primary MFH arising in the lung is quite rare. Herein we report a case of a 61-year-old male with primary pulmonary MFH and explore the underlying molecular mechanisms by next-generation sequencing (NGS). Five g...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Li X,Liu R,Shi T,Dong S,Ren F,Yang F,Ren D,Fan H,Wei S,Chen G,Chen J,Xu S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) represent a disruptive technology that has caused a new revolution in interventional cardiology. BVS appear to be particularly appealing in patients presenting with an acute myocardial infarction (MI). The available evidence on the value of BVS implantation in this challenging sc...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Alfonso F,Cuesta J,Bastante T,Rivero F,García-Guimaraes M,Alvarado T,Benedicto A,Cortese B,Byrne R,Kastrati A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Trans-subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy is a promising procedure but technically demanding associated with ergonomic discomfort. In order to facilitate this complex procedure, the authors present a modified trans-subxiphoid thymectomy by the use of the Da Vinci robotic system. Methods:A 2-cm longitudinal ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhang H,Chen L,Zheng Y,Wang Z,Geng Y,Wang F,Liu D,He A,Li J,Wang Y

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The selection of appropriate recipients for lung transplantation is an evolving discipline. As experience with the procedure has developed over the last decades, the identification of transplant candidates has also changed as transplant centers strive to safely provide the therapy to as many patients possible. The Int...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Weill D

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report illustrates a patient who underwent supra-annular mechanical aortic valve replacement then suffered from prosthesis dysfunction, increasing pressure gradient with aortic valve. She was successfully underwent aortic valve re-replacement, sub-annular pannus removing and aortic annulus enlargement proced...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xu Y,Ye X,Li Z,Zhao Q

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Thoracoscopic surgery (TS) has been used more commonly as a less invasive procedure for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) than conventional thoracotomy (TH) in Japan. However, limited evidential data are available to compare the treatment efficacy of TS and TH. The purpose of this study was to r...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Nakao M,Ichinose J,Matsuura Y,Nakagawa K,Okumura S,Mun M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Primary focal hyperhidrosis (PFH) is associated with autonomic nervous activity, and studies investigating this association in patients with PFH are very important. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a simple and noninvasive electrocardiographic test showing activity and balance in the autonomic nervous system,...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Jeong SC,Kim JJ,Kim YH,Kim IS,Han JW,Moon SW

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery has been identified as priori choice compared with open approaches in esophageal cancer surgery. With the developments in the Da Vinci robotic system, the robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) has been increasingly popular. However, whether RAMIE could b...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Chen J,Liu Q,Zhang X,Yang H,Tan Z,Lin Y,Fu J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) remains a serious complication after surgery for lung cancer with bronchial resection. A free pericardial fat pad (FPFP) is applied in high-risk cases to reduce BPF frequency. BPF may occur 6 months after surgery. Thus, we evaluated the residual FPFP volume at 6 months after surg...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Nagashima T,Ito H,Samejima J,Nemoto D,Eriguchi D,Nakayama H,Woo T,Masuda M

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：:A well-developed clinical nomogram is a popular decision-tool, which can be used to predict the outcome of an individual, bringing benefits to both clinicians and patients. With just a few steps on a user-friendly interface, the approximate clinical outcome of patients can easily be estimated based on their clinical a...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Liu RZ,Zhao ZR,Ng CS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR-sensitizing mutations has a distinct biology and heterogeneous clinical behavior. We evaluated the characteristics to progression such as clinical patterns of progression (dramatic, gradual, and local) with the prognosis of NSCLC patients treated with tyrosin...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Barrón F,Cardona AF,Corrales L,Ramirez-Tirado LA,Caballe-Perez E,Sanchez G,Flores-Estrada D,Zatarain-Barrón ZL,Arrieta O,Latin American Consortium for the Study of Lung Cancer (CLICaP).

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:Transcatheter procedures offer less invasive approaches allowing rapid recovery and earlier hospital discharge. A number of international guidelines have defined the role of echocardiography spanning diagnosis, detailed anatomical assessment, device sizing and selection, peri-procedure guidance and post device surveil...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Rana BS

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：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：:Increased recognition of advantages, over the last decade, of minimizing surgical trauma by operating through smaller incisions and its direct impact on reduced postoperative pain, quicker recovery, improved cosmesis and earlier return to work has spurred the minimally invasive cardiac surgical revolution. This transi...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Mandal K,Alwair H,Nifong WL,Chitwood WR Jr

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To survey the prevalence of bedside ultrasound assessment in emergency departments (EDs) in China. Methods:We designed an online survey for emergency physicians based in the China. The questionnaire included sixteen items querying common ED bedside ultrasound practices. Respondents were recruited via weblin...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Shi D,Walline JH,Yu X,Xu J,Song PP,Zhu H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy has been proved to have shorter hospital stay, less perioperative complications and less pain compared with lobectomy by thoracotomy, but severe intraoperative complications during VATS lobectomy is rare reported. We compared intraoperative safety between VATS...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Liang C,Wen H,Guo Y,Shi B,Tian Y,Song Z,Liu D

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:Preoperative patient optimisation is a key point of enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery pathways. This could be particularly advantageous when considering video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy, because reduced trauma related to minimally invasive techniques is one of the main factors favouring improved...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： D'Andrilli A,Massullo D,Rendina EA

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Hand sewn cervical esophagogastric anastomosis (CEGA) is regarded as preferred technique by surgeons after esophagectomy. However, considering the anastomotic leakage and stricture, the optimal technique for performing this anastomosis is still under debate. METHODS:Between November 2010 and September 2012,...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Feng F,Sun L,Xu G,Hong L,Yang J,Cai L,Li G,Guo M,Lian X,Zhang H

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy has become an accepted method for the treatment of early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The standard VATS approach is an intercostal one which is often followed by postoperative pain due to injury of the intercostal nerve. The non-intercostal t...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zieliński M,Gwozdz P,Wilkojc M,Kosinski S,Fryzlewicz E,Nabialek T,Pankowski J,Kwiatkowski R

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis to the thyroid gland is uncommon compared with the frequency of primary thyroid tumors. The primary sites of metastatic thyroid tumors usually include the breast, lung, kidney and stomach. Among lung cancer types metastasizing to the thyroid, adenocarcinomas are the commonest followed by squamous and large ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Katsenos S,Archondakis S,Vaias M,Skoulikaris N

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is used in the treatment of severe refractory asthma. It has been found to be beneficial to long-term improvements in the rate of asthma exacerbation, quality of life questionnaire answers (AQLQ), hospitalization, and emergency room visits. Atelectasis and lung abscess as direct complicatio...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Qiu M,Lai Z,Wei S,Jiang Q,Xie J,Qiu R,Wang Z,Zhong C,Chen Y,Zhang Q,Li S,Zhong N

更新日期：2018-10-01 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