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J Thorac Disjournal_title
Journal of thoracic diseaseauthors
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10.21037/jtd.2016.09.33subject
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2016-09-01 00:00:00pages
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已发布勘误abstract:BACKGROUND:Existing medical treatments have limitations in the management of very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS:We performed bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) using transbronchial infusion of autologous blood and thrombin (BLVR with blood) in three patients with very severe COPD...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.01.10
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:We describe a modified method to facilitate gastric mobilization in robotic esophagectomy. Furthermore, we performed a prospective comparative analysis of surgical outcomes between the conventional method and described technique. Methods:From April 1st, 2016 to December 31st, 2016, 59 consecutive patients w...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21037/jtd.2017.11.48
更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::It has been recognized that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a systemic disease which has been shown to negatively affect the cardiovascular and autonomic nerve system. The complexity of the physiologic basis by which autonomic dysfunction occurs in patients with COPD is considerable and the knowledge i...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2010.02.04.5
更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Improving patient safety seems to be a new interesting clinical subject but, in fact, it is no new. It has to do with one of the oldest ethical principles of our profession: curing and not harming. The important research that has been done in a short period of time has brought in new insight to this complex area that ...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.03.13
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Pleural fluid glucose (PFG) has diagnostic and therapeutic implications for the management of pleural effusion. The literature examining point-of-care testing of PFG is limited, and no studies exist for the bedside measurement of PFG using a glucometer (B-PFG). In this study, we compared the accuracy of B-PF...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21037/jtd.2019.09.04
更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Arnold's nerve ear-cough reflex is recognised to occur uncommonly in patients with chronic cough. In these patients, mechanical stimulation of the external auditory meatus can activate the auricular branch of the vagus nerve (Arnold's nerve) and evoke reflex cough. This is an example of hypersensitivity of vagal affer...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type:
doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.04.22
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The lumen diameter reduction after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is well known as "restenosis". This phenomenon is due to vessel remodeling/recoil in case of no-stent strategy or, in case of stent employ, "neointimal proliferation" that consists in an excessive tissue proliferation in the luminal surface of...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.21037/jtd.2016.10.93
更新日期:2016-10-01 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
pub_type:
doi:10.21037/jtd.2017.06.51
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::In the last few years, the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has impressively benefitted from immunotherapy, in particular from the inhibition of immune checkpoints such as programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) and programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1). However, despite the significant survival b...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.21037/jtd.2018.11.102
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains associated with a poor outcome despite recent major therapeutic advances. Forecasting the outcome of patients suffering from such a syndrome is of a crucial interest and many scores have been proposed, all suffering from limits responsible for important discrepancies....
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
doi:10.21037/jtd.2016.07.54
更新日期:2016-08-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.21037/jtd.2020.01.47
更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is a potential life threatening complication. Better understanding of the incidence, predictors, clinical presentation, diagnostic measures, complications and management of PVE may help ...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type:
doi:10.21037/jtd.2016.10.28
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Since its inception, minimally invasive surgery has made a dramatic impact on all branches of surgery. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was first described in the early 1990s and has since become popular in a number of tertiary referral centers. Propon...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2009-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:A standardized treatment algorithm for sternoclavicular joint infection management is lacking in the literature. While major risk factors for sternoclavicular joint infection, including immunosuppression, rheumatoid arthritis, type 2 diabetes, indwelling catheters, and intravenous drug use have been identifi...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21037/jtd-20-1897
更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::During development, the mesoderm maintains a complex relationship with the developing endoderm giving rise to the mature lung. Pleural mesothelial cells (PMCs) derived from the mesoderm play a key role during the development of the lung. The pleural mesothelium differentiates to give rise to the endothelium and smooth...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.02.19
更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The criteria that define acceptable physiologic and social parameters for lung donation have remained constant since their empiric determination in the 1980s. These criteria include a donor age between 25-40, a arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2)/FiO2 ratio greater than 350, no smoking history, a clear chest X-...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.03.24
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of open lung biopsy (OLB) in determining the specific diagnosis and the related complications in patients with undiagnosed diffuse pulmonary infiltrates. METHODS:This single center, retrospective study included adult kidney transplant patients who underwe...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21037/jtd.2017.01.09
更新日期:2017-01-01 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
pub_type:
doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.10.02
更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have entered an open access publishing era. The impact and significance of open access is still under debate after two decades of evolution. Open access journals benefit researchers and the general public by promoting visibility, sharing and communicating. Non-mainstream journals should turn the challenge of open a...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.03.18
更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Implementing a new technical process demands a complex preparation. In cardiac surgery this complex preparation is often reduced to visiting a surgeon who is familiar with a technique. The science of learning has identified that several steps are needed towards a successful implementation. The first step is the creati...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.21037/jtd.2016.10.105
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common valve abnormality in general population. Despite the general belief of a benign disorder, several articles since the 1980s report sudden cardiac death (SCD) in MVP patients, with a substantial percentage of asymptomatic young individuals. The problem is to detect those patients ...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.21037/jtd.2017.11.14
更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:To evaluate the influence of tumor depth on preoperative computed tomography (CT) image, and resection margin length on local recurrence after pulmonary metastasectomy of colorectal cancer. Methods:Patients undergoing thoracoscopic pulmonary wedge resection for single pulmonary metastasis of colorectal canc...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21037/jtd.2019.05.12
更新日期:2019-05-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21037/jtd.2018.11.77
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Complete resection is the mainstay of treatment for thymoma, but few studies have investigated the extent of resection on normal thymus. Extended thymectomy is considered the treatment of choice for myasthenic patients with thymoma, while the optimal therapy for non-myasthenic patients is still a matter of d...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21037/jtd.2017.09.109
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:To investigate the diagnostic performance of galactomannan (GM) detection in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) corrected by urea dilution and modification of the AspICU clinical algorithm. Methods:GM detection in serum and BALF samples was performed in nonneutropenic patients on the day of clinically susp...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21037/jtd.2019.01.07
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Esophagectomy is accompanied by a high postoperative complication rate. Minimally invasive esophageal surgery appears to be a promising technique that might be associated with a lower pulmonary morbidity rate. The objective of this study was to describe the implementation of minimally invasive esophageal sur...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.09.05
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Esophageal cancer is one of the most malignant gastroenterological cancers. To improve the treatment outcomes of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), a biomarker capable of predicting the malignant potential of the cancer cells is needed. The aim of the present study was to investigate th...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21037/jtd.2019.09.25
更新日期:2019-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Eosinophilic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients have eosinophilic airway inflammation. No prospective study has reported blood eosinophil counts in an endemic area for parasitic infection. The primary objective was to compare exacerbation rates. The secondary objectives were patient-report...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21037/jtd-19-4101
更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Several studies have demonstrated that reduced lung function is a significant risk factor for lung cancer and increased surgical risk in patients with operable stages of lung cancer. The aim of the study was to perform pulmonary function tests and investigate which is a favorable respiratory function test fo...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.08.18
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:Backgrounds:The aim of this study was to report our Institutional experience with extended sleeve lobectomy (ESL) in centrally located non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), focusing on technical details, post-operative results, recurrence and survival, to determine whether ESL can be accepted as a favorable alternative p...
journal_title:Journal of thoracic disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21037/jtd-20-1241
更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00