A rare case of pleomorphic adenoma with difficult diagnosis using biopsy.

abstract：:The bidirectional interaction between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and stroke has been the subject of many studies. On the one hand, different forms of SDB, and especially obstructive sleep apnea, increase the risk of stroke either directly or indirectly by influencing other known cardiovascular risk factors such ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Alexiev F,Brill AK,Ott SR,Duss S,Schmidt M,Bassetti CL

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) present increased mortality and poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) as compared with the general population. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether an improvement in QoL after 1 year of proper management is a predictor of surviva...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Havlucu Y,Yorgancıoglu A,Sakar Coskun A,Celık P

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous pneumothorax during pregnancy is a rare pathological condition. Few cases have been reported previously in the literature. There is no universal guideline for the management of this condition yet. We report a case of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax during twin pregnancy in a 30-year-old woman. Surgical ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Hu R,Li H,Wang G

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality-focused, cost-effective, patient-centered care is at the forefront of current healthcare reform. Recent data show that enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) results in improved surgical outcomes and decreased hospital costs. As a result, ERAS has been widely accepted among multiple surgical subspecialties as ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Medbery RL,Fernandez FG,Khullar OV

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) has been considered as a definitive treatment for hyperhidrosis. However, despite its well-established success rate, surgical treatment for craniofacial hyperhidrosis (CFH) is rarely performed due to the possibility of fatal complications and compensatory sweating. The...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Moon DH,Kang DY,Kim DW,Kang MK,Lee S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular structure related compression of esophagus is rather rare. Aberrant right subclavicular artery accounts for the majority of the rare entity, while the thoracic aorta aneurysm is a more dangerous type, called as dysphagia aortica. Delay in diagnosis and treatment of the dysphagia aortica predisposes to rup...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Wang WP,Yan XL,Ni YF,Zhang T,Han Y,Li XF,Lu Q

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO), a patient is cannulated using either an atrio-aortic technique (central type ECMO; cECMO) or a femoro-femoral technique (peripheral type ECMO; pECMO). The direction of the pump flow at the aortic arch is anterograde from the ascending aorta in ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Jeong SC,Kim HJ,Shin YS,Han JW,Lim JY,Son HS

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：: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：Background:Reconstruction of the aorto-mitral curtain (AMC) for invasive double-valve infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare and challenging procedure. This study presents the short- and mid-term results of reconstruction of AMC in a single center. Methods:From 2016 to 2019, 14 patients with invasive double-valve under...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Jiang X,Liu J,Khan F,Tang R,Zhang Y,Gu T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer staging systems are designed to predict survival and stratify patients. The 7(th) edition of the American Joint Commission on Cancer (AJCC7) staging system for esophageal cancer was modeled using survival data on patients who underwent esophagectomy without induction or adjuvant therapy. In the United...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kim JY,Nelson RA,Kim J,Raz D

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery is the gold standard treatment of lung cancer. The minimally invasive technique does not only concern access to the chest but also the limits of parenchymal resection. The study debates on the safety and oncological adequacy of sublobar resections in bronchogenic carcinoma patients. A systematic analysis of th...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Divisi D,De Vico A,Zaccagna G,Crisci R

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common cause of interstitial lung disease (ILD) and carries a worse prognosis than many cancers. Until recently, there were no active treatment options available for patients with IPF, meaning palliation or lung transplantation in selected patients were the only options....

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Shaw J,Marshall T,Morris H,Hayton C,Chaudhuri N

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial ischemia is considered the cornerstone of the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Although the deleterious effects of myocardial infarction, the maximum expression of ischemia, have been extensively studied and described, the clinical effects of chronic, documented myocardial ischemia ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Rezende PC,Ribas FF,Serrano CV Jr,Hueb W

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:This study analyzes the outcomes of a one-stage hybrid procedure combining thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) with extra-anatomic bypass in patients with distal aortic arch disease. Methods:This retrospective study collected 103 hybrid procedures combining TEVAR with extra-anatomic bypass (mean age...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Chen SW,Zhong YL,Qiao ZY,Li CN,Ge YP,Qi RD,Hu HO,Sun LZ,Zhu JM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Spinal cord ischemia (SCI) is a recognized grave complication after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). The present study aimed to evaluate the incidence and investigate risk of SCI after TEVAR based on current prophylactic strategies designed against established risk factors. Methods:The study ret...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xue L,Luo S,Ding H,Zhu Y,Liu Y,Huang W,Li J,Xie N,He P,Fan X,Fan R,Nie Z,Luo J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with malignant pleural disease (MPD) was considered to be contraindication for surgery, but sometimes MPD was unexpectedly found intraoperatively. There was no consensus on the role of surgical intervention on the primary tumor in patients with MPD. The object of this resea...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xu Y,Chen N,Wang Z,Zhang Y,Mei J,Liu C,Liu L

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Pulmonary mucormycosis (PM) is a relatively rare but often fatal and rapidly progressive disease. Most studies of PM are case reports or case series with limited numbers of patients, and focus on immunocompromised patients. We investigated the clinical manifestations, imaging features, treatment, and outcome...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Peng M,Meng H,Sun Y,Xiao Y,Zhang H,Lv K,Cai B

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radical radiotherapy remains the cornerstone of treatment for patients with unresectable locally advanced non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) either as single modality treatment for poor performance status patients or with sequential or concomitant chemotherapy for good performance status patients. Advances in understa...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： McDonald F,Popat S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a global health problem of increasing prevalence. Effective treatments are available with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy and mandibular advancement devices (MAD). However, there is limited long-term adherence to therapy, as CPAP and MAD require permanent usage to a...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： He B,Al-Sherif M,Nido M,Tas R,Beach M,Schwarz EI,Cheng M,Ishak A,Lee K,Shah N,Kent B,Eze-John P,Ratneswaran C,Rafferty G,Williams AJ,Hart N,Luo Y,Moxham J,Pengo M,Steier J

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Approaches of thoracoscopic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis (MG) are debatable. The subxiphoid approach is widely utilized recent years for its better visualization of the anterior mediastinum. In the present study, we compared perioperative outcomes and mid-term effects of the extended thymectomy for MG be...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Qiu Z,Chen L,Lin Q,Wu H,Sun H,Zhou X,Hu Y,Peng L,Liu Y,Xu Q

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old male patient was admitted due to one small pulmonary nodule in the apicoposterior segment of the right upper lobe, which was found on his health screening one month ago. Preoperative examinations showed no distant metastasis, and his heart and lung functions could tolerate the lobectomy. Chest computed t...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Mei X,Li T,Xie M,Ma D

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:Periostin, an extracellular matrix molecule, is associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It is known that the frequency of familial IPF (FIPF) ranges from 0.5% to 2.2% among IPF cases. However, the relationship between periostin and FIPF has not been previously described. We report the first case of perios...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Murata K,Koga Y,Kasahara N,Hachisu Y,Nunomura S,Nakajima N,Yokoo H,Kaira K,Maeno T,Dobashi K,Izuhara K,Hisada T

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been increasing worldwide. Our main goal was to describe the evolution of uniportal surgery in the biggest private hospital in Latin America that is located in São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS:This descriptive and retrospective study included pa...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： de Oliveira A,Couto TAPP

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of 11 atypical pathogens of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) among Chinese, and to determine whether or not there is an association between these pathogens and the severity of illness. Methods:We conducted a surveillance study for CAP in 30 hospitals of B...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Gong C,Zhang T,Luo M,Li A,Dong M,Li M,Wang Y,Huang F

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Pleural effusions are common complications of various diseases. Patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE) usually face poor prognosis and short life expectancy. Discriminating between MPE and benign pleural effusion remains to be difficult. The aim of our current study was to evaluate whether CD206+CD14...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Pei XB,Wu XZ,Yi FS,Zhai K,Shi HZ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer invading the superior vena cava (SVC) is a locally advanced condition, for which poor prognosis is expected with conservative treatment alone. Surgical resection of the lesion can rapidly relieve the symptoms and significantly improve survival for some patients. Replacement, repair and partial resection of...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xu X,Qiu Y,Pan H,Mo L,Chen H,He J

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Levofloxacin (LVX) and Moxifloxacin (MXF) are the cornerstones for treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). China is one of the highest MDR- and fluoroquinolones (FQ)-resistant TB burdens countries. DNA gyrase encoded by gyr genes is the main target of FQ in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). T...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Hameed HMA,Tan Y,Islam MM,Guo L,Chhotaray C,Wang S,Liu Z,Gao Y,Tan S,Yew WW,Zhong N,Liu J,Zhang T

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plaques with a large necrotic core or lipid pool and thin-cap fibroatheroma manifest as attenuated plaques on intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). Their impact on TIMI grade flow and clinical outcomes remains undefined. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize the association between atten...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Jia R,Nie X,Li H,Zhu H,Pu L,Li X,Han J,Yang D,Meng S,Jin Z

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00