Pleural fluid glucose testing using a finger stick glucometer: a novel bedside test.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are widely used in combination with second controller medications in the management of asthma in adults and children. There lacks a systematic comparison between addition of leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs) and theophylline to ICS. The purpose of this meta-analysis was ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Chen X,Kang YB,Wang LQ,Li Y,Luo YW,Zhu Z,Chen R

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung is a common organ of metastases in patients with primary breast cancer. Pulmonary metastasis of primary breast cancer is usually considered as a systemic disease, however, the systemic approaches have achieved little progress in terms of prolonging survival time. In contrast, some studies revealed a pro...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Fan J,Chen D,Du H,Shen C,Che G

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Whether lobe-specific lymph node dissection (L-SLND) could serve as an alternative to systematic lymph node dissection (SLND) in treating early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains unclear. Therefore, we conducted this comprehensive meta-analysis to compare the effect of L-SLND with that of SLND ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Deng HY,Qin CL,Li G,Alai G,Lin Y,Qiu XM,Zhou Q

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thanks to the recent improvements in thoracoscopy, a great deal of complex lung resections can be performed without performing thoracotomies. During the last years, experience gained through video-assisted thoracoscopic techniques, enhancement of the surgical instruments and improvement of high definition cameras have...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Gonzalez-Rivas D,Fieira E,Delgado M,de la Torre M,Mendez L,Fernandez R

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) the pathologic lymph node status N1 is a heterogeneous entity, and different forms of lymph node involvement may represent different prognoses. For methodological reasons, the 8th edition of the TNM staging system for NSCLC makes no official changes to the ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Griff S,Taber S,Bauer TT,Pfannschmidt J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The purpose of this study is to evaluate outcomes in upfront local response and survival of patients with esophageal cancer and distant metastasis. Methods:This retrospective study included 34 patients (25 males) aged 42-92 years (median, 70 years) with a histological diagnosis of esophageal squamous cell c...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Sakaguchi M,Maebayashi T,Aizawa T,Ishibashi N,Saito T

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paired basic amino acid-cleaving enzyme 4 (PACE4) was shown to enhance tumor cells proliferation and invasive. This study provides the first investigation of PACE4 expression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the correlation with clinicopathologic features, prognostic indicators of 172 cases. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Lin YE,Wu QN,Lin XD,Li GQ,Zhang YJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to detect the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of mediastinoscopic esophagectomy for early esophageal cancer. METHODS:The clinical data of 194 patients who underwent mediastinoscopic esophagectomy for early esophageal cancer in our center from December 2005 to October 2014...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Wang QY,Li JP,Zhang L,Jiang NQ,Wang ZL,Zhang XY

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the improvement in thoracoscopic and laparoscopic surgery, thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy (TLE), a minimally invasive approach, has attracted increasing attention as an alternative to open three-field esophagectomy. From June 2012 to October 2013, 90 patients underwent laparoscopic and thoracoscopic...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zeng F,He B,Wang Y,Xue Y,Cong W

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：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：Background:Diabetes mellitus is a recognized risk factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCC), and metformin is a recognized protective factor for some gastrointestinal tumors. But knowledge is limited regarding the effect of metformin on survival outcome of ESCC patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)....

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： He HH,Fu JH,Hao ZX,Wu HF,Zhong Q,Wang F,Liu HH,Gu XS,Wang B,Huang HD,Li ZY,He JX

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic dyspnoea, or breathlessness for more than four weeks duration, is a common symptom in adults presenting to primary and tertiary care. It often presents a diagnostic challenge due to the wide spectrum of underlying disease, which is multifactorial in approximately one third of cases. Challenges in diagnosis inc...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Ferry OR,Huang YC,Masel PJ,Hamilton M,Fong KM,Bowman RV,McKenzie SC,Yang IA

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of bronchoscopy has resolved a series of diagnostic and treatment challenges in pulmonary diseases. However, the occupational adverse effects experienced by healthcare workers in interventional pulmonology should receive increasing attention. Various aspects of adverse effects in bronchoscopy are often...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Chen K,Bai C

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The objectives of this study were to evaluate the feasibility and safety of robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) using the da Vinci robotic system for mediastinal mass resection and to describe the surgical approach for masses in different mediastinal regions. Methods:We retrospectively reviewed data from...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Chen K,Zhang X,Jin R,Xiang J,Han D,Zhang Y,Li H

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to determine the safety and feasibility of the use of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for non-endotracheal intubated anesthesia for patients with pectus excavatum (PE) undergoing thoracoscopic Nuss procedure. METHODS:Between July 2015 and December 2015, 30 selected patients with...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Du X,Mao S,Cui J,Ma J,Zhang G,Zheng Y,Zhou H,Xie L,Zhang D,Shi R,Chen G

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：Background:Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is an inherited ciliary motility disorder caused by mutations in at least 40 genes. RSPH9 gene mutations encoding aberrant radial spoke head proteins have been linked with PCD. The clinical spectrum extent of RSPH9 gene mutations remains to date largely unknown. We aimed to d...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Yiallouros PK,Kouis P,Pirpa P,Michailidou K,Loizidou MA,Potamiti L,Kalyva M,Koutras G,Kyriacou K,Hadjisavvas A

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：: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：Background:Sleeve resection allows for preservation of lung parenchyma and improved long-term outcomes when compared with pneumonectomy. Little is known about minimally invasive sleeve resection, especially indications, feasibility, technical aspects, complications, and outcomes. We reviewed our institutional experienc...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Caso R,Watson TJ,Khaitan PG,Marshall MB

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was first used routinely in the operating rooms in the 1980s to facilitate surgical decision-making. Since then, TEE has evolved from the standard two-dimensional (2D) exam to include focused real-time three-dimensional (RT-3D) imaging both inside and outside the operating rooms....

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Rong LQ

更新日期：2017-04-01 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

authors： Blom RL,Klinkenbijl JH,Hollmann MW,Bergman JJ,Cuesta MA,Bemelman WA,Busch OR,van Berge Henegouwen MI

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

authors： Sakakibara T,Ozawa S,Oguma J,Nakui M,Yamamoto S,Makuuchi H,Kajiwara H,Nakamura N

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is probably the most common respiratory disorder, with recent data from the United States and Europe suggesting that between 14% and 49% of middle-aged men have clinically significant OSA. The intimate relationship between OSA and obesity means that its prevalence will only increase as th...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Garvey JF,Pengo MF,Drakatos P,Kent BD

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To review our experience of transmanubrial osteomuscular sparing approach (TMA) for resection of various lesions involving the thoracic inlet and to prove the feasibility and safety of the approach. Methods:Retrospective review of 58 consecutive cases, from April 2007 to January 2016, with surgical resectio...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Pan X,Gu C,Wang R,Zhao H,Yang J,Shi J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to reveal the short-term outcomes of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) segmentectomy without tracheal intubation compared with intubated general anesthesia with one-lung ventilation (OLV). METHODS:We performed a retrospective review of our institutional database of consec...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Guo Z,Yin W,Pan H,Zhang X,Xu X,Shao W,Chen H,He J

更新日期：2016-03-01 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:In non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), circulating tumor cells (CTC) are shed and circulate to the peripheral blood through the pulmonary vein. Previously, CTC count in pulmonary venous blood (pvCTC) was shown to significantly increase after surgical manipulation. Therefore, we assessed the correlation betwe...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Hashimoto M,Tanaka F,Yoneda K,Takuwa T,Matsumoto S,Okumura Y,Kondo N,Tsujimura T,Nakano T,Hasegawa S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00