In vitro comparison of everting vs. non-everting suture techniques for the implantation of a supra-annular biological heart valve.

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:Anastomotic leakage after cervical oesophagogastrostomy is a common and difficult problem. Mediastinal manifestation of anastomotic leakage may lead to mediastinitis with dramatic and potentially lethal outcome. Contamination of the mediastinum can be controlled by endoscopic placement of an expandable metal...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Ponten JE,van der Horst S,Nieuwenhuijzen GA,Elenbaas TW,van Hillegersberg R,Luyer MD

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related death throughout the world. Lung cancer is an example of a disease for which a large percentage of the high-risk population can be easily identified via a smoking history. This has led to the investigation of lung cancer screening with low-dose helical/multi-detector ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Wang YX,Lo GG,Yuan J,Larson PE,Zhang X

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment with 3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) improves short-and-long term prognosis in high-risk patients with stable coronary artery disease and in those with acute coronary syndrome and their use is strongly recommended for secondary prevention. Moreover, recent data...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Leoncini M,Toso A,Maioli M,Tropeano F,Bellandi F

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:In the patients with longer-segment aortic arch hypoplasia or interruption with ventricular septal defect, surgery with homograft vessel or autologous pericardial patch to augment descending aortic arch will not result in adverse reactions caused by end-to-end anastomosis. In this study, we retrospectively a...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Wen S,Cen J,Chen J,Xu G,He B,Teng Y,Zhuang J

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a very heterogeneous disease characterised by an obstructive lung pattern that constitutes worldwide a major cause of high morbidity and mortality. In the last decades, lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) has demonstrated to be a potential good alternative to transplant...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Minervini F,Kestenholz PB,Paolini V,Pesci A,Libretti L,Bertolaccini L,Scarci M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Atherosclerosis in diabetic patients progresses fast. Evidence on how to choose target vessels of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) in diabetic patients post-coronary artery bypass graft (post-CABG) is insufficient. Methods:One hundred and fifty-seven patients with diabetes and previous CABG, who u...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Liu D,Cui X,Luo X,Sun Z,Xu B,Qiao S,Yuan J

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) was very popular and more and more common, which could be carried out at all levels of medical centers, most of which used multiple-ports VATS techniques. However, uniportal VATS was more difficult technique compared with multiple-ports VATS, and was not yet completely uni...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Liu R,Tan Q,Huang J,Li J,Luo Q

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Hemoptysis can be a life-threatening condition that requires urgent treatment. Surgery still plays an important role in managing this critical situation, although previous reports have reported high postoperative morbidity and mortality rates. We report our experience with surgical resection for hemoptysis c...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Yun JS,Song SY,Na KJ,Kim S,Jang KH,Jeong IS,Oh SG

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal puncture site of computed tomography (CT)-guided transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) by the comparison of clinical and radiological characteristics of TB patients stratified to different histopathological results...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhou Z,Dong Y,Li C,Wang D,Lv Y,Lv P,Pang Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a disease with high mortality worldwide. Unfortunately, its prognosis is still very poor. Therefore, developing the target molecular is very important for ILD diagnosis and treatment. Caveolin-1 (Cav-1) can regulate the formation of fibrosis by linking to the signaling path...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xing Y,Wang L,Wang H,Kong X,Zhan L

更新日期：2017-08-01 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

authors： Juthong S,Kaenmuang P

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathologic diagnosis of thymic tumors (TTs) can be made by surgical or nonsurgical procedures. About 20% of TTs had been diagnosed by pretreatment biopsy methods while the rest had gone to surgery for diagnosis and treatment. However, in the last two decades there was an increase in pretreatment procedures for optimal...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Bilaçeroğlu S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical management of bronchiectasis includes confirming the diagnosis of the disease, evaluating the patient for possible underlying etiologies and then properly assessing the patient for appropriate therapies. Patients with bronchiectasis are heterogeneous and a personalized approach to each patient is needed in...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： O'Donnell AE

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Cervical anastomotic leakage remains a great challenge for thoracic surgeons in the surgical treatment of esophageal cancer. Among the factors affecting cervical anastomosis healing, the surgical technique is the key controllable element. This study aimed to identify the risk factors of cervical anastomotic ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Luo J,Zhuo ZG,Zhu YK,Deng HY,Song TN,Alai GH,Shen X,Lin YD

更新日期：2020-05-01 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

authors： Spartalis M,Tzatzaki E,Spartalis E,Athanasiou A,Moris D,Damaskos C,Garmpis N,Voudris V

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Human rhinovirus (HRV) is one of the most common viral etiologies detected in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) adult cases. However, few is known about the characteristics of HRV-associated CAP. To describe the clinical features of HRV-associated CAP in immunocompetent adults admitted to multiple medical c...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Wang K,Xi W,Yang D,Zheng Y,Zhang Y,Chen Y,Yan C,Tian G,An S,Li X,An F,Du J,Hu K,Cao J,Ren L,Huang F,Gao Z

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public health concern, mostly affecting resource-constrained settings and marginalized populations. The fight against the disease is hindered by the growing emergence of drug-resistant forms whose management can be rather challenging. Surgery may play an important role to support dia...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Subotic D,Yablonskiy P,Sulis G,Cordos I,Petrov D,Centis R,D'Ambrosio L,Sotgiu G,Migliori GB

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can occur during the treatment of several diseases and in several interventional procedures as a complication. It is a difficult situation to handle and special care should be applied to the patients. Mechanical ventilation is used for these patients and several parameters ar...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Terzi E,Zarogoulidis K,Kougioumtzi I,Dryllis G,Kioumis I,Pitsiou G,Machairiotis N,Katsikogiannis N,Lampaki S,Papaiwannou A,Tsiouda T,Madesis A,Karaiskos T,Zaric B,Branislav P,Zarogoulidis P

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many areas of the world, concentrations of ambient air pollutants exceed levels associated with increased risk of acute and chronic health problems. While effective policies to reduce emissions at their sources are clearly preferable, some evidence supports the effectiveness of individual actions to reduce exposure...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Laumbach R,Meng Q,Kipen H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Data on outcome of Stanford type A aortic dissection (TAAD) in Marfan syndrome (MFS) patients are limited. We investigated the full spectrum of reoperation and survival after initial surgery in MFS patients who suffered TAAD. Methods:Retrospective analysis of 85 consecutive MFS patients in one-single center...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Li N,Zhang Y,Gao Y,Bai Y,An Z,Zhang G,Han Q,Lu F,Li B,Han L,Xu Z

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a uniformly fatal disease and most patients will present with advanced stage. Treatment outcomes remain unsatisfactory, with low long-term survival rates. Standard treatment, such as palliative chemotherapy and radiotherapy, offers a median survival not exceeding 1 year. Hence, co...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Méndez M,Custodio A,Provencio M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunotherapy agents in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can result in improved quality of life and survival when compared with platinum-based chemotherapy. Novel response patterns such as pseudoprogression and hyperprogression, however, have been described and pose a challenge to treating physicians. Pre...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kurman JS,Murgu SD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though benign tracheobronchial tumors are quite rare, they still can induce airway obstruction, result in suffocation, and need emergent management to remove the obstructing lesions and make the respiratory tracts unobstructed. Although the preferred therapy is surgery, it is still difficult to deal with the tumo...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Gao H,Ding X,Wei D,Cheng P,Su X,Liu H,Zhang T

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small cell lung cancer (SCLC), a particular neuroendocrine tumor, occupies 13% of lung cancers, with the highest mortality among cancers. Immune checkpoints inhibitors (ICIs) based on programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1)/programmed cell death one ligand (PD-L1) inhibitors and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protei...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Guo H,He Y,Chen P,Wang L,Li W,Chen B,Liu Y,Wang H,Zhao S,Zhou C

更新日期：2020-10-01 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

authors： Chaney J,Suzuki Y,Cantu E 3rd,van Berkel V

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cases of tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration are frequently encountered emergency cases of childhood; and, delays in its recognition and treatment do result in serious morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis mainly relies on taking history which should indicate what the foreign body is, when it has been aspirated and ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kendigelen P

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital pulmonary agenesis is a rare condition with high mortality. Mechanical ventilation in these patients is challenging and there has no such case been reported in the literature. We reported a 61-year-old female with lung agenesis who presented to our hospital with pneumonia and pelvic mass. In the past, she h...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Yu Y,Zhu C,Qian X,Gao Y,Zhang Z

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Minimally invasive robotic-assisted thoracic surgery is an increasingly popular platform for oncological thoracic resection. The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of completely portal robotic lobectomy for patients with early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), analysing the perioperative and ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Ong K,Fazuludeen AA,Ahmed ADB

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00