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Review Article

Malignant pleural mesothelioma: current and future perspectives

Konstantinos Porpodis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Efimia Boutsikou, Antonis Papaioannou, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Bojan Zaric, Branislav Perin, Haidong Huang, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Dionysios Spyratos, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

Published online: 30 September 2013

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Review Article

Pancoast tumors: characteristics and preoperative assessment

Nikolaos Panagopoulos, Vasilios Leivaditis, Efstratios Koletsis, Christos Prokakis, Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Nikolaos Baltayiannis, Antonios Hatzimichalis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Theodora Tsiouda, Georgios Kesisis, Stavros Siminelakis, Athanasios Madesis, Dimitrios Dougenis

Published online: 24 March 2014

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Review Article

Muscle atrophy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: molecular basis and potential therapeutic targets

Esther Barreiro, Ariel Jaitovich

Published online: 26 May 2018

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Editorial

Harmful impact of morphine use in acute heart failure

Kotaro Naito, Takashi Kohno, Keiichi Fukuda

Published online: 31 July 2017

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Review Article

Percutaneous tracheostomy: a comprehensive review

Ashraf O. Rashid, Shaheen Islam

Published online: 12 September 2017

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Original Article

The efficacy and safety of prone positioning in adults patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

So Young Park, Hyun Jung Kim, Kwan Ha Yoo, Yong Bum Park, Seo Woo Kim, Seok Jeong Lee, Eun Kyung Kim, Jung Hyun Kim, Yee Hyung Kim, Ji-yong Moon, Kyung Hoon Min, Sung Soo Park, Jinwoo Lee, Chang-Hoon Lee, Jinkyeong Park, Min Kwang Byun, Sei Won Lee, ChinKook Rlee, Ji Ye Jung, Yun Su Sim

Published online: 30 March 2015

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Review Article

Pneumonia and empyema: causal, casual or unknown

Lindsay McCauley, Nathan Dean

Published online: 08 June 2015

PDF Pages: 992-998 Full Text (14372) Open Access

Original Article

Thoracic malignant solitary fibrous tumors: A population-based study of survival

Michael T Milano, Deepinder P Singh, Hong Zhang

Published online: 01 June 2011

PDF Pages: 99-104 Full Text (14282) Open Access

VATS – conventional approach

Current costs of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy

Tunc Lacin, Scott Swanson

Published online: 31 August 2013

PDF Pages: S190-S193 Full Text (14247) Chinese (684) Open Access

Review Articles

Management of complex benign post-tracheostomy tracheal stenosis with bronchoscopic insertion of silicon tracheal stents, in patients with failed or contraindicated surgical reconstruction of trachea

Kosmas Tsakiridis, Kaid Darwiche, Aikaterini N. Visouli, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Christos Christofis, Aikaterini Stylianaki, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Andreas Mpakas, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

Published online: 11 November 2012

PDF Pages: 32-40 Full Text (Video) (14268) Open Access

Review Article of Interventional Pulmonology Corner

Persistent air leaks: a review with an emphasis on bronchoscopic management

Donald R. Lazarus, Roberto F. Casal

Published online: 29 November 2017

PDF Pages: 4660-4670 Full Text (14292) Open Access

Review Article of Interventional Pulmonology Corner

Transbronchial cryobiopsy for diffuse parenchymal lung disease: a state-of-the-art review of procedural techniques, current evidence, and future challenges

Robert J. Lentz, A. Christine Argento, Thomas V. Colby, Otis B. Rickman, Fabien Maldonado

Published online: 31 July 2017

PDF Pages: 2186-2203 Full Text (Video) (14118) Open Access

Guideline

The Society for Translational Medicine: clinical practice guidelines for the postoperative management of chest tube for patients undergoing lobectomy

Shugeng Gao, Zhongheng Zhang, Javier Aragón, Alessandro Brunelli, Stephen Cassivi, Ying Chai, Chang Chen, Chun Chen, Gang Chen, Haiquan Chen, Jin-Shing Chen, David Tom Cooke, John B. Downs, Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz, Wentao Fang, Pier Luigi Filosso, Xiangning Fu, Seth D. Force, Martínez I. Garutti, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Dominique Gossot, Henrik Jessen Hansen, Jianxing He, Jie He, Bo Laksáfoss Holbek, Jian Hu, Yunchao Huang, Mohsen Ibrahim, Andrea Imperatori, Mahmoud Ismail, Gening Jiang, Hongjing Jiang, Zhongmin Jiang, Hyun Koo Kim, Danqing Li, Gaofeng Li, Hui Li, Qiang Li, Xiaofei Li, Yin Li, Zhijun Li, Eric Lim, Chia-Chuan Liu, Deruo Liu, Lunxu Liu, Yongyi Liu, Kevin W. Lobdell, Haitao Ma, Weimin Mao, Yousheng Mao, Juwei Mou, Calvin Sze Hang Ng, Nuria M. Novoa, René H. Petersen, Hiroyuki Oizumi, Kostas Papagiannopoulos, Cecilia Pompili, Guibin Qiao, Majed Refai, Gaetano Rocco, Erico Ruffini, Michele Salati, Agathe Seguin-Givelet, Alan Dart Loon Sihoe, Lijie Tan, Qunyou Tan, Tang Tong, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Federico Venuta, Giulia Veronesi, Nestor Villamizar, Haidong Wang, Qun Wang, Ruwen Wang, Shumin Wang, Gavin M. Wright, Deyao Xie, Qi Xue, Tao Xue, Lin Xu, Shidong Xu, Songtao Xu, Tiansheng Yan, Fenglei Yu, Zhentao Yu, Chunfang Zhang, Lanjun Zhang, Tao Zhang, Xun Zhang, Xiaojing Zhao, Xuewei Zhao, Xiuyi Zhi, Qinghua Zhou

Published online: 27 September 2017

PDF Pages: 3255-3264 Full Text (14185) Open Access

Review Articles

Early hemi-diaphragmatic plication through a video assisted minithoracotomy in postcardiotomy phrenic nerve paresis

Kosmas Tsakiridis, Aikaterini N. Visouli, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Christos Christofis, Aikaterini Stylianaki, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Andreas Mpakas, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

Published online: 11 November 2012

PDF Pages: 56-68 Full Text (Video) (14043) Open Access

Review Article

Pediatric heart transplantation—indications and outcomes in the current era

Philip T. Thrush, Timothy M. Hoffman

Published online: 12 August 2014

PDF Pages: 1080-1096 Full Text (14007) Open Access

Review Article

Pediatric lung transplantation: indications and outcomes

Stephen Kirkby, Don Hayes Jr

Published online: 12 August 2014

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Original Article

Surgical correction of 639 pectus excavatum cases via the Nuss procedure

Dong-Kun Zhang, Ji-Ming Tang, Xiao-Song Ben, Liang Xie, Hai-Yu Zhou, Xiong Ye, Zi-Hao Zhou, Rui-Qing Shi, Pu Xiao, Gang Chen

Published online: 26 September 2015

PDF Pages: 1595-1605 Full Text (13971) Open Access

Review Article

The role of indacaterol for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Mario Cazzola, Floriana Bardaro, Emanuele Stirpe

Published online: 30 August 2013

PDF Pages: 559-566 Full Text (13860) PDF (Italian) PDF (Chinese) Open Access

Original Article

Epidemiology of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) during 2000-2012 in Asia

Yanling Xu, Bing Gu, Mao Huang, Haiyan Liu, Ting Xu, Wenying Xia, Tong Wang

Published online: 30 March 2015

PDF Pages: 376-385 Full Text (13827) Open Access

Review Article

Current understanding of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in human and animal models

Yanqun Wang, Jing Sun, Airu Zhu, Jingxian Zhao, Jincun Zhao

Published online: 23 July 2018

PDF Pages: S2260-S2271 Full Text (13857) Open Access

Review Article

Management of malignant pleural mesothelioma—The European experience

Isabelle Opitz

Published online: 24 May 2014

PDF Pages: S238-S252 Full Text (13738) Open Access

Original Article

A study of mechanical ventilation in the ICU after cardiac surgery: a bibliometric analysis

Mengwen Zhang, Yongbo Zhao, Rongmin Cui, Bo An

Published online: 27 April 2022

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Review Article

Endoscopic vein harvesting: technique, outcomes, concerns & controversies

Shahzad G. Raja, Zubair Sarang

Published online: 14 November 2013

PDF Pages: S630-S637 Full Text (Video) (13653) Open Access

Original Article

Differences in chemosensitivity between primary and paired metastatic lung cancer tissues: In vitro analysis based on the collagen gel droplet embedded culture drug test (CD-DST)

Masahiko Higashiyama, Jiro Okami, Jun Maeda, Toshiteru Tokunaga, Ayako Fujiwara, Ken Kodama, Fumio Imamura, Hisayuki Kobayashi

Published online: 01 February 2012

PDF Pages: 40-47 Full Text (13601) Open Access

Review Article

An update on measurement and monitoring of cough: what are the important study endpoints?

Arietta Spinou, Surinder S. Birring

Published online: 25 October 2014

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Editorial

Who is at risk of dissection or rupture in moderately dilated ascending aorta?

Pyung Chun Oh, Woong Chol Kang

Published online: 31 December 2016

PDF Pages: E1655-E1656 Full Text (13610) Open Access

Guideline

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma

Nico van Zandwijk, Christopher Clarke, Douglas Henderson, A. William Musk, Kwun Fong, Anna Nowak, Robert Loeragan, Brian McCaughan, Michael Boyer, Malcolm Feigen, David Currow, Penelope Schofeild, Beth Ivimey Nick Pavlakis, Jocelyn McLean, Henry Marshall, Steven Leong, Victoria Keena, Andrew Penman

Published online: 30 December 2013

PDF Pages: E254-E307 Full Text (13624) Open Access

Surgical Technique

The surgical technique of bilateral sequential lung transplantation

J. W. Awori Hayanga, Jonathan D’Cunha

Published online: 12 August 2014

PDF Pages: 1063-1069 Full Text (13612) Open Access

Guideline

Society for Advanced Bronchoscopy Consensus Statement and Guidelines for bronchoscopy and airway management amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Michael A. Pritchett, Catherine L. Oberg, Adam Belanger, Jose De Cardenas, George Cheng, Gustavo Cumbo Nacheli, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Jaspal Singh, Jennifer Toth, Michael Zgoda, Erik Folch

Published online: 28 May 2020

PDF Pages: 1781-1798 Full Text (13501) COI Form Open Access

Review Article

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: the potential role of indacaterol

Jinming Gao, Niyati Prasad

Published online: 30 August 2013

PDF Pages: 549-558 Full Text (13598) Open Access

Review Article

Intensive care unit and lung cancer: when should we intubate?

Paul Zarogoulidis, Athanasia Pataka, Eirini Terzi, Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Haidong Huang, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Andreas Mpakas, Kostas Zarogoulidis

Published online: 30 September 2013

PDF Pages: S407-S412 Full Text (13557) Open Access

Original Article

Fractures of the manubrium sterni: treatment options and a possible classification of different types of fractures

Stefan Schulz-Drost, Sebastian Krinner, Pascal Oppel, Sina Grupp, Melanie Schulz-Drost, Friedrich F. Hennig, Andreas Langenbach

Published online: 31 March 2018

PDF Pages: 1394-1405 Full Text (13549) Open Access

Review Article on the 3rd International Cough Conference

Gabapentin versus baclofen for treatment of refractory gastroesophageal reflux-induced chronic cough

Mengru Zhang, Yiqing Zhu, Ran Dong, Zhongmin Qiu

Published online: 23 September 2020

PDF Pages: 5243-5250 Full Text (13527) COI Form Open Access

Editorial

Comparison of the different cardioplegic strategies in cardiac valves surgery: who wins the “arm-wrestling”?

Giuseppe Comentale, Raffaele Giordano, Gaetano Palma

Published online: 14 February 2018

PDF Pages: 714-717 Full Text (13513) Open Access

Review Article

Review of mitral valve insufficiency: repair or replacement

Athanasios Madesis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, George Kesisis, Theodora Tsiouda, Thomas Beleveslis, Alexander Koletas, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

Published online: 24 March 2014

PDF Pages: S39-S51 Full Text (13471) Open Access

Review Article

The anticipation and management of air leaks and residual spaces post lung resection

Michael Rolf Mueller, Beatrice A. Marzluf

Published online: 11 March 2014

PDF Pages: 271-284 Full Text (13470) Open Access

Editorial

Surgery after drug-eluting stent implantation: it’s not all doom and gloom!

Francesco Saia

Published online: 25 April 2017

PDF Pages: E373-E377 Full Text (13498) Open Access

Guideline

Chinese guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults (2018 Edition)

Yi Shi, Yi Huang, Tian-Tuo Zhang, Bin Cao, Hui Wang, Chao Zhuo, Feng Ye, Xin Su, Hong Fan, Jin-Fu Xu, Jing Zhang, Guo-Xiang Lai, Dan-Yang She, Xiang-Yan Zhang, Bei He, Li-Xian He, You-Ning Liu, Jie-Ming Qu, on behalf of Infection Study Group of Chinese Thoracic Society, Chinese Medical Association

Published online: 29 June 2019

PDF Pages: 2581-2616 Full Text (13487) Open Access

Review Article

The revised lung adenocarcinoma classification—an imaging guide

Natasha Gardiner, Sanjay Jogai, Adam Wallis

Published online: 15 October 2014

PDF Pages: S537-S546 Full Text (13380) Open Access

Perspective

Mechanism of death: there’s more to it than sudden cardiac arrest

David C. Parish, Hemant Goyal, Francis C. Dane

Published online: 31 May 2018

PDF Pages: 3081-3087 Full Text (13334) Open Access

Review Article

Left ventricular assist devices—current state and perspectives

Anatol Prinzing, Ulf Herold, Anna Berkefeld, Markus Krane, Rüdiger Lange, Bernhard Voss

Published online: 01 August 2016

PDF Pages: E660-E666 Full Text (13331) Open Access

Guideline

AME evidence series 001—The Society for Translational Medicine: clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and early identification of sepsis in the hospital

Zhongheng Zhang, Nathan J. Smischney, Haibo Zhang, Sven Van Poucke, Panagiotis Tsirigotis, Jordi Rello, Patrick M. Honore, Win Sen Kuan, Juliet June Ray, Jiancang Zhou, You Shang, Yuetian Yu, Christian Jung, Chiara Robba, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Pietro Caironi, David Grimaldi, Stefan Hofer, George Dimopoulos, Marc Leone, Sang-Bum Hong, Mabrouk Bahloul, Laurent Argaud, Won Young Kim, Herbert D. Spapen, Jose Rodolfo Rocco

Published online: 28 September 2016

PDF Pages: 2654-2665 Full Text (13336) Open Access

Review Article

New molecular targeted therapies for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

Míriam Méndez, Ana Custodio, Mariano Provencio

Published online: 11 March 2011

PDF Pages: 30-56 Full Text (13302) Open Access

Review Article

Bone metastases in non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review

Brendan J. Knapp, Siddhartha Devarakonda, Ramaswamy Govindan

Published online: 31 May 2022

PDF Pages: 1696-1712 Full Text (13275) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Review Article

Update on the diagnosis and treatment of tracheal and bronchial injury

Zhengwei Zhao, Tianyi Zhang, Xunliang Yin, Jinbo Zhao, Xiaofei Li, Yongan Zhou

Published online: 24 January 2017

PDF Pages: E50-E56 Full Text (13197) Open Access

Review Article

When size matters: changing opinion in the management of pleural space—the rise of small-bore pleural catheters

Pier Luigi Filosso, Alberto Sandri, Francesco Guerrera, Andrea Ferraris, Filippo Marchisio, Giulia Bora, Lorena Costardi, Paolo Solidoro, Enrico Ruffini, Alberto Oliaro

Published online: 05 July 2016

PDF Pages: E503-E510 Full Text (13109) Open Access

Original Article