Vol 9, No 9 (September 27, 2017) - Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Aortic valve replacement after bypass surgery: surgical (SAVR) or transcatheter (TAVR)

Bruce W Lytle

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:2714-2715

(27 September 2017)

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Polymyxin B hemoperfusion in septic shock: nothing overmuch (Meden Agan)!

Stavroula Ilia, Panagiotis Briassoulis, George Briassoulis

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2716-2719

(27 September 2017)

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Three-dimensional printing in cardiovascular surgery: logical next step after three-dimensional imaging

Cristian Rosu, Philippe Demers

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2720-2722

(27 September 2017)

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Acute diseases, emergency admissions and mortality during weekends: should we be worried?

Roberto Manfredini, Alfredo De Giorgi, Fabio Fabbian

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2723-2727

(27 September 2017)

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Mediastinal lymph node dissection in surgical treatment for early stage non-small-cell lung cancer: lobe-specific or systematic?

Hiroyuki Adachi, Takamitsu Maehara, Haruhiko Nakayama, Munetaka Masuda

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2728-2731

(27 September 2017)

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Unraveling the mystery of dreams

Xiao Lin, Ying Han, Lin Lu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2732-2735

(27 September 2017)

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PET-guided treatment algorithms in oesophageal cancer: the promise of the near future!

Lioe-Fee de Geus-Oei, Marije Slingerland

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2736-2739

(27 September 2017)

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Transcription factor SPZ1 may promote TWIST-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition in thoracic malignancies

Masayuki Watanabe

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2740-2742

(27 September 2017)

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Tracking occult pN2 disease after mediastinal dissection in early stage lung cancer

Cristiano Benato, Sara Pilotto, Maurizio Infante, Emilio Bria

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2743-2745

(27 September 2017)

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Neoadjuvant strategy for stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer: chemoradiation or chemotherapy alone?

Dongrong Situ, Yongbin Lin

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2746-2748

(27 September 2017)

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Primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator in patients with reduced ejection fraction: for ischemic or non-ischemic cardiomyopathy or both?

Amr F. Barakat, Ahmed N. Mahmoud, Islam Y. Elgendy

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2749-2751

(27 September 2017)

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Ischemic postconditioning during primary percutaneous coronary interventions—not ready for prime time

Shahar Lavi, Ronit Lavi

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2752-2755

(27 September 2017)

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Taking the measure of lung adenocarcinoma: towards a quantitative approach to tumor spread through air spaces (STAS)

Vicente Morales-Oyarvide, Mari Mino-Kenudson

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2756-2761

(27 September 2017)

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Editorial on “Neurologic injury in adults supported with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure: findings from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization database”

Nicolas Persico, Jeremy Bourenne, Antoine Roch

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2762-2765

(27 September 2017)

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Triaging patients with left main disease after the EXCEL and NOBLE trials: the everlasting saga of coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention

Davide Capodanno

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2766-2770

(27 September 2017)

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Checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated non-small cell lung cancer patients: where we treating the wrong cancer?

Paul Zarogoulidis, Vasilis Papadopoulos, Elena Maragouli, George Papatsibas, Haidong Huang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2771-2773

(27 September 2017)

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Neurologic complications during V-V extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: still counting…

Federico Pappalardo, Andrea Montisci

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2774-2776

(27 September 2017)

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Protecting lungs during spontaneous breathing: what can we do?

Hong-Liang Li, Lu Chen, Laurent Brochard

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2777-2781

(27 September 2017)

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Inflammatory status and prognosis of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

José María Galvan-Roman, José Curbelo, Javier Aspa

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2782-2785

(27 September 2017)

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Composite metrics in response assessment—new hope in oesophageal cancer?

Janusz Włodarczyk, Jarosław Kużdżał

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2786-2787

(27 September 2017)

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ATHOS-3 and the knights of the round table—the search for the holy grail of vasopressors

Michael Hessler, Philip-Helge Arnemann, Laura Seidel, Tim Kampmeier, Sebastian Rehberg, Christian Ertmer

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2788-2791

(27 September 2017)

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Practical clinical applications of 3-D printing in cardiovascular surgery

Tom Treasure, Tal Golesworthy, John Pepper

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2792-2797

(27 September 2017)

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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the repositionable and fully retrievable Lotus Valve System^TM

Rodrigo Bagur, Tawfiq Choudhury, Mamas A. Mamas

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2798-2803

(27 September 2017)

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The Lotus dilemma—respond to paravalvular leakage, but not answering pacemaker implantations?

Costanza Pellegrini, Christian Hengstenberg

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2804-2807

(27 September 2017)

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In sepsis, beyond adherence, timeliness matters

Voon Shiong Ronnie Tan, Jason Phua, Tow Keang Lim

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2808-2811

(27 September 2017)

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Moving more potent and less toxic options to the frontline in the management of advanced lung cancer

Xiuning Le, Deepa Rangachari, Daniel B. Costa

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2812-2818

(27 September 2017)

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Should cT2 esophageal cancer get neoadjuvant treatment before surgery?

Peter Thuss- Patience, Loredana Vecchione, Ulrich Keilholz

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:2819-2823

(27 September 2017)

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The search for long-term outcome predictors

Andrew Bridgeman, Umberto Benedetto

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2824-2825

(27 September 2017)

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Antimicrobial prophylaxis is critical for preventing surgical site infection

Gary Duclos, Laurent Zieleskiewicz, Marc Leone

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:2826-2828

(27 September 2017)

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Should cT2N0M0 be managed as a localized or locally advanced esophageal carcinoma?

Nicola Fazio, Emilio Bertani, Chiara Alessandra Cella

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:2829-2834

(27 September 2017)

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Unless I see, I will not believe

Pietro Bertoglio, Stéphane Renaud, Francesco Guerrera

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:2835-2838

(27 September 2017)

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Pure ground-glass nodules: are they really indolent?

Julien G. Cohen, Gilbert R. Ferretti

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:2839-2842

(27 September 2017)

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Twice-daily chemoradiotherapy must still be the choice for patients with limited-stage small-cell lung cancer

Fernando Franco, David Pérez-Callejo, Mariano Provencio

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2843-2846

(27 September 2017)

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Recent studies move closer to answering questions about sequential therapy for anaplastic lymphoma kinase-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer

Tetsu Kobayashi, Hajime Fujimoto, Corina D’ Alessandro-Gabazza, Esteban C. Gabazza, Osamu Hataji

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2847-2851

(27 September 2017)

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Anticoagulating atrial fibrillation patients: is there a kidney-friendly choice?

Chun-Yih Hsieh

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2852-2855

(27 September 2017)

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Exercise Doppler echocardiography for the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension: renewed interest and evolving roles

Yun Yun Go, Raluca Dulgheru, Tadafumi Sugimoto, Stella Marchetta, Cécile Oury, Patrizio Lancellotti

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2856-2861

(27 September 2017)

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Adenocarcinoma in pure ground glass nodules: histological evidence of invasion and open debate on optimal management

Gianluca Milanese, Nicola Sverzellati, Ugo Pastorino, Mario Silva

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2862-2867

(27 September 2017)

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Neoadjuvant DCF vs. ACF for resectable oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Vasiliki Michalarea, Elizabeth C. Smyth

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2868-2870

(27 September 2017)

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Robotic portal lobectomy, surgery through a virtual thoracotomy

Abbas E. Abbas

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2871-2875

(27 September 2017)

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Robotic lobectomy: revolution or evolution?

Jules Lin

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:2876-2880

(27 September 2017)

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Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: a helpful tool or just another expensive gadget?

Florian Augustin, Johannes Bodner

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:2881-2883

(27 September 2017)

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From manual to robotic video-assisted resection of posterior mediastinal masses

Giulia Veronesi, Michela Solinas

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:2884-2887

(27 September 2017)

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Robotic assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a comment on the Ruijin hospital experience

David Pennywell, Inderpal S. Sarkaria

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2888-2890

(27 September 2017)

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Recent advances in video-assisted transthoracic tracheal resection followed by reconstruction under non-intubated anesthesia with spontaneous breathing

Katsuhiro Okuda, Satoru Moriyama, Hiroshi Haneda, Osamu Kawano, Tadashi Sakane, Risa Oda, Takuya Watanabe, Ryoichi Nakanishi

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2891-2894

(27 September 2017)

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Thoracoscopic tracheal resection and reconstruction: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery as a “tool” toward minimally invasive surgery

Naoko Imanishi, Fumihiro Tanaka

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:2895-2897

(27 September 2017)

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Original Article

Clinical analysis of acute myocardial infarction caused by coronary embolism

Zhen-Yu Jiao, Da-Peng Zhang, Kun Xia, Le-Feng Wang, Xin-Chun Yang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:2898-2903

(27 September 2017)

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Differences in airway remodeling and airway inflammation among moderate-severe asthma clinical phenotypes

Wen-Jing Ye, Wei-Guo Xu, Xue-Jun Guo, Feng-Feng Han, Juan Peng, Xiao-Ming Li, Wen-Bin Guan, Li-Wei Yu, Jin-Yuan Su, Zhi-Lei Cui, Lin Song, Yue Zhang, Yan-Min Wang, Tian-Yun Yang, Xia-Hui Ge, Di Yao, Song Liu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2904-2914

(27 September 2017)

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A prospective randomized trial comparing homologous and autologous fibrin sealants for the control of alveolar air leak

Burcu Kılıç, Ezel Erşen, Ahmet Demirkaya, H. Volkan Kara, Nurlan Alizade, Mehlika İşcan, Kamil Kaynak, Akif Turna

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2915-2922

(27 September 2017)

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Continuation of gefitinib plus chemotherapy prolongs progression- free survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients who get acquired resistance to gefitinib without T790M mutations

Ting Ding, Fei Zhou, Xiaoxia Chen, Shijia Zhang, Yinan Liu, Hui Sun, Shengxiang Ren, Xuefei Li, Chao Zhao, Heyong Wang, Caicun Zhou

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2923-2934

(27 September 2017)

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Outcomes of surgical treatment in 115 patients with primary cardiac tumours: a 15-year experience at a single institution

Ran Mo, Lin Mi, Qing Zhou, Dongjin Wang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2935-2941

(27 September 2017)

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Prognostic impact of controlling nutritional status score in resected lung squamous cell carcinoma

Gouji Toyokawa, Yuka Kozuma, Taichi Matsubara, Naoki Haratake, Shinkichi Takamori, Takaki Akamine, Kazuki Takada, Masakazu Katsura, Mototsugu Shimokawa, Fumihiro Shoji, Tatsuro Okamoto, Yoshihiko Maehara

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2942-2951

(27 September 2017)

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The acceptance of illness, the intensity of pain and the quality of life in patients with lung cancer

Mariusz Chabowski, Jacek Polański, Beata Jankowska-Polanska, Katarzyna Lomper, Dariusz Janczak, Joanna Rosinczuk

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:2952-2958

(27 September 2017)

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The introduction of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy for the diagnosis of small pulmonary peripheral lesions in an Asian population

Ye Gu, Shanhao Chen, Jingyun Shi, Chunyan Wu, Zongmei Wen, Hong Shi, Baomei Wu, Xin Xu, Hao Wang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2959-2965

(27 September 2017)

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Cluster analysis of acute ascending aortic dissection provides novel insight into mechanisms of distal progression

Jennifer L. Philip, Nilto C. De Oliveira, Shahab A. Akhter, Brooks L. Rademacher, Christopher B. Goodavish, Paul D. DiMusto, Paul C. Tang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2966-2973

(27 September 2017)

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Analysis of the clinical differentiation of pulmonary sclerosing pneumocytoma and lung cancer

Jun Zhu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:2974-2981

(27 September 2017)

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Minimally invasive esophagectomy is a safe surgical treatment for locally advanced pathologic T3 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Xiao bin Zhang, Yu Yang, Bo Ye, Yifeng Sun, Xufeng Guo, Rong Hua, Teng Mao, Wentao Fang, Zhigang Li

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2982-2991

(27 September 2017)

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Goal-directed fluid restriction using stroke volume variation and cardiac index during one-lung ventilation: a randomized controlled trial

Hui Xu, Shu-Hua Shu, Di Wang, Xiao-Qing Chai, Yan-Hu Xie, Wei-De Zhou

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:2992-3004

(27 September 2017)

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Clinical outcomes of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a propensity score- matched analysis

Duk Hwan Moon, Jong Mog Lee, Jae Hyun Jeon, Hee Chul Yang, Moon Soo Kim

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3005-3012

(27 September 2017)

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Predictors of high flow nasal cannula failure in immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure due to non-HIV pneumocystis pneumonia

Won-Young Kim, Heungsup Sung, Sang-Bum Hong, Chae-Man Lim, Younsuck Koh, Jin Won Huh

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3013-3022

(27 September 2017)

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Patterns of distant organ metastases in esophageal cancer: a population-based study

Dashan Ai, Hanting Zhu, Wenjia Ren, Yun Chen, Qi Liu, Jiaying Deng, Jinjun Ye, Jianhong Fan, Kuaile Zhao

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3023-3030

(27 September 2017)

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Deep sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery in the Chinese population: a single-centre 15-year retrospective study

Liang Pan, Ran Mo, Qing Zhou, Dongjin Wang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3031-3037

(27 September 2017)

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Worse survival after curative resection in patients with pathological stage I non-small cell lung cancer adjoining pulmonary cavity formation

Hiroyuki Kimura, Hisashi Saji, Tomoyuki Miyazawa, Hiroki Sakai, Masataka Tsuda, Yoichi Wakiyama, Hideki Marushima, Koji Kojima, Haruhiko Nakamura

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3038-3044

(27 September 2017)

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Mitral valve repair versus replacement in elderly patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiaoke Shang, Rong Lu, Mei Liu, Shuna Xiao, Nianguo Dong

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3045-3051

(27 September 2017)

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Endoscopic naso-leakage drainage: a safe and effective method for the management of intrathoracic anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy

Yi Zhang, Yong-Xing Zhang, Jian-Wei Hu, Guang-Yu Yao, Liang Xue, Hong Fan, Yi-Qun Zhang, Qun Wang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3052-3061

(27 September 2017)

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Transmanubrial osteomuscular sparing approach for resection of cervico-thoracic lesions

Xufeng Pan, Chang Gu, Rui Wang, Heng Zhao, Jun Yang, Jianxin Shi

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3062-3068

(27 September 2017)

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Is compensatory hyperhidrosis after thoracic sympathicotomy in palmar hyperhidrosis patients related to the excitability of thoracic sympathetic ganglions?

Jun -Peng Chen, Rui -Fu Chen, A -Jing Peng, Chen -Hui Xu, Guo -Ying Li

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3069-3075

(27 September 2017)

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Induction chemoradiotherapy using docetaxel and cisplatin with definitive-dose radiation followed by surgery for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Hidejiro Torigoe, Junichi Soh, Shuta Tomida, Kei Namba, Hiroki Sato, Kuniaki Katsui, Katsuyuki Hotta, Kazuhiko Shien, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Masaomi Yamane, Susumu Kanazawa, Katsuyuki Kiura, Shinichiro Miyoshi, Shinichi Toyooka

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3076-3086

(27 September 2017)

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Effectiveness and safety of simultaneous hybrid thoracoscopic endocardial catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in obese and non-obese patients

Kevin Phan, Laurent Pison, Nelson Wang, Aran Kanagaratnam, Tristan D. Yan, Bart Maesen, Jos G. Maessen, Harry J. Crijns, Mark La Meir

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3087-3096

(27 September 2017)

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Comparison of perioperative outcomes following hybrid minimally invasive versus open Ivor Lewis esophagectomy for esophageal cancer

Ju Sik Yun, Kook Joo Na, Sang Yun Song, Seok Kim, In Seok Jeong, Sang Gi Oh

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3097-3104

(27 September 2017)

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Robot-assisted thoracic surgery for complex procedures

Shuenn Wen Kuo, Pei Ming Huang, Mong Wei Lin, Ke Cheng Chen, Jang Ming Lee

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3105-3113

(27 September 2017)

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Automatic Lung-RADS™ classification with a natural language processing system

Sebastian E. Beyer, Brady J. McKee, Shawn M. Regis, Andrea B. McKee, Sebastian Flacke, Gilan El Saadawi, Christoph Wald

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3114-3122

(27 September 2017)

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Anti-cancer activity of dose-fractioned mPE +/− bevacizumab regimen is paralleled by immune-modulation in advanced squamous NSLC patients

Pierpaolo Pastina, Valerio Nardone, Stefania Croci, Giuseppe Battaglia, Francesca Vanni, Cristiana Bellan, Marcella Barbarino, Veronica Ricci, Susan Costantini, Francesca Capone, Cirino Botta, Mayra Rachele Zarone, Gabriella Misso, Mariarosaria Boccellino, Michele Caraglia, Antonio Giordano, Piero Paladini, Pierfrancesco Tassone, Pierosandro Tagliaferri, Maria Grazia Cusi, Luigi Pirtoli, Pierpaolo Correale

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3123-3131

(27 September 2017)

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Pleurodesis: a comparison of two sclerosing agents for pleural effusions in Mozambique

Ivo Figueiredo, Anilsa Cossa, Anila Hassane, José Sousa, Joaquim Pondo, João Teixeira, Kevan Akrami, Susannah K. Graves, Atul Malhotra, Elizabete A. Nunes

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3132-3137

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Features of rheumatic mitral valves and a grading system to identify suitable repair cases in China

Tiange Luo, Jie Han, Xu Meng

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3138-3147

(27 September 2017)

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Should sinus of Valsalva be preserved in patients with bicuspid aortic valve and aortic dilation?

Yulin Wang, Yi Lin, Kanhua Yin, Kai Zhu, Zhaohua Yang, Yongxin Sun, Hao Lai, Chunsheng Wang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3148-3153

(27 September 2017)

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Airway stenting in patients requiring intubation due to malignant airway stenosis: a 10-year experience

Masahide Oki, Hideo Saka, Kazumi Hori

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3154-3160

(27 September 2017)

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A comparative study of conventional cytology and cell block method in the diagnosis of pleural effusion

Theerada Assawasaksakul, Viboon Boonsarngsuk, Pimpin Incharoen

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3161-3167

(27 September 2017)

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Distance-saturation product of the 6-minute walk test predicts mortality of patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Meng-Heng Hsieh, Yueh-Fu Fang, Fu-Tsai Chung, Chung-Shu Lee, Yu-Chen Chang, Yuan-Zhang Liu, Cheng-Hsien Wu, Horng-Chyuan Lin

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3168-3176

(27 September 2017)

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Using M-mode ultrasonography to assess diaphragm dysfunction and predict the success of mechanical ventilation weaning in elderly patients

Daozheng Huang, Huan Ma, Wenzhao Zhong, Xiaoting Wang, Yan Wu, Tiehe Qin, Shouhong Wang, Ning Tan

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3177-3186

(27 September 2017)

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Contralateral thoracoscopic lobectomy in postlobectomy patients

Manabu Yasuda, Ryoichi Nakanishi, Shinji Shinohara, Masataka Mori, Syuhei Ashikari, Tsunehiro Oyama, Takeshi Hanagiri

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3187-3192

(27 September 2017)

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Prognostic role of initial pan-endoscopic tumor length at diagnosis in operable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma undergoing esophagectomy with or without neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy

Chen-Sung Lin, Chao-Yu Liu, Chih-Tao Cheng, Yu-Chen Tsai, Lun-Wei Chiou, Ming-Yuan Lee, Chia-Chuan Liu, Chih-Hsun Shih

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3193-3207

(27 September 2017)

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Current status of asthma care in South Korea: nationwide the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service database

Joon Young Choi, Hyoung Kyu Yoon, Jae Ha Lee, Kwang Ha Yoo, Bo Yeon Kim, Hye Won Bae, Young Kyoon Kim, Chin Kook Rhee

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3208-3214

(27 September 2017)

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The Redax^® Coaxial Drain in pulmonary lobectomy: a study of efficacy

Ottavio Rena, Sara Parini, Esther Papalia, Fabio Massera, Davide Turello, Guido Baietto, Caterina Casadio

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3215-3221

(27 September 2017)

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Surgical site infections after lung resection: a prospective study of risk factors in 1,091 consecutive patients

Andrea Imperatori, Elisa Nardecchia, Lorenzo Dominioni, Daniele Sambucci, Sebastiano Spampatti, Giancarlo Feliciotti, Nicola Rotolo

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3222-3231

(27 September 2017)

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Comparison of continuous compression with regular ventilations versus 30:2 compressions-ventilations strategy during mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a porcine model of cardiac arrest

Zhengfei Yang, Qingyu Liu, Guanghui Zheng, Zhifeng Liu, Longyuan Jiang, Qing Lin, Rui Chen, Wanchun Tang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3232-3238

(27 September 2017)

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Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry: a powerful tool for identification of Corynebacterium species

Rong Bao, Xiaodong Gao, Bijie Hu, Zhaoyan Zhou

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

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:3239-3245

(27 September 2017)

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Guideline

The Society for Translational Medicine: clinical practice guidelines for mechanical ventilation management for patients undergoing lobectomy

Shugeng Gao, Zhongheng Zhang, Alessandro Brunelli, Chang Chen, Chun Chen, Gang Chen, Haiquan Chen, Jin-Shing Chen, Stephen Cassivi, Ying Chai, John B. Downs, Wentao Fang, Xiangning Fu, Martínez I. Garutti, Jianxing He, Jie He, Jian Hu, Yunchao Huang, Gening Jiang, Hongjing Jiang, Zhongmin Jiang, Danqing Li, Gaofeng Li, Hui Li, Qiang Li, Xiaofei Li, Yin Li, Zhijun Li, Chia-Chuan Liu, Deruo Liu, Lunxu Liu, Yongyi Liu, Haitao Ma, Weimin Mao, Yousheng Mao, Juwei Mou, Calvin Sze Hang Ng, René H. Petersen, Guibin Qiao, Gaetano Rocco, Erico Ruffini, Lijie Tan, Qunyou Tan, Tang Tong, Haidong Wang, Qun Wang, Ruwen Wang, Shumin Wang, 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

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3246-3254

(27 September 2017)

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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

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3255-3264

(27 September 2017)

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Surgical Technique

Microinvasive segmentectomy in a sculpting manner: a case of VATS left S1+2 segmentectomy

Liang Xue, Yunfeng Yuan

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3265-3268

(27 September 2017)

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Left upper lobectomy and pulmonary angioplasty by uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery

Kaihua Tian, Ronghua Yang, Bin Han

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3269-3271

(27 September 2017)

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Systemic tunnel dissection of mediastinal lymph nodes without clamping via uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Jia-Tao Zhang, Song Dong, Xue-Ning Yang, Yi-Long Wu, Wen-Zhao Zhong

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3272-3274

(27 September 2017)

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Bronchial interrupted suture anastomosis for video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) right upper lobe resection

Qianli Ma, Qiduo Yu, Deruo Liu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3275-3276

(27 September 2017)

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How to manage tumor located between upper division and lingular segment “S3+S4 segmentectomy and S3b+S4 segmentectomy”

Shin-Ichi Yamashita, Yasuhiro Yoshida, Daisuke Hamatake, Takeshi Shiraishi, Katsunobu Kawahara, Akinori Iwasaki

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3277-3279

(27 September 2017)

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Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic right upper posterior segmentectomy with systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy

Guofei Zhang, Zhijun Wu, Yimin Wu, Gang Shen, Ying Chai

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3280-3284

(27 September 2017)

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Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery left upper lobe trisegmentectomy using flexible tip 3D video scope

Mathew Thomas

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3285-3287

(27 September 2017)

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Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy in a patient with carcinoid tumor located at the orifice of the right lower lobe

Semih Halezeroğlu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3288-3292

(27 September 2017)

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Port-access thoracoscopic bisubsegmentectomy of right upper lobe posterior and anterior segments

Hirohisa Kato, Hiroyuki Oizumi, Jun Suzuki, Akira Hamada, Hikaru Watarai, Kenta Nakahashi, Mitsuaki Sadahiro

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3293-3295

(27 September 2017)

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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lower lobe bisegmentectomy (S7/8) for a central pulmonary metastasis

Andreas Hiebinger, Thomas Weik, Horst Mertins, Johannes Bodner

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3296-3298

(27 September 2017)

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Thoracoscopic left S4a subsegmentectomy

Akira Hamada, Hiroyuki Oizumi, Hirohisa Kato, Jun Suzuki, Hikaru Watarai, Katsuyuki Suzuki, Takanori Sasage, Mitsuaki Sadahiro

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3299-3301

(27 September 2017)

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Four arm robotic-assisted pulmonary resection-right upper lobectomy: how to do it

Alessandro Pardolesi, Luca Bertolaccini, Jury Brandolini, Piergiorgio Solli

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3302-3306

(27 September 2017)

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Review Article

Recent advances in the management of pulmonary tuberculoma with focus on the use of tubeless video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Zhaohua Xia, Kun Qiao, Jianxing He

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3307-3312

(27 September 2017)

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Cystic tumor of the atrioventricular node: a review of the literature

Jessica G. Y. Luc, Kevin Phan, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3313-3318

(27 September 2017)

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Lung densitometry: why, how and when

Mario Mascalchi, Gianna Camiciottoli, Stefano Diciotti

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3319-3345

(27 September 2017)

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Lung transplantation in elderly patients

Andrew Courtwright, Edward Cantu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3346-3351

(27 September 2017)

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Bridging to lung transplantation with extracorporeal circulatory support: when or when not?

Gabriel Loor, Leo Simpson, Amit Parulekar

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3352-3361

(27 September 2017)

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Living-related lung transplantation

Hiroshi Date

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3362-3371

(27 September 2017)

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Recipient selection process and listing for lung transplantation

Geert M. Verleden, Lieven Dupont, Jonas Yserbyt, Veronique Schaevers, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Arne Neyrinck, Robin Vos

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3372-3384

(27 September 2017)

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Management of non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR mutation: the role of radiotherapy in the era of tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy—opportunities and challenges

Bing Xia, Shirong Zhang, Shenglin Ma

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3385-3393

(27 September 2017)

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Perspective

Inter-hospital transports on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in different health-care systems

Lars Mikael Broman

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3425-3429

(27 September 2017)

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Lung transplantation in the most critically-III: forging ahead

Michael S. Mulvihill, Matthew G. Hartwig, Mani A. Daneshmand

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3430-3432

(27 September 2017)

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Five reasons for caution in advocating low-dose computerized tomographic lung cancer screening

Jerome M. Reich, Jong S. Kim

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3433-3436

(27 September 2017)

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Review Article of Interventional Pulmonology Corner¹

Foreign body aspiration in adult airways: therapeutic approach

Justin C. Hewlett, Otis B. Rickman, Robert J. Lentz, Udaya B. Prakash, Fabien Maldonado

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3398-3409

(27 September 2017)

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Preface of Air Pollution Section²

Introduction to JTD Air Pollution Section

Junfeng (Jim) Zhang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3410-3411

(27 September 2017)

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Editorial of GARD Section³

War-time asthma: lessons from Syria

Louis-Philippe Boulet

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3412-3414

(27 September 2017)

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Original Article of GARD Section³

Uncontrolled and under-diagnosed asthma in a Damascus shelter during the Syrian crisis

Yousser Mohammad, Shaaban Rafea, Youssef Latifeh, Ali Khaddam, Bisher Sawaf, Mhd Ismael Zakaria, Mohammad Sadek Al Masalmeh, Yaser Fawaz, Abdoulraouf Allaham, Imad Almani, Hiba El-Tarcheh, Ayham Ghazal, Ali Zaher, Hala Rifai, Hamed Joumah, S. Dresden Glockler-Lauf, Teresa To

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3415-3424

(27 September 2017)

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Case Report

Surgery for a large tracheoesophageal fistula using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Anne S. van Drumpt, Hidde M. Kroon, Frank Grüne, Robert van Thiel, Manon C. W. Spaander, Bas P. L. Wijnhoven, Dinis Dos Reis Miranda

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E735-E738

(27 September 2017)

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Successful treatment of a ruptured left internal mammary artery aneurysm with a delayed diagnosis of Type I neurofibromatosis

Do Wan Kim, In Seok Jeong, Kook Joo Na, Bong Suk Oh, Byung Hee Ahn, Sang Yun Song

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E739-E742

(27 September 2017)

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Minimally invasive, multi-disciplinary approach for surgical management of a mediastinal congenital bronchogenic cyst in a 6-month-old infant

Xiao-Hua Li, Tao Zhang, Sheng Wang, Biao-Chuan He, Xue-Ning Yang, Wen-Zhao Zhong, Ji- Mei Chen

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E743-E747

(27 September 2017)

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Chylothorax after mediastinal ganglioneuroma resection treated with fibrin sealant patch: a case report

Marco Chiarelli, Pietro Achilli, Angelo Guttadauro, Giuseppe Vertemati, Sabina Terragni, Matilde De Simone, Ugo Cioffi

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E748-E751

(27 September 2017)

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Hemangiopericytoma 11 years later: delayed recurrence of a rare soft tissue sarcoma

Keng Peng Cheng, Wei-Jin Wong, Shahrul Hashim, Kein Seong Mun

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E752-E756

(27 September 2017)

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A case report of giant esophageal neurofibroma

Men Yang, Dongni Chen, Xiaoyan Gao, Zhesheng Wen

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E757-E761

(27 September 2017)

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The new transbronchial diagnostic approach for the metastatic lung tumor from renal cell carcinoma—a case report

Yu Okubo, Yuji Matsumoto, Toshiyuki Nakai, Takaaki Tsuchida, Keisuke Asakura, Noriko Motoi, Shun-ichi Watanabe

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E762-E766

(27 September 2017)

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Laparoscopic repair of a peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia after a convergent procedure for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Antony Delliturri, Shintaro Chiba, Igor Brichkov, Danny Sherwinter

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E767-E770

(27 September 2017)

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Sudden hypotension occurring after 4 days of left-sided central catheter placement

Youn-Jung Kim, Won Young Kim

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E771-E773

(27 September 2017)

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Atypical carcinoid localized at the bronchus accompanied by diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia in the distal lung: a rare case report

Kyoshiro Takegahara, Akira Sato, Takayuki Ibi, Tatsuya Inoue, Jitsuo Usuda

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E774-E778

(27 September 2017)

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Tuberculous tracheobronchial stenosis: avoiding resection—when less is more

Katherine Khvilivitzky, Puja N. Trivedi, P. Michael McFadden

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E779-E782

(27 September 2017)

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Adult-onset Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the sternum

Yi-Jhih Huang, Kuan-Hsun Lin, Tai-Kuang Chao, Tsai-Wang Huang, Hsu-Kai Huang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E783-E786

(27 September 2017)

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Endoscopic diverticulotomy with a stapler can be an effective and safe treatment for Killian-Jamieson diverticulum

Po-Jen Yun, Hsu-Kai Huang, Hung Chang, Shih-Chun Lee, Tsai-Wang Huang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E787-E791

(27 September 2017)

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A rare mixed breast cancer of intraductal and solid papillary with tubular carcinoma histotypes in a young woman

Xiaohui Zhang, Jie Shi, Yidong Zhou, Feng Mao, Yan Lin, Jinghong Guan, Zhiyong Liang, Qiang Sun

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E792-E796

(27 September 2017)

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Highlighted version successful resection of a tracheal metastasis of rectal cancer: a case report

Takaki Akamine, Gouji Toyokawa, Kenichi Kohashi, Taichi Matsubara, Yuka Kozuma, Naoki Haratake, Shinkichi Takamori, Masakazu Katsura, Kazuki Takada, Fumihiro Shoji, Tatsuro Okamoto, Yoshinao Oda, Yoshihiko Maehara

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E797-E800

(27 September 2017)

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Safe administration of intrapleural alteplase during pregnancy

Heather Torbic, Hanine Inaty, Siva Raja, Humberto Choi

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E801-E804

(27 September 2017)

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Lung metastases in an atypical type A thymoma variant

Masaki Hashimoto, Yoshitane Tsukamoto, Shohei Matsuo, Toru Nakamichi, Nobuyuki Kondo, Seiki Hasegawa

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E805-E807

(27 September 2017)

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AB thymoma with atypical type A component with delayed multiple lung and brain metastases

Wieslawa Grajkowska, Ewa Matyja, Jacek Kunicki, Sylwia Szymanska, Alexander Marx, Cleo-Aron Weis, Renata Langfort, Malgorzata Szolkowska

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E808-E814

(27 September 2017)

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Glomus tumors of the trachea: 2 case reports and a review of the literature

Chun Wang, Yuan Ma, Xin Zhao, Pei-Li Sun, Ying-Ming Zhang, Mao Huang, Yan Zhu, Shu-Xian Jin

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E815-E826

(27 September 2017)

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system as a bridge to reparative surgery in ventricular septal defect complicating acute inferoposterior myocardial infarction

Jose Rozado, Isaac Pascual, Pablo Avanzas, Daniel Hernandez-Vaquero, Ruben Alvarez, Rocio Díaz, Beatriz Díaz, María Martín, Amelia Carro, Guillermo Muñiz, Jacobo Silva, Cesar Moris

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E827-E830

(27 September 2017)

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Meeting Report

The 97th American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Centennial

Chen Ling

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E831-E840

(27 September 2017)

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Meet the Professor

Professor Clemens Aigner: the development and the future of lung surgery

Sucy X. Wu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E841-E842

(27 September 2017)

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Professor Yin-Kai Chao: art of surgery—the journey of a thoracic surgeon

Silvia Zhou

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E843-E844

(27 September 2017)

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Dr. Masaki Hashimoto: clinical impact of circulating tumor cell in metastatic colorectal cancer patients who underwent pulmonary metastasectomy

Qiuyuan Li

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E845-E847

(27 September 2017)

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Professor Bruce W. Lytle: let the talented people exhibit their ideas without inhibiting them, taking the advantages of the people around you—the key for collaboration

Chao-Xiu He, Cliff Lun

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E848-E849

(27 September 2017)

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Prof. John Elefteriades: being alert to everything a patient teaches you

Skylar Gao

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E850-E852

(27 September 2017)

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Professor Joshua Sonett: to make lung donors more available in the US

Chao-Xiu (Melanie) He

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E853-E854

(27 September 2017)

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Prof. David Watson: new things are not always better

Skylar Gao, Pengcheng Lee

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E855-E856

(27 September 2017)

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Thoracic surgeon Lijie Tan in Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital: discussion on the self-cultivation of a thoracic surgeon

Lili Liao, Vivian Kong

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E857-E860

(27 September 2017)

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Prof. Christopher W. Seder: “Cooperation with the STS database: where do we go next?”

Xiao-Mei Liu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E861-E862

(27 September 2017)

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Prof. Jaroslaw Kuzdzal: education on thoracic surgery should include more global aspects

Xiao-Mei Liu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E863

(27 September 2017)

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Letter to the Editor

Comparison of the yield of 19-G eXcelon core needle to a 21-G EBUS needle during endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration of mediastinal lymph nodes for the detection of granulomas in cases of suspected sarcoidosis

Abhishek Biswas, John P. Wynne, Divya Patel, Michelle Weber, Shaleen Thakur, P. S. Sriram

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E864-E866

(27 September 2017)

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Sleep disordered breathing and post-cardiac surgery atrial fibrillation

Roop Kaw, Reena Mehra

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E867-E868

(27 September 2017)

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Navigation-assisted bronchoscopy for ground-glass opacity lesions

Naofumi Shinagawa

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E869-E870

(27 September 2017)

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Morphine in acute heart failure: good in relieving symptoms, bad in improving outcomes

Òscar Miró, Víctor Gil, W. Frank Peacock

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E871-E874

(27 September 2017)

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PET scan avidity and its role in surgical resection for IIIa N2 disease

Stevan Pupovac, Paul C. Lee

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E875-E876

(27 September 2017)

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Target blood pressure in high risk cardiovascular patients

Dominic Millenaar, Sebastian Ewen, Felix Mahfoud, Michael Böhm

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E877-E878

(27 September 2017)

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Recognizing the strange: experience of the ESTS-AME clinical fellowship in Beijing and Guangzhou

Claudio Caviezel

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E879-E880

(27 September 2017)

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Controversy and perspective in the management of marginally operable stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer: response to Editorial by Charlotte Billiet and Dirk De Ruysscher and Editorial by Dr. Wanpu Yan and Dr. David R. Jones

Kai-Lin Yang, Jiunn-Song Jiang, Kwan-Hwa Chi

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E881-E883

(27 September 2017)

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Symptom-based treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine in bronchiectasis patients with hemoptysis

Zhi-Min Zhang, Pei-Hua Ren, Wei-Jie Guan

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:E884-E886

(27 September 2017)

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Mini-Review

The role of sympathectomy in long QT syndrome

Achilleas Antonopoulos, David Lawrence, Davide Patrini, Marco Scarci, Robert George, Martin Hayward, Sofoklis Mitsos, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2017;

(9)

:3394-3397

(27 September 2017)

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Disclosure:

1. The series “Interventional Pulmonology Corner” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Kassem Harris served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

2. The series “Air Pollution” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Junfeng (Jim) Zhang served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

3. The series “GARD Section” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Yousser Mohammad and Alvaro A. Cruz served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.

Vol 9, No 9 (September 27, 2017): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Original Article

Guideline

Surgical Technique

Review Article

Perspective

Review Article of Interventional Pulmonology Corner1

Preface of Air Pollution Section2

Editorial of GARD Section3

Original Article of GARD Section3

Case Report

Meeting Report

Meet the Professor

Review Article of Interventional Pulmonology Corner¹

Preface of Air Pollution Section²

Editorial of GARD Section³

Original Article of GARD Section³