Vol 10, No 3 (March 31, 2018) - Journal of Thoracic Disease

Moon Seong Baek, Chi Ryang Chung, Hwa Jung Kim, Woo Hyun Cho, Young-Jae Cho, Sunghoon Park, Seung Yong Park, Byung Ju Kang, Jung-Hyun Kim, So Hee Park, Jin Young Oh, Yun Su Sim, Sang-Bum Hong

PDF Pages: 1406-1417 Full Text (11024) Open Access

Early changes in coagulation profiles and lactate levels in patients with septic shock undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Hyoung Soo Kim, Dae Young Cheon, Sang Ook Ha, Sang Jin Han, Hyun-Sook Kim, Sun Hee Lee, Sung Gyun Kim, Sunghoon Park

PDF Pages: 1418-1430 Full Text (3127) Open Access

Selective gene amplification to detect the T790M mutation in plasma from patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have developed epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) resistance

Shingo Nishikawa, Hideharu Kimura, Hayato Koba, Taro Yoneda, Satoshi Watanabe, Tamami Sakai, Johsuke Hara, Takashi Sone, Kazuo Kasahara, Shinji Nakao

PDF Pages: 1431-1439 Full Text (2471) Open Access

A population-based analysis of outcomes after radiotherapy in intensive care unit patients with lung cancer

Alexander V. Louie, Lihua Li, Krista Bray Jenkyn, Britney Allen, George B. Rodrigues, Andrew Warner, David A. Palma, Salimah Z. Shariff

PDF Pages: 1440-1448 Full Text (1852) Open Access

Lipoxin A4 regulates PM2.5-induced severe allergic asthma in mice via the Th1/Th2 balance of group 2 innate lymphoid cells

Xiaoxia Lu, Huicong Fu, Feng Han, Yurong Fang, Jiali Xu, Liqiong Zhang, Qing Du

PDF Pages: 1449-1459 Full Text (3126) Open Access

Percutaneous occluder device closure through femoral vein guidance by transthoracic echocardiography in adult atrial septal defect patients

Yixin Jia, Xu Meng, Yan Li, Chunlei Xu, Wen Zeng, Yuqing Jiao, Wei Han

PDF Pages: 1460-1467 Full Text (Video) (2804) Open Access

Sevoflurane did not show better protective effect on endothelial glycocalyx layer compared to propofol during lung resection surgery with one lung ventilation

Hye-Jin Kim, Eunsoo Kim, Seung-Hoon Baek, Hee Young Kim, Joo-Yun Kim, Juyeon Park, Eun- Ji Choi

PDF Pages: 1468-1475 Full Text (2967) Open Access

Atrial fibrillation is related to lower incidence of deep venous thrombosis in patients with pulmonary embolism

Khalid Bin Waleed, Xumin Guan, Xintao Li, Yiheng Yang, Zhao Wang, Xiaomeng Yin, Zhengyan Wang, Jianghai Liu, Lianjun Gao, Dong Chang, Xianjie Xiao, Rongfeng Zhang, Gary Tse, Yunlong Xia

PDF Pages: 1476-1482 Full Text (6548) Open Access

Effects of volume-controlled ventilation vs. pressure-controlled ventilation on respiratory function and inflammatory factors in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic radical resection of pulmonary carcinoma

Jing Tan, Zhenghuan Song, Qingming Bian, Pengyi Li, Lianbing Gu

PDF Pages: 1483-1489 Full Text (3067) Open Access

Cold crystalloid versus warm blood cardioplegia in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement

Paolo Nardi, Sara R. Vacirca, Marco Russo, Dionisio F. Colella, Carlo Bassano, Antonio Scafuri, Antonio Pellegrino, Gerry Melino, Giovanni Ruvolo

PDF Pages: 1490-1499 Full Text (3514) Open Access

Clinical results of multimodality therapy for esophageal cancer with distant metastasis

Masakuni Sakaguchi, Toshiya Maebayashi, Takuya Aizawa, Naoya Ishibashi, Tsutomu Saito

PDF Pages: 1500-1510 Full Text (2081) Open Access

Lymph node metastases near the celiac trunk should be considered separately from other nodal metastases in patients with cancer of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction after neoadjuvant treatment and surgery

Sjoerd M. Lagarde, Martinus C. J. Anderegg, Suzanne S. Gisbertz, Sybren L. Meijer, Maarten C. C. M. Hulshof, Jacques J. G. H. M. Bergman, Hanneke W. M. van Laarhoven, Mark I. van Berge Henegouwen

PDF Pages: 1511-1521 Full Text (8557) Open Access

Prognostic and clinicopathological significance of platelet to lymphocyte ratio in esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis

Juhong Deng, Peng Zhang, Yue Sun, Ping Peng, Yu Huang

PDF Pages: 1522-1531 Full Text (2621) Open Access

A long-term evaluation of postoperative moist hands after R4/ R4+5 sympathectomy for primary palmar hyperhidrosis

Wenhan Weng, Yanguo Liu, Jianfeng Li, Guanchao Jiang, Jun Liu, Jun Wang

PDF Pages: 1532-1537 Full Text (1924) Open Access

Comparison of short-term outcomes for connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis after lung transplantation

Ji Eun Park, Song Yee Kim, Joo Han Song, Young Sam Kim, Joon Chang, Jin Gu Lee, Hyo Chae Paik, Moo Suk Park

PDF Pages: 1538-1547 Full Text (3733) Open Access

Is closed thoracic drainage tube necessary for minimally invasive thoracoscopic-esophagectomy?

Lei Cai, Yan Li, Wen-Bin Wang, Man Guo, Xiao Lian, Shu-Ao Xiao, Guang-Hui Xu, Xue-Wen Yang, Li Sun, Hong-Wei Zhang

PDF Pages: 1548-1553 Full Text (1935) Open Access

Different strategy of salvage esophagectomy between residual and recurrent esophageal cancer after definitive chemoradiotherapy

Yusuke Taniyama, Tadashi Sakurai, Takahiro Heishi, Hiroshi Okamoto, Chiaki Sato, Shota Maruyama, Yu Onodera, Hirotaka Ishida, Michiaki Unno, Takashi Kamei

PDF Pages: 1554-1562 Full Text (2499) Open Access

Retrograde perfusion through superior vena cava reaches the brain during circulatory arrest

Mario Gaudino, Natalia Ivascu, Melissa Cushing, Christopher Lau, Ivancarmine Gambardella, Antonino Di Franco, Lucas B. Ohmes, Monica Munjal, Leonard N. Girardi

PDF Pages: 1563-1568 Full Text (2245) Open Access

The clinical value of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in patients undergoing pulmonary metastasectomy for metastatic colorectal cancer

Masaki Hashimoto, Fumihiro Tanaka, Kazue Yoneda, Teruhisa Takuwa, Ayumi Kuroda, Seiji Matsumoto, Yoshitomo Okumura, Nobuyuki Kondo, Tohru Tsujimura, Takashi Nakano, Seiki Hasegawa

PDF Pages: 1569-1577 Full Text (1972) Open Access

Prognostic value of pre-transplant mean pulmonary arterial pressure in lung transplant recipients: a single-institution experience

Chi Young Kim, Ji Eun Park, Ah Young Leem, Joo Han Song, Song Yee Kim, Kyung Soo Chung, Eun Young Kim, Ji Ye Jung, Young Ae Kang, Young Sam Kim, Joon Chang, Jin Gu Lee, Hyo Chae Paik, Moo Suk Park

PDF Pages: 1578-1587 Full Text (3857) Open Access

Right anterior mini-thoracotomy vs. conventional sternotomy for aortic valve replacement: a propensity-matched comparison

Mauro Del Giglio, Elisa Mikus, Roberto Nerla, Antonio Micari, Simone Calvi, Alberto Tripodi, Gianluca Campo, Elisa Maietti, Fausto Castriota, Alberto Cremonesi

PDF Pages: 1588-1595 Full Text (8479) Open Access

COP9 signalosome subunit CSN5, but not CSN6, is upregulated in lung adenocarcinoma and predicts poor prognosis

Dakai Xiao, Shengli Yang, Liyan Huang, Huiming He, Hui Pan, Jianxing He

PDF Pages: 1596-1606 Full Text (2516) Open Access

Establishment of animal model of gastroesophageal reflux disease by per-oral endoscopic tunneling: a preliminary study

Hai-Qing Hu, Hui-Kai Li, Ying Xiong, Xiao-Bin Zhang, Jun-Li Zhi, Xiao-Xiao Wang, En-Qiang Linghu

PDF Pages: 1607-1613 Full Text (2920) Open Access

Expression pattern of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 in mice with Acinetobacter baumannii colonization and infection in the lung

Chengping Hu, Juan Jiang, Zhen Li, Yuanyuan Li

PDF Pages: 1614-1621 Full Text (1318) Open Access

Influence of lung resection volume on risk of primary spontaneous pneumothorax recurrence

Si Young Choi, Young Du Kim, Do Yeon Kim, Jong Hui Suh, Jeong Seob Yoon, Yeo Rok Kim, Eun Kyung Yu, Chan Beom Park

PDF Pages: 1622-1627 Full Text (1792) Open Access

Inflammation is related to preoperative hypoxemia in patients with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection

Xu-Zhou Duan, Zhi-Yun Xu, Fang-Lin Lu, Lin Han, Yang-Feng Tang, Hao Tang, Yang Liu

PDF Pages: 1628-1634 Full Text (3135) Open Access

Single nucleotide polymorphisms of casitas B-lineage lymphoma proto-oncogene-b predict outcomes of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer after first-line platinum based doublet chemotherapy

Peng Li, Hong-Liang Liu, Zhi-Qiang Zhang, Xiao-Dong Lv, Yu-Xi Chang, Hui-Juan Wang, Jie Ma, Zhi-Yong Ma, Xiu-Juan Qu, Yue-e Teng

PDF Pages: 1635-1647 Full Text (2097) Open Access

Unhealthy alcohol use is associated with postoperative complications in veterans undergoing lung resection

Solomon A. Graf, Steven B. Zeliadt, Peter J. Rise, Leah M. Backhus, Xiao-Hua Zhou, Emily C. Williams

PDF Pages: 1648-1656 Full Text (3015) Open Access

The comparison of predictive factors regarding prognoses and invasion of thymic neuroendocrine tumors preoperatively and postoperatively

Dongliang Bian, Mengfan Qi, Junjie Hu, Ye Ning, Feng Zhou, Ke Fei, Peng Zhang

PDF Pages: 1657-1669 Full Text (1852) Open Access

Perioperative management and outcomes of minimally invasive esophagectomy: case study of a high-volume tertiary center in Taiwan

Tzu Chang, Po-Ni Hsiao, Man-Yin Tsai, Pei-Ming Huang, Ya-Jung Cheng

PDF Pages: 1670-1676 Full Text (2206) Open Access

Robot-assisted thymectomy via subxiphoid approach: technical details and early outcomes

Hanlu Zhang, Longqi Chen, Yu Zheng, Zihao Wang, Yingcai Geng, Fuqiang Wang, Dan Liu, Andong He, Jing Li, Yun Wang

PDF Pages: 1677-1682 Full Text (2491) Open Access

Clinical significance of skipping mediastinal lymph node metastasis in N2 non-small cell lung cancer

Jun Zhao, Jiagen Li, Ning Li, Shugeng Gao

PDF Pages: 1683-1688 Full Text (2698) Open Access

Incremental cost-effectiveness of the second Xpert MTB/RIF assay to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Guirong Wang, Shuqi Wang, Guanglu Jiang, Yuhong Fu, Yuanyuan Shang, Hairong Huang

PDF Pages: 1689-1695 Full Text (1945) Open Access

Long-term survival without surgery in NSCLC patients with synchronous brain oligometastasis: systemic chemotherapy revisited

Jun Sato, Hidehito Horinouchi, Yasushi Goto, Shintaro Kanda, Yutaka Fujiwara, Hiroshi Nokihara, Noboru Yamamoto, Yuichiro Ohe

PDF Pages: 1696-1702 Full Text (1687) Open Access

Non-intubated thoracoscopic bullectomy under sedation is safe and comfortable in the perioperative period

Jinwook Hwang, Jae Seung Shin, Joo Hyung Son, Too Jae Min

PDF Pages: 1703-1710 Full Text (2631) Open Access

Subxiphoid and subcostal arch “Three ports” thoracoscopic extended thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

Qiang Lu, Jinbo Zhao, Juzheng Wang, Zhao Chen, Yong Han, Lijun Huang, Xiaofei Li, Yongan Zhou

PDF Pages: 1711-1720 Full Text (2416) Open Access

Spontaneous regionalization of esophageal cancer surgery: an analysis of the National Cancer Database

Brian N. Arnold, Alexander S. Chiu, Jessica R. Hoag, Clara H. Kim, Michelle C. Salazar, Justin D. Blasberg, Daniel J. Boffa

PDF Pages: 1721-1731 Full Text (2013) Open Access

The curative effect of synthetic treatment for refractory acute myocardial infarction

Jing Xie, Ding-Xiong Xie, Yi-Rong Gan, Jiong Li, Yan-Zhen Wang, Zong-Ke Kou, Rui Mao, Tian-Xiang Liang, Yun-Long Zhang

PDF Pages: 1732-1737 Full Text (1593) Open Access

The prognostic value of positron emission tomography/computed tomography in pulmonary metastasectomy

Satoshi Shiono, Makoto Endo, Katsuyuki Suzuki, Kei Yarimizu, Kazuki Hayasaka

PDF Pages: 1738-1746 Full Text (2056) Open Access

Feasible and promising modified trans-subxiphoid thoracoscopic extended thymectomy for patients with myasthenia gravis

Kazu Shiomi, Eiji Kitamura, Mototsugu Ono, Yasuto Kondo, Masahito Naito, Masashi Mikubo, Yoshio Matsui, Kazutoshi Nishiyama, Takashi Suda, Yukitoshi Satoh

PDF Pages: 1747-1752 Full Text (Video) (2122) Open Access

Aberrant epithelial remodeling with impairment of cilia architecture in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Zhuang-Gui Chen, Ying-Ying Li, Zhao-Ni Wang, Ming Li, Hui-Fang Lim, Yu-Qi Zhou, Liang- Ming Cai, Ya-Ting Li, Li-Fen Yang, Tian-Tuo Zhang, De-Yun Wang

PDF Pages: 1753-1764 Full Text (3215) Open Access

Expression of TGF-beta receptor 1 and Smads in the tissues of primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Xiaoyu Wang, Bin You, Shuo Chen, Wenqian Zhang, Bo Tian, Hui Li

PDF Pages: 1765-1774 Full Text (1546) Open Access

Medication regularity of pulmonary fibrosis treatment by contemporary traditional Chinese medicine experts based on data mining

Suxian Zhang, Hao Wu, Jie Liu, Huihui Gu, Xiujuan Li, Tiansong Zhang

PDF Pages: 1775-1787 Full Text (4705) Open Access

Current outcomes of postrecurrence survival in patients after resection of non-small cell lung cancer

Tetsuya Mizuno, Takaaki Arimura, Hiroaki Kuroda, Noriaki Sakakura, Yasushi Yatabe, Yukinori Sakao

PDF Pages: 1788-1796 Full Text (1885) Open Access

Prognostic implication of FEV1/FVC ratio for limited-stage small cell lung cancer

Oyeon Cho, Young-Taek Oh, Mison Chun, O. Kyu Noh, Jae-Sung Heo

PDF Pages: 1797-1805 Full Text (5086) Open Access

Impact of comorbidity burden on morbidity following thoracoscopic lobectomy: a propensity-matched analysis

Ruoyu Zhang, Thomas Kyriss, Jürgen Dippon, Sebastian Ciupa, Enole Boedeker, Godehard Friedel

PDF Pages: 1806-1814 Full Text (1953) Open Access

Values of aortic dissection detection risk score combined with ascending aorta diameter >40 mm for the early identification of type A acute aortic dissection

Di Wang, Zhi-Yan Wang, Ju-Fang Wang, Li-Li Zhang, Ju-Mo Zhu, Zhong-Xiang Yuan, Yi Wang

PDF Pages: 1815-1824 Full Text (2447) Open Access

An initial exploration for comprehensive assessment of IgG4- related lung disease: analyses on the cases enrolled from a systematic review

An Wang, Jie Fan, Xiaofeng Chen, Shaohua Wang

PDF Pages: 1825-1841 Full Text (3060) Open Access

Virtual-assisted lung mapping (VAL-MAP) shortened surgical time of wedge resection

Taiji Kuwata, Shuichi Shinohara, Hiroki Matsumiya, Masaru Takenaka, Soichi Oka, Yasuhiro Chikaishi, Ayako Hirai, Naoko Imanishi, Koji Kuroda, Fumihiro Tanaka

PDF Pages: 1842-1849 Full Text (1889) Open Access

Effect of low molecular weight heparin on venous thromboembolism disease in thoracotomy patients with cancer

Jun Dong, Jia Wang, Yuan Feng, Li-Ping Qi, Hua Fang, Guo-Dong Wang, Zhou-Qiao Wu, Hong- Zhi Wang, Yue Yang, Qing Li

PDF Pages: 1850-1856 Full Text (2405) Open Access

Antiplatelet and anticoagulant for prevention of reocclusion in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing endovascular treatment for low extremity ischemia

Liangxi Yuan, Cheng Chen, Ziyuan Li, Guanglang Zhu, Junmin Bao, Zhiqing Zhao, Qingsheng Lu, Zaiping Jing

PDF Pages: 1857-1863 Full Text (2317) Open Access

Short-term one-lung ventilation does not influence local inflammatory cytokine response after lung resection

Silvia Fiorelli, Veronica Defraia, Fabiola Cipolla, Cecilia Menna, Mohsen Ibrahim, Claudio Andreetti, Maurizio Simmaco, Monica Rocco, Erino Angelo Rendina, Marina Borro, Domenico Massullo

PDF Pages: 1864-1874 Full Text (2233) Open Access

Aortic arch repair under moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest with or without antegrade cerebral perfusion based on the extent of repair

Sung Jun Park, Bo Bae Jeon, Hee Jung Kim, Joon Bum Kim

PDF Pages: 1875-1883 Full Text (2246) Open Access

Retrospective study on video-assisted vs. open mediastinal lymphadenectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: a propensitymatched analysis

Jianbin Zhang, Yimin Wu, Hongwei Li, Qibin Shen, Caihua Yu, Ying Chai

PDF Pages: 1884-1890 Full Text (1651) Open Access

Correlation and prognostic significance of PD-L1 and P53 expression in resected primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma

Xiang-Yang Yu, Xue-Wen Zhang, Fang Wang, Yong-Bin Lin, Wei-Dong Wang, Yong-Qiang Chen, Lan-Jun Zhang, Ling Cai

PDF Pages: 1891-1902 Full Text (3433) Open Access

HIV-negative pulmonary disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria in Southern Brazil: clinical and microbiological characterization

Fernanda Guioti Puga, Renata Helena Candido Pocente, Erica Chimara, Valdes Roberto Bollela

PDF Pages: 1903-1911 Full Text (1786) Open Access

A comparison between two lung ventilation with CO₂ artificial pneumothorax and one lung ventilation during thoracic phase of minimally invasive esophagectomy

Miao Lin, Yaxing Shen, Hao Wang, Yong Fang, Cheng Qian, Songtao Xu, Di Ge, Mingxiang Feng, Lijie Tan, Qun Wang

PDF Pages: 1912-1918 Full Text (2301) Open Access

Appropriate lymphadenectomy significantly reduced recurrence after segmentectomy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Qingyuan Huang, Rui Wang, Chang Gu, Changqing Pan, Heng Zhao, Qingquan Luo, Yiyang Wang, Jiajie Zheng, Haiquan Chen

PDF Pages: 1919-1926 Full Text (2246) Open Access

Cerebral protection devices in transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a clinical meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Nelson Wang, Kevin Phan

PDF Pages: 1927-1935 Full Text (2313) Open Access

Automatic detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis using artificial intelligence

Yan Xiong, Xiaojun Ba, Ao Hou, Kaiwen Zhang, Longsen Chen, Ting Li

PDF Pages: 1936-1940 Full Text (8710) Open Access

Treatment choice by patients with obstructive sleep apnea: data from two centers in China

Wen-Jing Liao, Li-Juan Song, Hong-Liang Yi, Jian Guan, Jian-Yin Zou, Hua-Jun Xu, Gang Wang, Fei Ma, Li-Bo Zhou, Yu-Qing Chen, Li-Bo Yan, Zhi-Cheng Deng, Walter T. McNicholas, Shan-Kai Yin, Nan-Shan Zhong, Xiao-Wen Zhang

PDF Pages: 1941-1950 Full Text (5508) Open Access

Original Article of Interventional Pulmonology Corner¹

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration and cervical mediastinoscopy for mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective comparison study

Rong Zhang, Yuxiang Ma, Guoliang Xu, Xiaoyan Gao, Guangyu Luo, Qingguang Lin, Yunpeng Yang, Xin Wang, Li Zhang

PDF Pages: 1951-1959 Full Text (2641) Open Access

Surgical Technique

Fifty years of coronary artery bypass grafting

Ludovic Melly, Gianluca Torregrossa, Timothy Lee, Jean-Luc Jansens, John D. Puskas

PDF Pages: 1960-1967 Full Text (17739) Open Access

Study Protocol

Prospective registry database of patients with malignant mesothelioma: directions for a future Japanese registry-based lung cancer study

Yasushi Shintani, Seiki Hasegawa, Teruhisa Takuwa, Keisuke Aoe, Katsuya Kato, Nobukazu Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Hida, Masahiro Morise, Yasumitsu Moriya, Takao Morohoshi, Meinoshin Okumura, Ichiro Yoshino

PDF Pages: 1968-1971 Full Text (2660) Open Access

Review Article

Fiducial marker placement for stereotactic body radiation therapy via convex probe endobronchial ultrasound: a case series and review of literature

Benjamin J. Seides, John P. Egan III, Kim D. French, Kevin L. Kovitz, Neeraj R. Desai

PDF Pages: 1972-1983 Full Text (3904) Open Access

Pneumatosis intestinalis in solid organ transplant recipients

Vincent Gemma, Daniel Mistrot, David Row, Ronald A. Gagliano, Ross M. Bremner, Rajat Walia, Atul C. Mehta, Tanmay S. Panchabhai

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The role of local anaesthetic techniques in ERAS protocols for thoracic surgery

Seamus Crumley, Stefan Schraag

PDF Pages: 1998-2004 Full Text (3892) Open Access

Transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation, a novel therapeutic approach for central sleep apnea

Ning Ding, Xilong Zhang

PDF Pages: 2005-2010 Full Text (2876) Open Access

Recent progress and market analysis of anticoagulant drugs

Ping Fan, Yangyang Gao, Minglin Zheng, Ting Xu, Paul Schoenhagen, Zhaohui Jin

PDF Pages: 2011-2025 Full Text (8496) Open Access

Esophagectomy for benign disease

Jessica Mormando, Arianna Barbetta, Daniela Molena

PDF Pages: 2026-2033 Full Text (2643) Open Access

Wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTRwt-CA), previously known as senile cardiac amyloidosis: clinical presentation, diagnosis, management and emerging therapies

Ilia G. Halatchev, Jingsheng Zheng, Jiafu Ou

PDF Pages: 2034-2045 Full Text (6029) Open Access

ECG Pearls²

Ventricular tachycardia or artifact?

Damián Longo, Carlos López, Javier García-Niebla

PDF Pages: 2046-2047 Full Text (1928) Open Access

How to recognize silent atrial fibrillation in pacemakers and defibrillators—the value of atrial electrograms

Juan Benezet-Mazuecos, Jose Manuel Rubio, José Antonio Iglesias, Juan José de la Vieja

PDF Pages: 2048-2051 Full Text (8739) Open Access

Editorial of GARD Section³

Asthma in the context of global alliance against respiratory diseases (GARD) in Turkey

Arzu Yorgancıoğlu, Bilun Gemicioglu, Banu Ekinci, Zübeyde Özkan, Hasan Bayram, Begüm Ergan, Refika Ersu, Ali Kocabaş, Nurdan Köktürk

PDF Pages: 2052-2058 Full Text (3024) Open Access

Original Article of Air Pollution Section⁴

Assessment of a respiratory face mask for capturing air pollutants and pathogens including human influenza and rhinoviruses

S. Steve Zhou, Salimatu Lukula, Cory Chiossone, Raymond W. Nims, Donna B. Suchmann, M. Khalid Ijaz

PDF Pages: 2059-2069 Full Text (18377) Open Access

Case Report

A rare case of renal angiomyolipoma involved both inferior vena cava and pulmonary arteries

Jun Gu, Ling Zeng, Hao Zeng, Chaoyi Qin, Zhong Wu

PDF Pages: E166-E169 Full Text (1756) Open Access

Sleeve lobectomy for lung adenocarcinoma treated with neoadjuvant afatinib

Ichiro Sakanoue, Hiroshi Hamakawa, Reiko Kaji, Yukihiro Imai, Nobuyuki Katakami, Yutaka Takahashi

PDF Pages: E170-E174 Full Text (1995) Open Access

Urokinase application for hemothorax in pulmonary mucormycosis

Lucas Hodel, Ilhan Inci, Urs Schanz, Bart Vrugt, Walter Weder, Sven Hillinger

PDF Pages: E175-E178 Full Text (1725) Open Access

Three-dimensional (3D) bronchial tree model for bronchial resection with pulmonary segmentectomy

Keitaro Matsumoto, Naoya Yamasaki, Tomoshi Tsuchiya, Takuro Miyazaki, Ryotaro Kamohara, Go Hatachi, Naoto Matsuo, Takeshi Nagayasu

PDF Pages: E179-E182 Full Text (Video) (3061) Open Access

Isolated traumatic phrenic nerve injury treated with video-assisted thoracoscopic diaphragmatic plication—a case report

Yi-Chien Chang, Hsing-Hsien Wu

PDF Pages: E183-E185 Full Text (1951) Open Access

Successful repair of neonatal tricuspid regurgitation due to chordae rupture

Jun-Yen Pan, Chu-Chuan Lin, Jen-Ping Chang

PDF Pages: E186-E188 Full Text (1951) Open Access

Successful extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a postpartum patient with amniotic fluid embolism

Gil Myeong Seong, Su Wan Kim, Hye Sim Kang, Hyun Wook Kang

PDF Pages: E189-E193 Full Text (3212) Open Access

A novel simple external fixation for securing silicone stent in patients with upper tracheal stenosis

Xiaoxiao Lin, Min Ye, Yuping Li, Chengshui Chen

PDF Pages: E194-E198 Full Text (Video) (2407) Open Access

Antero mediastinal retrosternal goiter: surgical excision by combined cervical and hybrid robot-assisted approach

Dario Amore, Marcellino Cicalese, Roberto Scaramuzzi, Davide Di Natale, Carlo Curcio

PDF Pages: E199-E202 Full Text (1597) Open Access

Successful surgical treatment of massive spontaneous hemothorax due to intrathoracic secondary degeneration of a neurofibroma from mediastinal involvement of type 1 neurofibromatosis

Seong Cheol Jeong, Jae Jun Kim, Si Young Choi, Yong Hwan Kim, In Sub Kim

PDF Pages: E203-E206 Full Text (1614) Open Access

Transcatheter closure of a large patent ductus arteriosus using jugular access in an infant

Precylia Fernandes, Anass Assaidi, Alban-Elouen Baruteau, Alain Fraisse

PDF Pages: E207-E209 Full Text (2046) Open Access

Is laryngeal mask airway general anesthesia feasible for minimally invasive esophagectomy?

Rui-Xiang Zhang, Yin Li, Xian-Ben Liu, Xi-Hua Lu, Hai-Bo Sun, Zong-Fei Wang, Shi-Lei Liu, Yan Zheng, Xiao-Fei Liu, Xiu-Xia Wu

PDF Pages: E210-E213 Full Text (1621) Open Access

Transaxillary uniportal video assisted thoracoscopic surgery for right upper lobectomy

Yaxing Shen, Yong Zhang, Jianchao Sun, Jianying Gu, Yunfeng Yuan, Qun Wang

PDF Pages: E214-E217 Full Text (Video) (1986) Open Access

Letter to the Editor

Serial chest CT findings of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma of the lungs

Eun Jung Choi, Gong Yong Jin, Myoung Ja Chung

PDF Pages: E218-E220 Full Text (1939) Open Access

Letter to: acute respiratory distress syndrome in traumatic brain injury: how do we manage it?

Samir G. Sakka, Takashi Tagami, Mikhail Kirov, Azriel Perel

PDF Pages: E221-E223 Full Text (1673) Open Access

Should the ART trial change our practice?

Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti, Marcelo Britto Passos Amato, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro de Carvalho

PDF Pages: E224-E226 Full Text (2127) Open Access

Protection of lung oxidative injury by remote ischemic preconditioning: a study of exhaled water during pulmonary lobectomy

José García-de-la-Asunción, Javier Belda, Marina Soro

PDF Pages: E227-E228 Full Text (1516) Open Access

Remote ischemic preconditioning in patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy: we are on the right path

José García-de-la-Asunción, Javier Belda, Marina Soro

PDF Pages: E229-E230 Full Text (1522) Open Access

Zebrafish as experimental model to establish the contribution of mutant p53 and ID4 to breast cancer angiogenesis in vivo

Magdalena Pruszko, Elisa Milano, Alicja Zylicz, Maciej Zylicz, Giovanni Blandino, Giulia Fontemaggi

PDF Pages: E231-E233 Full Text (1596) Open Access

Lobectomy versus segmentectomy and wedge resection in the treatment of stage I non-small cell lung cancer

Robert Dziedzic, Witold Rzyman

PDF Pages: E234-E235 Full Text (2036) Open Access

Palliative ventilatory support: same knowledge, different goal

Andrea Cortegiani, Sebastiano Mercadante, Cesare Gregoretti

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News

Look around the world, focus on Asia: the establishment of the Asia Society of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine

Zhongheng Zhang

PDF Pages: E238-E240 Full Text (1313) Open Access

Erratum

Erratum to bronchial interrupted suture anastomosis for videoassisted thoracic surgery (VATS) right upper lobe resection

Qianli Ma, Qiduo Yu, Deruo Liu

PDF Pages: E241 Full Text (1291) Open Access

Erratum to pulmonary embolism concurrent with lung cancer and central emboli predict mortality in patients with lung cancer and pulmonary embolism

Seung-Ick Cha, Kyung-Min Shin, Jae-Kwang Lim, Seung-Soo Yoo, Shin-Yup Lee, Jaehee Lee, Chang-Ho Kim, Jae-Yong Park, Won-Kee Lee, Chi-Young Jung

PDF Pages: E242 Full Text (1246) Open Access

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 “ECG Pearls” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Adrian Baranchuk 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.

4. 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.

Vol 10, No 3 (March 31, 2018): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Original Article

Original Article of Interventional Pulmonology Corner1