Vol 10, No 6 (June 30, 2018) - Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Tricuspid valve annulus surgery during mitral valve surgery

Jeffrey Shuhaiber

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Original Article

Radiopaque preventive landmarks’ placement during stentless bioprosthesis implantation

Niki Lama, Vasileios Patris, Dimitrios Fagkrezos, Petros Moschouris, Konstantinos Giakoumidakis, Charikleia Triantopoulou, Petros Maniatis, Mihalis Argiriou

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Neuregulin1 acts as a suppressor in human lung adenocarcinoma via AKT and ERK1/2 pathway

Youya Wang, Zhifeng Ning, Xuefeng Zhou, Zetian Yang, Hexiao Tang, Ming Xu, Xianguo Wang, Jinping Zhao, Yuting Bai

PDF Pages: 3166-3179 Full Text (2911) Open Access

Five-year survival analysis and prognostic factors in patients operated on for non-small cell lung cancer with N2 disease

Mariusz Łochowski, Barbara Łochowska, Marek Rębowski, Daniel Brzeziński, Bartosz Cieślik-Wolski, Józef Kozak

PDF Pages: 3180-3186 Full Text (3391) Open Access

Altered expression of TIAM1 in endotoxin-challenged airway epithelial cells and rodent septic models

Jie Ma, Chuanxi Chen, Yongjun Liu, Mahendra Damarla, Becky M. Vonakis, Xiangdong Guan, Li Gao

PDF Pages: 3187-3195 Full Text (1737) Open Access

Regulatory T cells may play a protection role in postoperative pulmonary dysfunction in rheumatic heart disease

Xiao-Yang Zhang, Lin Zhou, Zhen Guo, Ye Kong, Wei Zhang, Li-Ming Lu, Xin Li

PDF Pages: 3196-3205 Full Text (2636) Open Access

Sensitive miRNA markers for the detection and management of NSTEMI acute myocardial infarction patients

Guoyong Liu, Xiaowei Niu, Xiaoxue Meng, Zheng Zhang

PDF Pages: 3206-3215 Full Text (2417) Open Access

A comparison between laryngeal mask airway and endotracheal intubation for anaesthesia in adult patients undergoing NUSS procedure

Songsong Mao, Xiaojun Du, Jue Ma, Guangyan Zhang, Jianxiu Cui

PDF Pages: 3216-3224 Full Text (10381) Open Access

Prognostic value of lymph node ratio after induction therapy in stage IIIA/N2 non-small cell lung cancer: a monocentric clinical study

Benedikt Haager, Sebastian Wiesemann, Bernward Passlick, Severin Schmid

PDF Pages: 3225-3231 Full Text (2304) Open Access

Hydrogen gas inhalation protects against cigarette smokeinduced COPD development in mice

Wenju Lu, Defu Li, Jieying Hu, Huijun Mei, Jiaze Shu, Zhen Long, Liang Yuan, Difei Li, Ruijuan Guan, Yuanyuan Li, Jingyi Xu, Tao Wang, Hongwei Yao, Nanshan Zhong, Zeguang Zheng

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Ultrasound-guided pleural cutting needle biopsy: accuracy and factors influencing diagnostic yield

Yuxin Zhang, Jiaxin Tang, Xinghua Zhou, Dazhi Zhou, Jinlin Wang, Qing Tang

PDF Pages: 3244-3252 Full Text (2048) Open Access

Esophagectomy after endoscopic submucosal dissection for esophageal carcinoma

Wen-Ping Wang, Peng-Zhi Ni, Jin-Lin Yang, Jun-Chao Wu, Yu-Shang Yang, Long-Qi Chen

PDF Pages: 3253-3261 Full Text (2484) Open Access

Non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease: a single-center experience

Chang-Seok Jeon, Dong Woog Yoon, Seong Mi Moon, Sumin Shin, Jong Ho Cho, Sangmin M. Lee, Hyun Joo Ahn, Jie Ae Kim, Mikyung Yang

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Comparison of clinical characteristics and management of asthma by types of health care in South Korea

Eun Yeong Cho, Ki Jong Oh, Chin Kook Rhee, Kwang Ha Yoo, Bo Yeon Kim, Hye Won Bae, Byung-Jae Lee, Dong-Chull Choi, Hyun Lee, Hye Yun Park

PDF Pages: 3269-3276 Full Text (2410) Open Access

Clinical assessment of airway stent placement in patients with malignant airway lesions

Sha Huang, Jinming Xu, Zhou An, Ping Yuan, Huiling Xu, Wang Lv, Jian Hu

PDF Pages: 3277-3288 Full Text (2252) Open Access

Impact of the favorable prognosis of patients with lung cancer adjoining bullae

Shuichi Shinohara, Masakazu Sugaya, Takamitsu Onitsuka, Kazuhiko Machida, Masaki Matsuo, Kazuo Kato, Fumihiro Tanaka

PDF Pages: 3289-3297 Full Text (1660) Open Access

A novel model for dissecting roles of IL-17 in lung transplantation

Rongjuan Chen, Fan Liang, Qirui Chen, Jiangnan Xu, Yaozhong Ding

PDF Pages: 3298-3307 Full Text (1886) Open Access

Comparison of enoxaparin and unfractionated heparin in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pengcheng He, Yuanhui Liu, Xuebiao Wei, Lei Jiang, Wei Guo, Zhiqiang Guo, Chunying Lin, Ning Tan, Jiyan Chen

PDF Pages: 3308-3318 Full Text (3982) Open Access

Risk factors for noninvasive ventilation failure in patients with post-extubation acute respiratory failure after cardiac surgery

Yang Liu, Zhao An, Jinqiang Chen, Yaoyang Liu, Yangfeng Tang, Qingqi Han, Fanglin Lu, Hao Tang, Zhiyun Xu

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Functional miRNA variants affect lung cancer susceptibility and platinum-based chemotherapy response

Chao Fang, Xiang-Ping Li, Yi-Xin Chen, Na-Yiyuan Wu, Ji-Ye Yin, Wei Zhang, Hong-Hao Zhou, Zhao-Qian Liu

PDF Pages: 3329-3340 Full Text (2819) Open Access

Bivalirudin versus heparin in percutaneous coronary intervention—a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials stratified by adjunctive glycoprotein IIb/IIIa strategy

Mahesh Anantha-Narayanan, Dixitha Anugula, Nagarjuna R. Gujjula, Yogesh N. V. Reddy, Janani Baskaran, Manu Kaushik, Venkata M. Alla, Ganesh Raveendran

PDF Pages: 3341-3360 Full Text (2548) Open Access

Late clinical outcomes after mechanical aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis: old versus new prostheses

Heemoon Lee, Kiick Sung, Wook Sung Kim, Dong Seop Jeong, Joong Hyun Ahn, Keumhee Chough Carriere, Pyo Won Park

PDF Pages: 3361-3371 Full Text (3012) Open Access

Surgery for pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer: survival and prognostic factors

Mamdoh Al-Ameri, Michael Persson, Per Bergman, Anders Franco-Cereceda, Ulrik Sartipy

PDF Pages: 3372-3380 Full Text (1638) Open Access

Impact of major bleeding on the risk of acute kidney injury in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Wei Liu, Ziwei Xi, Chengxiong Gu, Ran Dong, Jumana AlHelal, Zhenxian Yan

PDF Pages: 3381-3389 Full Text (2578) Open Access

Computed tomography criteria for the use of advanced localization techniques in minimally invasive thoracoscopic lung resection

Min P. Kim, Duc T. Nguyen, Edward Y. Chan, Leonora M. Meisenbach, Lisa M. Kopas, Edward A. Graviss, Alan B. Lumsden, Nakul Gupta

PDF Pages: 3390-3398 Full Text (1903) Open Access

Effect of pneumoperitoneum and steep reverse-Trendelenburg position on mean systemic filling pressure, venous return, and microcirculation during esophagectomy

Huaiwu He, Guillem Gruartmoner, Yilmaz Ince, Mark I. van Berge Henegouwen, Suzanne S. Gisbertz, Bart F. Geerts, Can Ince, Markus W. Hollmann, Dawei Liu, Denise P. Veelo

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The introduction of a high-fidelity simulation program for training pediatric critical care personnel reduces the times to manage extracorporeal membrane oxygenation emergencies and improves teamwork

Matteo Di Nardo, Piero David, Francesca Stoppa, Roberto Lorusso, Massimiliano Raponi, Antonio Amodeo, Corrado Cecchetti, Yigit Guner, Fabio S. Taccone

PDF Pages: 3409-3417 Full Text (3202) Open Access

The role of prophylactic cranial irradiation in surgically resected combined small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study

Yiting Wang, Jianlin Xu, Baohui Han, Qingquan Luo, Heng Zhao, Changxing Lv, Jiaming Wang, Jun Liu, Xiaolong Fu

PDF Pages: 3418-3427 Full Text (2097) Open Access

Selective versus systematic lymph node dissection (other than sampling) for clinical N2-negative non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies

Han Han, Yue Zhao, Haiquan Chen

PDF Pages: 3428-3435 Full Text (2258) Open Access

Endoscopy in aortic valve repair: does it worth it?

Fanar Mourad, Sharaf-Eldin Shehada, Jaroslav Benedik, Juri Lubarski, Daniel Wendt, Mohamed El Gabry, Heinz Jakob, Konstantinos Tsagakis

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Pre-operative use of aspirin in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a systematic review and updated metaanalysis

Karla Solo, Shahar Lavi, Tawfiq Choudhury, Janet Martin, Immaculate F. Nevis, Chun Shing Kwok, Rafail A. Kotronias, Natsumi Nishina, Sandro Sponga, Diana Ayan, Mamas A. Mamas, Rodrigo Bagur

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Anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearrangement in surgically resected stage IA lung adenocarcinoma

Sun Hye Shin, Hyun Lee, Byeong-Ho Jeong, Yong Soo Choi, Myung-Hee Shin, Seonwoo Kim, Joungho Han, Kyung Soo Lee, Young Mog Shim, O. Jung Kwon, Hojoong Kim

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Diagnosis of thoracic endometriosis with immunohistochemistry

Yo Kawaguchi, Jun Hanaoka, Yasuhiko Ohshio, Tomoyuki Igarashi, Keigo Okamoto, Ryosuke Kaku, Kazuki Hayashi, Mitsuaki Ishida

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Extended resections of large thymomas: importance of en bloc thymectomy

José Francisco Corona-Cruz, Raúl Alejandro López-Saucedo, Laura Alejandra Ramírez-Tirado, Delia Pérez-Montiel, Josué Andrés González-Luna, Edgardo Jiménez-Fuentes, Oscar Arrieta

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Hemodynamic changes lead to alterations in aortic diameters and may challenge further stent graft sizing in acute aortic syndrome

Julia Lortz, Konstantinos Tsagakis, Christos Rammos, Alexander Lind, Thomas Schlosser, Heinz Jakob, Tienush Rassaf, Rolf Alexander Jánosi

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Non-intubated thoracoscopic surgery: initial experience at a single center

Youngkyu Moon, Zeead M. AlGhamdi, Joonpyo Jeon, Wonjung Hwang, Yunho Kim, Sook Whan Sung

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Video-assisted thoracoscopic versus open thoracotomy lobectomy: a Swedish nationwide cohort study

Mamdoh Al-Ameri, Per Bergman, Anders Franco-Cereceda, Ulrik Sartipy

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Pneumothorax in teenagers: reducing recurrence through resection of superior segment of lower lobe

Toshiro Obuchi, Yasuhiro Yoshida, Jun-Ichi Wakahara, Toshihiko Moroga, Naofumi Miyahara, Akinori Iwasaki

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Does protruding type 1 esophageal cancer really have a good response to radiation therapy?—a retrospective observational study

Naoya Ishibashi, Masaharu Hata, Toshiya Maebayashi, Takuya Aizawa, Masakuni Sakaguchi, Masahiro Okada

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Effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation and correlations in between functional parameters, extent of thoracic surgery and severity of post-operative complications: randomized clinical trial

Attila Vagvolgyi, Zsolt Rozgonyi, Maria Kerti, George Agathou, Paul Vadasz, Janos Varga

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Surgery for hemoptysis in patients with benign lung disease

Ju Sik Yun, Sang Yun Song, Kook Joo Na, Seok Kim, Keun-Ho Jang, In Seok Jeong, Sang Gi Oh

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Effect of different thoracic anesthesia on postoperative cough

Zhenzhu Chen, Qinglong Dong, Lixia Liang

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Comparison of open surgical versus hybrid endovascular repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms with distal arch involvement

Hyun-Chel Joo, Young-Nam Youn, Young-Guk Ko, Donghoon Choi, Jong Yun Won, Do Yun Lee, Kyung-Jong Yoo

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Postoperative morphine consumption and anaesthetic management of patients undergoing video-assisted or robotic-assisted lung resection: a prospective, propensity score-matched study

Gary Duclos, Aude Charvet, Noémie Resseguier, Delphine Trousse, Xavier-Benoit D’Journo, Laurent Zieleskiewicz, Pascal-Alexandre Thomas, Marc Leone

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Xiphoid-sparing midline sternotomy reduces wound infection risk after coronary bypass surgery

Aref Rashed, Zsofia Verzar, Nasri Alotti, Karoly Gombocz

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A tertiary care cancer center experience with carboplatin and pemetrexed in combination with pembrolizumab in comparison with carboplatin and pemetrexed alone in non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer

Muhammad Zubair Afzal, Konstantin Dragnev, Keisuke Shirai

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Multimodality therapy in subclassified stage IIIA–N2 non-small cell lung cancer patients according to the Robinson classification: heterogeneity and management

Hans-Stefan Hofmann, Jan Braess, Susanne Leipelt, Michael Allgäuer, Monika Klinkhammer-Schalke, Tamas Szoeke, Christian Grosser, Michael Pfeifer, Michael Ried

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Effect of invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma on lung cancer-specific survival after surgical resection: a population-based study

Seok Whan Moon, Si Young Choi, Mi Hyoung Moon

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Erdman infection of cynomolgus macaques of Chinese origin

Jing Zhang, Ming Guo, Yan Rao, Yong Wang, Qiaoyang Xian, Qian Yu, Zhixiang Huang, Xin Wang, Rong Bao, Junqiu Yue, Zhijiao Tang, Ke Zhuang, Li Zhou, Zhuoya Li

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Medullar impairment resolves hiccups

Toshiro Obuchi, Jun-ichi Wakahara, Naoyuki Fujimura, Akinori Iwasaki

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Early results of new endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for craniofacial hyperhidrosis

Duk Hwan Moon, Du-Young Kang, Dong Won Kim, Min Kyun Kang, Sungsoo Lee

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Concomitant mitral valve surgery in patients with moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Byung Jin Kim, Yun Seok Kim, Ho Jin Kim, Min Ho Ju, Joon Bum Kim, Sung-Ho Jung, Suk Jung Choo, Cheol Hyun Chung

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Application of a three-dimensional video system in the training for uniportal thoracoscopic surgery

Kook Nam Han, Hyun Koo Kim, Young Ho Choi

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Perioperative outcome after open and thoracoscopic segmentectomy for the treatment of malignant and benign pulmonary lesions: a propensity-matched analysis

Alberto Lopez-Pastorini, Aris Koryllos, Jost Schnell, Thomas Galetin, Jérôme Defosse, Mark Schieren, Corinna Ludwig, Erich Stoelben

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Clinical predictors of the effectiveness of tiotropium in adults with symptomatic asthma: a real-life study

Wen-Chien Cheng, Bing-Ru Wu, Wei-Chih Liao, Chih-Yu Chen, Wei-Chun Chen, Te-Chun Hsia, Chih-Yen Tu, Chia-Hung Chen, Wu-Huei Hsu

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Intraoperative method based on tricuspid annular circumference in patients with mild or no tricuspid regurgitation during left-sided cardiac valve surgery for the prophylactic tricuspid annuloplasty

Mohammad Sharif Popal, Jin-Tao Fu, Qiu-Ming Hu, Tian-Ge Luo, Shuai Zheng, Xu Meng

PDF Pages: 3670-3678 Full Text (1805) Open Access

Risk factors and short-term prognosis of preoperative renal insufficiency in infective endocarditis

Yang Liu, Hang Zhang, Yaoyang Liu, Qingqi Han, Yangfeng Tang, Libo Zhao, Fan Qiao, Zhiyun Xu, Min Yu, Zhongxiang Yuan

PDF Pages: 3679-3688 Full Text (1604) Open Access

Pathophysiological mechanism of post-lobectomy air leaks

Aaron R. Casha, Luca Bertolaccini, Liberato Camilleri, Alexander Manche, Marilyn Gauci, Gor Melikyan, Ruben Gatt, Krzysztof Dudek, Piergiorgio Solli, Joseph N. Grima

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Prognostic factors of oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis

Shangbiao Li, Rui Zhu, Dianhe Li, Na Li, Xiaoxia Zhu

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Air leak pattern shown by digital chest drainage system predict prolonged air leakage after pulmonary resection for patients with lung cancer

Yasushi Shintani, Soichiro Funaki, Naoko Ose, Tomohiro Kawamura, Ryu Kanzaki, Masato Minami, Meinoshin Okumura

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Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy and segmentectomy for pulmonary sequestration

Tzu-Hung Lin, Wei-Li Huang, Chao-Chun Chang, Yi-Ting Yen, Wu-Wei Lai, Yau-Lin Tseng, Ying-Yuan Chen

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Tubeless single-port thoracoscopic sublobar resection: indication and safety

Chao-Yu Liu, Po-Kuei Hsu, Hung-Che Chien, Chih-Cheng Hsieh, Chien-Kun Ting, Mei-Yung Tsou

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Thoracoscopic segmentectomy for small-sized peripheral lung cancer

Mingyon Mun, Masayuki Nakao, Yosuke Matsuura, Junji Ichinose, Ken Nakagawa, Sakae Okumura

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Diagnosis of the cause of chronic dyspnoea in primary and tertiary care: characterizing diagnostic confidence

Yao C. Huang, Olivia R. Ferry, Scott C. McKenzie, Rayleen V. Bowman, Michael Hamilton, Philip J. Masel, Kwun M. Fong, Ian A. Yang

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Pulmonary metastasectomy: a cross sectional survey

James M. Caristo, David H. Tian, Tristan D. Yan

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Robot assisted esophagectomy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Xiaobin Zhang, Yuchen Su, Yu Yang, Yifeng Sun, Bo Ye, Xufeng Guo, Teng Mao, Rong Hua, Zhigang Li

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Continuous 389 cases of Da Vinci robot-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy in treatment of non-small cell lung cancer: experience in Shanghai Chest Hospital

Jia Huang, Jiantao Li, Hanyue Li, Hao Lin, Peiji Lu, Qingquan Luo

PDF Pages: 3776-3782 Full Text (1686) Open Access

Application of triple-chimney technique using C-TAG and Viabahn or Excluder iliac extension in TEVAR treatment of aortic arch dilation diseases

Lixin Wang, Yulong Huang, Daqiao Guo, Xin Xu, Bin Chen, Junhao Jiang, Jue Yang, Zhenyu Shi, Ting Zhu, Zhihui Dong, Yun Shi, Xiao Tang, Jianing Yue, Xiang Hong, Gang Chen, Yihui Chen, Xiushi Zhou, Weiguo Fu, Yuqi Wang

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Surgical Technique

Reduced complexity of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic left upper sleeve lobectomy

Lijian Huang, Pin Wu, Lufeng Zhao, Ying Chai

PDF Pages: 3791-3796 Full Text (Video) (1690) Open Access

Upper lobe anterior segment (S3): technique of fissureless uniportal VATS segmentectomy

Jon A. Lutz, Patrick Dorn, Ralph A. Schmid, Gregor J. Kocher

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Minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma—Shanghai Chest Hospital experience

Bin Li, Yu Yang, Yifeng Sun, Rong Hua, Xiaobin Zhang, Xufeng Guo, Haiyong Gu, Bo Ye, Zhigang Li, Teng Mao

PDF Pages: 3800-3807 Full Text (2418) Open Access

Radical treatment of primary type B aortic dissection or after thoracic endovascular aortic repair to manage disseminated intravascular coagulation

Lixin Wang, Fei Liu, Daqiao Guo, Demin Xu, Xiushi Zhou, Kai Hou, Wei Zhang, Zhenyu Shi, Xiao Tang, Weiguo Fu

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Technical Note

A prospective randomized trial of continuous paravertebral infusion versus intravenous patient-controlled analgesia after thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer

Chang Young Lee, Kyoung Shik Narm, Jin Gu Lee, Hyo Chae Paik, Kyung Young Chung, Ha Young Shin, Ha Young Yeom, Dae Joon Kim

PDF Pages: 3814-3823 Full Text (2355) Open Access

Computed tomography-guided localization with laser angle guide for thoracic procedures

Frank Cheau-Feng Lin, Stella Chin-Shaw Tsai, Hsien-Tang Tu, Yi-Lin Lai, Tzu-Chin Wu

PDF Pages: 3824-3828 Full Text (1445) Open Access

Review Article

Lung cancer and interstitial lung disease: a literature review

Jean-Marc Naccache, Quentin Gibiot, Isabelle Monnet, Martine Antoine, Marie Wislez, Christos Chouaid, Jacques Cadranel

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Established and potential predictors of blood loss during lung transplant surgery

Pascal Oechslin, Marco P. Zalunardo, Ilhan Inci, Martin Schlaepfer, Bastian Grande

PDF Pages: 3845-3848 Full Text (2122) Open Access

Infections after lung transplantation

Mario Nosotti, Paolo Tarsia, Letizia Corinna Morlacchi

PDF Pages: 3849-3868 Full Text (6891) Open Access

Treatment of post-thoracic endovascular aortic repair aorto-esophageal fistula—only radical surgery can be effective: techniques and sequence of treatment

Drosos Kotelis, Alexander Gombert, Michael J. Jacobs

PDF Pages: 3869-3873 Full Text (2539) Open Access

Original Article of Interventional Pulmonology Corner¹

Current practice in management of exudative pleural effusions—a survey of American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP)

Tuhina Raman, Sarenthia Mcclelland, Thaddeus Bartter, Nikhil Meena

PDF Pages: 3874-3878 Full Text (1627) Open Access

Case Report of Interventional Pulmonology Corner¹

Pulmonary coin lesion mimicking lung cancer reveals an unexpected finding: Dirofilaria immitis

Konstantinos Grapatsas, Gian Kayser, Bernward Passlick, Sebastian Wiesemann

PDF Pages: 3879-3882 Full Text (2482) Open Access

iMDT Corner

How to optimize the treatment strategy for patients with EGFR-mutant stage IA lung adenocarcinoma: an international multidisciplinary team

Yalei Zhang, Jianfei Shen, Charles B. Simone II, Federico Cappuzzo, Kwun M. Fong, Rafael Rosell, Joe Y. Chang, Luca Ampollini, J. Isabelle Choi, Jianxing He, Tao Jiang, Written on behalf of AME Lung Cancer Cooperative Group

PDF Pages: 3883-3890 Full Text (3860) Open Access

Statistic Corner²

Use of the Cox regression analysis in thoracic surgical research

Alice Brembilla, Anne Olland, Marc Puyraveau, Gilbert Massard, Frédéric Mauny, Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz

PDF Pages: 3891-3896 Full Text (9315) Open Access

ECG Pearls³

Easy clinical-ECG criteria to suspect total occlusion of left main in acute coronary syndrome

Miquel Fiol, Andrés Carrillo, Antonio Bayes de Luna

PDF Pages: 3897-3898 Full Text (2277) Open Access

Research Highlights

Cardiac contractility modulation improves left ventricular systolic function partially via miR-25 mediated SERCA2A expression in rabbit trans aortic constriction heart failure model

Hongyun Chen, Shuang Liu, Cuiting Zhao, Zhihong Zong, Chunyan Ma, Guoxian Qi

PDF Pages: 3899-3908 Full Text (4126) Open Access

Case Report

Surgical options to treat massive sternal defect after failed Robicsek procedure

Andrea Dell’Amore, Alessio Campisi, Domenica Giunta, Stefano Congiu, Giampiero Dolci, Giacomo Murana, Sofia Martin Suarez, Niccolò Daddi

PDF Pages: E410-E415 Full Text (Video) (4444) Open Access

Free musculocutaneous flap transfer for refractory chronic empyema with chest wall sinus in a 43-year-old male with hemophilia A

Xiaowen He, Zhongliang He, Lifeng Shen, Guoxing Chen, Xueming He

PDF Pages: E416-E419 Full Text (1339) Open Access

Lingular segmentectomy and left lower lobectomy via unique bronchial dissection

Rumi Higuchi, Takahiro Nakagomi, Daichi Shikata, Yujiro Yokoyama, Toshio Oyama, Taichiro Goto

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Paraganglioma presenting as acute myocardial infarction

Jialu Hu, Deng Ao, Minna Tang, Peng Lv, Rongkui Luo, Yan Yan

PDF Pages: E426-E430 Full Text (1557) Open Access

One-week recovery from bronchopleural fistula by combined techniques

Jun Liu, Jingpei Li, Fei Cui, Shiyue Li, Jianxing He

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A solitary bronchial squamous cell papilloma with increased 18-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake and high serum levels of squamous cell carcinoma antigen

Naoya Himuro, Yumiko Niiya, Takao Minakata, Yutaka Oshima, Daisuke Kataoka, Sakiko Tazawa, Mitsutaka Kadokura

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Surgical resection of a giant polycystic seminoma of the mediastinum

Tatsuya Goto, Seijiro Sato, Terumoto Koike, Masanori Tsuchida

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Diffuse pulmonary meningothelial like nodules simulating metastatic thymoma

Nicola Tamburini, Luca Morandi, Rosa Rinaldi, Pio Maniscalco, Francesco Quarantotto, Elena Montinari, Alberto Papi, Gabriele Anania, Giorgio Cavallesco

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“Valve in valve” through femoral approach to allow the later implantation of long-term left ventricle assist device: a case report

Isaac Pascual, Beatriz Díaz-Molina, José L. Lambert, Carlos Morales, Daniel Henández-Vaquero, Pablo Avanzas, Rocío Díaz, José Alonso, Víctor León, Félix E. Fernández-Suárez, Guillermo Muñiz-Albaiceta, Jacobo Silva, César Morís

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Effectiveness of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with etoposide and cisplatin followed by surgery for esophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma: a case report

Miho Yamamoto, Soji Ozawa, Kazuo Koyanagi, Junya Oguma, Akihito Kazuno, Yamato Ninomiya, Kentaro Yatabe, Hiroshi Kajiwara

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Large left main coronary artery aneurysm with fistula to the right atrium

Syed Saif Abbas Rizvi, Jae Hwan Choi, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili, Howard Todd Massey

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Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction caused by a foreign body granuloma originating from a Dacron^® graft 30 years after transannular patching

Woosik Han, Jae Hyeon Yu, Myung Hoon Na, Shinkwang Kang

PDF Pages: E459-E461 Full Text (1253) Open Access

Pulmonary torsion after open esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a case report and review

Kazu Shiomi, Keishi Yamashita, Masayasu Arai, Sohei Ito, Syoko Hayashi, Mototsugu Ono, Masahito Naito, Masashi Mikubo, Yoshio Matsui, Yukitoshi Satoh

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Cardiac arrest due to coronary embolism from a metastatic sarcoma recovered through aspiration thrombectomy

Min Gyu Kang, Kyehwan Kim, Hyun Woong Park, Jin-Sin Koh, Jeong Rang Park, Seok-Jae Hwang, Jin-Yong Hwang

PDF Pages: E469-E472 Full Text (1670) Open Access

Subxiphoid approach with sternum retractor for mediastinal tumor cephalad to brachiocephalic vein

Yu Shi, Fenghao Sun, Yulin Jin, Wei Jiang, Cheng Zhan, Jianyong Ding, Qun Wang

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A case of bronchial artery aneurysm with an esophageal fistula as an extremely rare complication after bronchial arterial embolization

Takeo Nakada, Keita Takahashi, Eisaku Ito, Soichiro Fukushima, Seryon Yamamoto, Naoto Takahashi, Naoki Toya, Tadashi Akiba, Toshiaki Morikawa, Takao Ohki

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Nivolumab induced vitiligo-like lesions in a patient with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

Kazumi Nishino, Shuichi Ohe, Masanori Kitamura, Kei Kunimasa, Madoka Kimura, Takako Inoue, Motohiro Tamiya, Toru Kumagai, Shin-ichi Nakatsuka, Taiki Isei, Fumio Imamura

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A case of maoto-induced interstitial pneumonia

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Meet the Professor

Dr. Benjamin S. Abella: cardiac arrest is the most dramatic disease in medicine!

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Prof. Gil I. Wolfe: don’t be afraid to say “yes” even if you feel your plate is pretty full

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Prof. Jianxing He: ones with more motive power and willpower, a better traveler he is

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News

From a surgeon to an artist, an integration of medicine and art— Dr. Anthony P. Yim’s “My Second Career: A Collection of Artwork”

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Erratum

Erratum to inequivalence of non-aggressiveness in clinically diagnosed lung cancers and overdiagnosis in lung cancer screening trials

Jerome M. Reich, Jong S. Kim

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Erratum to the significance of perioperative coagulation and fibrinolysis related parameters after lung surgery for predicting venous thromboembolism: a prospective, single center study

Bo Tian, Chunfeng Song, Hui Li, Wenqian Zhang, Qirui Chen, Shuo Chen, Yili Fu, Xiaoxing Hu, Bin You, Tong Li, Bin Hu, Shengcai Hou

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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 “Statistics Corner” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Luca Bertolaccini served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

3. 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.

Vol 10, No 6 (June 30, 2018): Journal of Thoracic Disease