Vol 11, Supplement 3 (March 12, 2019): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Risk factors for chylothorax after esophagectomy
Naoya Yoshida, Hideo Baba
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
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:S196-S197
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Clinical manifestation, risk factors and managements for postoperative chylothorax after thoracic esophagectomy
Takeo Fujita, Takuji Sato, Kazuma Sato, Yuki Hirano, Hisashi Fujiwara, Hiroyuki Daiko
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S198-S201
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Preoperative stratification for postoperative delirium: obstructive sleep apnea is a predictor, the STOP-BANG is not?
Federico Bilotta, Giovanni Giordano, Francesco Pugliese
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S202-S206
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How can we reduce the incidence of postoperative mental disorders after thoracic surgery?
Satoshi Shiono
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S207-S209
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How complement activation via a C3a receptor pathway alters CD4+ T lymphocytes and mediates lung cancer progression? —future perspectives
Marcos Magalhães Filho, Pedro Nazareth Aguiar Junior, Jacob J. Adashek, Ramon Andrade De Mello
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S210-S211
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Catheter ablation: an ongoing revolution
Alexandre Raymond-Paquin, Jason Andrade, Laurent Macle
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S212-S215
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Prioritizing mutational profiling for targeted therapy of lung adenocarcinoma
Ansam Sinjab, Arafat Tfayli
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S216-S219
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Non-intubated uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Hussein Elkhayat, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S220-S222
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Impact of dedicated perioperative care in neonatal cardiac surgery
Pierre-Emmanuel Séguéla, Zakaria Jalal, Jean-Benoit Thambo
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S223-S225
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Oxygen: a powerful drug to handle with care
Irene Coloretti, Martina Tosi, Emanuela Biagioni, Massimo Girardis
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S226-S229
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The message from the matrix—should we listen more closely?
Janette K. Burgess, Markus Weckmann, Morten A. Karsdal
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S230-S233
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Lung volume reduction surgery in patients with low diffusion capacity
Helen Weaver, Neil J. Greening, Sridhar Rathinam
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S234-S236
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Lung-protective ventilation during one-lung ventilation: known knowns, and known unknowns
Xiao-Yun Hu, Bin Du
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S237-S240
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The pretreatment circulating albumin-to-fibrinogen ratio in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a simple, economical, and effective biomarker
Kazutoshi Hamanaka, Kentaro Miura, Tsutomu Koyama, Shunichiro Matsuoka, Tetsu Takeda, Kyoko Yamada, Akira Hyogotani
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(Suppl 3)
:S241-S244
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Non-coding RNAs in lung cancer
Esen Tutar, Yusuf Tutar
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S245-S248
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Osimertinib for EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer: place in therapy and future perspectives
Biagio Ricciuti
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(Suppl 3)
:S249-S252
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Expression of miR-630 associated with tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapeutic response in lung adenocarcinoma cases
Srijit Das
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S253-S255
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Spread through air spaces in lung adenocarcinoma: is radiology reliable yet?
Roberta E. Ledda, Gianluca Milanese, Letizia Gnetti, Andrea Borghesi, Nicola Sverzellati, Mario Silva
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S256-S261
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Hyperprogressive disease: a distinct effect of immunotherapy?
Vinita Popat, David E. Gerber
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S262-S265
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Do the right thing!
Marco Anile, Camilla Poggi, Daniele Diso, Sara Mantovani, Massimilano Bassi, Erino A. Rendina, Federico Venuta
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S266-S267
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How does Surgical Apgar Score predict the short-term complications and long-term prognosis after esophagectomy?
Wei-Peng Hu, Yu-Shang Yang, Yong Yuan, Wen-Ping Wang, Qi-Xin Shang, Long-Qi Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S268-S270
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Stereotactic body radiation therapy and surgery for early lung cancer “two sides of the same coin”
Giuseppe Parisi, Tino Ceschia, Alessandro Parisi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S271-S274
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Editorial on comparison between stereotactic body radiotherapy and surgery in early stage NCSLC by Scotti et al.
Hideomi Yamashita
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S275-S279
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Comparison of pulmonary metastasectomy and stereotactic body radiation therapy for the treatment of lung metastases
Francesco Petrella, Lorenzo Spaggiari
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S280-S282
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Editorial on “Trans-inferior-pulmonary-ligament VATS basal segmentectomy: application of single-direction strategy in segmentectomy of left S9+10”
Alberto Lopez-Pastorini, Erich Stoelben, Aris Koryllos
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S283-S285
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Percutaneous mitral valve repair: an evolving reality
Rodrigo Mendirichaga, Vikas Singh
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S286-S288
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The impact of insight on post-lobectomy complications
Kareem Ibrahim, Bryan M. Burt
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S289-S290
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Does the “obesity paradox” really exist in lung cancer surgery? —maybe we should recognize what is the “obesity” first
Shuangjiang Li, Guowei Che, Lunxu Liu, Longqi Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S291-S295
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Targeted treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome with statins—a commentary on two phenotype stratified re-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Nanon F. L. Heijnen, Dennis C. J. J. Bergmans, Ronny M. Schnabel, Lieuwe D. J. Bos, on behalf of the DARTS consortium
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S296-S299
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“No option” patients for coronary revascularization: the only thing that is constant is change
Leor Perl, Ran Kornowski
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S300-S302
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome phenotyping and latent class analysis, first steps toward precision medicine in critical care illness?
Christophe Guervilly, Gabriel Parzy, Laurent Papazian
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S303-S306
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Role of surface electrocardiogram in the era of high-resolution mapping and imaging systems—back to the future
Carlo Lavalle, Marco Valerio Mariani, Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca, Andrea Natale
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S307-S310
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The multidisciplinary lung cancer team meeting: increasing evidence that it should be considered a medical intervention in its own right
Chris Dickhoff, Max Dahele
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S311-S314
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Is simulation the only keystone of surgical training?
Leonardo Teodonio, Claudio Andreetti, Alberto Emiliano Baccarini, Mohsen Ibrahim
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S315-S317
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Hippo pathway as another oncogenic mediator to promote immune evasion by PD-L1 signaling
Sook-Hee Hong
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S318-S321
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Robotic lobectomy has the greatest benefit in patients with marginal pulmonary function
Monica Casiraghi, Lorenzo Spaggiari
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S322-S324
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Sepsis: early interventions count but not RRT!
Sebastian J. Klein, Michael Joannidis, Lui Forni
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S325-S328
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Immunoescape the link between emphysema and lung cancer?
Jaume Sauleda, Francisco Javier Verdú, Sergio Scrimini, Ernest Sala, Jaume Pons
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S329-S330
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Lymph node metastasis matters
Haruhiko Sugimura, Katsuhiro Yoshimura
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S331-S333
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Is the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) a useful predictive marker for postoperative complications after lung surgery?
Xin Li, Jun Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S334-S336
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Prophylactic cranial irradiation in non-small cell lung cancer: the debate is open
Carlo Greco, Antonio Rossi, Sara Ramella
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S337-S340
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Protective intraoperative ventilation during thoracic surgery: definitively yes!
Laura Pasin
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S341-S342
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Optimizing intraoperative ventilation during one-lung ventilation—is individualization the road to success?
Felix F. Girrbach, Uta C. Pietsch, Hermann Wrigge
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S343-S346
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The ABCs of preventing hyperprogressive disease after immunotherapy: awareness, biomarkers, and combination
Kenichi Suda
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S347-S351
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Significance of chest ultrasound in the early postoperative period following thoracic surgery
Thomas G. Lesser
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S352-S353
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The relativity of operative time on the outcomes of the video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomies
Luca Bertolaccini, Francesca Calabrese, Kenji Kawamukai, Jury Brandolini, Piergiorgio Solli
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S354-S355
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Preoperative resting heart rate: a novel risk factor for cardiopulmonary complications after lung resection
Xiaoshuang Zhou, Wanyu Wang, Lili Huang, Bin Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S356-S358
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The importance of asking the right questions: the role of chest ultrasound in thoracic surgery
Miriam Patella, Francesco Mongelli, Stefano Cafarotti
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S359-S362
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The obesity paradox in lung cancer: is there a missing biological link?
Konstantinos Mavridis, Kleita Michaelidou
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S363-S366
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The del Nido cardioplegia in adult cardiac surgery: reinventing myocardial protection?
Wenzong Luo, Ismail Bouhout, Philippe Demers
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S367-S369
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Ultimate management of post thoracotomy morbidities: a set of surgical technique and peri-operative precautions
Federico Raveglia, Marco Scarci, Ugo Cioffi, Alessandro Baisi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S370-S375
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Immuno-checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic esophago-gastric cancer
Marina Schena, Angelo F. Battaglia, Antonio Trogu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S376-S380
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Could WNT inhibitors really knock on the treatment door of small cell lung cancer?
Laura Esteller, Susana Hernández, Fernando Lopez-Rios, Jordi Remon
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S381-S384
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Second-generation drug-eluting stents versus bare-metal stents in saphenous vein grafts: is the choice more complicated than before?
Mariano Pellicano, Alessia Azzano, Emanuele Barbato
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S385-S389
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Evolving definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome
Jeremy Bourenne, Julien Carvelli, Laurent Papazian
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S390-S393
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CheckMate-032 Study: promising efficacy with nivolumab-based immunotherapy in pretreated esophagogastric cancer
Der Sheng Sun, Jae Jun Kim, Yoon Ho Ko
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S394-S395
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PD1/PD-L1 inhibitor treatment for late stage non-small cell lung carcinoma, sometimes…does more harm than good!
Paul Hofman
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S396-S398
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Drug eluting stents versus bare metal stents for the treatment of saphenous vein grafts failure: learnings from the DIVA trial
Neila Sayah, Gregoire Lefèvre, Fabien Picard
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S399-S403
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Predictor of cardiopulmonary complication after pulmonary resection
Keisuke Asakura
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(Suppl 3)
:S404-S407
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Clinical impact of preoperative immunonutritional status in patients undergoing surgical resection of lung cancer
Fumihiro Shoji
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S408-S412
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Lung transplantation and beyond: continued challenges in the wake of significant progress
Norihisa Shigemura
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(Suppl 3)
:S413-S416
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Treatment of ipsilateral shoulder pain after thoracic surgery—time for comparative studies?
Morten Rune Blichfeldt-Eckhardt, Palle Toft
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(Suppl 3)
:S417-S419
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The significance of pulmonary fissure completeness in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Seokkee Lee, Jin Gu Lee
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S420-S421
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Improving lung cancer diagnosis: the evolving role of patients and care providers
Mike R. Sung, Natasha B. Leighl
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S422-S424
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Is it worth to apply extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation in the immunocompromised patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome?
Carmen Silvia Valente Barbas, Gustavo Faissol Janot de Matos
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(Suppl 3)
:S425-S427
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KEYNOTE-024: goodbye to chemotherapy?
Rossana Berardi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(Suppl 3)
:S428-S432
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The time for lipoprotein(a) based intervention has arrived: where will the light shine?
Stephen J. Nicholls, Adam J. Nelson
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S433-S436
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Can hybrid procedure eliminate the gaps of experience in surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation and improve the sinus rhythm maintenance?
Chin-Yu Lin, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Shih-Ann Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S437-S439
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Is wall shear stress ready to become a prime-time clinical tool?—measurement of post-surgical patterns in patients undergoing aortic valve and thoracic aortic replacement using 4-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging
Matheus G. Carelli, Michael Seco, Paul G. Bannon, Stuart M. Grieve
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S440-S442
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Sarcopenia is a potential factor for optimized treatment selection for elderly patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer
Yukinori Matsuo
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S443-S445
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Optimal mode of aortic valve replacement in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-which helps patients gain more benefit?
Wen-Yu Lv, Shuang-Jiang Li, Mao Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(Suppl 3)
:S446-S447
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The role of osimertinib in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant non-small cell lung cancer
Chong-Kin Liam
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S448-S452
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cT2N0 esophageal adenocarcinoma: predictors of lymph nodal involvement and clinical significance
Saurabh Singhal, Soumen Roy
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S453-S456
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Recent evidence on delamanid use for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis
Emanuele Pontali, Rosella Centis, Lia D’Ambrosio, Federica Toscanini, Giovanni Battista Migliori
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S457-S460
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In vivo experimental models account for higher complexity than in vitro preclinical settings in cancer
Giovanni Blandino, Federica Lo Sardo
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S461-S464
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On rough road of hypoplastic left heart syndrome after Norwood procedure
Chiara Marrone, Lorenzo Galletti
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S465-S467
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Advantages associated with the use of a wound retractor compared to a rigid trocar inserted via the camera port during video-assisted thoracic surgery
Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, Hitoshi Igai, Ryohei Yoshikawa, Fumi Ohsawa, Tomohiro Yazawa
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S468-S471
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Letter to the Editor

Correspondence regarding “Is the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) a useful predictive marker for postoperative complications after lung surgery?” by Dr. X Li and J Chen
Masayoshi Inoue, Satoru Okada
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S472-S473
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Can we assess which is better?—transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement in intermediate or lower risk patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Tomo Ando, Hisato Takagi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S474-S475
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A reply to “Aligning airway management strategy with resuscitation priorities for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest” by Burjek et al.
Jestin N. Carlson, Mohamud R. Daya, Henry E. Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S476-S477
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The bar that gave me my life back
Sivakumar Krishnasamy, Ee Phui Kew, Ehab Bishay
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
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:S478-S479
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Comment to the Editorial by KS Park and EW Kang “Is only fixed positive airway pressure a robust tool for kidney protection in patients with obstructive sleep apnea?”
Oreste Marrone, Fabio Cibella, Jean-Louis Pépin, Ludger Grote, Johan Verbraecken, Tarja Saaresranta, John A. Kvamme, Ozen K. Basoglu, Carolina Lombardi, Walter T. McNicholas, Jan Hedner, Maria R. Bonsignore, on behalf of the ESADA network
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S480-S482
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Role of skeletal muscle on chest computed tomography for risk stratification of lung cancer patients
Amelie S. Troschel, Fabian M. Troschel, Ashok Muniappan, Henning A. Gaissert, Florian J. Fintelmann
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:S483-S484
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Disclosure:

The supplement was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding.