Vol 13, No 11 (November 30, 2021): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery: in the pursuit to treat more and hurt less
Dimos Karangelis, Vasiliki Androutsopoulou, Aphrodite Tzifa, George Chalikias, Dimitrios Tziakas, Fotis Mitropoulos, Dimitrios Mikroulis
Lung and chest wall mechanics in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome
Alex K. Pearce, W. Cameron McGuire, Atul Malhotra

Consensus

Chinese expert recommendation on transnasal corticosteroid nebulization for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis 2021
Chengshuo Wang, Lei Cheng, Huabin Li, Zheng Liu, Hongfei Lou, Jianbo Shi, Ying Sun, Dehui Wang, Qintai Yang, Hongmeng Yu, Changqing Zhao, Dongdong Zhu, Fengli Cheng, Yan Li, Bo Liao, Meiping Lu, Cuida Meng, Shen Shen, Yueqi Sun, Rui Zheng, Luo Zhang; the Group of Otorhinolaryngology and Ophthalmology, Chinese Society of Allergy (CSA)

Original Article

Safety and durability of single-stage type I hybrid total aortic arch repair for extensive aortic arch disease: early- and long-term clinical outcomes from a single center and our 10-year of experience
Bowen Zhang, Yizhen Wei, Yanxiang Liu, Hao Lin, Shenghua Liang, Yaojun Dun, Cuntao Yu, Xiangyang Qian, Hongwei Guo, Xiaogang Sun
Application of machine learning approaches to predict the 5-year survival status of patients with esophageal cancer
Xian Gong, Bin Zheng, Guobing Xu, Hao Chen, Chun Chen
Left atrial appendage elimination techniques: stapled excision versus internal suture obliteration
Yoonjin Kang, Ho Young Hwang, Seohee Joo, Ji Hyeon Park, Ji Seong Kim, Suk Ho Sohn, Jae Woong Choi
Minimally invasive esophagectomy learning curves with different types of background experience
Olli Helminen, Joonas H. Kauppila, Henna Saviaro, Fredrik Yannopoulos, Sanna Meriläinen, Vesa Koivukangas, Heikki Huhta, Johanna Mrena, Juha Saarnio, Eero Sihvo
Sequential or concomitant chemotherapy with hypofractionated radiotherapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis of randomized trials
Gustavo Arruda Viani, Andre Guimaraes Gouveia, Fabio Ynoe Moraes
Long-term outcomes after lung-sparing surgery for epithelial mesothelioma
Cristiano Breda, Simone Furia, Giuseppe Lucchini, Antonio Zaccaria, Enrico Verderi, Giuseppe Natale, Fabio Lo Giudice, Roberta Cavallin, Andrea Ferronato, Paolo Fontana
Prognostic factors and patients’ profile in treated stage I and II lung adenocarcinoma: a Hospital’s Cancer Registry-based analysis
Fernando Conrado Abrão, Stela Verzinhasse Peres, Igor Renato Louro Bruno de Abreu, Riad Naim Younes
Diagnostic usefulness of bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Hitomi Nogawa, Yuji Matsumoto, Midori Tanaka, Takaaki Tsuchida
Near-infrared fluorescent imaging with indocyanine green in rabbit and patient specimens of esophageal cancer
Jiyun Rho, Yu Hua Quan, Byeong Hyeon Choi, Kook Nam Han, Beop-Min Kim, Young Ho Choi, Hyun Koo Kim
The use of grape juice in the detection of esophageal leaks
Madison J. Malfitano, Jenny T. Bui, Rachel M. Swier, Benjamin E. Haithcock
Comparison of stapler and electrocautery for division of the intersegmental plane in lung segmentectomy
Tomohiro Yazawa, Hitoshi Igai, Kazuki Numajiri, Fumi Ohsawa, Natsumi Matsuura, Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara
Effect of revascularization on coronary chronic total occlusion in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Jiyun Lee, Yun Seok Kim, Hwan Wook Kim, Joon Kyu Kang, Hyun Song, Ju Yong Lim
Minimally invasive surgery in the management of resectable thymoma: a retrospective analysis from the National Cancer Database
Hai V. Salfity, Lava Timsina, DuyKhanh P. Ceppa, Thomas J. Birdas
A multimodal protocol utilizing liposomal bupivacaine rib blocks leads to opioid reduction in patients undergoing the Nuss procedure
Alicia L. Eubanks, David F. Grabski, Jessica Pollack, Daniel E. Levin, Eugene McGahren, Linda W. Martin, Jeffrey Gander
Stereotactic body radiation therapy for the treatment of pleural metastases in patients with thymoma: a retrospective review of 22 patients
Giulia Pasquini, Claudia Menichelli, Gabriella Pastore, Franco Casamassima, Maria Grazia Fabrini, Sabrina Cappelli, Simona Valleggi, Maurizio Lucchesi, Marco Lucchi, Roberta Ricciardi, Michelangelo Maestri, Melania Guida, Antonio Chella, Iacopo Petrini
Outcome of parapneumonic empyema managed surgically or by fibrinolysis: a multicenter study
Sara Federici, Benoit Bédat, Justine Hayau, Michel Gonzalez, Frederic Triponez, Thorsten Krueger, Wolfram Karenovics, Jean Y. Perentes
Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-assisted tracheobronchial surgery: a retrospective analysis and literature review
Liang Chen, Zhexin Wang, Heng Zhao, Feng Yao
Implication of a novel postoperative recovery protocol to increase day 1 discharge rate after anatomic lung resection
Severin Schmid, Mohamad Kaafarani, Gabriele Baldini, Alexander Amir, Florin Costescu, Danielle Shafiepour, Jonathan Cools-Lartigue, Sara Najmeh, Christian Sirois, Lorenzo Ferri, David Mulder, Jonathan Spicer
Resveratrol inhibits cell apoptosis by suppressing long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) XLOC_014869 during lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in rats
Hongbin Jiang, Shanmei Wang, Likun Hou, Jian-An Huang, Bo Su
Succinate dehydrogenase 5 regulates lung cancer metastasis by reprogramming glucose metabolism
Jie Li, Zhan Tuo, Yan Zong, Jun Liu

Review Article of Sleep Section1

Periodic limb movements during sleep: a narrative review
Panagis Drakatos, Michelle Olaithe, Dhun Verma, Katarina Ilic, Diana Cash, Yaqoot Fatima, Sean Higgins, Allan H. Young, K. Ray Chaudhuri, Joerg Steier, Timothy Skinner, Romola Bucks, Ivana Rosenzweig

Letter to the Editor

Changes in patterns of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Pauline Yeung Ng, Shu Fang, April Ip, Andrew Kei-Yan Ng, Wai Ming Chan, Wai Ching Sin, Chun Wai Ngai

Editorial on Lung Transplantation: Past, Present, and Future2

Lung transplantation: a comprehensive journey
Jonathan D’Cunha

Review Article on Lung Transplantation: Past, Present, and Future2

The new allocation era and policy
Luke J. Benvenuto, Selim M. Arcasoy
Current trends in candidate selection, contraindications, and indications for lung transplantation
Ashwini Arjuna, Michael T. Olson, Rajat Walia
Advanced considerations in organ donors
Hailey M. Shepherd, Jason M. Gauthier, Varun Puri, Daniel Kreisel, Ruben G. Nava
Donation after circulatory death donors in lung transplantation
Thomas M. Egan, Benjamin E. Haithcock, Jason Lobo, Gita Mody, Robert B. Love, John Jacob Requard III, John Espey, Mir Hasnain Ali
Anesthetic considerations in lung transplantation: past, present and future
Andrew W. Murray, Michael L. Boisen, Ashley Fritz, J. Ross Renew, Archer Kilbourne Martin
Bilateral sequential lung transplantation: technical aspects
Haytham Elgharably, Michael J. Javorski, Kenneth R. McCurry
Intraoperative support during lung transplantation
Pedro Reck dos Santos, Jonathan D’Cunha
Lung retransplantation in the modern era
A. Justin Rucker, Joseph R. Nellis, Jacob A. Klapper, Matthew G. Hartwig
Living-donor lobar lung transplantation
Daisuke Nakajima, Hiroshi Date
Ex vivo lung perfusion
Tatsuaki Watanabe, Marcelo Cypel, Shaf Keshavjee
Primary graft dysfunction: what we know
Emily Clausen, Edward Cantu
Review: immunosuppression for the lung transplant patient
Sakhee Kotecha, Steven Ivulich, Gregory Snell
Management of chronic rejection after lung transplantation
Bahaa Bedair, Ramsey R. Hachem
Bacterial infections in lung transplantation
Margaret McCort, Erica MacKenzie, Kenneth Pursell, David Pitrak
Viral infections in lung transplantation
Aline Munting, Oriol Manuel
Fungal infections in lung transplantation
Palash Samanta, Cornelius J. Clancy, M. Hong Nguyen
Lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension
Ann Hwalek, Justin P. Rosenheck, Bryan A. Whitson
Airway complications in lung transplantation
Maria M. Crespo
Approaching the sensitized lung patient: risk assessment for donor acceptance
Massimo Mangiola, Marilyn Marrari, Qingyong Xu, Pablo G. Sanchez, Adriana Zeevi
The role of palliative care in lung transplantation
Eric Nolley, Matt Morrell
Critical care considerations in the post-operative period for the lung transplant patient
Josna Padiyar

Disclosure:

1. The series “Sleep Section” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship.

2. The series “Lung Transplantation: Past, Present, and Future” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship. Jonathan D’Cunha served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.