Vol 14, No 10 (October 30, 2022): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

The more we learn, the more there is to know: the clinical management of stage I non-small cell lung cancer
Kathryn E. Engelhardt, G. Alexander Patterson
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The quality of systematic reviews on the treatment of stage I non-small cell lung cancer for individualized decision-making: improved but further refinements are needed
Yajia Sun, Qianling Shi, Anya Shi, Yaolong Chen
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:3660-3666
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The extent of pulmonary resection for lung metastases from colorectal cancer
Shuji Mishima, Kimihiro Shimizu, Kazutoshi Hamanaka, Takashi Eguchi
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:3667-3670
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The new steel bar in pectus carinatum repair and a review of current methods of correcting chest deformations
Piotr Skrzypczak, Mariusz Kasprzyk, Cezary Piwkowski
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:3671-3673
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Is it true that less is more in thoracic surgery?
Toyofumi F. Chen-Yoshikawa
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:3674-3676
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Lung cancer surgical treatment during the pandemic: a challenging situation
Néstor J. Martínez-Hernández, Amparo Roig-Bataller
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:3677-3680
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Cone beam computed tomography—the need for future guidance
Jimmy T. Efird, Charulata Jindal, Tarun K. Podder, Kylie H. Kang, Tithi Biswas
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:3681-3683
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Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS): philosophy, theory and practice
Céline Forster, Michel Gonzalez
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:3684-3687
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Intraoperative molecular imaging in thoracic oncology: pushing the boundaries of precision resection for occult non-small cell lung cancer in the era of minimally invasive surgery
Feredun Azari, Gregory T. Kennedy, Patrick Bou-Samra, Sunil Singhal
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:3688-3691
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Use of indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence spectroscopy in thoracoscopic surgery: seeing beyond the unseen
Adrian Chi-Heng Fung, Kenneth Kak-Yuen Wong
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:3692-3694
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Original Article

Utility of high-frequency B-mode and contrast-enhanced ultrasound for the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant pleural diseases: a prospective study
Hongwei Yang, Yuxin Zhang, Dongjun Wei, Wuxi Chen, Shiyu Zhang, Liantu He, Haixing Liao, Qing Tang, Jianhua Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:3695-3705
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Middle to long-term outcomes of surgical repair for atrioventricular septal defect: a single-center study
Yixuan Cai, Renwei Chen, Gang Chen, Qiqi Shi, Yaping Mi, Huifeng Zhang, Bing Jia
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:3706-3718
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Treatment and outcomes of chylothorax in children: 20-year experience of a single institute
Kanokpan Ruangnapa, Wanaporn Anuntaseree, Kantara Saelim, Pharsai Prasertsan, Maneerat Puwanant, Supaporn Dissanevate
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:3719-3726
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Perspective and practice patterns of mediastinal staging among thoracic surgeons
Ory Wiesel, Daniel Kaufman, Caralee Caplan-Shaw, Jason Shaw
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:3727-3736
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Risk factors for respiratory failure after tuberculosis-destroyed lung surgery and increased dyspnea score at 1-year follow-up
Hongyun Ruan, Yunsong Li, Yuxuan Wang, Fangchao Liu, Dongdong Hou, Changfan Gong, Jinxiang Wang, Zhidong Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:3737-3747
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High-risk early-stage lung adenocarcinoma patients are identified by an immune-related circadian clock gene signature
Zi-Hao Wang, Pei Zhang, Yi-Heng Du, Xiao-Shan Wei, Lin-Lin Ye, Yi-Ran Niu, Xuan Xiang, Wen-Bei Peng, Yuan Su, Qiong Zhou
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:3748-3761
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Sensitivity and specificity of magnetic resonance imaging in routine diagnosis of pulmonary lesions: a comparison with computed tomography
Shuyi Yang, Fei Shan, Yuxin Shi, Tiefu Liu, Qingle Wang, Haoling Zhang, Xingwei Zhang, Shan Yang, Zhiyong Zhang
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:3762-3772
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Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma
Chenguang Zhao, Shugeng Gao, Qi Xue, Fengwei Tan, Yushun Gao, Yousheng Mao, Dali Wang, Jun Zhao, Ding Yang, Qian Hong, Juwei Mu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2022;
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:3773-3781
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Effects of colloid-based (hydroxyethylstarch 6% 130/0.42, gelafundin 4%) and crystalloid-based volume regimes in cardiac surgery: a retrospective analysis
Thomas Datzmann, Theresa Völtl, Nicola Ortner, Victoria Wieder, Andreas Liebold, Helmut Reinelt, Markus Hoenicka
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:3782-3800
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Clinical impact of SUVmax of interstitial lesions in lung cancer patients with interstitial lung disease who underwent pulmonary resection
Kimitaka Akaike, Koichi Saruwatari, Ryohei Matsushima, Kosuke Fujino, Jun Morinaga, Seitaro Oda, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shinya Shiraishi, Hiroko Okabayashi, Shohei Hamada, Yusuke Tomita, Aiko Masunaga, Sho Saeki, Koei Ikeda, Hidenori Ichiyasu, Makoto Suzuki, Takuro Sakagami
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2022;
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:3801-3810
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Impact of previous upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery on complications after lobectomy for lung cancer
Takashi Yamamichi, Junji Ichinose, Satoru Tamagawa, Kohei Hashimoto, Yosuke Matsuura, Masayuki Nakao, Sakae Okumura, Mingyon Mun
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2022;
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:3811-3818
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Time since primary transplant and poor functional status predict survival after redo lung transplant
Rishav Aggarwal, Scott Jackson, Nicholas T. Lemke, Lena Trager, Sara J. Shumway, Rosemary F. Kelly, Marshall Hertz, Stephen J. Huddleston
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:3819-3830
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Patch augmentation vs. valve replacement for patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation and long-standing atrial fibrillation
Akimasa Morisaki, Yosuke Takahashi, Hiromichi Fujii, Yoshito Sakon, Takashi Murakami, Toshihiko Shibata
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:3831-3841
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Air leak and intraoperative bleeding in thoracic surgery: a Delphi consensus among the members of Italian society of thoracic surgery
Giuseppe Cardillo, Mario Nosotti, Marco Scarci, Massimo Torre, Marco Alloisio, Mauro Roberto Benvenuti, Alessandro Bertani, Lucio Cagini, Giuseppe Casablanca, Giorgio Cavallesco, Roberto Cherchi, Pierfilippo Crucitti, Carlo Curcio, Andrea Denegri, Andrea Droghetti, Gianluca Guggino, Andrea Imperatori, Maurizio Valentino Infante, Marco Lucchi, Paolo Macrì, Giuseppe Marulli, Giulio Melloni, Massimiliano Paci, Piero Paladini, Gian Luca Pariscenti, Enrico Potenza, Federico Rea, Majed Refai, Ottavio Rena, Sara Ricciardi, Michele Rusca, Francesco Sollitto, Marco Taurchini, Alberto Terzi, Luca Voltolini, Roberto Crisci
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2022;
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:3842-3853
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Robotic approach for pediatric pulmonary resection: preliminary investigation and comparative study with thoracoscopic approach
Shuai Li, Zhibin Luo, Kang Li, Yan Li, Dehua Yang, Guoqing Cao, Xi Zhang, Ying Zhou, Shuiqing Chi, Shaotao Tang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:3854-3864
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The impact of substance use on health care utilization, treatment, and outcomes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Camille V. Edwards, Ayesha R. Sheikh, Michael J. Dennis, Andrew Hunter, Zoe P. Mackay, Evan C. Catudal, Rawad Elias, Howard J. Cabral, Shayna R. Sarosiek, Umit Tapan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:3865-3875
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Comparison of clinical outcomes of pulmonary sequestration in adults between surgery and non-surgery groups
Ju Yeun Song, Sung Goo Park, Ho Yun Lee, Sae Rom Kim, Han Gyeol Kim, Sun Hye Shin, Byeong-Ho Jeong, Kyungjong Lee, Hojoong Kim, O Jung Kwon, Joungho Han, Jhingook Kim, Sang-Won Um
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2022;
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:3876-3885
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Histone acetylation modification regulator-mediated tumor microenvironment infiltration characteristics and prognostic model of lung adenocarcinoma patients
Wenmiao Wang, Yao Shen, Peng Zhang, Lei Liu, Xinyu Sha, Houqiang Li, Silin Wang, Haijian Zhang, Youlang Zhou, Jiahai Shi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:3886-3902
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A randomized comparison between the VivaSight double-lumen tube and standard double-lumen tube intubation in thoracic surgery patients
Piotr Palaczynski, Hanna Misiolek, Szymon Bialka, Aleksander J. Owczarek, Wojciech Gola, Łukasz Szarpak, Jacek Smereka
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:3903-3914
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Ninety-seven cases of experiences with the left thoracotomy approach for off-pump conventional revascularization: a retrospective cohort study
Dongyan Yang, Kai Zhang, Junshan Li, Dong Wei, Jing Ma, Yulong Wang, Yin Yang, Jinghui Li, Yunpeng Bai, Yuhui Zhang, Jing Gao, Lianqun Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:3915-3923
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Follow-up of hypertension after aortic coarctation stent implantation based on safe and effective re-intervention: a retrospective cohort study
Wei Zhang, Martin Schneider, Peter Zartner
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:3924-3933
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Characteristics of circadian rhythm-related genes and establishment of a prognostic scoring system for lung adenocarcinoma with experimental verification: a bioinformatics analysis
Fengbin Zhang, Qi Zhang, Taie Jiang, Xiaoyu Fan, Wenmiao Wang, Lehan Liu, Kun Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:3934-3954
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Development and validation of a prognostic risk signature for lung adenocarcinoma constructed by six ferroptosis, necroptosis, and pyroptosis-related lncRNAs
Lei Peng, Jingbin Ji, Chenyu Zhang, Zhe Wu, Yuhui Sun, Kun Fan, Wenxing Du, Ao Liu, Wenjie Jiao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:3955-3974
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Efficacy and safety of sivelestat sodium for the treatment of inflammatory response in acute Stanford type A aortic dissection: a retrospective cohort study
Yan Zhou, Xueying Li, Han Chen, Xing Zhong, Haibo Ren
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:3975-3982
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Utility of single-port laparoscopic retrograde gastric mobilization during McKeown esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a 2-year experience with 120 cases in a single institution
Bo Liu, Xu Li, Min-Jie Yu, Jin-Bao Xie, Guo-Liang Liao, Ming-Lian Qiu
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:3983-3991
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Characteristics of sublingual microcirculatory changes during the early postoperative period following cardiopulmonary bypass-assisted cardiac surgery—a prospective cohort study
Xiaofeng Li, Tong Tan, Hongxiang Wu, Chongjian Zhang, Dandong Luo, Weizhong Zhu, Boyu Li, Jian Zhuang
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:3992-4002
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Myocardial protective effect of sivelestat sodium in rat models with sepsis-induced myocarditis
Rujun Zhang, Xiaoxin Gao, Fuxing Hu, Qingan Chen, Zhenlin Lei, Yanan Yang, Jia Tian
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:4003-4011
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The impact of tubeless anesthesia versus intubated anesthesia on cerebral oxygen saturation and postoperative cognitive function in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a randomized trial
Yu Huang, Yun Bo, Yujin Li, Yanhua Zhao, Xinnan Li, Dalin Chen, Na Deng, Jun Liu, Junjie Li, Mingzhen Zhu, Rongsheng Liu, Jun Peng, Hua Jin
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2022;
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:4012-4030
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Retrospectively analyze and compare the efficacy and safety of thoracoscopic-assisted Nuss repair of pectus excavatum under intubation anesthesia and non-intubation anesthesia
Rong-Sheng Liu, Feng-Xian Cui, Yu-Jin Li, Tao Yang, Li Zhao, Xin-Yu Zhang, Xin-Long Chen, Xian-Gu Ning, Jun Peng
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:4031-4043
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Development and validation of a new prediction model for calcific aortic valve stenosis
Jun-Yu Chen, Ming-Zhen Zhu, Tao Xiong, Zi-Yao Wang, Qing Chang
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:4044-4054
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The development and validation of a m6A-lncRNAs based prognostic model for overall survival in lung squamous cell carcinoma
Hanwen Huang, Weibin Wu, Yiyu Lu, Xiaofen Pan
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:4055-4072
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Dorsal incision shows more efficacy and safety to traditional incision in single-portal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery segmentectomy of LS9+10: a non-randomized prospective clinical trial
Taobo Luo, Qixun Chen, Jian Zeng, Lei Cai, Xiancong Huang
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:4073-4080
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LncRNA KCNQ1OT1 enhances the radioresistance of lung squamous cell carcinoma by targeting the miR-491-5p/TPX2-RNF2 axis
Jiahui Liu, Mi Jiang, Jinlei Guan, Yuan Wang, Wenjuan Yu, Yuanping Hu, Xin Zhang, Jie Yang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:4081-4095
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Clinical predictors of treatment efficacy and a prognostic nomogram in patients with lung adenocarcinoma receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors: a retrospective study
Fang Hu, Jin Peng, Yanjie Niu, Xiaowei Mao, Yizhuo Zhao, Liyan Jiang
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2022;
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:4096-4112
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Survival and prognostic factors in patients undergoing the resection of solitary brain metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study
Ming Xu, Kun Song, Zhirui Zhou, Ziye Yu, Yizheng Lv, Hongzhi Xu
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2022;
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:4113-4124
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Prognostic value of plasma D-dimer levels in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a retrospective study
Xiaoyan Li, Di Lu, Zhibo Zhang, Yuning Zhang, Jinliang Wang, Yi Hu
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:4125-4135
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Original Article: Case Series

The clinical characteristics and surgical treatment for delayed blunt thoracic aortic injury—a case series
Lei Wang, Weiming Wu, Xiang Guo, Yi Yang
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:4136-4142
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iMDT Corner

Multidisciplinary team approach on tracheoesophageal fistula in a patient with home ventilator
Hyeran Kang, Kyung Sik Yi, Sun-Hyung Kim, Bumhee Yang, Jun Yeun Cho, Kang Hyeon Choe, Ki Man Lee, Yoon Mi Shin, Hon Chi Suen, Jacopo Vannucci, Alfonso Fiorelli
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:4143-4149
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Review Article

A comprehensive overview of pneumococcal vaccination recommendations for adults in South Africa, 2022
Charles Feldman, Sipho Dlamini, Guy A. Richards, John Black, India L. C. Butler, Clare Cutland, Eric Hefer, Bridget Hodkinson, Adri Kok, Pravin Manga, Susan Meiring, Muhangwi Molaudzi, Mahomed-Yunus S. Moosa, Salim Parker, Jonny Peter, Cloete van Vuuren, Estelle Verburgh, Gill Watermeyer
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:4150-4172
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Review Article on Thoracic Surgery Worldwide1

Thoracic surgery in the Netherlands
Iris E. W. G. Laven, Jean H. T. Daemen, Yanina J. L. Jansen, Nicky Janssen, Aimée J. P. M. Franssen, Samuel Heuts, Jos G. Maessen, Frank J. C. van den Broek, Karel W. E. Hulsewé, Yvonne L. J. Vissers, Erik R. de Loos
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Thoracic surgery in Israel
Ory Wiesel, Yael Refaely, Daniel Fink
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:4187-4193
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Disclosure

1. The series “Thoracic Surgery Worldwide” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship. Alan Sihoe served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.