Vol 15, No 6 (June 30, 2023): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

The importance of correct regional lymph node removal as part of surgical treatment of non-small cell lung carcinoma: could it be a therapeutic strategy?
Aimée J. P. M. Franssen, Juliette H. R. J. Degens, Jean H. T. Daemen, Iris E. W. G. Laven, Karel W. E. Hulsewé, Yvonne L. J. Vissers, Erik R. de Loos
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:2887-2889
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Putting on airs again: new insights and questions about spontaneous pneumomediastinum recurrence
Clinton T. Morgan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:2890-2892
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Lung cancer screening in patients with head and neck cancer: an opportunity frequently missed
Mark Thomas Macmillan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:2893-2895
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When should surgery be used to supplement systemic therapy in metastatic renal cell cancer?
Morgan Hardman, Emmanuel Gabriel
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:2896-2898
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Lung cancer screening: are we performing it satisfactorily?
Fabrizio Minervini, Pietro Bertoglio, Peter B. Kestenholz, Marco Scarci
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:2899-2901
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Wedge resection—finding its place in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer?
Morgan A. Hill, Barry C. Gibney
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:2902-2904
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Original Article

Thoracic aneurysm and dissection gene variants increase the risk of aortic-related adverse events in early-onset isolated Stanford type B aortic dissection after endovascular aortic repair
Shuangshuang Li, Sheng Chang, Renle Guo, Jin Yang, Zilin Lu, Pengcheng Du, Jian Dong, Jian Zhou, Zaiping Jing
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:2905-2915
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Diagnostic sensitivity of solid volume measurement for pathological invasion in non-solid lung adenocarcinoma
Tetsuya Mizuno, Yukihiro Terada, Shinya Katsumata, Hayato Konno, Toshiyuki Nagata, Mitsuhiro Isaka, Yasuhisa Ohde
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:2916-2925
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An update on red blood cell transfusion in non-cardiac thoracic surgery
Christian Galata, Eric Dominic Roessner, Frank Dette, Roland Conradi, Victoria Bastuck, Davor Stamenovic, Ioannis Karampinis
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:2926-2935
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Relationship between PD-L1 expression and molecular aberrances in lung adenocarcinoma with solid components
Kun Zhu, Yining Zou, Li Zhao, Yunlan Tao, Shaohua Lu, Yingyong Hou, Gang Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:2936-2947
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The role of local expression of hormone receptors in the genesis of idiopathic tracheal stenosis
Johannes Schweipert, Carina Riediger, Jan Erik Balandat, Viktor Bonkowsky, Christoph Kahlert, Dietmar Kraus
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:2948-2957
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Comparison of different approaches in complete thoracoscopic segmentectomy of lung lower lobe
Shota Mitsuboshi, Takako Matsumoto, Motoka Omata, Hiroaki Shidei, Akira Ogihara, Hiroe Aoshima, Tamami Isaka, Masaki Nishiuchi, Masato Kanzaki
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:2958-2970
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Development of prognostic models to estimate the probability of lung injury one year after COVID-19-related hospitalization—a prospective study
Ana Casal-Mouriño, José Manuel Álvarez-Dobaño, María Jesús Domínguez, Francisco Gude, María E. Toubes, Óscar Lado-Baleato, Anxo Martínez de Alegría, Manuel Taboada, Vanessa Riveiro, Nuria Rodríguez-Núñez, Adriana Lama, Lucía Ferreiro, Borja Otero, Juan Suárez-Antelo, Antonio Pose, Luis Valdés
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:2971-2983
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Esophagram should be performed to diagnose esophageal perforation before inter-hospital transfer
Helen J. Madsen, Christina M. Stuart, Brandon M. Wojcik, Adam R. Dyas, Amanda Hunt, Laura J. Helmkamp, Anna K. Gergen, Michael J. Weyant, Simran K. Randhawa, John D. Mitchell, Robert A. Meguid
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:2984-2996
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Twenty-year survival following lung transplantation
John James Miggins, Ross M. Reul Jr, Spencer Barrett, Abbas Rana, Ahmed Alnajar, Jordan Dunson, Alexis Shafii, Puneet Garcha, John Goss, Gabriel Loor
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:2997-3012
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Midterm outcomes of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery in a heterogeneous valve pathology cohort: respect or resect?
Laina Passos, Thierry Aymard, Patric Biaggi, Mohammed Morjan, Maximilian Y. Emmert, Juerg Gruenenfelder, Diana Reser
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3013-3024
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Presence and sequence of bronchiectasis onset impact on the clinical characteristics in asthmatic patients
Haiyan Sheng, Yuhong Wang, Xiujuan Yao, Xichun Zhang, Xiangdong Wang, Xiaofang Liu, Luo Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3025-3047
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Outcomes after thymectomy in non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis
Nathaniel Deboever, Ying Xu, Hope A. Feldman, Karin H. Woodman, Merry Chen, Ya-Chen Tina Shih, Ravi Rajaram
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3048-3053
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Exploration of the shared genes and signaling pathways between lung adenocarcinoma and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Houqiang Li, Wenmiao Wang, Zhanghao Huang, Peng Zhang, Lei Liu, Xinyu Sha, Silin Wang, You Lang Zhou, Jiahai Shi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3054-3068
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Does the weekend effect exist for acute type A aortic dissection?—a retrospective case-control study
Jinlin Wu, Guang Tong, Julia Fayanne Chen, Changjiang Yu, Jue Yang, Zerui Chen, Xin Li, Xinjian Yan, Donglin Zhuang, Yongchao Yang, Yaorong Liu, Zhichao Liang, Jie Liu, Zhen Zhang, Ruixin Fan, Tucheng Sun
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3069-3078
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Upgrading extra corporeal life support to ECMELLA using Impella 5.0 in rescued INTERMACS 1 patients, lactate level matters!
Chadi Aludaat, Estelle Dovonou, Emmanuel Besnier, Charles Fauvel, Nathalie Nardone, Vincent Le Guillou, Alessandra D’Agostino, Catherine Nafeh-Bizet, Arnaud Gay, François Bouchart, Fabrice Bauer
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3079-3088
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Isoproterenol pre-treatment improve the therapeutic efficacy of cardiosphere-derived cells transplantation for myocardial infarction
Xiaoying Duan, Jing Yang, Wenbo Zhang, Xifeng Yang, Yuan Xia, Shuangjiao Gan, Suhua Kuang, Xinshi Cheng, Shaobo Xie, Yunqi Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3089-3105
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Anatomical variation of sympathetic ganglia in R4+R5 sympathicotomy for primary palmar axillary hyperhidrosis
Wenhan Weng, Xiaoqi Li, Guotian Pei, Yuqing Huang, Yanguo Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3106-3114
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Effective omalizumab treatment influenced eosinophil function in severe allergic asthmatics
Huacheng Yan, Lin Sun, Yingmeng Ni, Juan Du, Dong Liu, Ping Wang, Jin Cao, Guofang Xu, Yi Tao, Ranran Dai, Wei Tang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3115-3125
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Midterm outcomes of isolated tricuspid valve surgery with a mini-thoracotomy and beating heart strategy
Heemoon Lee, Jihoon Kim, Ji-Hyun Jung, Jae Suk Yoo
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3126-3132
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Is the incident of once chronic obstructive pulmonary disease related admission a high risk for readmission in the future?
Ling Lu, Min Chen, Xiangju Xing, Xiang Liu, Xiaoling Wei, Li Wang, Yumei Zhao, Jing Xia, Xiaoli Guo, Wei Yao, Jingyu Zou, Xin Sun, Changzheng Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3133-3142
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Bacterial lysate add-on therapy in adult and childhood asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Siyang Yao, Rundong Qin, Xiaonan Song, Li He, Xinliu Lin, Jing Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3143-3157
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Osteo-cartilaginous pain syndromes at the chest wall: results of costal cartilage excision
Bastian Fakundiny, Kathrin S. Kehrer, Anton Popov, Henning Busk, Thorsten Walles
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3158-3165
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The nodule in the emphysematous lung: an appeal for surgery in a lung volume reduction concept
Till Plönes, Alexis Slama, Gernot Seebacher, Jan Viehof, Özlem Okumus, Dirk Theegarten, Kaid Darwiche, Christian Taube, Clemens Aigner
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3166-3171
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Development and linguistic validation of the Korean version of the Severe Asthma Questionnaire
Sung-Yoon Kang, Kyung-Min Ahn, Ji-Hyang Lee, Soo Jie Chung, Kyoung-Hee Sohn, So Young Park, Tae-Bum Kim, Woo-Jung Song
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3172-3181
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Efficacy and safety of immunoradiotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective comparative cohort study
Yifan Gao, Xiaorong Sun, Yichen Hou, Mingzhu Zhang, Weiyue Tan, Yi Zhang, Jie Wang, Zhonghang Zheng, Chaozhuo Li, Haoran Qi, Mengyu Hu, Ligang Xing
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3182-3196
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Left ventricular strain and myocardial work in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Christos G. Mihos, Sofia A. Horvath, Rafle Fernandez, Esteban Escolar
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3197-3207
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Myocardial microstructure assessed by T1 mapping after on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
Anderson Roberto Dallazen, Paulo Cury Rezende, Whady Hueb, Mark Andrew Hlatky, Cesar Higa Nomura, Carlos Eduardo Rochitte, Gustavo Andre Boeing Boros, Fernando Faglioni Ribas, Matheus de Oliveira Laterza Ribeiro, Thiago Luis Scudeler, Roberto Nery Dantas Junior, José Antonio Franchini Ramires, Roberto Kalil Filho
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3208-3217
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Critical COVID-19 patients through first, second, and third wave: retrospective observational study comparing outcomes in intensive care unit
Irene Coloretti, Carlotta Farinelli, Emanuela Biagioni, Ilenia Gatto, Elena Munari, Lorenzo Dall’Ara, Stefano Busani, Marianna Meschiari, Roberto Tonelli, Cristina Mussini, Giovanni Guaraldi, Andrea Cossarizza, Enrico Clini, Massimo Girardis; the MO-COVID19 Working Group
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3218-3227
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Target genes of N6-methyladenosine regulatory protein ALKBH5 are associated with prognosis of patients with lung adenocarcinoma
Long Jiang, Lan Lan, Yuan Qiu, Weixiang Lu, Wenjun Wang, Ying Huang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3228-3236
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The accuracy of simplified calculation of mechanical power: a simulation study
Haichong Zheng, Zhiheng Xu, Jing Zhou, Zhimin Lin, Yingzhi Wang, Weiqun He, Yuanda Xu, Xiaoqing Liu, Yimin Li, Yongbo Huang, Zhanqi Zhao, Ling Sang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3237-3244
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Prognostic significance of extranodal extension in patients with pathologic N1 non-small cell lung cancer undergoing complete resection
Seung Keun Yoon, Jae Kwang Yun, Geun Dong Lee, Sehoon Choi, Hyeong Ryul Kim, Yong-Hee Kim, Seung-Il Park, Dong Kwan Kim
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3245-3255
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Pulmonary hypertension associated mortality in the United States from 2003 to 2020: an observational analysis of time trends and disparities
Harpreet Singh, Lipisha Agarwal, Chinmay Jani, Padmanabh Bhatt, Adam Hartley, Joseph Shalhoub, Jonathan S. Kurman, Omar Al Omari, Alaaeldin Ahmed, Dominic C. Marshall, Justin D. Salciccioli
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3256-3272
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First Asia-Pacific experience of trans-bronchial core biopsy with a Franseen needle
Michael V. Brown, Katherine Lavrencic, Arash Badiei, Hubertus Jersmann, Andrew Fon, Sean Chang, Phan Nguyen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3273-3284
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Evidence-based opioid prescribing guidelines after lung resection: a prospective, multicenter analysis
Jarred R. Mondoñedo, Alexander A. Brescia, Melissa J. Clark, Matthew L. Chang, Shannon Jiang, Chang He, Robert J. Welsh, Andrew M. Popoff, Mohan G. Kulkarni, Shelly C. Lall, Jerry W. Pratt, Kumari N. Adams, Raed M. Alnajjar, James R. Martin, Divyakant B. Gandhi, Chad M. Brummett, Andrew C. Chang, Kiran H. Lagisetty; on behalf of the Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative (MSTCVS-QC) and the Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network (Michigan OPEN)
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3285-3294
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Performance of the Activities and Participation component of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Sleep Disorders Brief Core Set in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Huai Huang, Kexin Wang, Qinhan Wu, Wenjing Li, Hong Jiang, Zilong Liu, Xiaodan Wu, Shanqun Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3295-3306
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Nutritional indices for screening sarcopenia before adult cardiac surgery
Seok In Lee, Chang Hyu Choi, Chul-Hyun Park, Kuk Hui Son
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3307-3318
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Results of intention-to-treat pulmonary metastasectomies in northern Finland revealing significant number of new lung primary carcinomas: time to move on from wedge resections?
Topias Karjula, Anne Niskakangas, Olli Mustonen, Iiris Puro, Juha P. Väyrynen, Olli Helminen, Fredrik Yannopoulos
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3319-3329
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Risk factors for bronchopleural fistula after lobectomy for lung cancer
Junji Ichinose, Kohei Hashimoto, Yosuke Matsuura, Masayuki Nakao, Sakae Okumura, Mingyon Mun
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3330-3338
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Efficacy and safety of durvalumab + chemotherapy vs. atezolizumab + chemotherapy in the treatment of small-cell lung cancer: a retrospective comparative cohort study
Yuxia Zou, Xueru Ren, Huanhuan Zhang, Yuenan Wang, Hanqi Wang, Rubing Bai, Zhihong Zhang, Gengyun Sun, Ling Xu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3339-3349
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Overexpressed FOXM1 collaborates with MMB to increase WEE1 inhibitor sensitivity in NSCLC
Jian Tan, Jingbo Ma, Weiqiang Zhang, Jing Zhao, Keqiang Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3350-3358
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Epithelial-mesenchymal transition is associated with osteopontin-induced EGFR-TKI resistance in EGFR mutant non-small cell lung cancer
Junjie Chen, Lin Shi, Yao Qian, Yi Jin, Nian Dong, Chengshui Chen, Beibei Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3359-3371
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Retrospective on global pulmonary hypertension clinical trials: 1999–2021
Lu Zheng, Jun Tan, Yi Yan, Shang Wang, Ping Yuan, Cheng Wu, Yin-Tao Zhao, Hai-Bo Yang, Francesco Nappi, Adriano R. Tonelli, Lan Wang, Qing-Hua Hu, Rong Jiang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3372-3385
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Risk assessment for postoperative venous thromboembolism using the modified Caprini risk assessment model in lung cancer
Yao Ding, Lijun Yao, Tao Tan, Qiang Li, Haoming Shi, Yuan Tian, Aimée J. P. M. Franssen, Erik R. de Loos, Muteb Al Zaidi, Giuseppe Cardillo, Biniam Kidane, Konstantinos Grapatsas, Qingchen Wu, Cheng Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3386-3396
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Effects of dexmedetomidine on inflammation and pulmonary function after thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yu Xu, Yi Zhou, James D. Maloney, Guofa Shan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3397-3408
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Fusu mixture alleviates inflammatory reactions in lipopolysaccharide-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome mice via regulation of surfactant-associated protein C, aquaporin 5, and Notch1
Song Zhang, Yan Yue, Jing Liu, Lijia Zhi, Li Zhang, Kaichen Zhang, Peng Ding, Peiyang Gao, Kunlan Long
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3409-3420
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Brief Report

Expanded extracorporeal membrane oxygenation bridge to heart and lung transplant candidate selection does not impact outcomes compared to traditional candidate selection criteria
Abdul Wahab, Andrew C. Hanson, Steve Peters, Mauricio A. Villavicencio, Sahar A. Saddoughi, Sadia Z. Shah, Philip J. Spencer, Cassie C. Kennedy, Kelly M. Pennington
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3421-3430
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Clinical pharmacokinetic study of tacrolimus in continuous intravenous administration for lung transplantation
You Min Sohn, Ryoung-Eun Ko, Hyo Jung Park, Eunjung Choo, Minji Jung, Sukhyang Lee, Kyeongman Jeon
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3431-3436
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Mini-Review

ABO blood type incompatible lung transplantation
Toyofumi F. Chen-Yoshikawa
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3437-3442
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Review Article

Preventing atelectasis during bronchoscopy under general anesthesia
Asad Khan, Sami I. Bashour, Roberto F. Casal
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3443-3452
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Biomarkers of particulate matter exposure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review
Junghyun Kim, Na Young Kim, Woo Jin Kim
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3453-3465
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Perioperative therapy landscape for locally advanced, resectable esophageal cancer: an updated literature review
Reetu Mukherji, Ali Alqahtani, Chao Yin, Raul Caso, Marcus S. Noel, Puja Gaur Khaitan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3466-3487
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Original Article of Sleep Section1

Factors influencing continuous positive airway pressure adherence in elderly with obstructive sleep apnea
Nantaporn Tiyapun, Kanokkarn Sunkonkit, Warawut Chaiwong, Ratirat Worasuthaneewan, Theerakorn Theerakittikul
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(6)
:3488-3500
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Disclosure

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