Vol 15, No 11 (November 30, 2023) - Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

The different routes of lymph node metastases in esophageal cancer and its significance

Hollis Hutchings, Ikenna C. Okereke

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Advancements without consensus: differing practice patterns highlight unanswered questions in the management of brain metastases from EGFR- and ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer

Caressa Hui, Erqi L. Pollom, Gordon Li, Nathaniel J. Myall

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Contributing to Drainology: removing chest drains after pulmonary resection based on air leak alone

Daniel French

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Bronchopleural fistula after lobectomy: who is at risk in the modern era?

Panagiotis Tasoudis, Gita N. Mody

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Original Article

A nationwide analysis of disparities in guideline-concordant care in American Indians and Alaska Natives with stage I non-small cell lung cancer

Jamee Schoephoerster, Corinne Praska, McKenzie White, Aitua Salami, Schelomo Marmor, Rafael Andrade, Amit Bhargava, Ilitch Diaz-Gutierrez, Jane Hui, Todd Tuttle, Mary Owen, Madhuri Rao

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Vascular access site complications after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a comparison of open and percutaneous puncture approaches

Yosuke Sumii, Akimasa Morisaki, Tsukasa Okai, Satsuki Taniuchi, Ayumi Shintani, Takumi Kawase, Kenta Nishiya, Yoshito Sakon, Hiromichi Fujii, Toshihiko Shibata, Yosuke Takahashi

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Safety and tolerability of combination treatment with pirfenidone and nintedanib in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jonghoo Lee, Jae-Uk Song

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Door to door in 24: factors that allow surgical stabilization of rib fractures within 24 hours of admission

Kiara Leasia, Jonne T. H. Prins, Ryan Lawless, Clay Cothren Burlew, Ernest E. Moore, Barry Platnick, Lakshmipriya Karamsetty, Fredric M. Pieracci

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Social vulnerability is associated with post-operative morbidity following robotic-assisted lung resection

Christina M. Stuart, Adam R. Dyas, Sara Byers, Catherine G. Velopulos, Simran K. Randhawa, Elizabeth A. David, John D. Mitchell, Robert A. Meguid

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Fate of descending aorta after acute type A aortic dissection repair

Wan Kee Kim, Tae-Hoon Kim, Ha Lee, Suk-Won Song, Kyung-Jong Yoo

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CT evaluation of systemic artery to pulmonary artery fistula: an underdiagnosed disease in patients with hemoptysis

Jung Han Woo, Yoon Ki Cha, Sang Yub Lee, Jong Hee Kim, Jun Gon Kim, Yiseul Son, Myung Jin Chung

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Characteristics of pulmonary infarction in patients with acute pulmonary embolism in China: a single-center retrospective observational study

Yuan Yuan, Huan-Yong Wang, Zhen-Chuan Xing, Zi-Liang Hou, Jin-Xiang Wang, Shuai Zhang

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CircRNA ARHGAP10 promotes osteogenic differentiation through the miR-335-3p/RUNX2 pathway in aortic valve calcification

Yun Jiang, Jiaqi Zhu, Zhijian Chen, Weixin Wang, Zhenyu Cao, Xingyou Chen, Jianle Chen

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Video-assisted thoracic surgery drainage is feasible and safe for acute necrotizing mediastinitis: a retrospective cohort study

Lin-Chuan Liang, Zhi-Yu Peng, Hua-Hang Lin, Ke Zhou, Jie Cao, Zhao-Kang Huang, Ze-Tao Liu, Jian-Dong Mei

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Safety of omitting nasogastric decompression after esophagectomy: a propensity score-matched study

Ran Guo, Longlong Shao, Bin Li, Yihua Sun, Hong Hu, Yawei Zhang, Jiaqing Xiang, Longsheng Miao

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What is the benefit of preserving the superior segment in anatomical thoracoscopic resections of the lower lobe?

Seung Keun Yoon, Jae Kwang Yun, Sehoon Choi, Hyeong Ryul Kim, Yong-Hee Kim, Dong Kwan Kim, Seung-Il Park, Geun Dong Lee

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Adjacent angle size correlates with diagnostic sensitivity of endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath

Mai Kato, Daichi Fujimoto, Takahiro Kaki, Eri Takase, Takeya Sugimoto, Ryota Shibaki, Shunsuke Teraoka, Atsushi Hayata, Hiroaki Akamatsu, Masanori Nakanishi, Yasuhiro Koh, Nobuyuki Yamamoto

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Impact of extended mediastinal lymph node dissection for stage I ground-glass opacity lesions

Wongi Woo, Yoon Jin Cha, Jimin Lee, Duk Hwan Moon, Sungsoo Lee

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Reduction of volume loss after left atrial injury by balloon occlusion—an experimental study

Marc Irqsusi, Kai Dielmann, Ildar Talipov, Ardawan Rastan, Detlef Bartsch, Andreas Kirschbaum

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Clinical implications of wheezing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Hyewon Seo, Youlim Kim, Jong Geol Jang, June Hong Ahn, Seung Won Ra, Yong Bum Park, Kwang Ha Yoo, Ki Suck Jung, Jaehee Lee

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Comparative bioinformatics analysis of transcriptomes between β-aminopropionitrile-induced aortic dissection murine model and human aortic dissection

Ke Hu, Yi Guo, Yuxuan Li, Shunchang Zhou, Yiqing Li, Weici Wang

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Performance of radial endobronchial ultrasound for peripheral pulmonary lesions without automation technology in tuberculous endemic region: real-world experience in a single institution over 6 years

Sze Shyang Kho, Shirin Hui Tan, Chan Sin Chai, Nga Hung Ngu, Mei Ching Yong, Swee Kim Chan, Siew Teck Tie

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The characteristics of emphysema and pulmonary perfusion derived from spectral CT in smokers

Yu Guan, Xiuxiu Zhou, Di Zhang, Yi Xia, Shiyuan Liu, Li Fan

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PM2.5 induces lung inflammation and fibrosis via airway smooth muscle cell expression of the Wnt5a/JNK pathway

Weifeng Zou, Shuling Liu, Dong Ye, Ge Bai, Meihua Guo, Ruiting Sun, Pixin Ran

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Genetic characteristics of lung adenocarcinoma with ground-glass opacity component

Weipeng Zhu, Na Bai, Jiashun Cao, Fan Yang, Donghong Chen

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Osimertinib vs. afatinib as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with an EGFR exon 19 deletion or exon 21 L858R mutation

Sophia Gilardone, Ram Thapa, José Laborde, Michael Shafique, Andreas Saltos, Ben Creelan, Tawee Tanvetyanon, Alberto Chiappori, George Simon, Eric B. Haura, Jhanelle E. Gray, Dung-Tsa Chen, Daniel Melzer, Bruna Pellini

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Utilizing residential histories to assess environmental exposure and socioeconomic status over the life course among mesothelioma patients

Bian Liu, Li Niu, Furrina F. Lee

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Impact of hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITHOC) during resection of pleural mesothelioma on patient survival

Irmina A. Elliott, Hao He, Natalie S. Lui, Douglas Z. Liou, Brandon A. Guenthart, Joseph B. Shrager, Mark F. Berry, Leah M. Backhus

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Safety and usability of an endo staple line reinforcement device for pulmonary resections

Kenneth A. Kesler, David Zeltsman, Linda W. Martin, Emily Cassidy, Andrew Wheeler, Zane Hammoud, Andrew Popoff, Jo-El Baudendistel, Paula P. Veldhuis, Mordechai G. Sadowsky

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ZLN005 improves the protective effect of mitochondrial function on alveolar epithelial cell aging by upregulating PGC-1α

Miao Ma, Yujuan Gao, Xiaohua Qiu, Xianhua Gui, Yaqiong Tian, Mi Tian, Timothy E. Albertson, Tomoo Kishaba, Yoshinori Tanino, Yuichi Sakairi, Jingyu Chen, Jinghong Dai, Hourong Cai

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Development and validation of a prognostic model based on RNA binding proteins in patients with esophageal cancer

Hailei Du, Yong Li, Shuai Pang, Ikponmwosa Enofe, Pierlorenzo Pallante, Lianggang Zhu, Junbiao Hang, Ling Chen

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Analysis of the hospitalization costs of surgical patients with congenital heart disease in the plateau region of western China, 2010–2019

Liang Qi, Xiaoxue Wang, Haixia Liu, Athar M. Qureshi, Melissa Winder, Ching Kit Chen, Bing Song, Shuai Dong, Yuhui Dang

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Development and validation of an immune-related gene prognostic index for lung adenocarcinoma

Zitao Liu, Yujie Lei, Junting Shen, Guangqiang Zhao, Xi Wang, Yutian Wang, Yujin Kudo, Jun Liao, Yunchao Huang, Tingdong Yu

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Effectiveness and safety of camrelizumab-containing neoadjuvant therapy in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a prospective multicenter observational cohort study

Yi Zhang, Guoyi Shen, Rongyu Xu, Guozhong Huang, Zhijun Huang, Hongbing Duan, Shengsheng Yang, Qingfeng Zheng, Libao Yang, Rongxing Liu, Liangyun Ma, Shaogeng Chen, Yunfeng Yi, Zheming Zhang, Kezhi Li, Thomas J. Birdas, Kazuo Koyanagi, Charles B. Simone II

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Development of predictive models for assessing the progression and invasiveness of satellite lesions in patients with multiple pulmonary ground glass nodules

Chen Gu, Hongguang Tang, Zhigang Wu, Lichen Zhang, Jiacong Liu, Rui Zou, Ziyue Zhu, Jinghua Pang, Alberto Salvicchi, Hiroaki Kuroda, Feng Chen, Junhan Pan, Xiayi Lve

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Yanghepingchuan granule improves airway inflammation by inhibiting autophagy via miRNA328-3p/high mobility group box 1/Toll-like receptor 4 targeting of the pathway of signaling in rat models of asthma

Xiaomei Cao, Kun Wang, Huizhi Zhu

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A signature of five 7-methylguanosine-related genes is a prognostic marker for lung squamous cell carcinoma

Wensheng Liu, Ying Wang, Paola Ulivi, Simona Tavolari, Syed A. A. Rizvi, Enrico Capobianco, Alfons Navarro, Yongjun Zhang

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Association between the modified lung immune predictive index and clinical outcomes of advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with first-line immune checkpoint inhibitors combined with chemotherapy

Hanyan Xu, Wenyi Tian, Xiuxiu Lin, Tracy L. Leong, Nobuhiko Seki, Yoshinobu Ichiki, Shanshan Su, Junjie Chen, Yuping Li, Junru Ye

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Serum iron status and the risk of lung cancer: a two-sample Mendelian-randomization study

Xiang Feng, Tiantian Zhao, Xianling Liu, Yuyao Liu, Yawen Gao

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Complications related to extracorporeal life support in lung transplantation: single-center analysis

Michaela Orlitová, Wout Goos, Jan Van Slambrouck, Karlien Degezelle, Cedric Vanluyten, Christelle Vandervelde, Julie De Beule, Xin Jin, Evelien Berkmans, Paul De Leyn, Herbert Decaluwé, Hans Van Veer, Lieven Depypere, Geert M. Verleden, Laurent Godinas, Robin Vos, Erwin De Troy, Dieter F. Dauwe, Catherine Ingels, Philippe Meersseman, Greet Hermans, Joost Wauters, Filip Rega, Bart Meyns, Tom Verbelen, Dirk E. Van Raemdonck, Arne P. Neyrinck, Laurens J. Ceulemans

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Brief Report

An optimized D-dimer cut-off value to predict pulmonary thromboembolism in COVID-19 patients

Sophie Y. H. Engels, Ilonka H. P. A. A. van Veen, Matthijs Oudkerk, Job van der Palen, Marjolein A. Heuvelmans

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Review Article

Comparison of video assisted thoracoscopic surgery and thoracotomy for treatment of pleural infection stage II and III: a literature review

Kasper Steen, Josephine Sørensen, Merete Christensen, René Horsleben Petersen, Babu Naidu, Morten Bendixen, Najib M. Rahman, Christian B. Laursen, Thomas Decker Christensen

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Lymphangioleiomyomatosis and mTOR inhibitors in real world—a narrative review

Sanghoon Park, Eun Joo Lee

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Health inequities across the lung cancer care continuum in ten marginalized populations: a narrative review

Shanada Monestime, Maureen Rigney, Nicole Phipps, Chris Carlson, Talia Alongi, Mikayla Redding, Jennifer C. King

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Case Report: iMDT Corner

Collaborative multidisciplinary management and expertise of cT2–3 locally advanced operable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a report of two cases

Xuefeng Leng, Daisuke Kurita, Yi Zhu, Seiichiro Abe, Ruixiang Zhang, Xufeng Guo, Liang Dai, Ian Yu-Hong Wong, Seong Yong Park, Berend J. van der Wilk, Xing Gao, Yung-Chang Chen, Rui Zhao, Jiahua Lv, Haomiao Qing, Yang Liu, Kyle G. Mitchell, Bas P. L. Wijnhoven, Yongtao Han, Hiroyuki Daiko

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