Vol 17, No 3 (March 31, 2025) - Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Pectus excavatum revision surgery: a complex challenge requiring centralization of expertise

Nicky Janssen, Elise J. van Polen, Jean H. T. Daemen, Aimée J. P. M. Franssen, Karel W. E. Hulsewé, Yvonne L. J. Vissers, Hans G. Van Veer, Frank V. de Paoli, Erik R. de Loos

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Original Article

Risk factors and age-specific monthly patterns of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a multicenter study

Seung Keun Yoon, Hee Kyung Kim, Jiyun Lee, Young-Du Kim, Deog Gon Cho

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Comorbidities associated with adult asthma according to severity: analysis of data from the National Health Insurance Sharing Service

Jung-Hyun Kim, Bo Young Park, Sun Hee Choi, Hyouk-Soo Kwon, Woo-Jung Song, Jinho Yu, Dae Jin Song, Yoon-Seok Chang, You Sook Cho, Dae Hyun Lim, Young-Joo Cho, Suk-Il Chang, Sae-Hoon Kim, Tae-Bum Kim

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Bronchial thermoplasty reduces asthma exacerbation and improves quality of life in asthma with type 2 inflammation

Thanyaporn Angsuwatcharakorn, Chatuthanai Savigamin, Vorawut Thanthitaweewat, Nophol Leelayuwatanakul, Kamon Kawkitinarong, Sarita Thawanaphong, Amornpun Wongkarnjana, Nattapong Jaimchariyatam, Ketsupar Jirakran, Chanchai Sittipunt, Thitiwat Sriprasart

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IRF8 and CD2 are potential targets of immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer

Zhen Gao, Rui Han, Qinghao Chen, Jichao Guo, Yancheng Wang, Qian Hong, Chenguang Zhao, Juwei Mu, Jiagen Li

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Comparison of patient-reported outcomes after uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic sub-lobar resection

Xiang-Lin Li, De-Zhao Tang, Yi-Zhang Chen, Zi-Ying Li, Yong Tang, Cheng Deng, Qiu-Ling Shi, Gui-Bin Qiao

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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting pulmonary embolism in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Haobo Kong, Yingying Sang, Jingjing Pan, Min Liang, Zhi Geng, Ye Li

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Influencing factors of 90-day readmission of patients with heart failure based on the MIMIC-IV database

Xiaohua Shen, Jiahui Yang, Xiaoyan Zhang

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Video-assisted thoracoscopy with two-lung ventilation and CO₂ insufflation in primary spontaneous pneumothorax: propensity score matching comparison

Ying Jie Cui, Wen Xue Piao, Yong Chae Jung, Hyun Jin Cho, Min-Woong Kang

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Emerging trends and hotspots in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and oxidative stress: a bibliometric and visualized analysis from 2010 to 2024

Rui Wang, Shujie Feng, Jiajie Jiang, Yonglong Chang, Yanping Zong, Jinchen Guo

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Echocardiographic characteristics of paravalvular leak following surgical aortic valve replacement: a retrospective cohort study

Yuri Hayashi, Joshua K. Russell, Cody J. Dvorak, Milena A. Gebska, Satoshi Hanada, Arun K. Singhal

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Effect of needle aspiration for treatment of moderate to severe non-tension pneumothorax after transthoracic needle biopsy

Jong Hwan Jeong, Ho Cheol Kim, Jae Seung Lee, Chang-Min Choi, Wonjun Ji

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The role of the stapled interlobar fissure position for intraoperative detection and postoperative diagnosis of middle lobe torsion after right upper lobectomy

Kazuto Ohtaka, Setsuyuki Ohtake, Aki Fujiwara-Kuroda, Sho Narita, Shinya Otsuka, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Akihiro Sasaki, Haruhiko Shiiya, Hideki Ujiie, Masato Aragaki, Tatsuya Kato

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Clinical characteristics of the early responders in the treatment of chronic cough

Tai Joon An, Ji Hyun Shin, Seohyun Kim, Chin Kook Rhee, Ji-Yong Moon, Jin Woo Kim, Hyoung Kyu Yoon

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Nomogram for predicting the prognosis of metastatic thymic epithelial tumors

Caiwen Huang, Hui Liu, Qihua Zou, Liping Kang, Jianliang Mai, Yongbin Lin, Ying Liang

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Implementing a chest tube removal protocol in patients with thoracic trauma: a prospective clinical study

Yassir Abdulrahman, Mushreq Al-Ani, Mohammed Farhat, Hosam Khallafalla, Ahmad Abu Amr, Ahmed Ajaj, Ammar Al-Zubaidi, Talat Chughtai, Ayman El-Menyar, Mohammad Asim, Sandro Rizoli, Hassan Al-Thani

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Role of radiation alone vs. concurrent chemoradiotherapy in surgically ineligible patients with tracheobronchial squamous cell carcinoma

Jeong Yun Jang, Hongryull Pyo, Kyungmi Yang, Jae Myoung Noh, Jeong Ha Lee

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Efficacy and safety of different forms of ablation therapies and antiarrhythmic drugs in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Qinghua Chen, Xiaoqi Xiong, Longchang Li, Chun Gui

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Implementation of a robotic-assisted thoracic surgery program for anatomical lung resections, a single surgeon’s experience

Andreas Westerlind, Maya Landenhed-Smith, Carl-Johan Malm, Göran Dellgren

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Construction and analysis of the invasive prediction model for pulmonary nodules: based on clinical, CT image and DNA methylation characteristics

Qingjie Yang, Xiaoyan Sun, Shenghua Lv, Qingtian Li, Linhui Lan, Ningquan Liu, Mingyang Wang, Kaibao Han, Xinhai Feng

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The significance of periostin in the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and prediction of acute exacerbations

Shi Wu, Hua Liu, Shijia Yin, Yun Wang, Xiaoxiao Liu, Zhen Ding

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Krebs von den Lungen-6 as a biomarker for distinguishing between interstitial lung disease and interstitial lung abnormalities based on computed tomography findings

Jin Hwa Song, Hye-Rin Kang, Keun-Beom Cheong

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Predicting the clinical prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer patients by predicting ALOX5 expression: a radiomics model

Peihong Hu, Mingxin Liu, Hang Gu, Haoran Liu, Qiang Li, Bo Tian

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Asthma-derived genetic signature predicts lung cancer prognosis: a multi-scale omics investigation

Youpeng Chen, Enzhong Li, Yifei Xie, Zhenglin Chang, Xiaoyi Chen, Haojie Wu, Weilin Feng, Zhangkai J. Cheng, Baoqing Sun

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Comparative efficacy and safety of inhaled antibiotics in managing chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in patients with cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Yifan Chen, Xiao Meng, Jiaxin Zhu, Shengxiao Lai, Zixuan Liu, Zhizhou Dou, Yaozhou Wu, Li Wei

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Diagnostic value of GeneXpert MTB/RIF in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for pulmonary non-tuberculosis mycobacterial in acid-fast stain smear-positive and GeneXpert MTB/RIF-negative cases

Zhengxing Wu, Jichan Shi, Chaochao Qiu, Yueying Zhou, Ning Pan, Lianpeng Wu, Xiangao Jiang

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Epidemiological trends and serological profiles of respiratory pathogens in Guangzhou: an 11-year retrospective study from 2013 to 2023

Wenhan Cao, Huimin Huang, Zhenglin Chang, Zhiman Liang, Yanting Fang, Lixian Li, Haiyang Li, Yu Guo, Yuqi Chen, Chengtao Zhou, Zixin Chen, Zhangkai J. Cheng, Baoqing Sun

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Early and midterm outcomes of concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting for coronary artery disease in surgical repair of type A aortic dissection

Ling-Chen Huang, Yang-Xue Sun, Ze-Hua Shao, Xiang-Yang Qian, Cun-Tao Yu, Hong-Wei Guo

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Single-port inflatable mediastinoscopy combined with laparoscopic esophagectomy via right cervical auxiliary operating port and sternal lifting: a safe and reliable surgical method

Jiang-Shan Huang, Wen-Wei Lin, Qi-Hong Zhong, Fei-Long Guo, Jing-Yu Wu, Zhen-Yang Zhang, Jiang-Bo Lin

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Deficiency of Toll-like receptor 4 attenuates airway inflammation and remodeling in an ovalbumine-induced mouse asthma model

Lixia Hou, Sijia Song, Bo Xiao, Zhimei Li, Bingxi Zhang, Xinru Feng, Biwen Mo, Dong Yao

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The synergistic effects of PM_2.5 and high-fat diet on Th1/Th2 balance in model mice with asthma

Ruifeng Bai, Bingqian Liu, Tianshui Li, Heng Zhou, Xinyang Yue, Ying Liu, Yining Shan, Zhigang Li, Yongjie Wei, Jun Wu

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Clinical outcomes of caregiver-led indwelling pleural catheter care and drainage at a Singapore tertiary referral hospital

Brian Lee Wei Chua, Si Ling Young, Qiao Li Tan, Carrie Kah-Lai Leong, Jane Jing Yi Wong, Ivana Gilcrist Chiew Sian Phua, Wen Ting Lim, Ken Junyang Goh

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A risk score to predict postoperative complications in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer

Makhmudbek Mallaev, Nikolay Tsvetkov, Urs Simmen, Helga Bachmann, David König, Sacha I. Rothschild, Michael Tamm, Aljaz Hojski, Didier Lardinois

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Comparing erector spinae plane (ESP) and thoracic paravertebral (TPV) block analgesic effect after elective video-assisted thoracic surgery: a randomized, multiple-blinded, non-inferiority trial

Roberto Dossi, Miriam Patella, Barbara Barozzi, Gaston Dellaferrera, Adele Tessitore, Isabella Gimigliano, Stefano Cafarotti, Andrea Saporito

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The value of fibrosis score and ¹⁸F-FDG by positron emission tomography-computed tomography in lung cancer patients with interstitial lung disease

Rui Xu, Lijie Yin, Guangliang Qiang, Liping Fu

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Risk factors for pulmonary embolism: a case-control study

Geng Yang, Shaoping Nie

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Completion lobectomy after thoracoscopic segmentectomy on the left side should be approached with thoracotomy

Stefano Bongiolatti, Giovanni Mugnaini, Alberto Salvicchi, Alessandro Gonfiotti, Sara Borgianni, Domenico Viggiano, Luca Voltolini

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Comparison of laser-guided technology and conventional manual percutaneous lung biopsy: a single-center retrospective study

Zijian Li, Shuo Hu, Lei Leng, Cheng Ding, Jun Zhao, Li Ye, Xinyu Song, Ziqing Shen

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Effect of respiratory phase on three-dimensional quantitative parameters of pulmonary subsolid nodules in low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer

Hanxiao Zhang, Wenting Tu, Zhengwei Zhang, Xiuxiu Zhou, Li Fan, Shiyuan Liu

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Characteristics of symptoms among outpatients following the discontinuation of the dynamic zero-COVID-19 policy in China: insights from an online nationwide cross-sectional survey in 2022

Yunfu Wu, Mingming Wang, Xing Lv, Jie Chen, Liqiang Song

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Tetramethylpyrazine mitigates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting the HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway in mice

Xu He, Guo-Feng Chen, Wei-Ting Tao, Xiao-Jia Huang, Ye Lin, Jing Sun, Yan Li

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Lifestyle change during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: implications for continuous positive airway pressure adherence in obstructive sleep apnea patient

Yo Suzuki, Ayako Inoshita, Naoko Sata, Erina Ishimizu, Shoko Suda, Ryo Naito, Takatoshi Kasai, Fumihiko Matsumoto

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Single-port compared to multi-port video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy: a propensity-matched study

Guibin Weng, Weikun Su, Alfonso Fiorelli, Yijin Lin, Lin Chen, Hong Zhang, Weimin Fang

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Increased expression of FBW7 may improve the prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma after pemetrexed chemotherapy by transforming the epithelial-to-mesenchymal process

Jun Chen, Haiyan Pan, Yingying Zhou, Liyun Xu, Nawa Lin, Hanibal Bohnenberger, Zhijun Chen

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Development and validation of CT radiomics diagnostic models: differentiating benign from malignant pulmonary nodules and evaluating malignancy degree

Jun Zhu, Jiayu Tao, Maoshan Zhu, Jiaqiang Liu, Chonggang Ma, Ke Chen, Yuxuan Wang, Xiaochen Lu, Yuichi Saito, Bin Ni

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The value of perioperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio combined with the prognostic nutritional index for predicting anastomotic leakage after minimally invasive esophagectomy

Xianneng He, Jinxian He, Haofeng Cen, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, Noriyuki Hirahara, Chengbin Lin, Keyun Zhu, Weiyu Shen

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Development and validation of multi-sequence magnetic resonance imaging radiomics models for predicting tumor response to radiotherapy in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Shangqun Liu, Yan Lv, Liwen Duan, Chengcheng Wang, Helong Wang, Songliu Hu, Baptiste Abbar, Jianyu Xu

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Association of interferon regulator factor 1 upregulation with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Yuheng Ye, Min Zhou, Di Yin, Yi Wang, Jiancheng Lin, Jiayan Sun, Xiaowan Wang, Qiang Guo

PDF Pages: 1698-1710 Full Text (78) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Mingxi Wang, Dandan Wei, Zhen Cui, Yangyang Zhou, Chuntong Yin, Zhengguang Zhou, Xavier Benoit D’Journo, Guowen Wang

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Relationship between the expression of striated preferentially expressed gene (SPEG) and the development of atrial fibrillation

Jiaochang Wei, Lanqing Yu, Yuhua Liu, Shaowu Ye, Bo Song, Yimin Deng, Qian Lu, Bailu Deng

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Review Article

Quantitative CT evaluation of extrapulmonary lesions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a narrative review

Chengyu Miao, Shengchuan Feng, Fengyan Wang, Zizheng Chen, Jiaxuan Xu, Xueping Li, Zifei Zhou, Rongchang Chen, Zhenyu Liang

PDF Pages: 1736-1745 Full Text (129) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Lung cancer in young individuals; risk factors and epidemiology

Ryusuke Sumiya, Takeshi Matsunaga, Kenji Suzuki

PDF Pages: 1746-1754 Full Text (131) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Surgical Technique

Mastering efficient Cor-Knot skills: novel S technique for solo automated suture fastening

June Lee, Hyun Song, Yang Gi Ryu, Kyoung Shik Narm

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The sandwich technique used for retrieving embolized catheter fragment dislodged in the pulmonary artery

Xiaolong Zhang, Zhichao Jiang, Youwei Xie, Xiaoming Ding, Jiecheng Zhang, Wenjun Zhao, Xiangzheng You, Guang Chen

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Editorial Commentary

Is segmentectomy a viable option for small-sized peripheral non-small-cell lung cancer?

Benjamin Bottet, Jean-Marc Baste

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When to initiate durvalumab after concurrent chemoradiation in unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer?—A commentary on the phase II TORG 1937 (DATE) study

Megan Smith-Uffen, Raman Sambhi, Saurav Verma, Daniel Breadner, Jacques Raphael

PDF Pages: 1771-1776 Full Text (88) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Summary of the ROMIO randomized-control trial comparing clinical, economic and patient-reported outcomes between open versus hybrid esophagectomy in the United Kingdom

Christina M. Stuart, Micaella R. Zubkov, Robert A. Meguid

PDF Pages: 1777-1783 Full Text (71) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Editorial

Medicine’s J.A.R.V.I.S. moment: how DeepSeek-R1 transforms clinical practice

Runchen Wang, Jianxing He, Hengrui Liang

PDF Pages: 1784-1787 Full Text (91) COI Form Open Access

Erratum

Erratum: Bone morphogenetic protein 4 ameliorates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice by repressing NLRP3 inflammasome activation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Editorial Office

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Vol 17, No 3 (March 31, 2025): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Original Article

Review Article

Surgical Technique

Editorial Commentary

Editorial

Erratum