The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

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Issue eFirst

Cimenoglu, Berk; Dogruyol, Talha; Ozdemir, Attila; Buz, Mesut; Ece, Dilek; Comert, Sevda Sener; Demirhan, Recep: Foreign Body Reaction Mimicking Lymph Node Metastasis is Not Rare After Lung Cancer Resection
Almeida, Ana Beatriz; Schweigert, Michael; Spieth, Peter; Dubecz, Attila; de Abreu, Marcelo Gama; Richter, Torsten; Kellner, Patrick: Outcome of Emergency Pulmonary Lobectomy under ECMO Support in Patients with COVID-19
Tokur, Murat Emre; Alkan, Sevil: Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Output Growth in the Field of Lung Transplantation
Zhang, Chenchen; Li, Xiaobing; He, Zhanfeng; Wang, Shuai; Yin, Meipan; Ma, Yaozhen; Wu, Gang: The Two-Tube Method for Treating Thoracogastric Airway Fistula
Wei, Shenhai; Wei, Wenchao; Wu, Bingqun; Tian, Jintao; Hu, Pengcheng; Pan, Shouqiang; Song, Xiaoping: The Incidence and Effect of Different Organ Metastasis on the Prognosis of NSCLC
Yıldızeli, Şehnaz Olgun; Yanartaş, Mehmed; Taş, Serpil; Direskeneli, Haner; Mutlu, Bülent; Ceyhan, Berrin; Yıldızeli, Bedrettin: Outcomes of Patients with Behçet's Syndrome after Pulmonary Endarterectomy
Immohr, Moritz Benjamin; Hettlich, Vincent Hendrik; Kindgen-Milles, Detlef; Brandenburger, Timo; Feldt, Torsten; Aubin, Hug; Tudorache, Igor; Akhyari, Payam; Lichtenberg, Artur; Dalyanoglu, Hannan; Boeken, Udo: Changes in Therapy and Outcome of Patients Requiring Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19
Yoshiyasu, Nobuyuki; Kojima, Fumitsugu; Hayashi, Kuniyoshi; Yamada, Daisuke; Bando, Toru: Low-Dose CT Screening of Persistent Subsolid Lung Nodules: First-Order Features in Radiomics
Wiedenroth, Christoph B.; Steinhaus, Kristin; Rolf, Andreas; Breithecker, Andreas; Adameit, Miriam S. D.; Kriechbaum, Steffen D.; Haas, Moritz; Roller, Fritz; Hamm, Christian W.; Ghofrani, H.-Ardeschir; Mayer, Eckhard; Guth, Stefan; Liebetrau, Christoph: Patient-Reported Long-Term Outcome of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Inoperable CTEPH
Kara, Murat; Özkan, Berker; Duman, Salih; Erdoğdu, Eren; Sarıgül, Arda; Toker, Alper: Does Fissureless Videothoracoscopic Lobectomy Help for Postoperative Air Leak?
Mashaqi, Bakr; Ismail, Issam; Siemeni, Thierry T.; Ruemke, Stefan; Fleissner, Felix; Zhang, Ruoyu; Wiegmann, Bettina; Filitz, Joerg; Gottlieb, Jens; Haverich, Axel: Local Anesthetics delivered through Pleural Drainages improve Pain and Lung Function after Cardiac Surgery
Yang, Ding; Wei, Xing; Hong, Qian; Zhao, Chenguang; Mu, Juwei: Patient-Reported Outcome–Based Prediction for Postdischarge Complications after Lung Surgery
Fiorelli, Alfonso; Pecoraro, Alfonso; Failla, Giuseppe; Blasio, Francesco De; Rendina, Erino Angelo; Venuta, Federico; Andreetti, Claudio: Endoscopic Management of Benign Airway Stenosis in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients
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Tian, Ye; An, Jianli; Zou, Zibo; Dong, Yanchao; Wu, Jingpeng; Chen, Zhuo; Niu, Hongtao: Computed Tomography–Guided Microcoil Localization of Pulmonary Nodules: Effects of Multiple Punctures
Sponholz, Stefan; Koch, Agnes; Mese, Mesut; Becker, Silvan; Sebastian, Martin; Fischer, Sebastian; Trainer, Stephan; Schreiner, Waldemar: Lung Cancer Resection after Immunochemotherapy Versus Chemotherapy in Oligometastatic Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer
Yasuura, Yoshiyuki; Kayata, Hiroyuki; Konno, Hayato; Kojima, Hideaki; Mizuno, Tetsuya; Isaka, Mitsuhiro; Ohde, Yasuhisa: Pulmonary Vein Stump Thrombosis and Cerebral Infarction after Left Upper Lobectomy
Hsu, Jiun; Yu, Sheng-Pin; Pan, Chien-Te; Huang, Pei-Ming: Stripping Massage and Literature Review in Post-Thoracoscopic Chest Pain Management
Matsunaga, Takeshi; Takamochi, Kazuya; Hattori, Aritoshi; Fukui, Mariko; Suzuki, Kenji: Efficacy of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage II/III Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutations
Noro, Antonio; Natale, Giovanni; Messina, Gaetana; Leonardi, Beatrice; Rainone, Anna; Santini, Mario; Fiorelli, Alfonso: The Prediction of Fissure Integrity by Quantitative Computed Tomography Analysis
Shao, Chen-ye; Liu, Can-hui; Ren, Qian-he; Liu, Xiao-long; Dong, Guo-hua; Yao, Sheng: Design Appropriate Incision Length for Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy: Take into Account Safety and Minimal Invasiveness

Issue Accepted Manuscripts

Ahmed-Issap, Amber; Mantio, Kim; Jain, Shubham; Habib, Akolade; Brazier, Andrew; Raseta, Marko; Abah, Udo: Smoking status and outcomes following lung resection
Wu, Jingpeng; Tian, Ye; An, Jianli; Zou, Zibo; Dong, Yanchao; Chen, Zhuo; Niu, Hongtao: Outcomes of CT-guided Deeper Localization Technique for Superficial Pulmonary Nodules
Wang, Yifei; Sun, Qi; Huang, Yiling; Yang, Qinghua; Chen, Rong; Zhang, Xianwei; Zhao, Xuewei; wang, mingdong: Continuous analgesia with intercostal catheterization under the thoracoscopy
Ahmed-Issap, Amber; Jain, Shubham; Habib, Akolade; Mantio, Kim; Spence, Angelica; Raseta, Marko; Abah, Udo: Impact of Extremes of BMI on Outcomes Following Lung Resection

Issue 06/2023

Kosse, Nils Jurriaan; Galetin, Thomas; Schwarz, Sarah Bettina; Mathes, Tim; Koryllos, Aris; Lopez-Pastorini, Alberto; Beckers, Frank; Stoelben, Erich: Results of the Diaphragmatic Plication Database: 10 Years' Experience
Yoshida, Shuhei; Matsumoto, Isao; Saito, Daisuke; Tanaka, Yusuke; Takemura, Hirofumi; Oi, Akishi: Partial Tracheal Defects Closure using Glutaraldehyde-Treated Autologous Pericardium
Türk, İlteriş; Findik, Gokturk; Çetin, Mehmet; Bicakcioglu, Pinar; Gülhan, Selim Şakir Erkmen; Aydoğdu, Koray; Yılmaz, Ülkü; Demirağ, Funda: Importance of Histopathological Grading for Treatment Selection in Malignant Mesothelioma
Ozturk, Kubra; Boybeyi, Ozlem; Soyer, Tutku: The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Foreign Body Aspiration

Issue 05/2023

Ermerak, Nezih Onur; Yildizeli, Sehnaz Olgun; Kocakaya, Derya; Mutlu, Bulent; Ak, Koray; Tas, Serpil; Yildizeli, Bedrettin: Surgical Treatment of Another Sequalae of COVID-19: Post-COVID CTEPH
Tamburini, Nicola; D'Urbano, Francesco; Bagolini, Francesco; Trapella, Giulia Salerno; Quarantotto, Francesco; Cavallesco, Giorgio; Maniscalco, Pio: Unilateral Thoracoscopic Thymectomy for Thymoma: Does Side Matter? A Single Institutional Experience
Ruan, Hongyun; Liu, Bin; Yang, Xinting; Shang, Xuehui; Li, Qi: Analysis of Pulmonary Function in Thymoma Subjects: A 20-Year Retrospective Cohort Study

Issue 04/2023

Fiorelli, Alfonso; Cascone, Roberto; Carlucci, Annalisa; Natale, Giovanni; Noro, Antonio; Bove, Mary; Santini, Mario: Bleeding during Learning Curve of Thoracoscopic Lobectomy: CUSUM Analysis Results
Holleran, Timothy J.; Napolitano, Michael A.; Duggan, John P.; Peters, Alex S.; Amdur, Richard L.; Antevil, Jared L.; Trachiotis, Gregory D.: Predictors of 30-Day Pulmonary Complications after Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy

Issue 03/2023

İşgörücü, Özgür; Citak, Necati: Survival Analysis of Surgically Resected ypN2 Lung Cancer after Neoadjuvant Therapy
Kawaguchi, Takeshi; Yoshikawa, Daiki; Nakai, Tokiko; Ohbayashi, Chiho; Sawabata, Noriyoshi: Outcome of Resected Lung Cancers with Subcentimeter Solid Component on Computed Tomography
Wang, Ying; He, Cheng; Liu, Jiacong; Wu, Simeng; Huang, Xuhua; Zhang, Lichen; Shu, Wenbo; Gu, Chen; Wang, Yiqing; Zhu, Linhai; Hu, Jian: The Safety and Efficacy of Preoperative Immunotherapy Combined with Chemotherapy in Patients with Stage IIIA-IIIB Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Kaba, Erkan; Cosgun, Tugba; Yardimci, Halit; Toker, Alper: Prognostic Factors in Patients with Clinic Locally Advanced T4 Lung Cancer: Surgical Considerations

Issue 02/2023

Liu, Yu-Wei; Chou, Andre; Chou, Shah-Hwa: Experience of Simultaneous Bilateral Open Surgery and VATS for Pulmonary Metastasectomy
Hassan, Mohamed; Ehle, Benjamin; Le, Uyen-Thao; Titze, Laurin; Passlick, Bernward; Grapatsas, Konstantinos: Outcome of Repeated Resection of Pulmonary Metastases for Renal Cell Cancer
Haj Khalaf, Mohamed Anwar; Sirbu, Horia; Hartmann, Arndt; Agaimy, Abbas; Dudek, Wojciech; Higaze, Mostafa; Rieker, Ralf: Spread through Air Spaces (STAS) in Solitary Pulmonary Metastases from Colorectal Cancer (CRC)

Issue 01/2023

Giller, Dmitry Borisovich; Koroev, Vadim Valerievich; Kesaev, Oleg Shamilievich; Enilenis, Inga Igorevna; Dobrin, Roman Romanovich; Martel, Ivan Ivanovich: Surgical Treatment of Cavernous and Fibrous-Cavernous TB in Children

Issue 08/2022

Ling, Gonghao; Zhou, Jun; Ding, Xun; Long, Qingyun: Emergency Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Acute Mediastinal Hemorrhage
Rashidi, Farid; Parvizi, Rezayat; Bilejani, Eisa; Mahmoudian, Babak; Koohi, Ata: Outcome of Surgery for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Disease without Pulmonary Hypertension
Wiedenroth, Christoph B.; Bandorski, Dirk; Ariobi, Kanischka; Ghofrani, H.-Ardeschir; Lankeit, Mareike; Liebetrau, Christoph; Pruefer, Diethard; Mayer, Eckhard; Kriechbaum, Steffen D.; Guth, Stefan: Does Age Matter? Pulmonary Endarterectomy in the Elderly Patient with CTEPH
Campisi, Alessio; Dell'Amore, Andrea; Zhang, Yonghui; Gu, Zhitao; Ciarrocchi, Angelo Paolo; Faccioli, Eleonora; Bertolaccini, Luca; Rea, Federico; Stella, Franco; Fang, Wentao: Autologous Blood Pleurodesis: What Is the Optimal Time Interval and Amount of Blood?

Issue 07/2022

Sayan, Bihter; Yamansavci Sirzai, Esra; Yildizeli, Bedrettin: A Word of Caution for Gossypiboma
Millaire, Émilie; Ouellet, Étienne; Fortin, Marc; Martel, Simon; Milot, Julie; Bilodeau, Lara; Conti, Massimo; Provencher, Steeve; Dion, Geneviève: Outcomes Following Surgical Lung Biopsy for Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Monocenter Experience
Goyal, Ankur; Khan, Imtiyaz Ahmad; Kumar, Aditya; Bhalla, Ashu Seith; Sharma, Raju; Das, Abanti; Bale, Manjunath; Parshad, Rajinder: Chest-Wall Collateral Embolization to Reduce Surgical Blood Loss in Peripheral Aspergillomas

Issue 06/2022

Slama, Alexis; Zaatar, Mohamed; Demir, Muhittin; Okumus, Oezlem; Mattheis, Stefan; Kampe, Sandra; Darwiche, Kaid; Lang, Stephan; Aigner, Clemens: Tracheal Resection after Previous Treatment Provides Comparable Outcome to Primary Surgery
Aydogmus, Umit; Ozturk, Gokhan; Kis, Argun; Karakaya, Yeliz Arman; Aybek, Hulya; Bir, Ferda: An Experimental Study on Timing in Tracheal Stenosis Surgery
Izhakian, Shimon; Wasser, Walter; Unterman, Avraham; Fruchter, Oren; Gorelik, Oleg; Kramer, Mordechai: Long-Term Success of Metal Endobronchial Stents in Lung Transplant Recipients

Issue 05/2022

Liu, Lei; Zhang, Jiaqi; Wang, Guige; Guo, Chao; Chen, Yeye; Huang, Cheng; Li, Shanqing: Delayed Discharge after Thoracic Surgery under the Guidance of ERAS Protocols
Xu, Mu; Hu, Jiajia; Yan, Jianqin; Yan, Hong; Zhang, Chengliang: Paravertebral Block versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia for Postthoracotomy Pain Relief: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
Zorrilla-Vaca, Andres; Feldman, Hope; Antonoff, Maria; Sepesi, Boris; Hofstetter, Wayne; Rajaram, Ravi; Swisher, Stephen; Mena, Gabriel; Vaporciya, Ara; Mehran, Reza; Rice, David: Single Chest Drain Practice Reduces Discharge Opioid Prescriptions in Thoracic Surgery
Jin, Juying; Du, Xunsong; Min, Su; Liu, Ling: Comparison of Chronic Postsurgical Pain Between Single-Port and Multi-Port Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Resection: A Prospective Study

Issue 04/2022

Napolitano, Michael A.; Sparks, Andrew D.; Werba, Gregor; Rosenfeld, Ethan S.; Antevil, Jared L.; Trachiotis, Gregory D.: Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lung Resection in United States Veterans: Trends and Outcomes versus Thoracotomy
Liu, Ganwei; Bian, Wenjie; Zu, Guili; Liu, Jing; Zhang, Guoxin; Li, Changji; Jiang, Guanchao: Development of a 3D Printed Lung Model Made of Synthetic Materials for Simulation

Issue 03/2022

Takamori, Satoshi; Oizumi, Hiroyuki; Suzuki, Jun; Suzuki, Katsuyuki; Kabasawa, Takanobu: Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy for Deep and Peripheral Small Lung Cancer
Bertolaccini, Luca; Prisciandaro, Elena; Sedda, Giulia; Lo Iacono, Giorgio; Filippi, Niccolò; Spaggiari, Lorenzo: The Weekday Effect on Morbidity of Lung Cancer Surgery: A Real-World Analysis
Taber, Samantha; Pfannschmidt, Joachim; Bauer, Torsten T.; Blum, Torsten G.; Grah, Christian; Griff, Sergej: Is Adjuvant Radiochemotherapy Always Mandatory in Patients with Resected N2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer?
Lee, Kanghoon; Jeong, Yong Ho; Ryu, Jin-Sook; Kim, Yong-Il; Kim, Hyeong Ryul; Park, Seung-Il: Surgical Outcomes of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Single-Zone N2 in the Aortopulmonary Zone
Tacconi, Federico; Carlea, Federica; La Rocca, Eleonora; Vanni, Gianluca; Ambrogi, Vincenzo: Systemic Inflammation after Uniport, Multiport, or Hybrid VATS Lobectomy for Lung Cancer
Shimomura, Masanori; Iwasaki, Masashi; Ishihara, Shunta; Inoue, Masayoshi: Volume-Based Consolidation-to-Tumor Ratio Is a Useful Predictor for Postoperative Upstaging in Stage I and II Lung Adenocarcinomas

Issue 02/2022

Andresen, Julian Ramin; Scheer, Fabian; Schlöricke, Eric; Sallakhi, Aria; Liedke, Marc Olaf; Andresen, Reimer: CT-guided Thoracic Sympathicolysis versus VATS Sympathectomy in the Therapeutic Concept for Severe Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis
Çınar, Hüseyín Ulaş; Çelik, Burçin: Does the Sweating Severity of Primary Hyperhidrosis Sites Affect Post-Sympathotomy Results?
Turhan, Kutsal; Kavurmaci, Önder; Akçam, Tevfik İlker; Ergönül, Ayşe Gül; Özdil, Ali; Çakan, Alpaslan; Çağirici, Ufuk: Long-Term Outcomes and Course of Compensatory Sweating after Endoscopic Sympathicotomy

Issue 01/2022

Xie, Yimin; Ning, Jinbo: Application of Polydioxanone Sutures in the Nuss Procedure

Issue 08/2021

Schulz-Drost, Stefan; Finkbeiner, Rebekka; Lefering, Rolf; Grosso, Marco; Krinner, Sebastian; Langenbach, Andreas; the TraumaRegister DGU: Lung Contusion in Polytrauma: An Analysis of the TraumaRegister DGU
Galetta, Domenico; Spaggiari, Lorenzo: Primary Intrathoracic Neurogenic Tumors: Clinical, Pathological, and Long-Term Outcomes
Aydogmus, Umit; Kis, Argun; Ugurlu, Erhan; Ozturk, Gokhan: Superior Strategy in Benign Tracheal Stenosis Treatment: Surgery or Endoscopy?
Celik, Ali; Sayan, Muhammet; Kankoc, Aykut; Tombul, Ismail; Kurul, Ismail Cüneyt; Tastepe, Abdullah Irfan: Various Uses of Laryngeal Mask Airway during Tracheal Surgery

Issue 07/2021

Dudek, Wojciech; Schreiner, Waldemar; Haj Khalaf, Mohamed; Sirbu, Horia: Surgery for Pulmonary Metastases: Long-Term Survival in 281 Patients
Dudek, Wojciech; AlMoussa, Emad; Schreiner, Waldemar; Mantsopoulos, Konstantinos; Sirbu, Horia: Survival and Prognostic Analysis after Pulmonary Metastasectomy for Head and Neck Cancer
Oguzhan, Selma; Sponholz, Stefan; Schirren, Moritz; Mese, Mesut; Schirren, Joachim: Metastases of Urothelium Carcinoma: Differential Diagnosis, Resection, and Survival

Issue 06/2021

Cosgun, Tugba; Kaba, Erkan; Ayalp, Kemal; Toker, Alper: Successful Sleeve Resection as a Marker for Proficiency for Robotic Pulmonary Resection
Lacroix, Valérie; Kahn, David; Matte, Pascal; Pieters, Thierry; Noirhomme, Philippe; Poncelet, Alain; Steyaert, Arnaud: Robotic-Assisted Lobectomy Favors Early Lung Recovery versus Limited Thoracotomy
Kim, Saeyoung; Bae, Chae-Min; Do, Young Woo; Moon, Suyoung; Baek, Seung Ik; Lee, Deok Heon: Serratus Anterior Plane Block and Intercostal Nerve Block after Thoracoscopic Surgery
Ülgey, Ayşe; Pehlivan, Sibel Seçkin; Demir, Ömer Faruk: Postoperative Thoracic Pain Treatment: Serratus Anterior or Erector Spinae Plane Block?

Issue 05/2021

Guo, Qiannan; Yang, Peiwen; Barnabo Nampoukime, Kan-paatib; Ma, Ke; Wang, Haihao: Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Complication of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients
Pogorelić, Zenon; Bjelanović, Dora; Gudelj, Ružica; Jukić, Miro; Petrić, Jasna; Furlan, Dubravko: Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Early Stage of Pediatric Pleural Empyema Improves Outcome

Issue 04/2021

Yoshida, Yukihiro; Yotsukura, Masaya; Nakagawa, Kazuo; Watanabe, Hirokazu; Motoi, Noriko; Watanabe, Shun-ichi: Surgical Results in Pathological N1 Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer
Fourdrain, Alex; Bagan, Patrick; Georges, Olivier; Lafitte, Sophie; De Dominicis, Florence; Meynier, Jonathan; Berna, Pascal: Outcomes after Contralateral Anatomic Surgical Resection in Multiple Lung Cancer
Nomori, Hiroaki; Machida, Yoichi; Yamazaki, Ikuo; Honma, Koichi; Otsuki, Ayumu; Cong, Yue; Sugimura, Hiroshi; Oyama, Yu: Positron Emission Tomography in Segmentectomy for cT1N0M0 Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer

Issue 03/2021

van der Sluis, Pieter; Egberts, Jan-Hendrik; Stein, Hubert; Sallum, Rubens; van Hillegersberg, Richard; Grimminger, Peter P.: Transcervical (SP) and Transhiatal DaVinci Robotic Esophagectomy: A Cadaveric Study
Pines, Guy; Jacobson, Francine; Zheng, Yifan; Magali, Pham; Lerut, Toni; Bueno, Raphael: Long-Term Radiologic Evaluation of Microaspirations among Patients after Esophagectomy
Wang, Mingdong; Jin, Yuxiang; Sun, Guangyuan; Zhao, Xuewei; Xue, Lei: The Complications between Different Routes of Reconstruction after Esophagectomy
Palmes, Daniel; Kebschull, Linus; Bahde, Ralf; Senninger, Norbert; Pascher, Andreas; Laukötter, Mike G.; Eichelmann, Ann-Kathrin: Management of Nonmalignant Tracheo- and Bronchoesophageal Fistula after Esophagectomy
Helmedag, Marius Julian; Eickhoff, Roman; Lambertz, Andreas; Heise, Daniel; Grommes, Jochen; Jacobs, Michael; Neumann, Ulf Peter; Klink, Christian: First Result of a Tailored Progressive Multistep Approach for the Treatment of Aorto-esophageal Fistulae
Koryllos, Aris; Lopez-Pastorini, Alberto; Galetin, Thomas; Defosse, Jerome; Strassmann, Stephan; Karagiannidis, Christian; Stoelben, Erich: Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Major Cardiopulmonary Resections
Spaggiari, Lorenzo; Sedda, Giulia; Petrella, Francesco; Venturino, Marco; Rossi, Fabiana; Guarize, Juliana; Galetta, Domenico; Casiraghi, Monica; Iacono, Giorgio Lo; Bertolaccini, Luca; Alamanni, Francesco: Preliminary Results of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Assisted Tracheal Sleeve Pneumonectomy for Cancer
Akil, Ali; Ziegeler, Stephan; Reichelt, Jan; Rehers, Stephanie; Abdalla, Omer; Semik, Michael; Fischer, Stefan: Combined Use of CytoSorb and ECMO in Patients with Severe Pneumogenic Sepsis
Smelt, Jeremy; Santhirakumaran, Gowthanan; Vaughan, Paul; Hunt, Ian; Tan, Carol: Thoracic Surgery during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): The Experience of a Level 1 Trauma Center

Issue 02/2021

Markowiak, Till; Neu, Reiner; Ansari, Mohammed Khalid Afeen; Großer, Christian; Klinkhammer-Schalke, Monika; Hofmann, Hans-Stefan; Ried, Michael: Surgical Cytoreduction and HITOC for Thymic Malignancies with Pleural Dissemination
Zhang, Zhenglong; Huang, Minhui; Pan, Xiaojie: Prosthetic Reconstruction of Superior Vena Cava System for Thymic Tumor: A Retrospective Analysis of 22 Cases
Liu, Zhengcheng; Yang, Rusong: Comparison of Subxiphoid and Intercostal Uniportal Thoracoscopic Thymectomy for Nonmyasthenic Early-Stage Thymoma: A Retrospective Single-Center Propensity-Score Matching Analysis
Liu, Yu-Wei; Chen, Hao-Wei; Lee, Jui-Ying; Chiang, Hung-Hsing; Li, Hsien-Pin; Chang, Po-Chih; Chou, Shah-Hwa: Is a Chest Tube Necessary after Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Mediastinal Tumor Resection?
Yazgan, Serkan; Ucvet, Ahmet; Gursoy, Soner; Ceylan, Kenan Can; Yıldırım, Şener: Surgical Experience of Video-Assisted Mediastinoscopy for Nonlung Cancer Diseases

Issue 01/2021

Yamada, Yoshito; Kaplan, Tevfik; Soltermann, Alex; Schmitt-Opitz, Isabelle; Schneiter, Didier; Weder, Walter; Inci, Ilhan: Surgical Outcomes and Risk Analysis of Primary Pulmonary Sarcoma
Smelt, Jeremy; Lovejoy, Christopher A.; Thakker, Rudrik; Hunt, Ian; Martin, Fionna; Tan, Carol: Elective Lung Resections in the Elderly: Where Do We Draw the Line?

Issue 08/2020

Çınar, Hüseyin Ulaş; Çelik, Burçin: Comparison of Surgical Stabilization Time in Patients with Flail Chest

Issue 07/2020

Smelt, Jeremy; Martin, Fionna; Al-Sahaf, May; Simon, Natalie; King, Juliet; Veres, Lukacs; Bille, Andrea; Pilling, John; Routledge, Tom; Harrison-Phipps, Karen: Retrospective Observational Study into the Early Causes of Death Following Surgery for NSCLC
Schreiner, Waldemar; Dudek, Wojciech; Rieker, Ralf Joachim; Lettmaier, Sebastian; Fietkau, Rainer; Sirbu, Horia: Major Pathologic Response after Induction Therapy Has a Long-Term Impact on Survival and Tumor Recurrence in Stage IIIA/B Locally Advanced NSCLC
Petrella, Francesco; Frassoni, Samuele; Bagnardi, Vincenzo; Casiraghi, Monica; Brambilla, Daniela; Diotti, Cristina; Spaggiari, Lorenzo: Surgical Treatment of Bilateral Lung Cancers: Long-Term Outcomes and Prognostic Factors
Liu, Zixu; Du, Minjun; Li, Xingkai; Ju, Shaolong; Gao, Yushun: Imaging Features and Clinical Decision Analysis of 110 Cases of Intrapulmonary Lymph Nodes

Issue 06/2020

Galetta, Domenico; Spaggiari, Lorenzo: Atrial Resection without Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Lung Cancer
Paleru, Cristian; Cordoş, Ioan; Dănăilă, Olga; Bolca, Ciprian: Transcervical Mediastinoscopic Closure of Left-Sided Postpneumonectomy Bronchial Stump Fistula
Petrella, Francesco; Casiraghi, Monica; Radice, Davide; Bertolaccini, Luca; Spaggiari, Lorenzo: Treatment of Chylothorax after Lung Resection: Indications, Timing, and Outcomes
Jiang, Tian; Lin, Miao; Zhao, Mengnan; Zhan, Cheng; Li, Ming; Feng, Mingxiang; Wang, Qun: Preoperative Computed Tomography-Guided Localization for Pulmonary Nodules with Glue and Dye
Sun, Saisai; Liu, Kaichao; Gao, Xiang; Ren, Binhui; Sun, Lei; Xu, Lin: Application of Modified Tailed Microcoil in Preoperative Localization of Small Pulmonary Nodules: A Retrospective Study
Zhang, Ze-Dong; Wang, Hua-Long; Liu, Xian-Yan; Xia, Feng-Fei; Fu, Yu-Fei: Methylene Blue versus Coil-Based Computed Tomography-Guided Localization of Lung Nodules

Issue 05/2020

Tamburini, Nicola; Maniscalco, Pio; Migliorelli, Andrea; Nigim, Fares; Quarantotto, Francesco; Maietti, Elisa; Cavallesco, Giorgio: Thymic Epithelial Tumors: Prognostic Significance and Relationship between Histology and the New TNM Staging System
Zhai, Yirui; Hui, Zhouguang; Gao, Yushun; Liang, Jun; Zhou, Zongmei; Wang, Luhua; Feng, Qinfu: Debulking Surgery Plus Radiation: Treatment Choice for Unresectable Stage III Thymic Carcinoma
Xu, Hao; Guo, Congying; Li, Yi; Yang, Lei; Zhang, Linyou: Omitting Chest Tube Drainage after Subxiphoid Thoracoscopic Thymectomy
Liu, Zhengcheng; Yang, Rusong; Sun, Yang: Nonintubated Uniportal Thoracoscopic Thymectomy with Laryngeal Mask

Issue 04/2020

Schroeder-Finckh, Alexander; Lopez-Pastorini, Alberto; Galetin, Thomas; Defosse, Jerome; Stoelben, Erich; Koryllos, Aris: Anterior Chest Wall Reconstruction Using Polypropylene Mesh: A Retrospective Study

Issue 03/2020

Sun, Weiyan; Zhang, Lei; Li, Zeyao; Chen, Donglai; Jiang, Gening; Hu, Jian; Chen, Chang: Feasibility Investigation of Ipsilateral Reoperations by Thoracoscopy for Major Lung Resection
Kavurmaci, Önder; Ozdil, Ali; Akçam, Tevfik Ilker; Ergonul, Ayse Gul; Turhan, Kutsal; Cakan, Alpaslan; Cagirici, Ufuk: Association of Daily Step Count with the Prolonged Air Leak in Thoracic Surgery Patients

Issue 02/2020

Zhang, Fan; Chen, Jing; Yang, Zhi-Gang; Liu, Han: Preoperative Assessment of Coronary Arteries by Cardiac Computed Tomography in Patients with Lung Cancer
Ucvet, Ahmet; Yazgan, Serkan; Gursoy, Soner; Samancilar, Ozgur: Prognosis of Resected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer with Ipsilateral Pulmonary Metastasis
Tezel, Cagatay; Dogruyol, Talha; Alpay, Levent; Akyıl, Mustafa; Evman, Serdar; Metin, Serda; Baysungur, Volkan; Yalcinkaya, Irfan: Prognostic Importance of the Lymph Node Factor in Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Sezen, Celal Bugra; Kocaturk, Celalettin Ibrahim; Bilen, Salih; Kalafat, Cem Emrah; Cansever, Levent; Dincer, Seyyit Ibrahim; Bedirhan, Mehmet Ali: Long-Term Outcomes of Carinal Sleeve Resection in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Issue 01/2020

Yoo, Gyeol; Shin, Jeonghwan; Rha, Eun Young; Jeong, Jin Yong; Lee, Jun; Noh, Giyong; Park, Soo Seog: Quadrangular Fixation of Pectus Bars to Prevent Displacement in Nuss Procedure
Yeh, Shu-Wei; Yang, Mei-Chen; Chang, Yi-Wei; Hsu, Yu-Ting; Tzeng, I-Shiang; Cheng, Yeung-Leung: Improved Dynamics of Thoracic Cage and Exercise Capacity after Nuss Repair for Pectus Excavatum

Issue 08/2019

Özdil, Ali; Tekneci, Ahmet Kayahan; Dökümcü, Zafer; Divarcı, Emre; Keçeci, Burçin; Sezak, Murat; Çakan, Alpaslan; Çağırıcı, Ufuk: Pulmonary Metastasectomy of Sarcoma: Is the Ratio of Surgical Margin to Nodule Size a Prognostic Factor?
Ali, Kamran; Cho, Sukki; Jang, Hyo Jun; Kim, Kwhanmien; Jheon, Sanghoon: Predictive Factors of Thoracic Lymph Node Metastasis Accompanying Pulmonary Metastasis from Colorectal Cancer

Issue 07/2019

Casiraghi, Monica; Galetta, Domenico; Borri, Alessandro; Tessitore, Adele; Romano, Rosalia; Diotti, Cristina; Brambilla, Daniela; Maisonneuve, Patrick; Spaggiari, Lorenzo: Ten Years' Experience in Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Early Stage Lung Cancer
Cheufou, Danjouma Housmanou; Mardanzai, Khaled; Ploenes, Till; Theegarten, Dirk; Stamatis, Georgios; Kampe, Sandra; Aigner, Clemens: Effectiveness of Robotic Lobectomy—Outcome and Learning Curve in a High Volume Center
Zhan, Bicheng; Chen, Jian; Du, Shaoming; Xiong, Yanzheng; Liu, Jian: Using the Hand-Sewn Purse-String Stapled Anastomotic Technique for Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy
Cohen, Charlotte; Pop, Daniel; Icard, Philippe; Berthet, Jean-Philippe; Venissac, Nicolas; Mouroux, Jérome: Is There a Place for Thoracoscopic Enucleation of Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors?
Grimminger, P. P.; Tagkalos, E.; Hadzijusufovic, E.; Corvinus, F.; Babic, B.; Lang, H.: Change from Hybrid to Fully Minimally Invasive and Robotic Esophagectomy is Possible without Compromises
Ma, Han; Wang, Jun; Xi, Qinhua; Shi, Dongtao; Zheng, Shiying; Ma, Haitao; Ge, Jinfeng: Analysis of Endoscopy Intervention in Postesophagectomy Anastomotic Leak: A Retrospective Study

Issue 05/2019

Feng, Xing; Xiong, Xiaoling; Jin, Er; Meng, Wen: Needlescopic Video-Assisted Thoracic Bilateral T4 Sympathicotomy for the Treatment of Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis: An Analysis of 200 Cases
Yang, HongJun; Kang, Jianjie; Zhang, Shufen; Peng, Kairun; Deng, Bingmei; Cheng, Biao: CT-Guided Chemical Thoracic Sympathectomy versus Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection for Palmar Hyperhidrosis
Wolosker, Nelson; Leiderman, Dafne Braga Diamante; de Campos, Jose Ribas Millanez; Kauffman, Paulo; Tedde, Miguel Lia; Yazbek, Guilherme; Puech-Leão, Pedro: Number of Preoperative Hyperhidrosis Sites Does Not Affect the Sympathectomy Postoperative Results and Compensatory Hyperhidrosis Occurrence
Akil, Ali; Semik, Michael; Fischer, Stefan: Efficacy of Miniuniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Selective Sympathectomy (Ramicotomy) for the Treatment of Severe Palmar and Axillar Hyperhidrosis
Dobosz, Lukasz; Stefaniak, Tomasz: Evaluation of Quality of Life: Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy after Thoracic Sympathectomy for Palmar Hyperhidrosis

Issue 04/2019

Weckler, Barbara Christine; Baldes, Natalie; Schirren, Joachim: Survival following Multimodality Treatment Including Surgery for Stage IA–IIIB Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Chiappetta, Marco; Nachira, Dania; Congedo, Maria Teresa; Meacci, Elisa; Porziella, Venanzio; Margaritora, Stefano: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Chest Wall Involvement: Integrated Treatment or Surgery Alone?
Yamanashi, Keiji; Okumura, Norihito; Yamamoto, Yoshiharu; Takahashi, Ayuko; Nakashima, Takashi; Matsuoka, Tomoaki: Comparing Part-Solid and Pure-Solid Tumors in the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer (Eighth Edition)
Ueda, Kazuhiro; Murakami, Junichi; Tanaka, Toshiki; Hamano, Kimikazu: Unclassifiable Infectious Complications after Lobectomy for Cancer: Etiology, Risks, and Outcomes
Lee, Geun Dong; Park, Chul Hwan; Park, Heae Surng; Byun, Min Kwang; Lee, Ik Jae; Kim, Tae Hoon; Lee, Sungsoo: Lung Adenocarcinoma Invasiveness Risk in Pure Ground-Glass Opacity Lung Nodules Smaller than 2 cm

Issue 03/2019

Akil, Ali; Semik, Michael; Freermann, Stefan; Reichelt, Jan; Redwan, Bassam; Görlich, Dennis; Fischer, Stefan: Use of a Powered Stapling System for Minimally Invasive Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: Results of a Prospective Double-Blind Single-Center Randomized Trial
Ibrahim, Islam M.; Elaziz, Montaser Elsawy Abd; El-Hag-Aly, Mohammed Ahmed: Early Autologous Blood-Patch Pleurodesis versus Conservative Management for Treatment of Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Xu, Hao; Zhang, Linyou: Dissection of Incomplete Fissure Using Electrocautery Is a Safe and Acceptable Method for Thoracoscopic Right Upper Lobectomy

Issue 02/2019

Pu, Zhenye; Qi, Xiaotong; Xue, Tao; Liu, Zhiyong; Wu, Yanhu: B-type Natriuretic Peptide and Other Risk Factors for Predicting Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Thoracic Surgery
Lee, Charles T.; Strauss, David M.; Stone, Lauren E.; Stoltzfus, Jill C.; Puc, Matthew M.; Burfeind, William R.: Preoperative CHA2DS2-VASc Score Predicts Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Lobectomy
Xu, Hao; Zhang, Linyou: The Bronchus First and Vessels Simultaneously Stapled Technique: A Safe and Simple Method for Video-Assisted Right Upper Lobe Lobectomy
Xu, Hao; Zhang, Linyou: The Feasibility of Thoracoscopic Left Pneumonectomy
Liu, Zhengcheng; Yang, Rusong; Shao, Feng: Comparison of Postoperative Pain and Recovery between Single-Port and Two-Port Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer

Issue 01/2019

Emiralioglu, Nagehan; Dogru, Deniz; Yalcin, Songul; Tugcu, Gokcen Dılsa; Yalcin, Ebru; Ozcelik, Ugur; Ekinci, Saniye; Kiper, Nural: Impact of Surgery on Growth, Pulmonary Functions, and Acute Pulmonary Exacerbations in Children with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis
Moon, Duk Hwan; Kang, Min Kyun; Lee, Hye Sun; Lee, Sungsoo: Long-Term Results of Compressive Brace Therapy for Pectus Carinatum
Wang, Shaodong; Li, Yun; Wang, Jun: Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Pulmonary Sequestrations: Series of 35 Consecutive Patients in a Single Center

Issue 08/2018

Schmitt, Sonja; Krinner, Sebastian; Langenbach, Andreas; Hennig, Friedrich F.; Schulz-Drost, Stefan: Analysis on the Age Distribution of Sternum Fractures
Finkbeiner, Rebekka; Krinner, Sebastian; Langenbach, Andreas; Besendörfer, Manuel; Schulz-Drost, Stefan: Age Distribution and Concomitant Injuries in Pulmonary Contusion: An Analysis Based on Routine Data
Refaely, Yael; Koyfman, Leonid; Friger, Michael; Ruderman, Leonid; Saleh, Mahmud Abu; Sahar, Gidon; Shaked, Gad; Klein, Moti; Brotfain, Evgeni: Clinical Outcome of Urgent Thoracotomy in Patients with Penetrating and Blunt Chest Trauma: A Retrospective Survey
Sano, Atsushi: Rib Radiography versus Chest Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Rib Fractures
Ahn, Hyo Yeong; Cho, Jeong Su; Kim, Yeong Dae; I., Hoseok; Song, Seunghwan; Eom, Jung Seop; Mok, Jeongha: Factors Affecting Postoperative Lung Expansion in Patients with Pyogenic Empyema
Galetta, Domenico; Spaggiari, Lorenzo: Video-Thoracoscopic Management of Postpneumonectomy Empyema

Issue 07/2018

Hofmann, Hans-Stefan; Suttner, Tobias; Neu, Reiner; Potzger, Tobias; Szöke, Tamas; Grosser, Christian; Ried, Michael: Burden between Undersupply and Overtreatment in the Care of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Park, Chul Hwan; Sung, MinDong; Lee, Geun Dong; Do, Young Woo; Park, Hee Min; Kim, Junu; Hur, Jin; Han, Kyunghwa; Kim, Tae Hoon; Song, Jason Jungsik; Lee, Sungsoo: Risk of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax According to Chest Configuration
Kutluk, Ali Cevat; Kocaturk, Celalettin Ibrahim; Akin, Hasan; Erdogan, Sertan; Bilen, Salih; Karapinar, Kemal; Sezen, Celal Bugra; Saydam, Ozkan: Which is the Best Minimal Invasive Approach for the Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax? Uniport, Two, or Three Ports: A Prospective Randomized Trail
Chiappetta, Marco; Lococo, Filippo; Nachira, Dania; Ciavarella, Leonardo Petracca; Congedo, Maria Teresa; Porziella, Venanzio; Meacci, Elisa; Margaritora, Stefano: Digital Devices Improve Chest Tube Management: Results from a Prospective Randomized Trial

Issue 06/2018

Calafiore, Antonio M.; Sheikh, Azmat A.; Alfonso, Juan J.; Tantawi, Tarek; Maklouf, Belgeit; Shawki, Ahmed; Allam, Ahmed; Awadi, Mohammed O.; Osman, Ahmed A.; Habib, Aly M.; Di Mauro, Michele: Elective Primary or Secondary Delayed Sternal Closure Improves Outcome in Severely Compromised Patients
Leinberger, Tetyana; Heilmann, Claudia; Sorg, Stefan; Mueller, Matthias; Kueri, Sami; Schmoor, Claudia; Siepe, Matthias; Beyersdorf, Friedhelm: The COSTA Study: Sternal Closure in High-Risk Patients - A Prospective Randomized Multicenter Trial
Rodriguez Cetina Biefer, Hector; Sündermann, Simon H.; Alkadhi, Hatem; Genoni, Michele; Maisano, Francesco; Emmert, Maximilian Y.; Plass, André: Sternal Anomalies in Asymptomatic Patients after Median Sternotomy and Potential Influencing Factors

Issue 05/2018

Wang, Qi; Wu, Zixiang; Chen, Gang; Zhang, Sai; Shen, Gang; Wu, Ming: Two-Stage Indicators to Assess Learning Curves for Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy
Lei, Yiyan; Feng, Yanfen; Zeng, Bo; Zhang, Xin; Chen, Jingfu; Zou, Jianyong; Su, Chunhua; Liu, Zhenguo; Luo, Honghe; Zhang, Shuishen: Effect of Prophylactic Thoracic Duct Ligation in Reducing the Incidence of Postoperative Chylothorax during Esophagectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Lin, Tzu-Hsin; Huang, Pei-Ming: Early Postoperative Endoscopy for Evaluation of the Anastomosis after Esophageal Reconstruction
Lee, Kanghoon; Kim, Hyeong Ryul; Park, Seung-Il; Kim, Dong Kwan; Kim, Yong-Hee; Choi, Se Hoon: Surgical Outcome of Colon Interposition in Esophageal Cancer Surgery: Analysis of Risk Factors for Conduit-Related Morbidity
Garza-Castillon, Rafael; Berger, Jonathan; Andrade, Rafael; Podgaetz, Eitan: The Pharyngostomy Tube: Indications, Technique, Efficacy, and Safety in Modern Surgical Practice

Issue 04/2018

Liu, Yu; Lu, Tao; Fan, Hong; Xu, Songtao; Ding, Jianyong; Lin, Zongwu; Wang, Qun: Surgical Approaches to Non-thyrogenic and Non-thymic Mediastinal Tumors of the Thoracic Inlet
Tomita, Masaki; Ayabe, Takanori; Tsuchiya, Kazuyo; Nakamura, Kunihide: Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Can Provide Useful Information for Differentiating Thymic Epithelial Tumors
Fadayomi, Ayotunde B.; Iniguez, Carlos E. Bravo; Chowdhury, Ritam; Coppolino, Antonio; Jacobson, Francine; Jaklitsch, Michael; Mody, Gita N.: Propensity Score Adjusted Comparison of Minimally Invasive versus Open Thymectomy in the Management of Early Stage Thymoma

Issue 02/2018

Cohen, Charlotte; Pop, Daniel; Venissac, Nicolas; Poudenx, Michel; Otto, Josiane; Castelnau, Olivier; Mouroux, Jérome: Chemoradiation Therapy Followed by Surgery in the Treatment of Locoregionally Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Schreiner, Waldemar; Dudek, Wojciech; Lettmaier, Sebastian; Fietkau, Rainer; Sirbu, Horia: Long-Term Survival after Salvage Surgery for Local Failure after Definitive Chemoradiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Yun, Jae Kwang; Kim, Mi-Ae; Choi, Chang Min; Choi, Se Hoon; Kim, Yong-Hee; Kim, Dong Kwan; Park, Seung-Il; Kim, Hyeong Ryul: Surgical Outcomes after Pulmonary Resection for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer with Localized Pleural Seeding First Detected during Surgery
Seok, Yangki; Lee, Eungbae: Visceral Pleural Invasion Is a Significant Prognostic Factor in Patients with Partly Solid Lung Adenocarcinoma Sized 30 mm or Smaller
Gunluoglu, Mehmet Zeki; Kocaturk, Celalettin Ibrahim; Demir, Adalet; Urer, Halide Nur; Dincer, Seyyit Ibrahim; Bedirhan, Mehmet Ali: Bronchial Stump Recurrence after Complete Resection of Lung Cancer: Effect of the Distance between the Tumor and Bronchial Resection Margin
Sponholz, Stefan; Baldes, Natalie; Schirren, Moritz; Oguzhan, Selma; Menke, Henrik; Schirren, Joachim: Sternal Resection for Breast Cancer Metastases

Issue 07/2017

Li, Yuping; Hu, Xuefei; Jiang, Gening; Chen, Chang: Pneumonectomy for Treatment of Destroyed Lung: A Retrospective Study of 137 Patients
Schweigert, Michael; Solymosi, Norbert; Dubecz, Attila; John, Joseph; West, Doug; Boenisch, Paul Leonhard; Karmy-Jones, Riyad; Ospina, Carlos F. Giraldo; Almeida, Ana Beatriz; Witzigmann, Helmut; Stein, Hubert J.: Predictors of Outcome in Modern Surgery for Lung Abscess
Evman, Serdar; Baysungur, Volkan; Alpay, Levent; Uskul, Bahadir; Misirlioglu, Aysun Kosif; Kanbur, Serda; Dogruyol, Talha: Management and Surgical Outcomes of Concurrent Tuberculosis and Lung Cancer
Gunay, Samil; Candan, Huseyin; Yılmaz, Rahsan; Eser, Irfan; Aydoğmus, Umit: The Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Rib Fractures
Schulz-Drost, Stefan; Krinner, Sebastian; Langenbach, Andreas; Oppel, Pascal; Lefering, Rolf; Taylor, Dominic; Hennig, Friedrich F.; Mauerer, Andreas; the TraumaRegister DGU: Concomitant Sternal Fracture in Flail Chest: An Analysis of 21,741 Polytrauma Patients from the TraumaRegister DGU®
Dudek, Wojciech; Schreiner, Waldemar; Hohenberger, Werner; Klein, Peter; Sirbu, Horia: Forty-Two Years' Experience with Pulmonary Resections of Metastases from Colorectal Cancer
Luzzi, Luca; Marulli, Giuseppe; Solli, Piero; Cardillo, Giuseppe; Ghisalberti, Marco; Mammana, Marco; Carleo, Francesco; Spaggiari, Lorenzo; Rea, Federico: Long-Term Results and Prognostic Factors of Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Patients with Metastatic Transitional Cell Carcinoma
Haddad, Laura; Bubenheim, Michael; Bernard, Alain; Melki, Jean; Peillon, Christophe; Baste, Jean-Marc: The Interest of Performing “On-Demand Chest X-rays” after Lung Resection by Minimally Invasive Surgery

Issue 06/2017

Kargi, Ahmet Bulent: Plantar Sweating as an Indicator of Lower Risk of Compensatory Sweating after Thoracic Sympathectomy
Rantanen, Tuomo; Telaranta, Timo: Long-Term Effect of Endoscopic Sympathetic Nerve Reconstruction for Side Effects after Endoscopic Sympathectomy
Zhang, Wenxiong; Wei, Yiping; Jiang, Han; Xu, Jianjun; Yu, Dongliang: R3 versus R4 Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Severe Palmar Hyperhidrosis
Dobosz, Lukasz; Cwalina, Natalia; Stefaniak, Tomasz: Influence of Body Mass Index on Compensatory Sweating in Patients after Thoracic Sympathectomy due to Palmar Hyperhidrosis

Issue 05/2017

Lacroix, Valerie; Mosala Nezhad, Zahra; Kahn, David; Steyaert, Arnaud; Poncelet, Alain; Pieters, Thierry; Noirhomme, Philippe: Pain, Quality of Life, and Clinical Outcomes after Robotic Lobectomy
Kirschbaum, Andreas; vom Hofe, Burkhardt; Pehl, Anika; Bartsch, Detlef K.: Double Bipolar Sealing of the Pulmonary Artery Improves the Bursting Pressures
Kirschbaum, Andreas; Waubke, Katharina; Pehl, Anika; Steinfeldt, Thorsten; Bartsch, Detlef K.: Suture or Stapling Are Superior in Comparison to Bipolar Sealing for Closing the Bronchi
Emmert, Alexander; Franke, Robert; Brandes, Ivo Florian; Hinterthaner, Marc; Danner, Bernhard C.; Bauer, Martin; Bräuer, Anselm: Comparison of Conductive and Convective Warming in Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial
Yazicioglu, Alkin; Demirag, Funda; Alici, Ibrahim Onur; Yekeler, Erdal; Karaoglanoglu, Nurettin: Can Sericin Prove Useful as a Pleurodesis Agent or Tissue Glue?
Podgaetz, Eitan; Berger, Jonathan; Small, Joe; Garza, Rafael; Andrade, Rafael: Therapeutic Pneumoperitoneum: Relevant or Obsolete in 2015?
Meyer, Christian; Bartsch, Detlef; Mirow, Nikolas; Kirschbaum, Andreas: Video-Assisted Laser Resection of Lung Metastases—Feasibility of a New Surgical Technique
Findik, Gokturk; Demiröz, S. Mustafa; Apaydın, Selma Mine Kara; Ertürk, Hakan; Biri, Suzan; Incekara, Funda; Aydogdu, Koray; Kaya, Sadi: Computed Tomography–Guided Methylene Blue Labeling Prior to Thoracoscopic Resection of Small Deeply Placed Pulmonary Nodules. Do We Really Need Palpation?
Pilarczyk, Kevin; Heckmann, Jens; Carstens, Henning; Lubarski, Jura; Jakob, Heinz; Pizanis, Nikolaus; Kamler, Markus: Does Traumatic Donor Cause of Death Influence Outcome after Lung Transplantation? A Single-Centre Analysis
Lenz, Nils; Hirschburger, Markus; Roehrig, Rainer; Menges, Thilo; Mueller, Matthias; Padberg, Winfried; Mann, Valesco: Application of Continuous Wound-Infusion Catheters in Lung Transplantation: A Retrospective Data Analysis

Issue 03/2017

Leuzzi, Giovanni; Alessandrini, Gabriele; Sperduti, Isabella; Forcella, Daniele; Marino, Mirella; Ceribelli, Anna; Facciolo, Francesco: Induction Therapy versus Initial Surgery in Advanced Thymic Tumors: Perioperative and Oncological Outcome
Ried, Michael; Hnevkovsky, Stefanie; Neu, Reiner; von Süßkind-Schwendi, Marietta; Götz, Andrea; Hamer, Okka W.; Schalke, Berthold; Hofmann, Hans-Stefan: Impact of Surgical Evaluation of Additional Cine Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Advanced Thymoma with Infiltration of Adjacent Structures: The Thoracic Surgeon's View

Issue 02/2017

Okamoto, Tatsuro; Tagawa, Tetsuzo; Morodomi, Yosuke; Shimamatsu, Shinichiro; Kitahara, Hirokazu; Maehara, Yoshihiko: Underlying Problems in Surgical Treatment of cT1-2N1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Ding, Hongdou; Shi, Jingyun; Zhou, Xiao; Xie, Dong; Song, Xiao; Yang, Yang; Liu, Zhongliu; Wang, Haifeng: Value of CT Characteristics in Predicting Invasiveness of Adenocarcinoma Presented as Pulmonary Ground-Glass Nodules
Hattori, Aritoshi; Matsunaga, Takeshi; Takamochi, Kazuya; Oh, Shiaki; Suzuki, Kenji: Surgical Management of Multifocal Ground-Glass Opacities of the Lung: Correlation of Clinicopathologic and Radiologic Findings
Nakamura, Haruhiko; Saji, Hisashi; Marushima, Hideki; Tagaya, Rie; Kimura, Hiroyuki; Takagi, Masayuki: Glucose Uptake Values in Positron Emission Tomography Are Useful to Predict Survival after Sublobar Resection for Lung Cancer

Issue 01/2017

Hayes, Don; Kopp, Benjamin T.; Sheikh, Shahid I.; Shell, Richard D.; Paul, Grace R.; McConnell, Patrick I.; Tobias, Joseph D.; Tumin, Dmitry: Pretransplant Panel Reactive Antibodies and Lung Transplant Outcomes in Children
Ewert, Franziska; Syed, Julia; Kern, Sonja; Besendörfer, Manuel; Carbon, Roman T.; Schulz-Drost, Stefan: Symptoms in Pectus Deformities: A Scoring System for Subjective Physical Complaints
Jeon, Hyun Woo; Kim, Young-Du; Choi, Si Young; Park, Jae Kil: When Is the Optimal Timing of the Surgical Treatment for Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax?
Cho, Deog Gon; Lee, Seok In; Chang, Yong Jin; Cho, Kyu Do; Cho, Suk Kyu: Thoracoscopic Bilateral Bullectomy for Simultaneously Developed Bilateral Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Ipsilateral Transmediastinal versus Bilateral Sequential Approach
Kimura, Masakazu; Miyajima, Kuniharu; Kono, Takafumi; Hayashi, Aeru; Iwaya, Keiichi; Ikeda, Norihiko: Effectiveness of Polyglycolic Acid Sheet Covering and Platelet-Rich Plasma after Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Issue 08/2016

Rombolá, Carlos; Crespo, Marta Genovés; López, Pedro Tárraga; Martínez, Antonio Honguero; Atance, Pablo León; Ramírez, Ana Triviño; Montes, José Antonio Rodríguez: Video-Assisted Minithoracotomy Diaphragmatic Plication: Respiratory Effects in Adults
Rapicetta, Cristian; Voltolini, Luca; Lococo, Filippo; Vecchioni, Ilaria; Tenconi, Sara; Paci, Masimiliano; Ricchetti, Tommaso; Rossi, Marcello; Gotti, Giuseppe: Time-Trend Analysis of Pulmonary and Diaphragmatic Functionality in Patients with Diaphragmatic Palsy or with Chronic Diaphragmatic Hernia after Surgical Treatment

Issue 07/2016

Zhao, Yunpeng; Dong, Xiaopeng; Cong, Bo; Peng, Chuanliang; Sun, Qifeng; Hao, Yingtao; Zhao, Xiaogang: Development Pattern on Lymph Node Resection in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy and 2-year Survival Analysis
Park, Byungjoon; Kim, Hong Kwan; Choi, Yong Soo; Kim, Jhingook; Zo, Jae Il; Shim, Young Mog: Simultaneous Resection of Synchronous Esophageal and Gastric Cancers

Issue 06/2016

Graeter, Thomas P.; Sebastian, Benni; Bischof, Marc; Kugler, Gudrun; Fischer, Juergen R.; Schneider, Thomas: Analysis of Patients Unable to Undergo Adjuvant Chemotherapy after Surgery in Stage IIIA/B Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Will They Benefit from Mediastinal Radiotherapy?
Yoshida, Yukihiro; Murayama, Tomonori; Sato, Yasunori; Suzuki, Yoshio; Saito, Haruhisa; Nomura, Yukihiro: Gender Differences in Long-Term Survival after Surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Huang, Hong Bo; Ge, Ming Jian: The Effects of Different Surgical Approaches on the Perioperative Level of Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Steunenberg, Bastiaan; Aerts, Bart; De Groot, Hans; Boot, Conny; Romme, Piet; Aerts, Joachim; Veen, Eelco: Quality Assessment of Video Mediastinoscopy Performed for Staging in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Haruki, Tomohiro; Miwa, Ken; Araki, Kunio; Taniguchi, Yuji; Nakamura, Hiroshige: Distribution and Prevalence of Locoregional Recurrence after Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Primary Lung Cancer
Cao, Ming; Zhu, Qiang; Wang, Wei; Zhang, Tian Xiao; Jiang, Min Zhong; Zang, Qi: Clinical Application of Fully Covered Self-Expandable Metal Stents in the Treatment of Bronchial Fistula

Issue 05/2016

Jin, Yu-xing; Jiang, Ge-ning; Jiang, Lei; Ding, Jia-an: Diagnosis and Treatment Evaluation of 48 Cases of Broncholithiasis
Lin, Zong-wu; Gu, Jie; Xu, Song-tao; Ge, Di; Wang, Qun: Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Intralobar Pulmonary Sequestration: Wedge Resection Is Feasible in Limited Peripheral Lesions

Issue 04/2016

Beckers, Frank; Lange, Nadine; Koryllos, Aris; Picchioni, Fabrizio; Windisch, Wolfram; Stoelben, Erich: Unilateral Lobe Resection by Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy Leads to the Most Optimal Functional Improvement in Severe Emphysema
Billè, Andrea; Okiror, Lawrence; Harrison-Phipps, Karen; Routledge, Tom: Does Previous Surgical Training Impact the Learning Curve in Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy for Trainees?
Ng, Calvin S. H.; Kim, Hyun Koo; Wong, Randolph H. L.; Yim, Anthony P. C.; Mok, Tony S. K.; Choi, Young Ho: Single-Port Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Major Lung Resections: Experience with 150 Consecutive Cases
Mahieu, Julien; Rinieri, Philippe; Bubenheim, Michael; Calenda, Emile; Melki, Jean; Peillon, Christophe; Baste, Jean-Marc: Robot-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery versus Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Lung Lobectomy: Can a Robotic Approach Improve Short-Term Outcomes and Operative Safety?

Issue 03/2016

Kaplan, Tevfik; Gunal, Nesimi; Gulbahar, Gultekin; Kocer, Bulent; Han, Serdar; Eryazgan, Mehmet Ali; Ozsoy, Arzu; Naldoken, Seniha; Alhan, Aslıhan; Sakinci, Unal: Painful Chest Wall Swellings: Tietze Syndrome or Chest Wall Tumor?
Schmidt, Joachim; Redwan, Bassam; Koesek, Volkan; Heitplatz, Barbara; Bedetti, Benedetta; Aebert, Hermann; Wiebe, Karsten: Thoracic Wall Reconstruction with Acellular Porcine Dermal Collagen Matrix
Botianu, Petre Vlah-Horea; Botianu, Alexandru Mihail; Bacarea, Vladimir Constantin: Muscle Flaps and Thoracomyoplasty as a Re-redo Procedure for Postoperative Empyema
Karapinar, Kemal; Saydam, Özkan; Metin, Muzaffer; Erdogan, Sertan; Aker, Cemal; Arik, Burcu; Citak, Necati: Experience with Vacuum-Assisted Closure in the Management of Postpneumonectomy Empyema: An Analysis of Eight Cases

Issue 02/2016

Welter, Stefan; Cheufou, Danjouma; Zahin, Mahmood; Kampe, Sandra; Darwiche, Kaid; Weinreich, Gerhard; Stamatis, Georgios: Short- and Mid-Term Changes in Lung Function after Bilateral Pulmonary Metastasectomy
Okiror, Lawrence; Peleki, Aikaterini; Moffat, Daniel; Bille, Andrea; Bishay, Ehab; Rajesh, Pala; Steyn, Richard; Naidu, Babu; Grimer, Robert; Kalkat, Maninder: Survival following Pulmonary Metastasectomy for Sarcoma
Giuliano, Katherine; Sachs, Teviah; Montgomery, Elizabeth; Guzzetta, Angela; Brock, Malcolm; Pawlik, Timothy M.; Yang, Stephen C.; Ahuja, Nita: Survival Following Lung Metastasectomy in Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Lee, Paul C.; Osakwe, Nonso C.; Narula, Navnett; Port, Jeffrey L.; Paul, Subroto; Stiles, Brendon M.; Andrews, Weston G.; Nasar, Abu; Altorki, Nasser K.: Predictors of Disease-free Survival and Recurrence in Patients with Resected Bronchial Carcinoid Tumors
Dalar, Levent; Ozdemir, Cengiz; Abul, Yasin; Sokucu, Sinem Nedime; Karasulu, Levent; Urer, Halide Nur; Altin, Sedat: Endobronchial Treatment of Carcinoid Tumors of the Lung
Lococo, Filippo; Margaritora, Stefano; Cardillo, Giuseppe; Filosso, Perluigi; Novellis, Pierluigi; Rapicetta, Cristian; Carleo, Francesco; Bora, Giulia; Cesario, Alfredo; Stefani, Alessandro; Rossi, Giulio; Paci, Massimiliano: Bronchopulmonary Carcinoids causing Cushing Syndrome: Results from a Multicentric Study Suggesting a More Aggressive Behavior

Issue 01/2016

Nagasao, Tomohisa; Hamamoto, Yusuke; Tamai, Motoki; Kogure, Tetsukuni; Jiang, Hua; Takano, Naoki; Tanaka, Yoshio: Scoring of Deformed Costal Cartilages Reduces Postoperative Pain after Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum
Chang, Pei-Yeh; Zeng, Qi; Wong, Kin-Sun; Wang, Chao-Jan; Chang, Chee-Jen: Chest Wall Constriction after the Nuss Procedure Identified from Chest Radiograph and Multislice Computed Tomography Shortly after Removal of the Bar
Yoo, Gyeol; Rha, Eun Young; Jeong, Jin Yong; Lee, Jongho; Sim, Sung Bo; Jo, Keon Hyon: Emerging Fixation Technique to Prevent Pectus Bar Displacement: Needlescope-Assisted 3-Point Fixation
Bilgi, Zeynep; Ermerak, Nezih Onur; Laçin, Tunç; Bostancı, Korkut; Yüksel, Mustafa: Previously Complicated Nuss Procedure Does Not Preclude Blind Removal of the Bar

Issue 08/2015

Kneidinger, Nikolaus; Holzborn, Julia; Czerner, Stephan; Weig, Thomas; Behr, Jürgen; Winter, Hauke; Neurohr, Claus; Schramm, René: Evaluation of Short-Term Outcome after Lung Transplantation in the Lung Allocation Score Era
Mohite, Prashant N.; Sabashnikov, Anton; Reed, Anna; Saez, Diana G.; Patil, Nikhil P.; Popov, Aron-Frederik; DeRobertis, Fabio; Bahrami, Toufan; Amrani, Mohamed; Carby, Martin; Kaul, Sundip; Simon, Andre R.: Extracorporeal Life Support in “Awake” Patients as a Bridge to Lung Transplant
Hoechter, Dominik J.; von Dossow, Vera; Winter, Hauke; Müller, Hans-Helge; Meiser, Bruno; Neurohr, Claus; Behr, Juergen; Guenther, Sabina; Hagl, Christian; Schramm, René: The Munich Lung Transplant Group: Intraoperative Extracorporeal Circulation in Lung Transplantation
Aydemir, Bülent; Imamoglu, Oya; Okay, Tamer; Celik, Muharrem: Sympathectomy versus Sympathicotomy in Palmar Hyperhidrosis Comparing T3 Ablation
Erol, M. Muharrem; Salcı, Hakan; Melek, Hüseyin; İlhan, Tuncay; Özfiliz, Nesrin; Bayram, Ahmet Sami; Gebitekin, Cengiz: Can Thoracic Sympathetic Nerve Damage Be Reversed?
Ravari, Hassan; Rajabnejad, Ataollah: Unilateral Sympathectomy for Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis
Divisi, Duilio; Di Leonardo, Gabriella; De Vico, Andrea; Crisci, Roberto: Electrocautery versus Ultracision versus LigaSure in Surgical Management of Hyperhidrosis

Issue 07/2015

Weksler, Benny; Kosinski, Andrzej S.; Burfeind, William R.; Silvestry, Scott C.; Sullivan, Jennifer; D'Amico, Thomas A.: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Lung Cancer Surgical Stage: An STS Database Study
Paul, Subroto; Andrews, Weston; Osakwe, Nonso C.; Port, Jeffrey L.; Lee, Paul C.; Stiles, Brendon M.; Altorki, Nasser K.: Perioperative Outcomes after Lung Resection in Obese Patients
Matsunaga, Takeshi; Suzuki, Kenji; Imashimizu, Kota; Banno, Takamitsu; Takamochi, Kazuya; Oh, Shiaki: Body Mass Index as a Prognostic Factor in Resected Lung Cancer: Obesity or Underweight, Which Is the Risk Factor?
Fiorelli, Alfonso; Sagan, Dariusz; Mackiewicz, Lukasz; Cagini, Lucio; Scarnecchia, Elisa; Chiodini, Paolo; Caronia, Francesco Paolo; Puma, Francesco; Santini, Mario; Ragusa, Mark: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Analysis of Survival of Unexpected N2 Disease in Stage I Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Citak, Necati; Sayar, Adnan; Metin, Muzaffer; Büyükkale, Songül; Kök, Abdulaziz; Solak, Okan; Yurt, Sibel; Gürses, Atilla: The Prognostic Significance of Metastasis to Lymph Nodes in Aortopulmonary Zone (Stations 5 and 6) in Completely Resected Left Upper Lobe Tumors
Liu, Tieqin; Liu, Hongxu; Wang, Gebang; Zhang, Chenlei; Liu, Bingbing: Survival of M1a Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated Surgically: A Retrospective Single-Center Study
Kim, Dohun; Kim, Hong Kwan; Choi, Yong Soo; Kim, Kwhanmien; Kim, Jhingook; Shim, Young Mog: Central Lung Cancer Management: Impact of Bronchial Resection Margin Length
Hattori, Aritoshi; Suzuki, Kenji; Takamochi, Kazuya; Oh, Shiaki: Is Bilateral Pulmonary Lobectomy Feasible in Patients with Bilateral Lung Cancers?
Hattori, Aritoshi; Suzuki, Kenji; Matsunaga, Takeshi; Takamochi, Kazuya; Oh, Shiaki: Prognostic Significance of the Standardized Uptake Value on Positron Emission Tomography in Patients with Multiple Clinical-N0 Lung Cancers
Patel, Akshay; Perry, Troy; Hunt, Ian; Abele, Jonathan; Maquire, Connor; Allegretto, Michael; Bedard, Eric: Should We Routinely Investigate Incidental Head and Neck Findings on 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Patients Being Staged for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer? A Retrospective Analysis
Miyasaka, Yoshikazu; Suzuki, Kenji; Oh, Shiaki; Takamochi, Kazuya: Cardiomegaly Is a Significant Predictor of Postoperative Atelectasis following Left Upper Superior Segmentectomy

Issue 06/2015

Kampe, Sandra; Weinreich, Gerhard; Darr, Christopher; Stamatis, Georgios; Hachenberg, Thomas: Controlled-Release Oxycodone as “Gold Standard” for Postoperative Pain Therapy in Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery or Thoracoscopy: A Retrospective Evaluation of 788 Cases
Baki, Elif Dogan; Öz, Gürhan; Kokulu, Serdar; Ulaşlı, Alper Murat; Ela, Yüksel; Sıvacı, Remziye Gul; Şenay, Hasan; Doğan, Gökcen: Comparison of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Paravertebral Block for Postthoracotomy Pain Relief
Tsubokawa, Norifumi; Harada, Hiroaki; Takenaka, Chie; Misumi, Keizo; Yamashita, Yoshinori: Comparison of Postoperative Pain after Different Thoracic Surgery Approaches as Measured by Electrical Stimulation
Ghezel-Ahmadi, Verena; Ghezel-Ahmadi, David; Mangen, Jacques; Bolukbas, Servet; Welker, Andreas; Kuerschner, Veit Christian; Fischer, Andreas; Schirren, Joachim; Beck, Grietje: Comparing Patient Satisfaction and Intubating Conditions Using Succinylcholine or Low-Dose Rocuronium for Rigid Bronchoscopy: A Randomized Study

Issue 05/2015

Schulz-Drost, Stefan; Syed, Julia; Besendoerfer, Manuel; Mauerer, Andreas; Blanke, Matthias; Schulz-Drost, Melanie; Carbon, Roman Th.: Elastic Stable Chest Repair as a Means of Stabilizing the Anterior Chest Wall in Recurrent Pectus Excavatum with Sternocostal Pseudarthrosis: An Innovative Fixation Device
Park, Chul Hwan; Kim, Tae Hoon; Haam, Seok Jin; Lee, Sungsoo: Asymmetric Pectus Excavatum Is Associated with Overgrowth of Ribs Rather Than Cartilage
Chang, Pei-Yeh; Zeng, Qi; Wong, Kin-Sun; Lai, Jin-Yao; Chen, Jeng-Chang; Wang, Chao-Jan; Chang, Chee-Jen: A Cross-Sectional Study of Chest Wall Development in Patients with Pectus Excavatum
Ran, Bo; Li, Quan; Li, Cheng; Li, Ming; Chen, Jia-Yu; Wang, Li-Xin; Qiao, Yue-Hua; Guan, Jun-Hui; Wang, Zhi-Wei: Effect of Anterior Thoracoscopic Release Combined with the Posterior Correction Operation on the Pulmonary Function of Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis

Issue 04/2015

Huang, Hai-Tao; Wang, Fei; Shen, Liang; Xia, Chun-Qiu; Lu, Chen-Xi; Zhong, Chong-Jun: Clinical Outcome of Middle Thoracic Esophageal Cancer with Intrathoracic or Cervical Anastomosis
Song, In-Hag; Cho, Sukki; Yang, Hee Chul; Jheon, Sanghoon: The Role of Maximum Standardized Uptake Value in PET/CT as a Prognostic Factor in Patients with Resected Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Jeon, Hyun Woo; Kim, Kyung Soo; Sung, Sook Whan; Park, Hyung Joo; Kim, Young-Du; Park, Jae Kil: Prognostic Value of the Maximum Standardized Uptake Value on Positron Emission Tomography for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Issue 03/2015

Maniscalco, Pio; Tamburini, Nicola; Quarantotto, Francesco; Grossi, William; Garelli, Elena; Cavallesco, Giorgio: Long-Term Outcome for Early Stage Thymoma: Comparison between Thoracoscopic and Open Approaches
Zhang, Guofei; Li, Wenshan; Chai, Ying; Wu, Ming; Zhao, Baiqin; Fan, Junqiang; Zhang, Sai; Shen, Gang: Bilateral Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy for Masaoka Stage IIIA Thymomas
Tagawa, Tetsuzo; Suzuki, Hidemi; Nakajima, Takahiro; Iwata, Takekazu; Mizobuchi, Teruaki; Yoshida, Shigetoshi; Yoshino, Ichiro: Long-Term Outcomes of Surgery for Thymic Carcinoma: Experience of 25 Cases at a Single Institution
Bölükbas, Servet; Eberlein, Michael; Oguzhan, Selma; Schirren, Moritz; Sponholz, Stefan; Schirren, Joachim: Extended Thymectomy Including Lung-Sparing Pleurectomy for the Treatment of Thymic Malignancies with Pleural Spread
Santini, Mario; Fiorelli, Alfonso; Vicidomini, Giovanni; Messina, Gaetana; Accardo, Marina: Is a Vessel-Sealing System Useful for Resection of Anterior Mediastinal Mass?

Issue 01/2015

Sue, Gloria; Price, Gary; Stahl, Richard; Teng, Edward; Narayan, Deepak: Major Bleeding in Patients with Mediastinitis: A Heartbreaking Series
Qu, Jichen; Chen, Guangyu; Xie, Boxiong; Ding, Jiaan; Jiang, Gening: Progressive Chest Wall Bleeding Caused by Bronchial Stump Nails after Lobectomy

Issue 08/2014

Huang, Chang-Lun; Liu, Chia-Chuan; Cheng, Ching-Yuan; Lin, Ching-Hsiung; Wu, Yu-Chung; Wang, Bing-Yen: Learning Thoracoscopic Lobectomy in Resident Training
Takamochi, Kazuya; Oh, Shiaki; Miyasaka, Yoshikazu; Matsunaga, Takeshi; Kitamura, Yoshitaka; Fukui, Mariko; Suzuki, Kenji: Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Buttressed versus Nonbuttressed Stapling in Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Lobectomy
Zhang, Ruoyu; Bures, Maximilian; Höffler, Klaus; Jonigk, Danny; Haverich, Axel; Krueger, Marcus: In Vitro Comparison of Two Widely Used Surgical Sealants for Treating Alveolar Air Leak
Boybeyi, Ozlem; Bakar, Bulent; Aslan, Mustafa Kemal; Atasoy, Pinar; Kisa, Ucler; Soyer, Tutku: Evaluation of Dimethyl Sulfoxide and Dexamethasone on Pulmonary Contusion in Experimental Blunt Thoracic Trauma
Ulger, Hüseyin; Deniz, Turgut; Comu, Faruk; Agalar, Canan; Kisa, Ucler; Agalar, Fatih: Protective Effect of Hypothermia in a Blunt Thoracic Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock Model

Issue 07/2014

Fiorelli, Alfonso; Vicidomini, Giovanni; Mazzella, Antonio; Messina, Gaetana; Milione, Roberta; Di Crescenzo, Vincenzo Giuseppe; Santini, Mario: The Influence of Body Mass Index and Weight Loss on Outcome of Elderly Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Resection
Kozu, Yoshiki; Maniwa, Tomohiro; Takahashi, Shoji; Isaka, Mitsuhiro; Ohde, Yasuhisa: Results of Surgical Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Positive Sputum Cytology: Experience from a Single Institution
Jo, Kyung-Wook; Kim, Hyeong Ryul; Kim, Dong Kwan; Kim, Yong-Hee; Park, Seung-Il; Choi, Se Hoon; Choi, Chang-Min: Value of Flexible Bronchoscopy for the Preoperative Assessment of NSCLC Diagnosed Using Percutaneous Core Needle Biopsy
Jeon, Hyun Woo; Moon, Mi Hyung; Kim, Kyung Soo; Kim, Young Du; Wang, Young Pil; Park, Hyung Joo; Park, Jae Kil: Extent of Removal for Mediastinal Nodal Stations for Patients with Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Effect on Outcome
Yuksel, Cabir; Bozkurt, Melih; Yenigun, Bulent Mustafa; Enon, Serkan; Ozkan, Murat; Kose, S. Kenan; Cangir, Ayten Kayı: The Outcome of Bifocal Surgical Resection in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Synchronous Brain Metastases: Results of a Single Center Retrospective Study
Cheufou, Danjouma Housmanou; Welter, Stefan; Chalvatzoulis, Eleftherios; Christof, Daniel; Theegarten, Dirk; Stamatis, Georgios: Surgery of Primary Lung Cancer with Oligometastatic M1b Synchronous Single Brain Metastasis: Analysis of 37 Cases
Shin, Sumin; Park, Joon Suk; Kim, Hong Kwan; Choi, Yong Soo; Shim, Young Mog; Lee, Ho Yun; Kim, Jhingook: Approach to Metastasis-Suspected Nodule Accompanying Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Citak, Necati; Buyukkale, Songul; Kok, Abdulaziz; Celikten, Alper; Metin, Muzaffer; Sayar, Adnan; Gurses, Atilla: Does Video-Assisted Mediastinoscopy Offer Lower False-Negative Rates for Subcarinal Lymph Nodes Compared with Standard Cervical Mediastinoscopy?

Issue 06/2014

Kim, Jung Tae; Oh, Tae Yoon; Chang, Woon Ha; Kong, Joon Hyuk; Baek, Kang Seok; Lee, Won Jin; Bang, Yun Yi: Natural Course of Spontaneous Pneumothorax without Bullae or Blebs under High-Resolution Computed Tomography
Jablonski, Slawomir; Brocki, Marian; Wawrzycki, Marcin; Smigielski, Jacek Arkadiusz; Kozakiewicz, Marcin: Efficacy Assessment of the Drainage with Permanent Airflow Measurement in the Treatment of Pneumothorax with Air Leak
Karasaki, Takahiro; Shintomi, Shizuya; Nomura, Yukihiro; Tanaka, Nobutaka; Saito, Haruhisa; Yoshida, Yukihiro: Outcomes of Outpatient Treatment for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Using a Small-Bore Portable Thoracic Drainage Device
Kang, Du-Young; Lee, Sungsoo: Lymphatic Vessel Invasion and Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Issue 05/2014

Tanaka, Yugo; Shigemura, Norihisa; Noda, Kentaro; Kawamura, Tomohiro; Isse, Kumiko; Stolz, Donna B.; Bermudez, Christian A.: Optimal Lung Inflation Techniques in a Rat Lung Transplantation Model: A Revisit
Jeong, Jin Yong; Park, Hyung Joo; Park, Jae Kil; Jo, Keon Hyeon; Wang, Young Pil; Lee, Jongho; Shin, Jae Seong: Predictive Procedure for Compensatory Hyperhidrosis before Sympathectomy: Preliminary Findings
Jin, Cheng-Hua; Liu, Kai; Yu, Kai-Zhong; Tian, Hui; Mao, Zheng-Chun; Shen, Wei-Yu: Single-Port Thoracoscopic Sympathicotomy Using a Double-Lumen Electrocautery Tube and Cautery Hook for Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Findikcioglu, Alper; Kilic, Dalokay; Hatipoglu, Ahmet: Is Clipping Superior to Cauterization in the Treatment of Palmar Hyperhidrosis?

Issue 04/2014

Sekine, Yasuo; Sakairi, Yuichi; Yoshino, Mitsuru; Koh, Eitetsu; Hata, Atsushi; Suzuki, Hidemi; Yoshino, Ichiro: The Impact of Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Long-Term Survival after Lung Cancer Surgery
Kobayashi, Naohiro; Usui, Shingo; Yamaoka, Masatoshi; Suzuki, Hisashi; Kikuchi, Shinji; Goto, Yukinobu; Sakai, Mitsuaki; Sato, Yukio: The Influence of Serum Sodium Concentration on Prognosis in Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Celikten, Alper; Sayar, Adnan; Metin, Muzaffer; Buyukkale, Songul; Citak, Necati; Gurses, Atilla: Anterior Muscle and Neurovascular-Sparing Thoracotomy and Posterolateral Thoracotomy: Postoperative Pain and Morbidity Assessment
Kirschbaum, Andreas; Rexin, Peter; Pehl, Anika; Bartsch, Detlef; Quint, Karl: Laser Resection of Lung Tissue: Heat Accumulation from Adjacent Laser Application and How to Cool It Down

Issue 03/2014

Sengul, Aysen Taslak; Sahin, Bunyamin; Celenk, Cetin; Basoglu, Ahmet; Sengul, Bilal: The Effect of Minimally Invasive Surgical Repair on the Lung Volumes of Patients with Pectus Excavatum
Gürkan, Ufuk; Aydemir, Bülent; Aksoy, Sukru; Akgöz, Haldun; Tosu, Aydın Rodi; Öz, Dilaver; Güngör, Barış; Yılmaz, Hale; Bolca, Osman: Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Ventricular Function Before and After Surgery in Patients with Pectus Excavatum and Right Ventricular Compression
Schmidt, Joachim; Redwan, Bassam; Koesek, Volkan; Aebert, Hermann; Tjan, Tonny Djie-Tiong; Martens, Sven; Wiebe, Karsten: Pectus Excavatum and Cardiac Surgery: Simultaneous Correction Advocated
Schulz-Drost, Stefan; Syed, Julia; Besendoerfer, Manuel; Carbon, Roman T.: Sternocostal Dislocation Following Open Correction of Pectus Excavatum–“Stairway Phenomenon”: Complication Management by Means of Sternocostal Locking Titanium Plate Osteosynthesis

Issue 02/2014

Turk, Figen; Yuncu, Gökhan; Atınkaya, Cansel; Semerkant, Tolga; Ozturk, Gökhan; Ekıncı, Yasin: The Choice of Invasive Diagnostic Techniques in Advanced Lung Cancer
Kim, Dohun; Choi, Yong Soo; Kim, Hong Kwan; Kim, Kwhanmien; Kim, Jhingook; Shim, Young Mog: Heterogeneity of Clinical N1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Zhang, Zhenfa; Wang, Anlei; Zhan, Zhongli; Sun, Leina; Chen, Kexin; Wang, Changli: T1aN0M0 and T1bN0M0 Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Study of the Prognosis
Urer, Halide Nur; Kocaturk, Celalettin İbrahim; Gunluoglu, Mehmet Zeki; Arda, Naciye; Demir, Adalet; Ortakoylu, Mediha Gonenc; Bedirhan, Mehmet Ali; Dincer, Seyit İbrahim: Squamous Cell Carcinomas Confined to the Bronchial Wall: The Effect of Growth Patterns
Wang, Shaohua; Zhou, Wenyong; Zhang, Hui; Zhao, Mingchuan; Chen, Xiaofeng: Analysis of Predictive Factors for Postoperative Survival for Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Patients with Unexpected Mediastinal Lymph Nodes Metastasis
Seok, Yangki; Jheon, Sanghoon; Cho, Sukki: Serial Changes in Pulmonary Function after Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy in Lung Cancer Patients
Lee, Geun Dong; Kang, Do Kyun; Kim, Hyeong Ryul; Jang, Se Jin; Kim, Yong-Hee; Kim, Dong Kwan; Park, Seung-Il: Surgical Outcomes of Pulmonary Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma: A Review of 23 Cases
Bicakcioglu, Pinar; Demirag, Funda; Yazicioglu, Alkin; Aydogdu, Koray; Kaya, Sadi; Karaoglanoglu, Nurettin: Intrathoracic Neurogenic Tumors
Moser, Bernhard; Scharitzer, Margit; Hacker, Stefan; Ankersmit, Jan; Matilla, Jose Ramon; Lang, Georg; Aigner, Clemens; Taghavi, Shahrokh; Klepetko, Walter: Thymomas and Thymic Carcinomas: Prognostic Factors and Multimodal Management
Ried, Michael; Potzger, Tobias; Sziklavari, Zsolt; Diez, Claudius; Neu, Reiner; Schalke, Berthold; Hofmann, Hans-Stefan: Extended Surgical Resections of Advanced Thymoma Masaoka Stages III and IVa Facilitate Outcome
Huang, Weizhao; Ye, Hongyu; Wu, Yingmeng; Xu, Wei; Tang, Xuan; Liang, Yi; Zheng, Junmeng; Jiang, Haiming: Hook Wire Localization of Pulmonary Pure Ground-Glass Opacities for Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

Issue 07/2013

Subotic, Dragan; Petrov, Danail; Gajic, Milan: Lung Resection for Lung Cancer after Pleural Empyema
Schweigert, Michael; Renz, Marcus; Dubecz, Attila; Solymosi, Norbert; Ofner, Dietmar; Stein, Hubert J.: Pancreaticopleural Fistula-Induced Empyema Thoracis: Principles and Results of Surgical Management
Botianu, Petre Vlah-Horea; Botianu, Alexandru-Mihail: Muscle Flaps and Thoracomyoplasty: Alternative Solution for Unresectable Primary Pulmonary Abscesses
Celik, Ali; Yekeler, Erdal; Aydın, Ertan; Yazıcı, Ulku; Karaoglanoglu, Nurettin: Treatment of Persistent Postpneumonectomy Empyema by Vacuum-Assisted Management: An Analysis of Nine Patients

Issue 06/2013

Kun, Levente; Herbella, Fernando A.; Dubecz, Attila: 1913: Annus Mirabilis of Esophageal Surgery
Gockel, Ines; Niebisch, Stefan; Campbell, Lynetta K.; Sgourakis, George; Junginger, Theodor: Prognostic Scoring System Predictive of Survival after Surgical Resection of Esophageal Carcinoma
Song, Liang; Wang, Zhou; Liu, Xiangyan: MTA1: A Prognosis Indicator of Postoperative Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma
Córdova, Henry; Martinez-Pallí, Graciela; Fernández-Esparrach, Gloria: Feasibility of Systematic Transesophageal Endoscopic Mediastinoscopy
Paul, Subroto; Stock, Cameron; Chiu, Ya-lin; Kansler, Amanda; Port, Jeffrey L.; Lee, Paul C.; Stiles, Brendon M.; Nasar, Abu; Sedrakyan, Art; Altorki, Nasser K.: Management and Outcomes of Patients on Preoperative Plavix (Clopidogrel) Undergoing General Thoracic Surgery

Issue 04/2013

Liman, Serife Tuba; Elicora, Aykut; Topcu, Salih; Akgul, Asli Gul; Mehmetoglu, Seymur Salih; Ilgazli, Ahmet; Ercin, Cengiz; Etiler, Nilay: Value of Autofluorescence in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Pleural Diseases
Wei, Shenhai; Cui, Youbin; Xie, Mian; Wang, Guoqin; Kyutoku, Yasushi; Tian, Jintao; Song, Xiaoping; Chen, Yan: Atrial Arrhythmias after Pulmonary Resection: The Important Role of Pulmonary Vein Resection
Ciszewski, Pawel; Tyczka, Joanna; Nadolski, Jacek; Roszak, Magdalena; Dyszkiewicz, Wojciech: Comparative Efficacy and Usefulness of Acebutolol and Diltiazem for the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation during Perioperative Time in Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Resection

Issue 03/2013

Lococo, F.; Cesario, A.; Mattei, F.; Petrone, G.; Vita, L. M.; Petracca-Ciavarella, L.; Margaritora, S.; Granone, P.: Elastofibroma Dorsi: Clinicopathological Analysis of 71 Cases
Hayes, Don; Weiland, Aaron; Kirkby, Stephen; Galantowicz, Mark; McConnell, Patrick I.; Tobias, Joseph D.: Gram-Negative Infection and Bronchiectasis in Lung Transplant Recipients with Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome
Keshava, Hari B.; Farver, Carol F.; Brown, Chase R.; Shafii, Alexis E.; Murthy, Sudish C.; Yun, James J.; Vakil, Nakul; Pettersson, Gosta B.; Mason, David Park: Timing of Heparin and Thrombus Formation in Donor Lungs after Cardiac Death

Issue 02/2013

Kauffmann, Matthias; Krüger, Tobias; Aebert, Hermann: Surgery on Extracorporeal Circulation in Early and Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Steger, Volker; Veit, Stefanie; Walker, Tobias; Friedel, Godehard; Lehrach, Karoline; Mustafi, Migdat; Walles, Thorsten: Does Dose Matter? Effect of Two Different Neoadjuvant Protocols in Advanced NSCLC
Yang, Hong; Li, Xiao-dong; Lai, Ren-chun; She, Ke-lin; Luo, Ming-hao; Li, Zhen-xuan; Lin, Yong-bin: Complete Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Versus Lobectomy by Thoracotomy
Sekine, Yasuo; Suzuki, Hidemi; Yamada, Yoshito; Koh, Eitetsu; Yoshino, Ichiro: Severity of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Its Relationship to Lung Cancer Prognosis after Surgical Resection
Sengul, Aysen Taslak; Sahin, Bunyamin; Celenk, Cetin; Basoglu, Ahmet: Postoperative Lung Volume Change Depending on the Resected Lobe
Ueda, Kazuhiro; Tanaka, Toshiki; Hayashi, Masataro; Tanaka, Nobuyuki; Li, Tao-Sheng; Hamano, Kimikazu: Right Middle Lobe Transposition after Upper Lobectomy: Influence on Postoperative Pulmonary Function
Kanzaki, Masato; Kikkawa, Takuma; Shimizu, Toshihide; Maeda, Hideyuki; Wachi, Naoko; Isaka, Tamami; Murasugi, Masahide; Onuki, Takamasa: Presurgical Planning Using a Three-Dimensional Pulmonary Model of the Actual Anatomy of Patient with Primary Lung Cancer
Bagheri, Reza; Haghi, Seyed Ziaollah; Rajabi, Mohammad Taghi Mashhadi; Motamedshariati, Mohammad; Sheibani, Shima: Outcomes Following Surgery for Complicated Tuberculosis: Analysis of 108 Patients
Yang, Hee Chul; Han, Jieun; Lee, Sung; Lee, Jung-moon; Cho, Sukki; Kim, Tae Jung; Lee, Kyung Won; Jheon, Sanghoon: Evaluation of Decortication in Patients with Chronic Tuberculous Empyema by Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography Densitometry
Ahn, Hyo Yeong; Cho, Jeong Su; Kim, Yeong Dae; Hoseok, I.: Intrathoracic Muscular Transposition in Chronic Tuberculous Empyema

Issue 08/2012

Bae, Mi Kyung; Byun, Chun Sung; Lee, Chang Young; Lee, Jin Gu; Park, In Kyu; Kim, Dae Joon; Chung, Kyung Young: Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors for Surgically Resected Second Primary Lung Cancer
Satoh, Yukitoshi; Sugai, Sachiko; Uehara, Hirofumi; Mun, Mingyon; Sakao, Yukinori; Okumura, Sakae; Nakagawa, Ken; Ishikawa, Yuichi; Miki, Yoshio; Miyata, Satoshi: Clinical Impact of Intraoperative Detection of Carcinoembryonic Antigen mRNA in Pleural Lavage Specimens from Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Patients
Ergene, Gokhan; Baysungur, Volkan; Okur, Erdal; Tezel, Cagatay; Sevilgen, Gokcen; Halezeroglu, Semih: Superiority of Video-Assisted to Standard Mediastinoscopy in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Staging

Issue 07/2012

Enon, Serkan; Kilic, Dalokay; Yuksel, Cabir; Kayi Cangir, Ayten; Percinel, Sibel; Sak, Serpil Dizbay; Gungor, Adem; Kavukcu, Sevket; Okten, Ilker: Benign Localized Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura: Report of 25 New Cases
Schweigert, Michael; Beron, Martin; Dubecz, Attila; Stadlhuber, Rudolf; Stein, Hubert: Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Posttraumatic Hemothorax in the Very Elderly

Issue 06/2012

Vidarsdottir, Halla; Moller, Pall H.; Jonasson, Jon G.; Pfannschmidt, Joachim; Gudbjartsson, Tomas: Indications and Surgical Outcome Following Pulmonary Metastasectomy: A Nationwide Study
Bölükbas, Servet; Kudelin, Natalie; Eberlein, Michael; Fisseler-Eckhoff, Annette; Schirren, Joachim: The Influence of the Primary Tumor on the Long-term Results of Pulmonary Metastasectomy for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Chao, Yin-Kai; Chang, Hao-Cheng; Wu, Yi-Cheng; Liu, Yun-hen; Hsieh, Ming-Ju; Chiang, Jy-Ming; Liu, Hui-Ping: Management of Lung Metastases from Colorectal Cancer: Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery versus Thoracotomy—A Case-Matched Study
Schirren, Joachim; Trainer, Stephan; Eberlein, Michael; Lorch, Anja; Beyer, Jörg; Bölükbas, Servet: The Role of Residual Tumor Resection in the Management of Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Cancer of Testicular Origin
Moon, Seok Whan; Cho, Deog Gon; Do Cho, Kyu; Kang, Chul Ung; Seop Jo, Min; Park, Hyun Jin: Fluoroscopy-Assisted Thoracoscopic Resection for Small Intrapulmonary Lesions after Preoperative Computed Tomography-Guided Localization Using Fragmented Platinum Microcoils

Issue 05/2012

Kawai, Hideki; Harada, Kenji; Ohta, Hideki; Tokushima, Takeshi; Oka, Shiro: Prevention of Alveolar Air Leakage after Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: Comparison of the Efficacy of Methods Involving the Use of Fibrin Glue

Issue 04/2012

Keshava, Hari Balaji; Mason, David Park; Murthy, Sudish C.; Brown, Chase R.; Pettersson, Gosta B.: Pediatric Donor Lungs for Adult Transplant Recipients: Feasibility and Outcomes