The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

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Tamburini, Nicola; Dolcetti, Francesco; Fabbri, Nicolò; Azzolina, Danila; Greco, Salvatore; Maniscalco, Pio; Dolci, Giampiero: Impact of Modified Frailty Index on Readmissions Following Surgery for NSCLC
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
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
Levchenko, Evgeny; Shabinskaya, Viktoriia; Levchenko, Nikita; Mikhnin, Alexander; Mamontov, Oleg; Ergnyan, Stepan: Evaluation of Risk Factors for Early Insufficiency after Bronchial Sleeve Resections
Bellini, Alice; Vizzuso, Antonio; Sterrantino, Sara; Ciarrocchi, Angelo Paolo; Piciucchi, Sara; Giampalma, Emanuela; Stella, Franco: Crural Diaphragm Density in Respiratory Complications after Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy
Irouschek, Andrea; Schmidt, Joachim; Ackermann, Andreas; Moritz, Andreas; Trufa, Denis I.; Sirbu, Horia; Golditz, Tobias: Management of the Expected Difficult Airway with Planned One-Lung Ventilation: A Retrospective Analysis of 44 Cases
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
Kifjak, Daria; Prosch, Helmut; Schwarz, Stefan; Jaksch, Peter; Weber, Michael; Hoetzenecker, Konrad; Schweiger, Thomas: Computed Tomography-Based Body Composition is Related to Perioperative Morbidity in Older Lung Transplant Recipients
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
Golditz, Tobias; Schmidt, Joachim; Ackermann, Andreas; Danzl, Anja; Birkholz, Torsten; Sirbu, Horia; Irouschek, Andrea: Managing One-Lung Ventilation in Tracheostomized Patients: A 6-Year Retrospective Analysis
Lopez-Pastorini, Alberto; Tatli, Zehra; von Bargen, Antonia; Faltenberg, Dennis; Beling, Hendrik; Koryllos, Aris; Galetin, Thomas; Stoelben, Erich: Staging of Early-Stage Lung Cancer without Routine PET in Candidates for Segmentectomy
Coşgun, Tuğba; Doğruyol, Talha; Tezel, Çağatay: Are YouTube Videos Useful in Robot-assisted Segmentectomy Education?
Zhou, Tao; Zhu, Ping; Xia, Kaijian; Zhao, Benying: A Predictive Model Integrating AI Recognition Technology and Biomarkers for Lung Nodule Assessment
Liu, Yu; Jiang, Ning; Zou, Zhiqiang; Liu, Hongxiu; Zang, Chuanhang; Gu, Jia; Xin, Ning: The Solid Volume Ratio is Better Than the Consolidation Tumor Ratio in Predicting the Malignant Pathological Features of cT1 Lung Adenocarcinoma
Ozgur, Gizem Kececi; Yavuz, Hasan; Cakan, Alpaslan; Durgun, Kevser; Ergonul, Ayse Gul; Akcam, Tevfik Ilker; Özdil, Ali; Bayraktaroglu, Selen; Turhan, Kutsal; Cagirici, Ufuk: Analysis of Factors Affecting Prolonged Air Leak and Expansion Failure in the Lung after Resection in Patients with Pulmonary Malignancy and Predictive Value of Preoperative Quantitative Chest Computed Tomography
Bove, Mary; Natale, Giovanni; Messina, Gaetana; Tiracorrendo, Matteo; Rendina, Erino Angelo; Fiorelli, Alfonso; D'Andrilli, Antonio: Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura: Surgical Treatment and Recurrence

Issue Accepted Manuscripts

Olgun Yildizeli, Sehnaz; ARIKAN, Hüseyin; GÜNGÖR, Sinem; TUFAN-ÇİNÇİN, Aslı; KOCAKAYA, Derya; ATAŞ, Halil; Mutlu, Bulent; Gezer Tas, Serpil; ak, koray; BEKİROĞLU, G. Nural; YILDIZELİ, Bedrettin: Pulmonary Endarterectomy: Risk Factors for Early and Late Mortality

Issue 08/2024

Merhej, Hayan; Ali, Mohammed; Nakagiri, Tomoyuki; Zinne, Norman; Selman, Alaa; Golpon, Heiko; Goecke, Tobias; Zardo, Patrick: Long-Term Outcome of Chest Wall and Diaphragm Repair with Biological Materials
Teixeira, Luiz Felipe Nevola; Sandrin, Fabio; da Silva, Ruy Fernando Kuenzer Caetano; Petrella, Francesco; Bertolaccini, Luca; Simoncini, Maria Claudia; Spaggiari, Lorenzo: The Incidence of Winged Scapula after Thoracic Cancer Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study

Issue 07/2024

Yoshiyasu, Nobuyuki; Kojima, Fumitsugu; Hayashi, Kuniyoshi; Yamada, Daisuke; Bando, Toru: Low-Dose CT Screening of Persistent Subsolid Lung Nodules: First-Order Features in Radiomics
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
Xie, Zhuolin; Zhu, Xinyu; Li, Feifei; Zhao, Jun; Li, Chang: Pulmonary Arterial Anatomical Patterns: A Classification Scheme Based on Lobectomy and 3D-CTBA

Issue 06/2024

Hsu, Jiun; Yu, Sheng-Pin; Pan, Chien-Te; Huang, Pei-Ming: Stripping Massage and Literature Review in Post-Thoracoscopic Chest Pain Management
Wang, Yifei; Sun, Qi; Huang, Yiling; Yang, Qinghua; Chen, Rong; Zhang, Xianwei; Zhao, Xuewei; Wang, Mingdong: Continuous Analgesia with Intercostal Catheterization after Thoracoscopy

Issue 05/2024

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
Lianyong, Jiang; Fengqing, Hu; Xiao, Xie; Xuefeng, Zhang; Rui, Bi: Single-Stage Surgical Procedure for Patients with Primary Esophageal and Lung Cancers
Taylor, Marcus; Raj Krishna, Gokul; Rammohan, Kandadai; Fontaine, Eustace; Joshi, Vijay; Grant, Stuart; Granato, Felice: Outcomes after Conversion from Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy to Thoracotomy

Issue 04/2024

Tokur, Murat Emre; Alkan, Sevil: Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Output Growth in the Field of Lung Transplantation
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
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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Issue 03/2024

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
Ahmed-Issap, Amber; Mantio, Kim; Jain, Shubham; Habib, Akolade; Brazier, Andrew; Raseta, Marko; Abah, Udo: Smoking Status and Outcomes following Lung Resection
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
Herrmann, Dominik; Starova, Urim; Oggiano, Melanie; Luta, Luiza Alexandra; Hamouri, Shadi; Ewig, Santiago; Hecker, Erich; Scheubel, Robert: Pneumonectomy with Carinal Sleeve Resection in Patients with Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Issue 02/2024

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
Zhang, Chenchen; Li, Xiaobing; He, Zhanfeng; Wang, Shuai; Yin, Meipan; Ma, Yaozhen; Wu, Gang: The Two-Tube Method for Treating Thoracogastric Airway Fistula

Issue 01/2024

Feller, Kathrin; Schipper, Lukas; Liu, Juan; Phan, Truong Quang Vu; Kroeger, Knut; Joeckel, Karl-Heinz; Lax, Hildegard: Management of Sternal Wound Infection—Determinants of Length of Stay and Recurrence of Infection after Muscle Flap Coverage
Eraqi, Mohamed; Diab, Abdel Hannan; Matschke, Klaus; Alexiou, Konstantin: Confirmation of Safety of Titanium Wire in Sternotomy Closure, A Randomized Prospective Study
Xie, Wen-Peng; Chen, Xiu-Hua; Zhou, Si-Jia; Chen, Qiang; Cao, Hua: Sternal Pin Used to Close Sternum in Infants after Cardiac Surgery

Issue 08/2023

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
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
Yang, Ding; Wei, Xing; Hong, Qian; Zhao, Chenguang; Mu, Juwei: Patient-Reported Outcome–Based Prediction for Postdischarge Complications after Lung Surgery

Issue 07/2023

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
Noro, Antonio; Natale, Giovanni; Messina, Gaetana; Leonardi, Beatrice; Rainone, Anna; Santini, Mario; Fiorelli, Alfonso: The Prediction of Fissure Integrity by Quantitative Computed Tomography Analysis
Kara, Murat; Özkan, Berker; Duman, Salih; Erdoğdu, Eren; Sarıgül, Arda; Toker, Alper: Does Fissureless Videothoracoscopic Lobectomy Help for Postoperative Air Leak?
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

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
Candas, Fatih; Gorur, Rauf; Haholu, Abdullah; Yiyit, Nurettin; Yildizhan, Akin; Gezer, Suat; Sen, Huseyin; Isitmangil, Turgut: The Effects of Clipping on Thoracic Sympathetic Nerve in Rabbits: Early and Late Histopathological Findings
Apiliogullari, Burhan; Esme, Hidir; Yoldas, Banu; Duran, Melike; Duzgun, Nuri; Calik, Mustafa: Early and Midterm Results of Single-Port Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy

Issue 02/2012

Welter, S.; Stöcker, C.; Dicken, V.; Kühl, H.; Krass, S.; Stamatis, G.: Lung Segment Geometry Study: Simulation of Largest Possible Tumours That Fit into Bronchopulmonary Segments
Wei, Bo; Wang, Tao; Jiang, Fusheng; Wang, Huiyu: Use of Transthoracic Ultrasound to Predict Pleural Adhesions: A Prospective Blinded Study
Tamura, Masaya; Oda, Makoto; Matsumoto, Isao; Waseda, Ryuichi; Watanabe, Go: Pattern and Predictors of False Positive Lymph Node Involvement on Positron Emission Tomography in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Ceylan, K. C.; Kaya, S. O.; Samancilar, O.; Gursoy, S.; Ucvet, A.: The Effects of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Pulmonary Structures: A Quantitative Analysis
Sivrikoz, C. M.; Ak, I.; Simsek, F. S.; Döner, E.; Dündar, E.: Is Mediastinoscopy Still the Gold Standard to Evaluate Mediastinal Lymph Nodes in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma?
Kohno, M.; Watanabe, M.; Izumi, Y.; Tasaka, S.; Kitagawa, Y.; Maruyama, I.; Kobayashi, K.: Mitigation of Occult Lung Injury by Pneumonectomy via Minithoracotomy in Mice
Karamustafaoglu, Y. A.; Tarladacalisir, T.; Yoruk, Y.: Abdominothoracic Fistulas due to Complicated Echinococcosis
Akin, H.; Olcmen, A.; Isgorucu, O.; Denizkiran, I.; Dincer, I.: Approach to Patients with Chylothorax Complicating Pulmonary Resection
Dalar, L.; Karasulu, L.; Sökücü, S. N.; Altin, S.: Diode Laser in the Endoscopic Treatment of Obstructive Airway Disease: Two Years Experience in Istanbul
Ried, M.; Guth, H.; Potzger, T.; Diez, C.; Neu, R.; Schalke, B.; Hofmann, H.-S.: Surgical Resection of Thymoma Still Represents the First Choice of Treatment

Issue 08/2011

Akin, O.; Tasci, E.; Urek, S.; Olgac, G.; Kutlu, C. A.: “Stripping” to Prevent Prolonged Air Leak; Is There a Future in the Past?
Solaini, Luciano; Prusciano, Francesco; Solaini, Leonardo; Carletti, Massimiliano: Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Postoperative Hemothorax
Caylak, H.; Genc, O.; Kavakli, K.; Gurkok, S.; Gozubuyuk, A.; Yucel, O.; Sapmaz, E.; Cubuk, S.; Isik, H.: Surgical Management of Bronchiectasis: A Collective Review of 339 Patients with Long-term Follow-up
Kavakli, K.; Gurkok, S.; Caylak, H.; Genc, O.; Gamsizkan, M.; Yucel, O.; Karasahin, E.; Gozubuyuk, A.; Tasci, C.: Effects of Human Amniotic Fluid on Costal Cartilage Regeneration (an Experimental Study)

Issue 07/2011

Ruan, Z.; Zhou, Y.; Wang, S.; Zhang, J.; Wang, Y.; Xu, W.: Clinical Use of Lymphangiography for Intractable Spontaneous Chylothorax

Issue 06/2011

Karamustafaoglu, Y. A.; Yoruk, Y.; Tarladacalisir, T.; Kuzucuoglu, M.: Transaxillary Approach for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Results of Surgery
Turhan, K.; Cakan, A.; Cagirici, U.: Preserving T2 in Thoracic Sympathicotomy for Palmar Hyperhidrosis: Less Tissue Trauma, Same Effectiveness
Gorur, R.; Yiyit, N.; Yildizhan, A.; Candas, F.; Turut, H.; Sen, H.; Isitmangil, T.: Is T3 and T6 Sympathetic Clipping More Effective in Primary Palmoplantar Hyperhydrosis?
Kocaturk, C. I.; Gunluoglu, M. Z.; Cansever, L.; Dincer, I. S.; Bedirhan, M. A.: Prognosis in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Satellite Tumors

Issue 04/2011

Zabeck, H.; Muley, T.; Dienemann, H.; Hoffmann, H.: Management of Chylothorax in Adults: When is Surgery Indicated?

Issue 03/2011

Nakamura, H.; Taniguchi, Y.; Miwa, K.; Adachi, Y.; Fujioka, S.; Haruki, T.; Takagi, Y.; Yurugi, Y.: Comparison of the Surgical Outcomes of Thoracoscopic Lobectomy, Segmentectomy, and Wedge Resection for Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Bölükbas, S.; Eberlein, M. H.; Schirren, J.: Pneumonectomy vs. Sleeve Resection for Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma in the Elderly: Analysis of Short-term and Long-term Results
Park, J. S.; Kim, H. K.; Kim, K.; Kim, J.; Shim, Y. M.; Choi, Y. S.: Prediction of Acute Pulmonary Complications after Resection of Lung Cancer in Patients with Preexisting Interstitial Lung Disease
Demirci, S.; Turhan, K.; Ozsan, N.; Yalman, D.; Cakan, A.; Cok, G.; Cagirici, U.; Ozkok, S.: Prognostic Factors for Survival in Patients with Thymic Epithelial Tumors
Schuhan, C.; Muley, T.; Dienemann, H.; Pfannschmidt, J.: Survival after Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Patients with Malignant Melanoma
Hu, H.-C.; Liu, Y.-H.; Wu, Y.-C.; Hsieh, M.-J.; Chao, Y.-K.; Wu, C.-Y.; Ko, P.-J.; Liu, C.-Y.: Granulation Tissue Formation following Dumon Airway Stenting: The Influence of Stent Diameter

Issue 02/2011

Eshraghi, M.; Habibi, G.; Rahim, M. B.; Mirkazemi, R.; Ghaemi, M.; Omidimorad, A.; Alavi, A. A.; Banazadeh, M.: Bibliometric Analysis of Lung Transplantation Research Articles
Nachum, I. Ben; Moreh, O.; Raviv, Y.; Bakal, I.; Shitrit, D.; Kramer, M. R.; Fox, B. D.: Does Side Matter? Effect of Single Lung Transplant Laterality on Outcomes

Issue 01/2011

Nagasao, T.; Takayama, M.; Miyamoto, J.; Ding, W.; Jiang, H.: Anatomical Study of the Thorax for the Safe Performance of the Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum
Zardo, P.; Zhang, R.; Wiegmann, B.; Haverich, A.; Fischer, S.: Biological Materials for Diaphragmatic Repair: Initial Experiences with the PeriGuard Repair Patch®
Kilic, D.; Findikcioglu, A.; Akin, S.; Akay, T. H.; Kupeli, E.; Aribogan, A.; Hatipoglu, A.: Factors Affecting Morbidity and Mortality in Flail Chest: Comparison of Anterior and Lateral Location

Issue 08/2010

Cansever, L.; Kocaturk, C. I.; Cinar, H. U.; Bedirhan, M. A.: Benign Posterior Mediastinal Neurogenic Tumors: Results of a Comparative Study into Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery and Thoracotomy (13 Years' Experience)
Vidarsdottir, H.; Blondal, S.; Alfredsson, H.; Geirsson, A.; Gudbjartsson, T.: Oesophageal Perforations in Iceland: a Whole Population Study on Incidence, Aetiology and Surgical Outcome
Çelik, B.; Meydan, A. D.; Kefeli, M.; Gülen, E. K.; Okumus, N. Ö.: The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment on the Healing of Tracheal Anastomosis Following Irradiation in Rats

Issue 07/2010

Divisi, D.; Di Tommaso, S.; Di Leonardo, G.; Brianzoni, E.; De Vico, A.; Crisci, R.: 18-Fluorine Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography with Computerized Tomography Versus Computerized Tomography Alone for the Management of Solitary Lung Nodules with Diameters Inferior to 1.5 cm

Issue 06/2010

Takamochi, K.; Oh, S.; Suzuki, K.: Prognostic Evaluation of Nodal Staging Based on the New IASLC Lymph Node Map for Lung Cancer
Tomita, M.; Shimizu, T.; Ayabe, T.; Yonei, A.; Onitsuka, T.: Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level in Serum and Pleural Lavage Fluid in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Issue 05/2010

Bagheri, R.; Haghi, S. Z.; Fattahi Masoum, S. H.; Bahadorzadeh, L.: Surgical Management of Bronchiectasis: Analysis of 277 Patients
Ziyade, S.; Baskent, A.; Tanju, S.; Toker, A.; Dilege, S.: Isokinetic Muscle Strength after Thoracotomy: Standard vs. Muscle-Sparing Posterolateral Thoracotomy
Vakil, N.; Su, J. W.; Mason, D. P.; Reyes, K. M. G.; Murthy, S. C.; Pettersson, G. B.: Allograft Entrapment after Lung Transplantation: A Simple Solution Using a Pleurocutaneous Catheter

Issue 04/2010

Pilling, J.; Dartnell, J.-A.; Lang-Lazdunski, L.: Integrated Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Does Not Accurately Stage Intrathoracic Disease of Patients Undergoing Trimodality Therapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Reyes, K. G.; Mason, D. P.; Murthy, S. C.; Su, J. W.; Rice, T. W.: Open Window Thoracostomy: Modern Update of an Ancient Operation
Findik, G.; Gezer, S.; Aydogdu, K.; Öz, G.; Kucukbayrak, A.; Tastepe, I.; Karaoglanoglu, N.; Kaya, S.: Effect of Intrapleural Povidone-Iodine Lavage on Thyroid Hormones in Thoracic Surgery

Issue 03/2010

Bischoff, G.; Muehling, B.; Orend, K.; Bischoff, M.; Sunder-Plassmann, L.: A New Treatment Concept for Bronchial Stump Insufficiency

Issue 02/2010

Kılıçgün, A.; Turna, A.; Sayar, A.; Solak, O.; Ürer, N.; Gürses, A.: Very Important Histopathological Factors in Patients with Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Necrosis and Perineural Invasion
Schreiner, W.; Fuchs, P.; Autschbach, R.; Pallua, N.; Sirbu, H.: Modified Technique for Thoracomyoplasty after Posterolateral Thoracotomy
Chung, F.-T.; Lin, S.-M.; Chou, C.-L.; Chen, H.-C.; Liu, C.-Y.; Yu, C.-T.; Kuo, H.-P.: Factors Leading to Obstructive Granulation Tissue Formation after Ultraflex Stenting in Benign Tracheal Narrowing
Kim, S. J.; Han, T. R.; Kwon, T. K.: Kinematic Analysis of Hyolaryngeal Complex Movement in Patients with Dysphagia Development after Pneumonectomy

Issue 01/2010

Turhan, K.; Samancilar, O.; Cagirici, U.; Goksel, T.; Nart, D.; Cakan, A.; Cok, G.: The Effect of Blood Vessel Invasion on Prognosis of Operated Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
Bölükbas, S.; Schirren, J.: Parenchyma-Sparing Bronchial Sleeve Resections in Trauma, Benign and Malign Diseases
Ueda, K.; Tanaka, T.; Hayashi, M.; Hamano, K.: Role of Inhaled Tiotropium on the Perioperative Outcomes of Patients with Lung Cancer and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Issue 08/2009

Kawachi, R.; Tsukada, H.; Nakazato, Y.; Takei, H.; Furuyashiki, G.; Koshi-ishi, Y.; Goya, T.: Early Recurrence after Surgical Resection in Patients with Pathological Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Athanassiadi, K.; Bagaev, E.; Haverich, A.: Autologous Blood Pleurodesis for Persistent Air Leak
Cho, S.; Lee, E. B.: Surgical Resection of Chest Wall Tuberculosis
Obuchi, T.; Miyahara, S.; Higuchi, T.; Hamatake, D.; Imakiire, T.; Ueno, T.; Yoshinaga, Y.; Shiraishi, T.; Shirakusa, T.; Iwasaki, A.: Prognosis of Patients after Pulmonary Artery Plasty for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Issue 07/2009

Pfannschmidt, J.; Bade, S.; Hoheisel, J.; Muley, T.; Dienemann, H.; Herpel, E.: Identification of Immunohistochemical Prognostic Markers for Survival after Resection of Pulmonary Metastases from Colorectal Carcinoma
Çelik, B.; Kefeli Çelik, H.; Hamzaçebi, H.; Demir, H.; Furtun, K.; Ortamevzi, C.: The Role of Meteorological Conditions on the Development of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Chen, J.-C.; Huang, T.-W.; Cheng, Y.-L.; Chang, H.; Tzao, C.; Huang, W.-S.; Lee, S.-C.: Prognostic Value of 18-FDG Uptake in Early Stage NSCLC
Groetzner, J.; Holzer, M.; Stockhausen, D.; Tchashin, I.; Altmayer, M.; Graba, M.; Bieselt, R.: Intrathoracic Application of Vacuum Wound Therapy Following Thoracic Surgery

Issue 06/2009

Nakajima, T.; Sekine, Y.; Yamada, Y.; Suzuki, H.; Yasufuku, K.; Yoshida, S.; Suzuki, M.; Shibuya, K.; Fujisawa, T.; Yoshino, I.: Long-term Surgical Outcome in Patients with Lung Cancer and Coexisting Severe COPD
Athanassiadi, K.; Laenger, F.; Dickgreber, N.; Haverich, A.: Multiple Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors Involving Lung and Mediastinum: A Rare Clinical Entity
Zhang, Y.; Jiang, G.; Chen, C.; Ding, J.; Zhu, Y.; Xu, Z.: Surgical Management of Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Elderly Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Retrospective Study of 107 Cases
Torre, W.; Garcia-Franco, C.; Tamura, A.; Gurpide, A.; Lopez-Picazo, J.; Aristu, J.; Moreno, M.; Pardo, J.: Role of Surgery in a Multidisciplinary Approach to Superior Sulcus Tumors (SST): Morbidity and Prognostic Factors for Long-Term Success after Resection
Özpolat, B.; Kaya, O.; Yazkan, R.; Osmanoğlu, G.: Diaphragmatic Injuries: A Surgical Challenge. Report of Forty-one Cases

Issue 05/2009

Çelik, B.; Sahin, E.; Nadir, A.; Kaptanoglu, M.: Iatrogenic Pneumothorax: Etiology, Incidence and Risk Factors
Bo, Cong; Xiaopeng, Dong; Chuanliang, Peng; Xiaogang, Zhao: Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors C and D Correlates with Lymphangiogenesis and Lymph Node Metastasis in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Vasquez, J. C.; Montesinos, E.; Peralta, J.; Rojas, L.; DeLaRosa, J.; Leon, J. J.: Need for Lung Resection in Patients with Intact or Ruptured Hydatid Cysts

Issue 04/2009

Orki, A.; Akin, O.; Tasci, A. E.; Ciftci, H.; Urek, S.; Falay, O.; Kutlu, C. A.: The Role of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Pleural Diseases
Orki, A.; Kosar, A.; Demirhan, R.; Saygi, A.; Arman, B.: The Value of Surgical Resection in Patients with Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis
Paul, S.; Altorki, N. K.; Port, J. L.; Stiles, B. M.; Lee, P. C.: Surgical Management of Chylothorax
Gunluoglu, M. Z.; Cansever, L.; Demir, A.; Kocaturk, C.; Melek, H.; Dincer, S. I.; Bedirhan, M. A.: Diagnosis and Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum

Issue 03/2009

Kawachi, R.; Tsukada, H.; Nakazato, Y.; Takei, H.; Koshi-ishi, Y.; Goya, T.: Morbidity in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Is VATS Lobectomy Really Safe?
Okur, E.; Arısoy, Y.; Baysungur, V.; Gokce, M.; Sevilgen, G.; Ergene, G.; Halezeroglu, S.: Prophylactic Intraoperative Pneumoperitoneum Decreases Pleural Space Problems after Lower Lobectomy or Bilobectomy of the Lung
Dakak, M.; Caylak, H.; Kavakli, K.; Gozubuyuk, A.; Yucel, O.; Gurkok, S.; Sapmaz, E.; Genc, O.; Cubukcu, S.; Tanyuksel, M.: Parenchyma-Saving Surgical Treatment of Giant Pulmonary Hydatid Cysts

Issue 02/2009

Demir, A.; Sayar, A.; Kocaturk, C. I.; Gunluoglu, M. Z.; Akýn, H.; Metin, M.; Cansever, L.; Olcmen, A.; Dincer, S. I.; Bedirhan, M. A.; Gurses, A.: Surgical Treatment of Superior Sulcus Tumors: Results and Prognostic Factors
Çelik, B.; Aydin, O.; Cilingir, A.; Basoglu, A.: A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Talc, Polidocanol and Ethanol as Pleural Sclerosing Agents in Rabbits
Nakamura, H.; Taniguchi, Y.; Miwa, K.; Adachi, Y.; Fujioka, S.; Haruki, T.: The 19Fr Blake Drain versus the 28Fr Conventional Drain after a Lobectomy for Lung Cancer

Issue 01/2009

Carretta, A.; Ciriaco, P.; Melloni, G.; Bandiera, A.; Libretti, L.; Puglisi, A.; Giovanardi, M.; Zannini, P.: Surgical Treatment of Multiple Primary Adenocarcinomas of the Lung
Schirren, J.; Bölükbas, S.; Bergmann, T.; Fisseler-Eckhoff, A.; Trainer, S.; Beqiri, S.: Prospective Study on Perioperative Risks and Functional Results in Bronchial and Bronchovascular Sleeve Resections
Schneider, T.; Reimer, P.; Storz, K.; Klopp, M.; Pfannschmidt, J.; Dienemann, H.; Hoffmann, H.: Recurrent Pleural Effusion: Who Benefits from a Tunneled Pleural Catheter?

Issue 08/2008

Albert, A.; Hassanein, W.; Florath, I.; Voehringer, L.; Abugameh, A.; Ennker, J.: Technical Aspects of Composite Arterial T-Grafts: Estimation of Required Conduit Length by a Simple Formula
Pfannschmidt, J.; Bischoff, M.; Muley, T.; Kunz, J.; Zamecnik, P.; Schnabel, P. A.; Hoffmann, H.; Dienemann, H.; Heussel, C. P.: Diagnosis of Pulmonary Metastases with Helical CT: The Effect of Imaging Techniques
Bölükbas, S.; Beqiri, S.; Bergmann, T.; Trainer, S.; Fisseler-Eckhoff, A.; Schirren, J.: Pulmonary Resection of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Is Survival in the Elderly Not Affected by Tumor Stage after Complete Resection?
Nadir, A.; Sahin, E.; Ozum, U.; Karadag, O.; Tezeren, G.; Kaptanoglu, M.: Thoracotomy in Spine Surgery

Issue 07/2008

Geidel, S.; Lass, M.; Krause, K.; Betzold, M.; Aslan, H.; Boczor, S.; Kuck, K.-H.; Ostermeyer, J.: Early and Late Results of Permanent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Surgery in Aortic Valve and CABG Patients
Hörer, J.; Schreiber, C.; Krane, S.; Prodan, Z.; Cleuziou, J.; Vogt, M.; Holper, K.; Lange, R.: Outcome after Surgical Repair/Palliation of Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
Shrestha, M.; Khaladj, N.; Bara, C.; Hoeffler, K.; Hagl, C.; Haverich, A.: A Staged Approach towards Interventional Aortic Valve Implantation with a Sutureless Valve: Initial Human Implants
Arenz, C.; Sinzobahamvya, N.; Kaestner, M.; Blaschczok, H. C.; Photiadis, J.; Fink, C.; Schindler, E.; Asfour, B.: Function of Contegra Valved Grafts after Unifocalization
Kocogullari, C. U.; Emmiler, M.; Cemek, M.; Sahin, O.; Aslan, A.; Ayva, E.; Tur, L.; Buyukokuroglu, M. E.; Demirkan, I.; Cekirdekci, A.: Can Dantrolene Protect Spinal Cord against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury? An Experimental Study
Liu, J.-F.; Lin, C.-H.; Chua, C.-H.; Chiang, S.-S.; Hung, H.-F.; Lu, M.-J.; Hung, C.-R.: Outcome of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass in Renal Dialysis Patients
Laisaar, T.; Vooder, T.; Umbleja, T.: Thoracoscopic Resection of a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule in Patients with a Known History of Malignancy
Tomita, M.; Shimizu, T.; Hara, M.; Ayabe, T.; Onitsuka, T.: Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level and Pleural Lavage Cytology in Woman with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Issue 06/2008

Huang, P.-M.; Liu, C.-M.; Cheng, Y.-J.; Kuo, S.-W.; Wu, E.-T.; Lee, Y.-C.: Evaluation of Intraoperative Cardiovascular Responses to Closed Repair for Pectus Excavatum
Gorur, R.; Hahoglu, A.; Uzun, G.; Kutlu, A.; Turut, H.; Yiyit, N.; Candas, F.; Isitmangil, T.: Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Wound Healing After Tracheal Resection and End-to-End Anastomoses in Rats: Results of Early Observations

Issue 05/2008

Doll, N.; Piorkowski, C.; Czesla, M.; Kallenbach, M.; Rastan, A. J.; Arya, A.; Mohr, F. W.: Epicardial versus Transvenous Left Ventricular Lead Placement in Patients Receiving Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Results from a Randomized Prospective Study
Geidel, S.; Lass, M.; Krause, K.; Schneider, C.; Boczor, S.; Kuck, K.-H.; Ostermeyer, J.: Early and Late Results of Restrictive Mitral Valve Annuloplasty in 121 Patients with Cardiomyopathy and Chronic Mitral Regurgitation
Mellert, F.; Lindner, P.; Schiller, W.; Gersing, E.; Heinze, I.; Kreuz, J.; Welz, A.; Preusse, C. J.: Therapeutic Optimization of Atrioventricular Delay in Cardiosurgical ICU Patients by Noninvasive Cardiac Output Measurements versus Pulse Contour Analysis
Hata, M.; Hayasaka, M.; Sezai, A.; Niino, T.; Yoda, M.; Unosawa, S.; Taoka, M.; Osaka, S.; Furukawa, N.; Kimura, H.; Minami, K.: Proton Pump Inhibitors May Increase the Risk of Delayed Bleeding Complications after Open Heart Surgery if Used Concomitantly with Warfarin
Lang-Lazdunski, L.; Pilling, J.: Videothoracoscopic Excision of Mediastinal Tumors and Cysts Using the Harmonic Scalpel
Fang, F.-C.; Cheng, Y.-L.; Lee, S.-C.; Chen, J.-C.; Hsu, H.-H.; Tzao, C.: Clinical Experience of Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum in Adult Female Patients
Orki, A.; Kosar, A.; Akin, O.; Haciibrahimoglu, G.; Arman, S. B.: Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura
Liu, C.-C.; Wang, H.-W.; Li, F.-Y.; Hsu, P.-K.; Huang, M.-H.; Hsu, W.-H.; Hsu, H.-S.; Wang, L.-S.: Solitary Fibrous Tumors of the Pleura: Clinicopathological Characteristics, Immunohistochemical Profiles, and Surgical Outcomes with Long-Term Follow-Up

Issue 04/2008

Inan, K.; Goksel, O. S.; Uçak, A.; Temizkan, V.; Karaca, K.; Ugur, M.; Arslan, G.; Us, M.; Yılmaz, A. T.: Thoracic Endoscopic Surgery for Hyperhidrosis: Comparison of Different Techniques
Chen, C.-H.; Huang, W.-C.; Liu, H.-C.; Chen, T.-Y.: Surgical Outcome of Inflammatory Pseudotumor in the Lung
Cho, S.; Huh, D. M.; Kim, B. H.; Lee, S.; Kwon, O. C.; Ahn, W. S.; Jheon, S.: Staple Line Covering Procedure after Thoracoscopic Bullectomy for the Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Sirmali, M.; Karasu, S.; Gezer, S.; Türüt, H.; Findik, G.; Öz, G.; Aydogdu, K.; Kaya, S.; Tastepe, A. I.; Karaoglanoglu, N.: Completion Pneumonectomy for Bronchiectasis: Morbidity, Mortality and Management
Su, X.; Wang, X.; Long, H.; Fu, J.; Lin, P.; Zhang, L.; Wang, S.; Rong, T.: Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection Affects Survival in Patients with Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Issue 03/2008

Rieker, R. J.; Muley, T.; Klein, C.; Schnabel, P. A.; Herpel, E.; Meister, M.; Schirmacher, P.; Dienemann, H.; Pfannschmidt, J.: An Institutional Study on Thymomas and Thymic Carcinomas: Experience in 77 Patients
Chamogeorgakis, T.; Anagnostopoulos, C.; Kostopanagiotou, G.; Bhora, F.; Toumpoulis, I.; Georgiannakis, E.; Nabong, A.; Dosios, T.; Harrison, L.; Connery, C.: Does Anemia Affect Outcome after Lobectomy or Pneumonectomy in Early Stage Lung Cancer Patients Who Have not Received Neo-Adjuvant Treatment?
Yucel, O.; Gurkok, S.; Gozubuyuk, A.; Caylak, H.; Sapmaz, E.; Kavakli, K.; Dakak, M.; Genc, O.: Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Sequestration
Solak, O.; Esme, H.; Sirmali, M.; Sahin, O.; Agackiran, Y.; Bas, O.; Emmiler, M.: Achieving Efficient Anti-Adhesion in Re-Mediastinoscopy: An Experimental Study in Rats
Shiraishi, T.; Hiratsuka, M.; Yoshinaga, Y.; Yamamoto, S.; Iwasaki, A.; Shirakusa, T.: Thoracoscopic Lobectomy with Systemic Lymph Node Dissection for Lymph Node Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Is Thoracoscopic Lymph Node Dissection Feasible?

Issue 02/2008

Demir, A.; Gunluoglu, M. Z.; Kara, H. V.; Buyukpinarbasili, N.; Dincer, S. I.: Prognostic Factors in Resected T3 Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma: Perineural Invasion as a New Prognostic Factor
Sonmezoglu, Y.; Turna, A.; Cevik, A.; Demir, A.; Sayar, A.; Dincer, Ý; Bedirhan, M. A.; Gurses, A.: Factors Affecting Morbidity in Chronic Tuberculous Empyema
Jianjun, Q.; Song, Z.; Yin, L.; Jia, Z.; Donglei, L.: Treatment of Chylothorax with Elemene
Hirschburger, M.; Sauer, S.; Schwandner, T.; Schief, W.; Kuchenbuch, T.; Zoerb, C.; Janßen, H.; Grau, V.; Stertmann, W.; Rau, W. S.; Padberg, W.: Extratumoral Spiral Fixed Wire Marking of Small Pulmonary Nodules for Thoracoscopic Resection

Issue 01/2008

Iwasaki, A.; Moriyama, S.; Shirakusa, T.: New Trainer for Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy
Iwasaki, A.; Hamatake, D.; Hamanaka, W.; Hamada, T.; Shirakusa, T.; Yamamoto, S.; Shiraishi, T.: Is Systemic Node Dissection for Accuracy Staging in Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Worthwhile in the Elderly?
Rizzardi, G.; Marulli, G.; Bortolotti, L.; Calabrese, F.; Sartori, F.; Rea, F.: Sleeve Resections and Bronchoplastic Procedures in Typical Central Carcinoid Tumours
Franke, A.; Lante, W.; Kupser, S.; Becker, H. P.; Weinhold, C.; Markewitz, A.: Procalcitonin Levels after Different Types of Conventional Thoracic Surgery

Issue 08/2007

Schattenberg, T.; Muley, T.; Dienemann, H.; Pfannschmidt, J.: Impact on Pulmonary Function after Lobectomy in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Kushibe, K.; Kawaguchi, T.; Takahama, M.; Kimura, M.; Tojo, T.; Taniguchi, S.: Operative Indications for Lung Cancer with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Samancilar, O.; Cakan, A.; Cetin, Y.; Cagirici, U.; Veral, A.; Zeytunlu, M.; Turhan, K.; Kilic, M.; Askar, F. Z.: Comparison of the Harmonic Scalpel and the Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator in Subsegmental Lung Resections: An Experimental Study
Kim, D. H.; Park, J. C.: Completion Sleeve Pneumonectomy for Suture Line Recurrence of Lung Cancer after Sleeve Lobectomy

Issue 07/2007

Zhao, Y.; Jiao, J.; Shan, Z.; Fan, Q.; Hu, J.; Zhang, Q.; Zhu, X.: Effective Management of Main Bronchial Rupture in Patients with Chest Trauma
Iwasaki, A.; Hamanaka, W.; Hamada, T.; Hiratsuka, M.; Yamamoto, S.; Shiraishi, T.; Shirakusa, T.: Comparison between a Case-Matched Analysis of Left Upper Lobe Trisegmentectomy and Left Upper Lobectomy for Small Size Lung Cancer Located in the Upper Division

Issue 06/2007

Chamogeorgakis, T.; Anagnostopoulos, C. E.; Connery, C. P.; Ashton, R. C.; Dosios, T.; Kostopanagiotou, G.; Rokkas, C. K.; Toumpoulis, I. K.: Independent Predictors for Early and Midterm Mortality after Thoracic Surgery
Komatsu, K.; Fujii, A.; Higami, T.: Haemostatic Fleece (TachoComb®) to Prevent Intrapleural Adhesions after Thoracotomy: A Rat Model
Santini, M.; Fiorello, A.; Vicidomini, G.; Di Crescenzo, V. G.; Laperuta, P.: Role of Diffusing Capacity in Predicting Complications after Lung Resection for Cancer

Issue 05/2007

Huang, T.-W.; Cheng, Y.-L.; Tzao, C.; Hung, C.; Hsu, H.-H.; Chen, J.-C.; Lee, S.-C.: Factors Related to Primary Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Pawelczyk, K.; Marciniak, M.; Kacprzak, G.; Kolodziej, J.: One or Two Drains after Lobectomy? A Comparison of Both Methods in the Immediate Postoperative Period
Nakajima, T.; Kimura, H.; Suzuki, M.; Wada, H.; Ando, S.; lida, T.; Sekine, Y.; Fujisawa, T.: A Prospective Phase II Study of a New Treatment Protocol for NSCLC Combined with Preoperative Mediastinoscopy and Chemotherapy

Issue 04/2007

Solak, O.; Cuhadaroglu, S.; Sayar, A.; Turna, A.; Metin, M.; Esme, H.; Gurses, A.: Thoracic Surgical Operations Performed under Local Anesthesia and Sedation for Diagnosis and Treatment
Divisi, D.; Di Tommaso, S.; Garramone, M.; Di Francescantonio, W.; Crisci, R. M.; Costa, A. M.; Gravina, G. L.; Crisci, R.: Foreign Bodies Aspirated in Children: Role of Bronchoscopy
Toker, A.; Ziyade, S.; Bayrak, Y.; Tanju, S.; Senturk, M.; Dilege, S.; Kalayci, G.: Prediction of Cardiopulmonary Morbidity after Resection for Lung Cancer: Stair Climbing Test Complications after Lung Cancer Surgery

Issue 03/2007

Tanju, S.; Akpolat, B.; Senturk, E.; Ziyade, S.; Toker, A.; Yilmazbayhan, D.; Aydiner, A.; Dilege, S.: Isolated Lung Perfusion with Paclitaxel and Docetaxel: Comparison of the Early Effects on Pulmonary Physiology
Cagirici, U.; Cetin, Y.; Cakan, A.; Samancilar, O.; Veral, A.; Askar, F. Z.: Experimental Use of N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate Tissue Adhesive on Lung Parenchyma after Pulmonary Resection
Solak, O.; Turna, A.; Pekcolaklar, A.; Metin, M.; Sayar, A.; Solak, O.; Gürses, A.: Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Postthoracotomy Pain: A Randomized Prospective Study
Rzyman, W.; Jaskiewicz, K.; Murawski, M.; Sternau, A.; Marjanski, T.; Karmolinski, A.; Dziadziuszko, R.: Primary Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Lung
Esme, H.; Solak, O.; Yurumez, Y.; Yavuz, Y.; Terzi, Y.; Sezer, M.; Kucuker, H.: The Prognostic Importance of Trauma Scoring Systems for Blunt Thoracic Trauma
Yoruk, Y.: Esophageal Stent Placement for the Palliation of Dysphagia in Lung Cancer

Issue 02/2007

Okubo, K.; Kobayashi, M.; Morikawa, H.; Hayatsu, E.; Ueno, Y.: Favorable Acute and Long-Term Outcomes after the Resection of Pulmonary Aspergillomas
Turna, A.; Solak, O.; Kilicgun, A.; Metin, M.; Sayar, A.; Gürses, A.: Is Lobe-Specific Lymph Node Dissection Appropriate in Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Routine Mediastinoscopy?

Issue 01/2007

de Perrot, M.; Fadel, E.; Mercier, O.; Farhamand, P.; Fabre, D.; Mussot, S.; Dartevelle, P.: Surgical Management of Mediastinal Goiters: When Is a Sternotomy Required?
Terzi, A.; Falezza, G.; Benato, C.; Genestreti, G.; Santo, A.; Furia, S.; Feil, B.; Calabrò, F.: Survival Following Complete Resection of Multifocal T4 Node-Negative NSCLC: A Retrospective Study
Starobin, D.; Shitrit, D.; Steinmetz, A.; Fink, G.; Hardoff, R.; Kramer, M. R.: Quantitative Lung Perfusion Following Single Lung Transplantation

Issue 08/2006

Tsai, C.-H.; Lin, C.-M.; Hsieh, C.-C.; Hsu, W.-H.; Wang, H.-W.; Wang, L.-S.: Tumor Volume is a Better Prognostic Factor than Greatest Tumor Diameter in Stage Ia Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Marulli, G.; Sartori, F.; Bassi, P. F.; dal Moro, F.; Gino Favaretto, A.; Rea, F.: Long-Term Results of Surgical Management of Pulmonary Metastases from Renal Cell Carcinoma

Issue 07/2006

Esme, H.; Fidan, H.; Solak, O.; Dilek, F. H.; Demirel, R.; Unlu, M.: Beneficial Effects of Supplemental Nitric Oxide Donor Given during Reperfusion Period in Reperfusion-Induced Lung Injury
Pfannschmidt, J.; Zabeck, H.; Muley, T.; Dienemann, H.; Hoffmann, H.: Pulmonary Metastasectomy Following Chemotherapy in Patients with Testicular Tumors: Experience in 52 Patients
Pfannschmidt, J.; Klode, J.; Muley, T.; Dienemann, H.; Hoffmann, H.: Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Patients with Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Experiences in 50 Patients
Leo, F.; Vénissac, N.; Pop, D.; Rosenthal-Allieri, A.; Mouroux, J.: Can Intrapleural C-Reactive Protein Predict VATS Pleurodesis Failure?

Issue 06/2006

Sawabata, N.; Takeda, S.-I.; Inoue, M.; Tokunaga, T.; Koma, M.; Maeda, H.: Spread of Malignant Cells in the Surgical Margin with Stapled Excision of Lung Cancer: Comparison of Aggressive Clump and Less Traumatic Jaw Closure Type Staplers

Issue 05/2006

Esme, H.; Solak, O.; Sahin, D. A.; Sezer, M.: Blunt and Penetrating Traumatic Ruptures of the Diaphragm
Divisi, D.; Gizzonio, D.; Crisci, R.: Multimodal Treatment of Osteosarcoma Lung Metastases
Luh, S.-P.; Chen, C.-Y.; Tzao, C.-Y.: Malignant Pleural Effusion Treatment Outcomes: Pleurodesis via Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Versus Tube Thoracostomy
Iwasaki, A.; Shirakusa, T.; Hamada, T.; Inutsuka, K.; Maekawa, T.; Yoshinaga, Y.; Mikami, K.: Less Vigorous Surgery for Second Primary Lung Cancer
Bund, M.; Henzler, D.; Walz, R.; Rossaint, R.; Piepenbrock, S.: Cardiopulmonary Effects of Intravenous Prostaglandin E1 during Experimental One-Lung Ventilation

Issue 04/2006

Misthos, P.; Konstantinou, M.; Kokotsakis, J.; Skottis, I.; Lioulias, A.: Early Detection of Occult Bronchopleural Fistula After Routine Standard Pneumonectomy
Takeda, S.; Maeda, H.; Sawabata, N.; Kitada, S.; Mori, M.; Takashima, S.; Matsubara, Y.: Clinical Impact of Interstitial Pneumonia Following Surgery for Lung Cancer
Hasdiraz, L.; Bicer, C.; Bilgin, M.; Oguzkaya, F.: Turban Pin Aspiration: Non-Asphyxiating Tracheobronchial Foreign Body in Young Islamic Women

Issue 03/2006

Pfannschmidt, J.; Geisbüsch, P.; Muley, T.; Dienemann, H.; Hoffmann, H.: Surgical Treatment of Primary Soft Tissue Sarcomas Involving the Chest: Experiences in 25 Patients
Lim, E.; Ali, A.; Cartwright, N.; Sousa, I.; Chetwynd, A.; Polkey, M.; Geddes, D.; Pepper, J.; Diggle, P.; Goldstraw, P.: Effect and Duration of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: Mid-Term Results of the Brompton Trial
Tezel, C.; Urek, S.; Keles, M.; Kıral, H.; Koşar, A.; Dudu, C.; Arman, B.: Detecting the Limits of Bronchial Closure Methods in an Animal Model
Yanardağ, H.; Caner, M.; Kaynak, K.; Uygun, S.; Demirci, S.; Karayel, T.: Clinical Value of Mediastinoscopy in the Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis: An Analysis of 68 Cases
Shiraishi, T.; Shirakusa, T.; Miyoshi, T.; Hiratsuka, M.; Yamamoto, S.; Iwasaki, A.: A Completely Thoracoscopic Lobectomy/Segmentectomy for Primary Lung Cancer - Technique, Feasibility, and Advantages

Issue 02/2006

Iwasaki, A.; Shirakusa, T.; Enatsu, S.; Maekawa, S.; Hamada, T.; Hamasaki, M.: The Value of Tumor Volume in Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Iyoda, A.; Baba, M.; Shibuya, K.; Moriya, Y.; Yasufuku, K.; Sekine, Y.; Iizasa, T.; Hiroshima, K.; Nakatani, Y.; Fujisawa, T.: Transbronchial Fine Needle Aspiration Cytological Examination: A Useful Tool for Diagnosing Primary Lung Cancer
Pfannschmidt, J.; Klode, J.; Muley, T.; Hoffmann, H.; Dienemann, H.: Pulmonary Resection for Metastatic Osteosarcomas: A Retrospective Analysis of 21 Patients
Tezel, C.; Ersev, A. A.; Kıral, H.; Urek, S.; Kosar, A.; Keles, M.; Dudu, C.; Arman, B.: The Impact of Immunohistochemical Detection of Positive Lymph Nodes in Early Stage Lung Cancer
Van Putte, B. P.; Hendriks, J. M. H.; Romijn, S.; De Greef, K.; Van Schil, P. E. Y.: Toxicity and Efficacy of Isolated Lung Perfusion with Gemcitabine in a Rat Model of Pulmonary Metastases

Issue 01/2006

Iwasaki, A.; Shirakusa, T.; Miyoshi, T.; Hamada, T.; Enatsu, S.; Maekawa, S.; Hiratsuka, M.: Prognostic Significance of Subcarinal Station in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with T1 - 3 N2 Disease
Huang, P.-M.; Kuo, S.-W.; Lee, J.-M.: Thoracoscopic Diaphragmatic Repair for Refractory Hepatic Hydrothorax: Application of Pleural Flap and Mesh Onlay Reinforcement
Sippel, M.; Putensen, C.; Hirner, A.; Wolff, M.: Tracheal Rupture After Endotracheal Intubation: Experience with Management in 13 Cases

Issue 06/2005

Iwasaki, A.; Shirakusa, T.; Yamashita, Y.; Noritomi, T.; Maekawa, T.; Hamada, T.: Characteristic Differences between Patients Who Have Undergone Surgical Treatment for Lung Metastasis or Hepatic Metastasis From Colorectal Cancer
Farjah, F.; Komanapalli, C. B.; Shen, I.; Sukumar, M. S.: Gastropericardial Fistula and Candida kruzei Pericarditis Following Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication (Gastropericardial Fistula)
Turna, A.; Mercan, C. A.; Bedirhan, M. A.: Prediction of Morbidity After Lung Resection in Patients with Lung Cancer Using Fuzzy Logic
Shiraishi, T.; Shirakusa, T.; Miyoshi, T.; Yamamoto, S.; Hiratsuka, M.; Iwasaki, A.; Kawahara, K.: Extended Resection of T4 Lung Cancer with Invasion of the Aorta: Is It Justified?

Issue 05/2005

Tomita, M.; Matsuzaki, Y.; Shimizu, T.; Hara, M.; Ayabe, T.; Onitsuka, T.: Prognostic Determinants for Lung Cancer Patients with Preoperative High Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels
Dosios, T.; Nikou, G. C.; Toubanakis, C.; Filippides, T.; Papachristou, D.: Multimodality Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Thymus
Chou, S.-H.; Chen, Y.-W.; Kao, E.-L.; Chuang, H.-Y.; Dai, Z.-K.; Huang, M.-F.: Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Is Minimally Invasive, But Is It Less Traumatic?

Issue 04/2005

Shigemura, N.; Akashi, A.; Nakagiri, T.; Matsuda, H.: VATS with a Supraclavicular Window for Huge Substernal Goiter: An Alternative Technique for Preventing Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury
Pfannschmidt, J.; Geisbüsch, P.; Muley, T.; Hoffmann, H.; Dienemann, H.: Surgical Resection of Secondary Chest Wall Tumors
Haciibrahimoglu, G.; Cansever, L.; Kocaturk, C. I.; Aydogmus, U.; Bedirhan, M. A.: Spontaneous Hemopneumothorax: Is Conservative Treatment Enough?
Pop, D.; Benizri, E. I.; Venissac, N.; Leo, F.; Padovani, B.; Mouroux, J.: Mediastinal Cystic Lymphangioma: Is Resection Always Necessary?
Rzyman, W.; Skokowski, J.; Romanowicz, G.; Lass, P.; Murawski, M.; Taraszewska, M.; Dziadziuszko, R.: Lung Function in Patients Operated for Chronic Pleural Empyema
Pfefferkorn, U.; Viehl, C. T.; Barras, J.-P.: Ruptured Hydatid Cyst in the Right Thorax: Differential Diagnosis to Pleural Empyema
Gutermann, H.; van Roy, B.; Meersseman, W.; Meyns, B.; Herijgers, P.: Successful Extracorporeal Lung Assistance for Overwhelming Pneumonia in a Patient with Undiagnosed Full Blown Aids - A Controversial Therapy in HIV-Patients

Issue 03/2005

Iwasaki, A.; Shirakusa, T.; Enatsu, S.; Maekawa, S.; Yoshida, Y.; Yoshinaga, Y.: Surgical Treatment for Lung Cancer with COPD Based on the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
Divisi, D.; Crisci, R.: Carcinoid Tumors of the Lung and Multimodal Therapy
Foroulis, C. N.; Khaldi, L.; Desimonas, N.; Kalafati, G.: Pulmonary Dirofilariasis Mimicking Lung Tumor with Chest Wall and Mediastinal Invasion

Issue 02/2005

Toker, A.; Eroglu, O.; Ziyade, S.; Tanju, S.; Senturk, M.; Dilege, S.; Kalayci, G.: Comparison of Early Postoperative Results of Thymectomy: Partial Sternotomy vs. Videothoracoscopy
Haga, Y.; Hiroshima, K.; Iyoda, A.; Kohno, H.; Shibuya, K.; Iizasa, T.; Fujisawa, T.; Ohwada, H.: Frequency of Loss of Heterozygosity at 3 p, 9 p, 13 q, and 17 p is Related to Proliferative Activity in Smokers with Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Miyahara, R.; Nakagawa, T.; Ishikawa, S.; Fukushima, M.; Wada, H.; Tanaka, F.: UFT Inhibits Lung Metastases in Spontaneous Metastasis Model of Lung Cancer

Issue 01/2005

Ogawa, E.; Takenaka, K.; Kawashita, F.; Moriyama, S.; Hirata, T.: Prevention of Overlooked Bullae During Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) with a Combination of High Frequency Jet Ventilation (HFJV) and Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) for Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Duan, M.; Wang, L.; Cao, Y.; Li, Z.; Yang, W.; Rao, X.; Xiao, K.: Results of Surgical Treatment of Congenital Cystic Lung Disease

Issue 05/2004

Iwasaki, A.; Shirakusa, T.; Yoneda, S.; Makimoto, Y.; Enatsu, S.; Hamada, T.: Results of Surgical Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer of 20 mm or Less in Diameter
Athanassiadi, K.; Vassilikos, K.; Misthos, P.; Theakos, N.; Kakaris, S.; Sepsas, E.; Skottis, I.: Late Postpneumonectomy Bronchopleural Fistula

Issue 04/2004

Brega-Massone, P. P.; Conti, B.; Magnani, B.; Ferro, F.; Lequaglie, C.: Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery for Diagnostic Assessment and Palliative Treatment in Recurrent Neoplastic Pleural Effusion
Moriya, Y.; Iyoda, A.; Hiroshima, K.; Sekine, Y.; Shibuya, K.; Iizasa, T.; Saitoh, Y.; Fujisawa, T.: Clinicopathological Analysis of Clinical N0 Peripheral Lung Cancers with a Diameter of 1 cm or Less
Ohta, M.; Hirabayasi, H.; Shiono, H.; Minami, M.; Maeda, H.; Sawabata, N.; Matsumiya, G.; Miyoshi, S.; Matsuda, H.: Hemi-Clamshell Approach for Advanced Primary Lung Cancer
Nakamura, H.; Kato, Y.; Kato, H.: Outcome of Surgery for Small Cell Lung Cancer - Response to Induction Chemotherapy Predicts Survival

Issue 03/2004

Warnecke, G.; Sommer, S. P.; Gohrbandt, B.; Fischer, S.; Hohlfeld, J. M.; Niedermeyer, J.; Haverich, A.; Strüber, M.: Warm or Cold Ischemia in Animal Models of Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury: Is There a Difference?
Bobbio, A.; Carbognani, P.; Grapeggia, M.; Rusca, M.; Sartori, F.; Bobbio, P.; Rea, F.: Surgical Outcome of Combined Pulmonary and Atrial Resection for Lung Cancer

Issue 02/2004

Torre, W.; Rodriguez-Spiteri, N.; Sierrasesumaga, L.: Current Role for Resection of Thoracic Metastases in Children and Young Adults - Do we Need Different Strategies for this Population?
Halter, G.; Buck, A. K.; Schirrmeister, H.; Aksoy, E.; Liewald, F.; Glatting, G.; Neumaier, B.; Mühling, B.; Nüssle-Kügele, K.; Hetzel, M.; Sunder-Plassmann, L.; Reske, S. N.: Lymph Node Staging in Lung Cancer Using [18F]FDG-PET

Issue 01/2004

Cui, Y.; Zhou, D.; Peng, W.; Liu, T.; Chen, H.: Determinants of Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality after Pneumonectomy
Iwasaki, A.; Hamatake, D.; Shirakusa, T.: Biosorbable Poly-L-Lactide Rib-Connecting Pins May Reduce Acute Pain after Thoracotomy
Watanabe, S.-I.; Shimokawa, S.; Sakasegawa, K.-I.; Nakamura, Y.; Kariatsumari, K.; Oyama, H.; Sakata, R.: The Figure-L Unilateral Mini-Sternotomy for Anterior Mediastinal Tumor

Issue 06/2003

Schneider, B.; Schickinger-Fischer, B.; Zumtobel, M.; Mancusi, G.; Bigenzahn, W.; Klepetko, W.; End, A.: Concept for Diagnosis and Therapy of Unilateral Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis Following Thoracic Surgery
Pfannschmidt, J.; Kugler, C.; Muley, T.; Hoffmann, H.; Dienemann, H.: Non-small-cell Superior Sulcus Tumor: Results of En Bloc Resection in Fifty-six Patients
Athanassiadi, K.; Gerazounis, M.; Kalantzi, N.: Treatment of Post-pneumonic Empyema Thoracis
Kutlu, C. A.; Sayar, A.; Olgac, G.; Akin, H.; Ölcmen, A.; Bedirhan, M. A.; Gürses, A.: Chylothorax: A Complication Following Lung Resection in Patients with NSCLC

Issue 05/2003

Shitrit, D.; Fink, G.; Sahar, G.; Eidelman, L.; Saute, M.; Kramer, M. R.: Successful Lung Transplantation Following Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Iwasaki, A.; Yosinaga, Y.; Kawahara, K.; Shirakusa, T.: Evaluation of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) Based on Long-term Survival Rate Analysis
Hotta, K.; Sekine, I.; Suzuki, K.; Kondo, H.; Asamura, H.; Sumi, M.; Yamamoto, N.; Kunitoh, H.; Ohe, Y.; Tamura, T.; Kodama, T.; Saijo, N.; Tsuchiya, R.: Distant Failure after Treatment of Postoperative Locoregional Recurrence of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Issue 04/2003

Liu, Y.; Nakamura, T.; Shimizu, Y.; Ueda, H.; Yoshitani, M.; Toba, T.; Fukuda, S.: Experimental Study of Blood Typing in Immunosuppressant-free Tracheal Transplantation in Dogs
Matt, P.; Bernet, F.; Habicht, J.; Gambazzi, F.; Passweg, J.; Gratwohl, A.; Tamm, M.; Zerkowski, H.-R.: Short- and Long-term Outcome after Lung Resection for Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Issue 03/2003

Haniuda, M.; Kubo, K.; Fujimoto, K.; Honda, T.; Yamaguchi, S.; Yoshida, K.; Amano, J.: Effects of Pulmonary Artery Remodeling on Pulmonary Circulation after Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Baron, O.; Jouan, J.; Sagan, C.; Despins, P.; Michaud, J.-L.; Duveau, D.: Resection of Bronchopulmonary Cancers Invading the Left Atrium - Benefit of Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Hollaus, P. H.; Setinek, U.; Lax, F.; Pridun, N. S.: Risk Factors for Bronchopleural Fistula after Pneumonectomy: Stump Size Does Matter

Issue 02/2003

Iwasaki, A.; Kamihara, Y.; Yoneda, S.; Kawahara, K.; Shirakusa, T.: Video-assisted Thoracic Needle Aspiration Cytology for Malignancy of the Peripheral Lung
Toker, A.; Dilege, S.; Tanju, S.; Kiyan, A.; Kalayci, G.: Perioperative Pneumoperitoneum after Lobectomy - Bilobectomy Operations for Lung Cancer: A Prospective Study

Issue 01/2003

Hendriks, J. M. H.; van Putte, B.; Romijn, S.; van den Brande, J.; Vermorken, J. B.; van Schil, P. E.: Pneumonectomy for Lung Metastases:
Report of Ten Cases

Issue 06/2002

Hanaoka, N.; Tanaka, F.; Wada, H.: Prognostic Significance of p53 Status in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Correlation with Postoperative Adjuvant Therapy

Issue 05/2002

Fujimoto, T.; Matsui, T.; Hanawa, T.; Yamashita, N.; Goto, M.; Motoishi, M.; Furukawa, S.; Okazaki, T.; Matsukura, T.; Kuwabara, M.; Matsubara, Y.: Lung Herniation as an Anatomic Consequence of Pneumonectomy

Issue 03/2002

Tomaselli, F.; Maier, A.; Pinter, H.; Smolle-Jüttner, F.: Management of Iatrogenous Esophagus Perforation
Gürses, A.; Turna, A.; Bedirhan, M. A.; Özalp, T.; Kocatürk, C.; Demir, A.; Özcan, M.; Ürer, N.: The value of Mediastinoscopy in Preoperative
Evaluation of Mediastinal Involvement in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Clinical NO Disease

Issue 01/2002

Moersig, W.; Horn, S.; Hilker, M.; Mayer, E.; Oelert, H.: Transfection of E-Cadherin CDNA in Human Lung Tumor Cells Reduces Invasive Potential of Tumors
Kayhan, N.; Schmidt, T. M.; Bonz, A.; Sonnenberg, K.; Vahl, C. F.; Hagl, S.: Effects of Trifluoperazine on the Contraction Kinetics of the Isolated Intact Tracheal and Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle
Bakır, K.; Uçak, R.; Tunçözgür, B.; Elbeyli, L.: Prognostic Factors and c-erbB-2 Expression in Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma (c-erbB-2 in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma)

Issue 02/2001

Kutlu, C. A.; Akin, H.; Olcmen, A.; Biliciler, U.; Kayserilioglu, A.; Olcmen, M.: Shoulder-Girdle Strength after Standard and Lateral Muscle-Sparing Thoracotomy
Meyer, M.: Iatrogenic Tracheobronchial Lesions - A Report on 13 Cases

Issue 05/2000

Lutter, G.; Martin, J.; Dern, P.; Riede, U.-N.; Esenwein, P.; Bitu-Moreno, J.; Beyersdorf, F.: Pathomorphological and Histological Analysis of the Indirect Revascularization Method
Tsunezuka, Y.; Sato, H.; Hiranuma, Ch.: Surgical Outcome of Mycobacterium other than Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Pulmonary Disease
Lee, Y.-C.; Wu, C.-T.; Luh, S.-P.; Lee, J.-M.; Chen, C.-S.; Chang, Y.-L.: E-Cadherin Expression in Surgically-Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers - A Clinicopathological Study

Issue 03/2000

Sekine, T.; Nakamura, T.; Shimizu, Y.; Liu, Y.; Ueda, H.; Matsumoto, K.: Experimental Carinal Replacement with an Y-Shaped Collagen-Conjugated Prosthesis
Fujino, S.; Inoue, S.; Tezuka, N.; Kontani, K.; Sawai, S.; Hanaoka, J.: Results of Combined Resection of Adjacent Organs in Lung Cancer

Issue 02/2000

Liewald, F.; Große, S.; Storck, M.; Guhlmann, A.; Halter, G.; Reske, S.; Sunder-Plassmann, L.: How Useful is Positron Emission Tomography for Lymphnode Staging in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer?
Halter, G.; Storck, M.; Guhlmann, A.; Frank, J.; Große, S.; Liewald, F.: FDG Positron Emission Tomography in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Pulmonary Focal Lesions

Issue 05/1999

Mineo, T. C.; Pompeo, E.; Rogliani, P.; Villaschi, S.; Pistolese, C.; Simonetti, G.: Thoracoscopic Reduction Pneumoplasty for Severe Emphysema: Do Pleural Adhesions Affect Outcome?

Issue 04/1999

Vadász, P.; Kotsis, L.; Egerváry, M.; Pálffy, G.: Radicality and Prognosis of Surgical Treatment of Thoracal Carcinoid Tumors: a Review of 152 Operated Cases

Issue 03/1999

Klein, M.; Granetzny, A.; Dauben, H.-P.; Schulte, H. D.; Gams, E.: Early and Late Results After Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis: a Retrospective Analysis
Kur, F.; Reichenspurner, H.; Meiser, B. M.; Welz, A.; Fürst, H.; Müller, C.; Vogelmeier, C.; Schwaiblmaier, M.; Briegel, J.; Reichart, B.: Tacrolismus (FK506) as Primary Immunosuppressant After Lung Transplantation
Strüber, M.; Harringer, W.; Ernst, M.; Morschheuser, T.; Hein, M.; Bund, M.; Haverich, A.: Inhaled Nitric Oxide as a Prophylactic Treatment Against Reperfusion Injury of the Lung
Hirata, T.; Fukuse, T.; Mizuno, H.; Hitomi, S.; Wada, H.: Clinical Application of Biodegradable Rib Connecting Pins in Thoracotomy

Issue 02/1999

Kuwaki, K.; Komatsu, K.; Sohma, H.; Abe, T.: The Effect of Various Doses of Lazaroid U74389G on Lung Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
Sirbu, H.; Busch, T.; Aleksic, I.; Lotfi, S.; Ruschewski, W.; Dalichau, H.: Chest Re-exploration for Complications after Lung Surgery
Simmers, T. A.; Jie, C.; Sie, B.: Minimally Invasive Treatment of Thoracic Empyema

Issue 01/1999

Li, G.; Chen, S.; Lu, E.; Hu, T.: Protective Effects of Ischemic Preconditioning on Lung Ischemia Reperfusion Injury: an In-Vivo Rabbit Study
Albes, J. M.; Lietzenmayer, R.; Schott, U.; Schülen, E.; Wehrmann, M.; Ziemer, G.: Improvement of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Staging by Means of Positron Emission Tomography

Issue 06/1998

Wagner, F.; Nasseri, R.; Laucke, U.; Hetzer, R.: Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy: Results and Long-Term Outcome of Critically Ill Patients Following Cardiac Surgery
Soysal, Ö; Topçu, S.; Tastepe, I.; Kaya, S.; Çetin, G.: Childhood Chronic Pleural Empyema: a Continuing Surgical Challenge in Developing Countries
Liewald, F.; Lang, G.; Fleiter, Th.; Sokiranski, R.; Halter, G.; Orend, K. H.: Comparison of Virtual and Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
Wertzel, H.; Siebert, H.; Lange, W.; Swoboda, L.; Graf, E.; Hasse, J.: Results after Surgery in Stage-I Bronchogenic Carcinoma

Issue 05/1998

Herse, B.; Dalichau, H.; Wörmann, B.; Hemmerlein, B.; Schmidberger, H.; Hess, C. F.; Hannemann, P.; Criée, C. P.; Hiddemann, W.; Griesinger, F.: Induction Combination Chemotherapy with Docetaxel and Carboplatin in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Issue 03/1998

Brunelli, A.; Fianchini, A.; Xiume, F.; Gesuita, R.; Mattei, A.; Carle, F.: Evaluation of the POSSUM Scoring System in Lung Surgery
Friedel, G.; Hürtgen, M.; Toomes, H.: Intraoperative Thoracic Sonography

Issue 02/1998

Temes, R. T.; Crowell, R. E.; Mapel, D. W.; Ketai, L.; Pett Jr, S. B.; Wernly, J. A.: Mediastinitis Without Antecedent Surgery
Hübner, N.; Rees, W.; Seufert, K.; Böckelmann, M.; Christmann, U.; Warnecke, H.: Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy Done Early After Cardiac Surgery - Outcome and Incidence of Mediastinitis
Bund, M.; Strüber, M.; Heine, J.; Jaeger, K.; Wahlers, T.; Haverich, A.; Piepenbrock, S.: Effect of Lung Allograft Ischaemia Duration on Postreperfusion Graft Function and Postoperative Course

Issue 06/1997

Sakamoto, Y.; Tanaka, N.; Furuya, T.; Ueno, T.; Okamoto, H.; Nagai, M.; Murakawa, T.; Takayama, T.; Mafune, K.; Makuuchi, M.; Nobori, M.: Surgical Management of Late Esophageal Perforation
Terzi, A.; Furlan, G.; Gorla, A.; Falezza, G.; Attino, M.; Calabrò, F.: Lung Resection on Single Residual Lung After Pneumonectomy for Bronchogenic Carcinoma

Issue 05/1997

Mouton, W.; Lardinois, D.; Furrer, M.; Regli, B.; Ris, H. B.: Long-Term Follow-up of Patients with Operative Stabilisation of a Flail Chest

Issue 05/1977

Oelert, H.; Laprell, H.; Piepenbrock, S.; Luhmer, I.; Kallfelz, H. C.; Borst, H. G.: Vorhofumkehr für Transposition der großen Arterien als Notfall-und Nicht-Notfalloperation bei 43 Säuglingen Emergency and Non-Emergency Intraatrial Correction for Transposition of the Great Arteries in 43 Infants*