DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 07 · Volume 63 · October 2015 DOI: 10.1055/s-005-30248

Editorial

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Heinemann, Markus K.: Double Trouble

Original Thoracic

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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Hattori, Aritoshi; Suzuki, Kenji; Takamochi, Kazuya; Oh, Shiaki: Is Bilateral Pulmonary Lobectomy Feasible in Patients with Bilateral Lung Cancers?
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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
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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
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Miyasaka, Yoshikazu; Suzuki, Kenji; Oh, Shiaki; Takamochi, Kazuya: Cardiomegaly Is a Significant Predictor of Postoperative Atelectasis following Left Upper Superior Segmentectomy

Short Communication

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Tagawa, Tetsuzo; Morimoto, Junichi; Yoshida, Shigetoshi; Yoshino, Ichiro: Sarcomatous Components May Predict Prognosis in Patients with Pulmonary Pleomorphic Carcinoma

Review Article

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Yi, Shuang Qiang; Yang, Mi; Duan, Kai Ming: Immune-Mediated Metabolic Kynurenine Pathways Are Involved in the Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction after Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Original Cardiovascular

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Ramanathan, Rajesh; Parrish, Dan W.; Armour, Trygve K.; Brinster, Derek R.: Use of del Nido Cardioplegia in Adult Cardiac Surgery
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Trapp, Christian; Schiller, Wolfgang; Mellert, Fritz; Halbe, Maximilian; Lorenzen, Henning; Welz, Armin; Probst, Chris: Retrograde Autologous Priming as a Safe and Easy Method to Reduce Hemodilution and Transfusion Requirements during Cardiac Surgery