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Clinical Guideline

Clinical consensus on preoperative pulmonary function assessment in patients undergoing pulmonary resection (first edition)

Gening Jiang, Lei Zhang, Yuming Zhu, Chang Chen, Xiao Zhou, Jinming Liu, Peng Zhang, Hao Wang, Boxiong Xie, Haifeng Wang, Lei Jiang, Jiang Fan, Deping Zhao, Qiankun Chen, Liang Duan, Wenxin He, Yiming Zhou, Hongcheng Liu, Xiaogang Zhao, Xiong Qin, Yang Yang, Ye Ning, Dong Xie, Jie Dai

Published online: 10 July 2019

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Review Article

Management of empyema: a comprehensive review

Eiichi Kanai, Noriyuki Matsutani

Published online: 25 November 2020

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Review Article

Thoracic outlet syndrome: which surgical approach?

Fabio Davoli, Guido Staffa, Angelo Paolo Ciarrocchi, Franco Stella

Published online: 25 February 2021

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Review Article

Postoperative complications and long-term outcomes of tracheoesophageal fistula repair

Anastasia Almog, Augusto Zani

Published online: 25 August 2022

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Review Article

Radiologic diagnosis of tracheoesophageal fistula in children

Ercan Ayaz, Mithat Haliloglu

Published online: 25 August 2022

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Review Article

Flap reconstruction of the chest wall after oncologic resection

Juho Salo, Erkki Tukiainen

Published online: 25 February 2020

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Case Report

Mediastinal lymph node metastases in thyroid cancer: surgery without limits

Elena Marrama, Vittorio Aprile, Agnese Nesti, Diana Bacchin, Gabriele Materazzi, Marco Lucchi

Published online: 31 December 2019

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Original Article

Surgery in large anterior mediastinal mass: case series of Hospital Kuala Lumpur

Ammar Ahmad, Narasimman Sathiamurthy, Benedict Dharmaraj, Narendran Balasubbiah, Diong Nguk Chai, Amiruddin Nik Mohamed Kamil, Muthukkumaran Thiagarajan

Published online: 25 May 2021

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Review Article

Surgical stabilization of flail chest after trauma: when, why and how to do it?

Debora Brascia, Giulia De Iaco, Angela De Palma, Michele Costantino, Marcella Genualdo, Rosatea Quercia, Angela Fiorella, Giulia Nex, Marcella Schiavone, Francesca Signore, Teodora Panza, Federico Rea, Giuseppe Marulli

Published online: 25 August 2020

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Review Article

Prognostic factors of resected lung cancer with chest wall involvement

Antonio Mazzella, Mauro Loi, Marco Alifano

Published online: 25 February 2020

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Review Article

Current status and prospect of medical and surgical management for thoracic empyema

Mitsunori Higuchi, Hiroyuki Suzuki

Published online: 25 November 2020

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Original Article

Titanium mesh in chest wall stabilization and reconstruction: a single center experience

Pio Maniscalco, Nicolò Fabbri, Francesco Quarantotto, Nicola Tamburini, Giorgio Cavallesco

Published online: 25 May 2020

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Review Article

Management of congenital isolated H-type tracheoesophageal fistula

Cigdem Ulukaya Durakbasa

Published online: 25 August 2022

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Original Article

Tracheal surgery: still a challenge or a reality for thoracic surgeons?—A 30-month single-centre experience

Massimo Osvaldo Jaus, Maria Giovanna Mastromarino, Giuseppe Cardillo

Published online: 25 May 2020

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Review Article

Malignant tracheoesophageal fistula: diagnosis and management

Jahnavi Kakuturu, Ankit Dhamija, Alper Toker

Published online: 25 August 2022

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Case Report

Giant posterior mediastinal schwannoma with ancient features

Kayla A. Fay, David J. Finley, Joseph D. Phillips

Published online: 25 February 2020

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Original Article

Surgery for Pancoast tumors—the role of combined approaches

Francesco Puma, Alessio Gili, Lucio Cagini, Damiano Vinci, Alberto Matricardi, Valeria Berti, Alberto Italiani, Rossella Potenza, Silvia Ceccarelli

Published online: 25 February 2020

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Original Article

T4 non-small cell lung cancer invading the heart or the major thoracic vessels

Elisa De Franceschi, Andrea Dell’Amore, Alice Bellini, Alessandro Pangoni, Michele Dario Russo, Matilde Rocchi, Giovanni Maria Comacchio, Giorgio Cannone, Marco Mammana, Marco Schiavon, Andrea Zuin, Federico Rea

Published online: 25 August 2020

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Case Report

A rare case of hepatoid adenocarcinoma in the lung and literature review: case report

Fudong Wang, Yuan Weng, Jiqun Geng, Jun Zhu, Baoming Mi, Xinyi Zhou, Jing Qian, Qingjun You

Published online: 25 August 2020

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Case Report

Surgical reconstruction of the sternum following cardiac surgery complicated by mediastinitis—implantation of a custom-made sternal implant: a case report

Jason Trevis, Joel Dunning, James McVie

Published online: 25 August 2020

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Surgical Technique

Video assisted laser resection of lung metastases: a new surgical technique

Andreas Kirschbaum, Christian Meyer, Detlef Bartsch, Nikolas Mirow

Published online: 25 May 2020

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Case Report

Pulmonary tractotomy for penetrating pulmonary injuries caused by bull horn: a case report

José-María Matilla, Loreto Berjón de la Vega

Published online: 13 December 2019

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Original Article

The biological approach for sternal replacement: sternochondral allograft transplantation

Andrea Dell’Amore, Pia Ferrigno, Alessandro Pangoni, Giuseppe Natale, Eleonora Faccioli, Marco Schiavon, Marco Mammana, Giovanni Maria Comacchio, Federico Rea

Published online: 21 August 2019

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Review Article

Atelectasis in one lung ventilation: the good, the bad, and the ugly: a narrative review

Jean S. Bussières, Edouard Marques

Published online: 14 September 2022

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Case Report

The efficacy of endobronchial blocker “EZ-blocker” for selective lobar ventilation: case report

Michela Galatà, Paraskevas Lyberis, Agnese Bisciaio, Edoardo Ceraolo, Giulio L. Rosboch, Enrico Ruffini, Francesco Guerrera

Published online: 25 May 2020

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Review Article

Perioperative pain management for thoracic surgery: a narrative review of the literature

Ariane Clairoux, Rami Issa, Marie-Ève Bélanger, Robert Urbanowicz, Philippe Richebé, Véronique Brulotte

Published online: 20 October 2021

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Editorial Commentary

Surgery after induction chemo or immunotherapy for locally advanced NSCLC

Filippo Lococo, Carolina Sassorossi, Ciro Mazzarella, Emanuele Vita, Fausto Leoncini, Antonella Martino, Dania Nachira, Marco Chiappetta, Alfredo Cesario, Rocco Trisolini, Emilio Bria, Stefano Margaritora

Published online: 25 November 2020

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Original Article

Uniportal thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations—report of technique and case series

Dominik V. Flury, Gregor J. Kocher, Jon A. Lutz, Ralph A. Schmid, Patrick Dorn

Published online: 25 August 2020

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Review Article

Management of stage IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer: role of surgery

Niki Iranpour, Jacqueline K. Olive, Mara B. Antonoff

Published online: 25 August 2021

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Review Article

Pulmonary hemodynamics and lung surgery: a narrative review

Etienne J. Couture, Christoph G. Nabzdyk

Published online: 18 July 2022

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Case Report

Chylous cardiac tamponade after single-port VATS lobectomy in NSCLC: case report

Hyun Woo Jeon, Young-Du Kim

Published online: 25 November 2020

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Case Report

Intercostal muscle flap to reinforce the bronchial stump after video-assisted thoracic surgery pneumonectomy

Davide Tosi, Shehab Mohamed, Sara Pieropan, Cristina Diotti, Mario Nosotti

Published online: 04 October 2019

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Review Article

Posterior and anterior sulcus tumors

Francesca Signore, Teodora Panza, Debora Brascia, Giulia De Iaco, Angela Fiorella, Marcella Schiavone, Alessandro Geronimo, Doroty Sampietro, Federico Rea, Giuseppe Marulli

Published online: 25 February 2021

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Original Article

Pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary artery hypertension

Sofia Martin-Suarez, Gregorio Gliozzi, Antonio Loforte, Fabio Niro, Mariafrancesca Fiorentino, Giulio Giovanni Cavalli, Massimiliano Palazzini, Francesco Saia, Niccolò Barbera, Marco La Monaca, Nazzareno Galiè, Davide Pacini

Published online: 25 May 2021

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Review Article

Challenges in lung cancer screening: a review of implemented programs

Deven C. Patel, Meghan Ramsey, Anuradha Phadke, Natalie S. Lui

Published online: 25 February 2021

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Review Article

Current status of lung transplantation in Korea

Yong Ho Jeong, Dong Kwan Kim, Sehoon Choi

Published online: 25 February 2022

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Brief Report

VATS lobectomy outcomes in octogenarian patients: a retrospective series

William Grossi, Alice Bellini, Francesco Londero, Gianluca Masullo, Angelo Morelli

Published online: 25 May 2020

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Case Report

Sternal resection and reconstruction with a multi-functional modular prosthesis

Haifeng Wang, Chang Chen, Zhe Shi, Zhiyi Liu, Gening Jiang

Published online: 06 November 2019

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Review Article

Bronchoplasty and pulmonary arterioplasty

Giulio Maurizi, Camilla Vanni, Antonio D’Andrilli, Anna Maria Ciccone, Mohsen Ibrahim, Claudio Andreetti, Cecilia Menna, Camilla Poggi, Federico Venuta, Erino Angelo Rendina

Published online: 04 June 2019

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Review Article

Current status of lung transplantation in Hong Kong

See Wan Yan, Chi Fong Wong, Kuan Yew Michael Hsin, Ka Lai Cally Ho, Ko Yung Sit, Wing Kuk Timmy Au

Published online: 25 February 2022

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Review Article

Sleeve video-assisted thoracic surgery resections

Davide Tosi, Valeria Musso, Francesco Damarco, Shehab Mohamed, Alessandra Mazzucco, Margherita Cattaneo, Elisa Daffrè, Cristina Diotti, Sara Pieropan, Mario Nosotti

Published online: 25 May 2020

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Surgical Technique

Complete superior vena cava resection for invasive thymoma

Nizar Asadi, James Barr, Periklis Perikleous, Vladimir Anikin

Published online: 14 May 2019

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Original Article

Primary malignant chest wall tumors: surgical management and factors predicting survival

Alice Bellini, Pia Ferrigno, Giovanni Maria Comacchio, Sara Rossi, Giorgio Cannone, Ivan Lomangino, Giuseppe Bellofiore, Marco Mammana, Giulia Lorenzoni, Danila Azzolina, Dario Gregori, Andrea Zuin, Andrea Dell’Amore, Federico Rea

Published online: 13 December 2019

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Original Article

Anterior chest wall reconstruction for oncologic and non-oncologic pathology: a case series

Domenica Giunta, Niccolò Daddi, Filippo Antonacci, Valentina Pinto, Piergiorgio Solli, Giampiero Dolci

Published online: 25 August 2020

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Review Article

Thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer in challenging cases: technical aspects

Carlo Curcio, Dario Amore, Dino Casazza, Alessandro Saglia, Pasquale Imitazione, Alessandro Izzo, Marco Rispoli, Moana Rossella Nespoli

Published online: 19 December 2019

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