All Articles - Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

Surgical Technique

Pressurized intrathoracic aerosol chemotherapy (PITAC): a new surgical technique for treatment of metastatic pleural effusion and pleural metastasis

Dario Familiari, Francesco Monaco, Erica Milone, Rossana Rizzo, Elena Valenti, Flavia Antonella Nunnari, Rosario Marando, Ferdinando Macrì, Giovanbattista Musumeci, Antonio Macrì

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(28 February 2026)

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Original Article

Comparative postoperative outcomes of autologous fibrin sealant pleurodesis versus talc pleurodesis in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax: a prospective cohort study

Sara Parini, Danila Azzolina, Erika Passone, Fabio Massera, Esther Papalia, Giulia Bora, Federica Migliano, Guido Baietto, Ottavio Rena

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(28 February 2026)

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Editorial Commentary

Segmentectomy vs. lobectomy for occult N1 in non-small cell lung cancer—outcomes do not solely depend on surgical resection

Masaoki Ito, Hideki Ujiie, Yasuhiro Tsutani

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2025;

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(30 December 2025)

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Review Article

Robotic thoracic surgery—current evidence and perspectives: a narrative review

Hannah Jesani, Pablo Gomes-da Silva de Rosenzweig, Michael Gooseman

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2025;

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(30 December 2025)

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Review Article

Current state of anatomic lung resection in the management of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. a narrative review

Alla P. Kozubenko, Roman V. Petrov

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2025;

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(30 December 2025)

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Surgical Technique

Gastric conduit interposition with Roux-en-Y anastomotic technique in patients requiring concurrent esophagectomy and distal gastrectomy: experience from Shanghai Chest Hospital

Bofei Li, Fajiu Wang, Haiyong Gu, Bin Li, Chunguang Li, Rong Hua, Zhigang Li, Yifeng Sun

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2025;

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(30 December 2025)

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Original Article

Impact of video-assisted thoracoscopic and open surgical experience on the learning curve of robotic lobectomy

Pablo Luis Paglialunga, Manuela Iglesias Sentís, Laureano Molins, David Sánchez Lorente, Rudith Guzmán, Angela Guirao, Anna Ureña, Nestor Quiroga, Xavier Michavila, Ricard Ramos, Marc Boada

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2025;

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(30 December 2025)

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Editorial

An update on thoracic trauma: a current challenge in thoracic surgery series

Christopher F. Janowak

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2025;

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(30 December 2025)

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Case Report

Spontaneous hemothorax from a giant posterobasal thoracic ancient schwannoma: a case report of intercostal nerve tumor rupture

Alessandro Cipolli, Alessio Campisi, Camillo Aliberti, Giovanni Magnanelli, Giovanni Muriana, Cinzia Bonadiman

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2025;

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(30 October 2025)

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Case Report

Diagnosis and management of esophageal perforation due to a fishbone: a case report and narrative review

Adriana Nocera, Antonio Giulio Napolitano, Arianna Gallo, Chiara Scognamiglio, Leonardo Petracca-Ciavarella, Stefano Margaritora, Elisa Meacci

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2025;

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(30 October 2025)

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Case Report

Chest wall recurrence of epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma 16 years after pathologic complete response: a case report

Lucia Reyes Cabanillas-Paredes, Carme Obiols, Sergi Call, Luis Antonio Luizaga, Juan Manuel Ochoa-Alba, Mireia Serra-Mitjans, Ramón Rami-Porta

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2025;

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(30 October 2025)

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Review Article

Preventing chronic pain after thoracic surgery: a narrative review of analgesic strategies

Véronique Brulotte

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(30 October 2025)

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Case Series

Intraoperative management of locally advanced mediastinal masses: options and role of extracorporeal cardio-respiratory support through a case-series evaluation

Massimiliano Bassi, Emilia Mottola, Jacopo Vannucci, Anastasia Centofanti, Veronica Zullino, Beatrice Zacchini, Antonio Pio Evangelista, Valerio Sebastianelli, Camilla Poggi, Marco Anile, Daniele Diso, Federico Venuta, Franco Ruberto, Tiziano De Giacomo

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(30 October 2025)

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Original Article

Estimating hospital costs of postoperative adverse events following esophagectomy: a retrospective cohort study involving 10 high volume Canadian hospitals

Daniel G. Jones, Akaash Ratra, Caitlin Anstee, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Richard Malthaner, Najib Safieddine, Christian Finley, Biniam Kidane, Danny French, Brian Johnston, Lorenzo Ferri, Andrew J. E. Seely

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2025;

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(30 October 2025)

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Editorial Commentary

Navigating the challenges of artificial intelligence integration in thoracic surgery

Andrei I. Gritsiuta, Stacey Su, Roman V. Petrov

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(30 August 2025)

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Editorial Commentary

Navigating the challenges of chest wall resection and reconstruction

Lavinia Gatteschi, Alberto Salvicchi, Alessandro Gonfiotti

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(30 August 2025)

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Editorial Commentary

Waiting for a well-rested team: facilitating semi-elective lung transplantation

Alfred J. Casillan, Errol L. Bush

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

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(30 August 2025)

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Editorial Commentary

Anticoagulation strategy in veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in lung transplantation

Timothy Sandstrom, Kiran Shekar

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(30 August 2025)

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Review Article

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications and their impact on thoracic surgery: a narrative review

Mohamed Rahouma, Hosny Mohsen, Alzahraa Mahmoud, Haitham Salem, David Shenouda, Lilian Azab, Maya Abdelhemid, Mohamed A. Aldemerdash, Akshay Kumar, Magdy M. El-Sayed Ahmed, Mostafa Rahouma

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

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(30 August 2025)

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Review Article