All Articles - Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

Editorial Commentary

Chasing shadows in the dark: a comment on the Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group 102 study of ground glass opacities

Eric Klipsch, Kathryn E. Engelhardt

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Editorial Commentary

Watchful waiting—initial patient characteristics of TSOG 102

D. Bailey Watts, Barry C. Gibney

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(30 June 2025)

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Editorial Commentary

Rethinking surgical strategies for primary chest wall sarcomas: path to improve outcomes

Lori M. van Roozendaal, Aimée J. P. M. Franssen, Koen C. H. A. Verkoulen, Lars Geenen, Karel W. E. Hulsewé, Yvonne L. J. Vissers, Erik R. de Loos

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

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(30 June 2025)

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Review Article

Traumatic diaphragmatic injury: a narrative review

Lauren E. Craugh, Christen Salyer, Samantha Tarras

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

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(30 June 2025)

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Review Article

Workup and management of upper gastrointestinal disorders in patients undergoing lung transplantation: a narrative review

Gregory D. Jones, Siva Raja

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

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(30 June 2025)

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Review Article

Extended donor criteria for lung transplantation: insights from a narrative review

Joslyn Jose, Bhakthi Liyanage, Kyle Miletic

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2025;

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(30 June 2025)

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Review Article

Evolving experience with portable ex vivo lung perfusion in lung transplantation: a review

Syed Peer, Gabriel Loor, Ramiro Fernandez

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2025;

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(30 June 2025)

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Editorial

State of the art lung cancer care—innovations from diagnosis to treatment

Donna E. Maziak, Patrick J. Villeneuve

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

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(30 June 2025)

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Editorial Commentary

Waiting or acting: timing and strategy for multiple ground-glass opacities

Ji Hyeon Park, In Kyu Park, Sook Whan Sung

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2025;

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(30 April 2025)

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Editorial Commentary

Barriers to accessing lung cancer screening and thoracic surgery in US rural communities

Jorind Beqari, Rose B. Ganim, Eduardo R. Núñez

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

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(30 April 2025)

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Review Article

The role of extended reality in enhancing surgical training: a narrative review

Jenny Bui, Deborah Lee, Sarah Murthi, Taylor Kantor, Candice Stegink, Rishindra M. Reddy

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2025;

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(30 April 2025)

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Review Article

Lung transplantation in the era of normothermic regional perfusion in donation after cardiac death: a review

Raghav Chandra, Edward Hauptmann, Suresh Keshavamurthy

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(30 April 2025)

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Review Article

The use of immunotherapy for esophageal cancer: a review of the current evidence and surgical implications

Kai Y. Li, Mohamed K. Kamel

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2025;

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(30 April 2025)

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Review Article

Bronchial stump coverage and reinforcement by adjacent tissue to prevent bronchopleural fistula after anatomical lung resection in high-risk patients: a narrative review

Takahiro Karasaki, Shusei Mihara, Sakashi Fujimori

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2025;

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(30 April 2025)

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Review Article

Artificial intelligence-assisted three-dimensional reconstruction in thoracic surgery: a narrative review

Zhixing Song, Azeem Izhar, Benjamin Wei

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2025;

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(28 February 2025)

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Review Article

Implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery program for lung resection

Merav Rokah, Lorenzo Ferri

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

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(28 February 2025)

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Review Article

Surgical considerations in non-small cell lung cancer patients following neoadjuvant immunotherapy or targeted therapy: a narrative review

Rachel M. Lee, Ravi Rajaram

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

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(28 February 2025)

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Review Article

Challenges in the treatment of persistent air leak

Jennifer Wong, H. Erhan Dincer

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(28 February 2025)

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Review Article

A narrative review on ex vivo lung perfusion: up-to-date role in lung transplantation

Daniel Kyrillos Ragheb, Haytham Elgharably, Kamal S. Ayyat

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(28 February 2025)

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Original Article

Institutional learning curve for operative chest injury management as defined by outcomes

Angela Y. Gao, Jenna N. Whitrock, Michael D. Goodman, Jay N. Nathwani, Christopher F. Janowak

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2025;

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(28 February 2025)

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Review Article

Pancoast tumors: current management and outcomes—a narrative review

Scarlett Tohme, Kavita Parikh, Paul C. Lee

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

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(30 December 2024)

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Review Article

Perioperative outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (U-RATS) for lung resection: state of the art—a narrative review

Ahmad Alturki, Fadel Alturki, Paul-Henri Koziej, Francisco Javier Carrero-Gomez, Sohal Kusber, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Daniel Valdivia

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

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(30 December 2024)

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Review Article

A roadmap to totally switching from video-assisted thoracic surgery to robotics in thoracic surgery: hints and pitfalls from a surgeon’s experience

Vasileios Kouritas

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(30 December 2024)

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Review Article

A review of managing catastrophes in robotic-assisted thoracic surgery

Shamele Battan-Wraith, Kevin Wang, Ahmed Elkamel, Kameron Durante, Hope Conrad, Kayla Iannarelli, Olugbenga T. Okusanya, Praveen Sridhar, Stephanie G. Worrell

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(30 December 2024)

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Review Article

Ground-glass opacity lung cancers—a review of the literature

Joesph F. O’Malley, Christopher J. Dilli, Setu Patolia, Nirmal K. Veeramachaneni

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

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(30 December 2024)

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