Vol 8 (February 28, 2026): Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

The missing step in ERAS: eliminating routine opioid prescription after thoracic surgery

Bringing stability to excessive central airway collapse: tracheobronchoplasty and the impact on distinct airway disorders

Beyond the ventilator: rethinking donor ventilation duration in lung transplantation

Lung volume reduction surgery vs. endobronchial valve revisited—another piece in the puzzle for good evidence

Primary leiomyosarcoma of the thoracic outlet: case report and surgical approach

Neoadjuvant therapy in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer—pros, cons and future promise: a narrative review

Single anesthetic pathways for the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of lung cancer: a narrative review

Salvage surgery for initially unresectable advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer after chemotherapy with immune-checkpoint inhibitor: a narrative review

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

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