Vol 8 (August 30, 2026): Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

Review Article 
The evolving role of sublobar resection for non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review
Riya Aggarwal, Nika Samadzadeh Tabrizi, Gregory Jones
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Review Article 
Robotic thoracic trauma survey: what is the role?
Hind Elhassan, Khalid Ajbna, Michael Cowen, Michael R. Gooseman
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
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34
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Review Article 
Upfront surgery in resectable stage III NSCLC: real-world outcomes and patient selection in the era of systemic perioperative therapies—a narrative review with an illustrative single-center experience
Nicola Rotolo, Benedetta Bazzoli, Elena Asteggiano, Davide Di Natale, Alberto Colombo, Dino La Salvia
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33
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Review Article 
Innovation in thoracic surgery: a narrative review of evidence, adoption and clinical impact
Federico Vaisitti, Marco Marcaccini, Chiara Grispi, Stefano Rudella, Simona Sobrero, Luca Errico, Francesco Leo
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
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Surgical Technique 
Surgical technique: sternal reconstruction using a three-dimensional printed polyetherketoneketone prosthesis
Rachit Gupta, Andrea West, Kenneth A. Kesler
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30
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Original Article 
Direct lung ultrasonography as a complementary intraoperative tool for lobar graft assessment in lobar lung transplantation
Sho Murai, Yui Watanabe, Kazunori Ueda, Tatsuaki Watanabe, Takashi Hirama, Hisashi Oishi, Fumiko Tomiyama, Takeo Togo, Ken Onodera, Hirotsugu Notsuda, Takaya Suzuki, Hiromichi Niikawa, Masafumi Noda, Yoshinori Okada
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2026;
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29
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Original Article 
A practical treatment strategy leading to open-window thoracostomy for complex empyema: a single-center cohort study
Takaya Sato, Kentaro Minegishi, Masatomo Miyata, Fumie Osuga, Keigo Sudo, Masaya Sogabe, Shunsuke Endo, Hiroyoshi Tsubochi
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2026;
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28
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