Vol 16, No 3 (March 29, 2024): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Original Article

SMARCA4-deficient non-small cell lung carcinoma: clinicodemographic, computed tomography, and positron emission tomography-computed tomography features
Jong Hee Kim, Jung Han Woo, Chae Young Lim, Taein An, Joungho Han, Myung Jin Chung, Yoon Ki Cha
A comparison of machine learning methods for radiomics modeling in prediction of occult lymph node metastasis in clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma patients
Meng-Wen Liu, Xue Zhang, Yan-Mei Wang, Xu Jiang, Jiu-Ming Jiang, Meng Li, Li Zhang
Comparison of early postoperative pulmonary complications between two-lung ventilation with artificial pneumothorax and one-lung ventilation with bronchial blockade in patients undergoing minimally invasive esophagectomy: a retrospective propensity score-matched cohort study
Xiaoxi Li, Ling Yu, Jiaonan Yang, Miao Fu, Hongyu Tan
Efficacy and safety analysis of immune checkpoint inhibitor rechallenge therapy in locally advanced and advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study
Xiaoqi Yan, Luqing Zhao, Fei Wu, Bo Shen, Guoren Zhou, Jifeng Feng, Chao Yue, Jingni Zhu, Shaorong Yu
Incidental detection of ground glass nodules and primary lung cancer in patients with breast cancer: prevalence and long-term follow-up on chest computed tomography
Hye Sun Ryu, Han Na Lee, Jung Im Kim, Jung Kyu Ryu, Yu Jin Lim
Clinical impact of postoperative radiotherapy in pIII-N2 non-small cell lung cancer after complete resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
In Ha Kim, Jae Kwang Yun
Impact of atrial fibrillation on 1-year outcome in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator or cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator: results from the German DEVICE Registry
Sebastian Feickert, Niels Christian Ewertsen, Julia Köbe, Thomas Kleemann, Joachim Jehle, Jochen Senges, Matthias Hochadel, Dietrich Andresen, Christoph Stellbrink, Lars Eckardt, Stefan Spitzer, Johannes Brachmann, Hüseyin Ince, Giuseppe D’Ancona
Choice of anesthesia technique is associated with earlier hospital discharge and reduced costs after transcatheter transfemoral aortic valve implantation
Carla Luzzi, David Orlov, Karen Foley, Eric Horlick, Mark Osten, Robert James Cusimano, George Djaiani
Molecular characteristics and multivariate survival analysis of 43 patients with locally advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Xia Zhou, Wuan Bao, Xiang Zhu, Di Wang, Pengfei Zeng, Guojie Xia, Minyan Xing, Yanyan Zhan, Junrong Yan, Minchi Yuan, Qiang Zhao
Effects of no mask, a surgical mask and a fabric buff on peripheral oxygenation saturation during moderate intensity exercise: a randomised cross-over study
Dina Christa Janse van Rensburg, Audrey Jansen van Rensburg, Tanita Botha, Kirsty Elliott, Dimakatso Ramagole, Lervasen Pillay, Shona Hendricks, Devlin Eyden, Claire Arnott, David James Stevens
Complications of ultrasound guided very small-bore chest drains for pleural effusions of different etiology
Sebastian Samuelsson, Fridolf Karlin, Magnus Ekström
Wedge resection, segmentectomy, and lobectomy: oncologic outcomes based on extent of surgical resection for ≤2 cm stage IA non-small cell lung cancer
Shaikha Al-Thani, Abu Nasar, Jonathan Villena-Vargas, Sebron Harrison, Benjamin Lee, Jeffrey L. Port, Nasser Altorki, Oliver S. Chow
The chest X-ray score baseline in predicting continuous oxygen therapy failure in low-risk aged patients after thoracic surgery
Tongxin Li, Weina Li, Fengxi Chen, Qianfeng Xu, Gaoli Du, Yong Fu, Lihui Yuan, Sha Zhang, Wei Wu, Ping He, Mei Xia
Clinical characteristics and prognostic implications of immune-related hepatitis in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a retrospective study
Manyi Xu, Lan Xu, Yue Hao, Keda Shao, Zhengbo Song
Prognostic factors of recurrence and disease-free survival in radically resected pulmonary carcinoids: a real-world analysis
Marc Spils, Thomas Klikovits, Dagmar Krenbek, Maximilian Johannes Hochmair, Igor Jankovic, Lisa Schulte, Tibor Krajc, Michal Benej, Vladyslav Getman, José Ruiz Navarrete, Ahmet Akan, Michael R. Mueller, Clemens Aigner, Stefan B. Watzka
Perioperative intravenous lidocaine in thoracoscopic surgery for improved postoperative pain control: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, superiority trial
Aljaz Hojski, Daniel Bolliger, Makhmudbek Mallaev, Sandrine Dackam, Nikolay Tsvetkov, Mark Wiese, Tobias Schneider, Andreas Lampart, Didier Lardinois
Outcomes of oncological intended thoracic surgery after lung transplantation
Armin Frille, Johannes Broschewitz, Isabella Bettine Metelmann, Matthias Steinert, Maximilian von Laffert, Hubert Wirtz, Alexandra Wald, Sebastian Kraemer
Biofunctional study on chemoresistance in esophageal squamous carcinoma cells induced by missense mutation of NOTCH1 p.E450K
Keting Li, Wentao Hao, Jiwei Wu, Xianben Liu, Wenqun Xing, Yan Zheng
Impact of lymph node dissection on the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with postoperative recurrence of non-small cell lung cancer
Yohei Kawaguchi, Nanako Nishioka, Taiyo Nakamura, Kentaro Imai, Takuya Aoki, Naohiro Kajiwara, Norihiko Ikeda
Triglyceride-glucose index and triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio predict the prognosis in patients with type B aortic dissection receiving thoracic endovascular aortic repair
Kaiwen Zhao, Jinzhu Niu, Hongqiao Zhu, Rong Zhao, Yudong Sun, Shuangshuang Li, Zaiping Jing, Jian Zhou
Establishment and verification of a prediction model based on clinical characteristics and computed tomography radiomics parameters for distinguishing benign and malignant pulmonary nodules
Xiaohui Hou, Meng Wu, Jingjing Chen, Rui Zhang, Yan Wang, Shuwen Zhang, Zaixin Yuan, Jian Feng, Liqin Xu
The usefulness of the open surgical technique of sternocostal elevation for asymmetric pectus excavatum: a retrospective study
Tomoki Nishida, Hiroshi Iida, Kenshiro Ohmura, Ryuta Fukai
Effect of particulate matter on continuous positive airway pressure adherence in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Kanokkarn Sunkonkit, Nantaporn Tiyapun, Warawut Chaiwong, Ratirat Worasuthaneewan, Theerakorn Theerakittikul
Comparison of safety and effectiveness of different sheaths in ablation of focal atrial tachycardia: a retrospective study
Min Xie, Dingming Liu, Ruikun Jia, Yixuan Bai, Juan Chan, Zhongyun Lin, Paul Khairy, Kaijun Cui
Comparisons of short-term outcomes between robot-assisted, video-assisted, and open esophagectomy for resectable esophageal cancer after neoadjuvant treatment: a retrospective study
Ziheng Wu, Jiacong Liu, Lichen Zhang, Muhu Tang, Wenbo Shu, Berend J. van der Wilk, Christopher J. Anker, Zhehao He, Luming Wang, Wang Lv, Linhai Zhu, Jian Hu
Clinical-radiomics nomogram for the risk prediction of esophageal fistula in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy or volumetric-modulated arc therapy
Zhaohui Li, Jie Gong, Liu Shi, Jie Li, Zhi Yang, Guangjin Chai, Bo Lv, Geng Xiang, Bin Wang, Shamus R. Carr, Alfonso Fiorelli, Mei Shi, Yilin Zhao, Lina Zhao
Associations between waist circumference, central obesity, and the presence of non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients with heart failure
Bing Wang, Xinglin Yang, Bo Wei, Tingting Ren, Niwen Huang, Carlos Escobar, Philip Y. K. Pang, Xingde Liu, Haiyan Zhou
Clinical use of macitentan in the treatment of connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
Xiaohui Song, Xiangrui Sheng, Lei Ding, Jian Wu, Xin Chang, Erye Zhou, Jing Cao, Tao Cheng, Mingjun Wang
Research trends and hotspots in the field of electrical impedance tomography for mechanical ventilation: a bibliometric analysis
Nan Lin, Chong-Jiu Fan, Fu-Yuan Li, Hui-Rong Luo, Yu-Mei Li, Abhijit Duggal, Bryan S. Benn, Ting Yan, Ling-Li Pan, Zhong-Meng Lai
The role and mechanism of PDZ binding kinase in hypobaric and hypoxic acute lung injury
Linao Sun, Haoran Yue, Hao Fang, Runze Li, Shicong Li, Jianyao Wang, Pengjie Tu, Fei Meng, Wang Yan, Jinxia Zhang, Elena Bignami, Kyeongman Jeon, Biniam Kidane, Peng Zhang
Development and validation of a nomogram superior to CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc models for predicting left atrial appendage dense spontaneous echo contrast/left atrial appendage thrombus
Shikun Sun, Changsheng Ma, Ying Li, Jia Lin, Xiaodong Qian
Robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy versus minimally invasive esophagectomy for thoracic lymph node dissection in patients with squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective comparative cohort study
Jingle Lei, Yuwen Bai, Zhi Qiao, Jianqun Ma
The value of high-risk clinicopathologic features for chemotherapy in stage I non-small cell lung cancer: a propensity score-matched study
Kun Luan, Alfredo Addeo, Raja M. Flores, Nobuhiko Seki, Ao Liu

Expert Consensus

Recommended approaches for screening and early detection of lung cancer in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region: a consensus statement
Ahmed Allehebi, Ameen Al-Omair, Bassam Mahboub, Coenraad F. Koegelenberg, Mohsen Mokhtar, Ashraf Mokhtar Madkour, Khaled Al-Asad, Ugur Selek, Humaid O. Al-Shamsi

Brief Report

Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and refractory cough have traction bronchiectasis and distorted airway architecture: a retrospective case review study
Kenta Yamamura, Johsuke Hara, Satoshi Watanabe, Takafumi Kobayashi, Kazumasa Kase, Yoshihiro Takeda, Nanao Terada, Hayato Koba, Yuichi Tambo, Noriyuki Ohkura, Miki Abo, Seiji Yano