Thoracic Literature Watch - Q3 2004

Epidural analgesia improves outcome after multiple rib fractures.
Bulger EM, Edwards T, Klotz P, Jurkovich GJ.
Surgery. 2004 Aug;136(2):426-30. 

Open repair of pectus excavatum with minimal cartilage resection.
Fonkalsrud EW.
Ann Surg. 2004 Aug;240(2):231-5. 

Assist-control mechanical ventilation attenuates ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction. Sassoon CS, Zhu E, Caiozzo VJ.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Sep 15;170(6):626-32.

Neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy for resectable esophageal cancer: a clinical practice guideline. Malthaner RA, Wong RK, Rumble RB, Zuraw L, Gastrointestinal Cancer Disease Site Group Of Cancer Care Ontari T.
BMC Cancer. 2004 Sep 24;4(1):67

Peroral and Transgastric Esophageal Anastomosis With Flexible Shaft Remote-Control Stapler (SurgASSIST).
Martin ZL, Sweeney KJ, Gorey TF.
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2004 Aug;14(4):230-3.

Endoscopic ultrasound after preoperative chemoradiation can help identify patients who benefit maximally after surgical esophageal resection.
Agarwal B, Swisher S, Ajani J, et al.
Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Jul;99(7):1258-66.
 
Value of positron emission tomography in the diagnosis of recurrent oesophageal carcinoma.
Kato H, Miyazaki T, Nakajima M, Fukuchi M, Manda R, Kuwano H.
Br J Surg. 2004 Aug;91(8):1004-9.

Risk stratification of Barrett's esophagus: updated prospective multivariate analysis.
Weston AP, Sharma P, Mathur S, et al.
Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Sep;99(9):1657-66.

Cardiac mucosa in the remnant esophagus after esophagectomy is an acquired epithelium with Barrett's-like features.
Lord RV, Wickramasinghe K, Johansson JJ, Demeester SR, Brabender J, Demeester TR.
Surgery. 2004 Sep;136(3):633-40.

Recurrent Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma after esophagectomy.
Wolfsen HC, Hemminger LL, DeVault KR.
BMC Gastroenterol. 2004 Aug 25;4(1):18.

Effect of surveillance of Barrett's oesophagus on the clinical outcome of oesophageal cancer.
Fountoulakis A, Zafirellis KD, Dolan K, Dexter SP, Martin IG, Sue-Ling HM.
Br J Surg. 2004 Aug;91(8):997-1003.

Risk of oesophageal cancer in Barrett's oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal reflux.
Solaymani-Dodaran M, Logan RF, West J, Card T, Coupland C.
Gut. 2004 Aug;53(8):1070-4.
 
A critical review of the diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus: the AGA Chicago Workshop.
Sharma P, McQuaid K, Dent J, et al.
Gastroenterology. 2004 Jul;127(1):310-30.

Long-term clinical and pathologic response of Barrett's esophagus after antireflux surgery.
O'Riordan JM, Byrne PJ, Ravi N, Keeling PW, Reynolds JV.
Am J Surg. 2004 Jul;188(1):27-33.

Long-term effect of fundoplication on motility of the oesophagus and oesophagogastric junction.
Scheffer RC, Samsom M, Frakking TG, Smout AJ, Gooszen HG.
Br J Surg. 2004 Sep 8 [Epub ahead of print]

Heller myotomy versus Heller myotomy with Dor fundoplication for achalasia: a prospective randomized double-blind clinical trial.
Richards WO, Torquati A, Holzman MD, Khaitan L, Byrne D, Lutfi R, Sharp KW.
Ann Surg. 2004 Sep;240(3):405-12; discussion 412-5.

Stapled-wedge Collis gastroplasty for the shortened esophagus.
Terry ML, Vernon A, Hunter JG.
Am J Surg. 2004 Aug;188(2):195-9.  

Functional results after laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia: A comparative study to open surgery.
Douard R, Gaudric M, Chaussade S, Couturier D, Houssin D, Dousset B.
Surgery. 2004 Jul;136(1):16-24. 

Albumin protects against gut-induced lung injury in vitro and in vivo.
Osband AJ, Deitch EA, Hauser CJ, et al.
Ann Surg. 2004 Aug;240(2):331-9.

EUS-guided FNA of lung masses adjacent to or abutting the esophagus after unrevealing CT-guided biopsy or bronchoscopy.
Varadarajulu S, Hoffman BJ, Hawes RH, Eloubeidi MA.
Gastrointest Endosc. 2004 Aug;60(2):293-7.

The effect of tumor size on curability of stage I non-small cell lung cancers .
Wisnivesky JP, Yankelevitz D, Henschke CI.
Chest. 2004 Sep;126(3):761-5. 

Preoperative F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography maximal standardized uptake value predicts survival after lung cancer resection .
Downey RJ, Akhurst T, Gonen M, Vincent A, Bains MS, Larson S, Rusch V.
J Clin Oncol. 2004 Aug 15;22(16):3255-60. 

Postoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen levels in patients with pathologic stage IA nonsmall cell lung carcinoma: subnormal levels as an indicator of favorable prognosis .
Sawabata N, Maeda H, Yokota S, Takeda S, Koma M, Tokunaga T, Ito M.
Cancer. 2004 Aug 15;101(4):803-9. 

Improved survival in never-smokers vs current smokers with primary adenocarcinoma of the lung .
Nordquist LT, Simon GR, Cantor A, Alberts WM, Bepler G.
Chest. 2004 Aug;126(2):347-51. 

Factors influencing survival after resection of pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer .
Vogelsang H, Haas S, Hierholzer C, Berger U, Siewert JR, Prauer H.
Br J Surg. 2004 Aug;91(8):1066-71.
 
Real-time endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration of mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes .
Yasufuku K, Chiyo M, Sekine Y, Chhajed PN, Shibuya K, Iizasa T, Fujisawa T.
Chest. 2004 Jul;126(1):122-8.

Baseline findings of a randomized feasibility trial of lung cancer screening with spiral CT scan vs chest radiograph: the Lung Screening Study of the National Cancer Institute .
Gohagan J, Marcus P, Fagerstrom R, Pinsky P, Kramer B, Prorok P; Writing Committee, Lung Screening Study Research Group.
Chest. 2004 Jul;126(1):114-21.

Treated Cytomegalovirus Pneumonia is Not Associated with Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome.
Tamm M, Aboyoun CL, Chhajed PN, Rainer S, Malouf MA, Glanville AR.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Aug 5 [Epub ahead of print]
 
Association of Minimal Rejection in Lung Transplant Recipients with Obliterative Bronchiolitis.
Hopkins PM, Aboyoun CL, Chhajed PN, Malouf MA, Plit ML, Rainer SP, Glanville AR.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Aug 5 [Epub ahead of print]

Risk factors of pneumothorax and bleeding: multivariate analysis of 660 CT-guided coaxial cutting needle lung biopsies.
Yeow KM, Su IH, Pan KT, Tsay PK, Lui KW, Cheung YC, Chou AS.
Chest. 2004 Sep;126(3):748-54. 

Music: a new cause of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
Noppen M, Verbanck S, Harvey J, Van Herreweghe R, Meysman M, Vincken W, Paiva M.
Thorax. 2004 Aug;59(8):722-4. 

Fluorescein-enhanced autofluorescence thoracoscopy in primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
Noppen M, Stratakos G, Verbanck S, D'Haese J, Meysman M, Vincken W.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Sep 15;170(6):680-2.

No articles selected.

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by extrapleural pneumonectomy in malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Weder W, Kestenholz P, Taverna C, Bodis S, Lardinois D, Jerman M, Stahel RA.
J Clin Oncol. 2004 Sep 1;22(17):3451-7.

Randomized trials describing lung inflammation after pleurodesis with talc of varying particle size.
Maskell NA, Lee YC, Gleeson FV, Hedley EL, Pengelly G, Davies RJ.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Aug 15;170(4):377-82.

Intrapleural streptokinase for empyema and complicated parapneumonic effusions.
Diacon AH, Theron J, Schuurmans MM, Van de Wal BW, Bolliger CT.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Jul 1;170(1):49-53. 

Outcome analysis of cirrhotic patients undergoing chest tube placement.
Liu LU, Haddadin HA, Bodian CA, Sigal SH, Korman JD, Bodenheimer HC Jr, Schiano TD.
Chest. 2004 Jul;126(1):142-8.

Use of the Dumon Y-stent in the management of malignant disease involving the carina: a retrospective review of 86 patients.
Dutau H, Toutblanc B, Lamb C, Seijo L.
Chest. 2004 Sep;126(3):951-8.