Thoracic Literature Watch - First Quarter 2008

Complications associated with the Nuss procedure: continued evolution of the learning curve.
Vegunta RK, Pacheco PE, Wallace LJ, Pearl RH.
Am J Surg 2008;195:313-6.

Rapid disuse atrophy of diaphragm fibers in mechanically ventilated humans.
Levine S, Nguyen T, Taylor N, Friscia ME, Budak MT, Rothenberg P, Zhu J, Sachdeva R, Sonnad S, Kaiser LR, Rubinstein NA, Powers SK, Shrager JB.
N Engl J Med 2008;358:1327-35.

Primary laparoscopic and open repair of paraesophageal hernias: a comparison of short-term outcomes.
Karmali S, McFadden S, Mitchell P, Graham A, Debru E, Gelfand G, Graham J, Martin S, Tiruta C, Grondin S.
Dis Esophagus 2008;21:63-8.

Phase III trial of trimodality therapy with cisplatin, fluorouracil, radiotherapy, and surgery compared with surgery alone for esophageal cancer: CALGB 9781.
Tepper J, Krasna MJ, Niedzwiecki D, Hollis D, Reed CE, Goldberg R, Kiel K, Willett C, Sugarbaker D, Mayer R.
J Clin Oncol 2008;26:1086-92.

Positron emission tomography and pathological evidence of response to neoadjuvant therapy in adenocarcinoma of the esophagus.
Smithers BM, Couper GC, Thomas JM, Wong D, Gotley DC, Martin I, Harvey JA, Thomson DB, Walpole ET, Watts N, Burmeister BH.
Dis Esophagus 2008;21:151-8.

Minimally invasive endoscopic staging of suspected lung cancer.
Wallace MB, Pascual JM, Raimondo M, Woodward TA, McComb BL, Crook JE, Johnson MM, Al-Haddad MA, Gross SA, Pungpapong S, Hardee JN, Odell JA.
JAMA 2008;299:540-6.

Side-to-side stapled intra-thoracic esophagogastric anastomosis reduces the incidence of leaks and stenosis.
Raz DJ, Tedesco P, Herbella FA, Nipomnick I, Way LW, Patti MG.
Dis Esophagus 2008;21:69-72.

A large series, resection controlled study to assess the value of radial EUS in restaging gastroesophageal cancer following neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Mesenas S, Vu C, McStay M, Forshaw M, Doig L, Mason R, Boyle N, Meenan J.
Dis Esophagus 2008;21:37-42.

Updated Guidelines 2008 for the Diagnosis, Surveillance and Therapy of Barrett's Esophagus.
Wang KK, Sampliner RE.
Am J Gastroenterol 2008;103:788-97.

Treatment of Barrett's esophagus with early neoplasia: a comparison of endoscopic therapy and esophagectomy.
Schembre DB, Huang JL, Lin OS, Cantone N, Low DE.
Gastrointest Endosc 2008;67:595-601.

Very long-term objective evaluation of Heller myotomy plus posterior partial fundoplication in patients with achalasia of the cardia.
Ortiz A, de Haro LF, Parrilla P, Lage A, Perez D, Munitiz V, Ruiz D, Molina J.
Ann Surg 2008;247:258-64.

Influence of esophageal motility on the outcome of laparoscopic total fundoplication.
Pizza F, Rosetti G, Del Genio G, Maffettone V, Brusciano L, Del Genio A.
Dis Esophagus 2008;21:78-85.

Long-term result of total versus partial fundoplication after esophagomyotomy for primary esophageal motor disorders.
Zhu ZJ, Chen LQ, Duranceau A.
World J Surg 2008;32:401-7.

What to do with "Surprise" N2?: intraoperative management of patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
Detterbeck F.
J Thorac Oncol Mar;3:289-302.

Outcomes of adrenalectomy for isolated synchronous versus metachronous adrenal metastases in non-small-cell lung cancer: a systematic review and pooled analysis.
Tanvetyanon T, Robinson LA, Schell MJ, Strong VE, Kapoor R, Coit DG, Bepler G.
J Clin Oncol 2008;26:1142-7.

The effect of FDG-PET on the stage distribution of non-small cell lung cancer.
Morgensztern D, Goodgame B, Baggstrom MQ, Gao F, Govindan R.
J Thorac Oncol 2008;3:135-9.

Prognostic value of preoperative positron emission tomography in resected stage I non-small cell lung cancer.
Goodgame B, Pillot GA, Yang Z, Shriki J, Meyers BF, Zoole J, Gao F, Dehdashti F, Patterson A, Siegel BA, Govindan R.
J Thorac Oncol 2008;3:130-4.

Minimally invasive endoscopic staging of suspected lung cancer.
Wallace MB, Pascual JM, Raimondo M, Woodward TA, McComb BL, Crook JE, Johnson MM, Al-Haddad MA, Gross SA, Pungpapong S, Hardee JN, Odell JA.
JAMA 2008;299:540-6.

Phase II trial of preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection in patients with superior sulcus non-small-cell lung cancers: report of Japan Clinical Oncology Group trial 9806.
Kunitoh H, Kato H, Tsuboi M, Shibata T, Asamura H, Ichonose Y, Katakami N, Nagai K, Mitsudomi T, Matsumura A, Nakagawa K, Tada H, Saijo N; Japan Clinical Oncology Group.
J Clin Oncol 2008;26:644-9.

Primary tumor standardized uptake value (SUVmax) measured on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is of prognostic value for survival in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): a systematic review and meta-analysis (MA) by the European Lung Cancer Working Party for the IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project.
Berghmans T, Dusart M, Paesmans M, Hossein-Foucher C, Buvat I, Castaigne C, Scherpereel A, Mascaux C, Moreau M, Roelandts M, Alard S, Meert AP, Patz EF Jr, Lafitte JJ, Sculier JP; European Lung Cancer Working Party for the IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project.
J Thorac Oncol 2008;3:6-12.

Determinants of the survival benefit of lung transplantation in COPD patients.
Thabut G, Ravaud P, Christie J, Castier Y, Fournier M, Mal H, Leseche G, Porcher R.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2008 Feb 28 [Epub ahead of print] doi:10.1164/rccm.200708-1283OC

Yield and safety of bedside open lung biopsy in mechanically ventilated patients with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Baumann HJ, Kluge S, Balke L, Yekebas E, Izbicki JR, Amthor M, Kreymann G, Meyer A.
Surgery 2008;143:426-33.

Restoration of cough reflex in lung transplant recipients.
Duarte AG, Terminella L, Smith JT, Myers AC, Campbell G, Lick S.
Chest 2008 Mar 13 [Epub ahead of print] doi:10.1378/chest.07-2934

"Salvage" surgery for primary mediastinal malignancies: is it worthwhile?
Petrella F, Leo F, Veronesi G, Solli P, Borri A, Galetta D, Gasparri R, Lembo R, Radice D, Scanagatta P, Spaggiari L.
J Thorac Oncol 2008;3:53-8.

Endobronchial ultrasound.
Sheski FD, Mathur PN.
Chest 2008;133:264-70.

Use of indwelling pleural catheters for chronic pleural infection.
Davies HE, Rahman NM, Parker RJ, Davies RJO.
Chest 2008;133:546-9.