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SharethisFirst Quarter 2009
Mark K. Ferguson, MD, Editor
Articles published 1/1/2009 – 3/31/2009
Below you will find pertinent articles on thoracic topics appearing in medical and surgical journals other than those found on CTSNet. Each cited article is linked to the PubMed abstract of that article.
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A cost-utility analysis of ablative therapy for Barrett's esophagus. Esophageal adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus after endoscopic ablative therapy: a meta-analysis and systematic review. Low prevalence of submucosal invasive carcinoma at esophagectomy for high-grade dysplasia or intramucosal adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus: a 20-year experience. | |
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Surveyed opinion of American trauma, orthopedic, and thoracic surgeons on rib and sternal fracture repair. Bilateral endoclose approach for the stabilization of the bar in pectus repair. Surgical treatment is decisive for outcome in chondrosarcoma of the chest wall: a population-based Scandinavian Sarcoma Group study of 106 patients. | |
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: the Midwestern surgical experience with the diaphragm pacing stimulation system shows that general anesthesia can be safely performed. Outcomes of surgical treatment of intrathoracic stomach. | |
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Limited resection and free jejunal graft interposition for squamous cell carcinoma of the cervical oesophagus. Mucosal damage in the esophageal remnant after esophagectomy and gastric transposition. International survey on esophageal cancer: part I surgical techniques. International survey on esophageal cancer: part II staging and neoadjuvant therapy. | |
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Minimally invasive surgical treatment of sigmoidal esophagus in achalasia. When did the esophagus start shrinking? The history of the short esophagus. Predictors of postoperative quality of life after esophagectomy for cancer. How to treat esophageal perforations when determinants and predictors of mortality are considered. Pathology of eosinophilic esophagitis: what the clinician needs to know. | |
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COPD as a disease of accelerated lung aging. | |
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Pneumothorax after air travel in lymphangioleiomyomatosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and sarcoidosis. Blood pleurodesis for the medical management of pneumothorax. Biologic lung volume reduction (BioLVR) in advanced upper lobe emphysema: phase 2 results. | |
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and nonrandomized trials on safety and efficacy of video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer. Results of systematic nodal dissection in typical and atypical carcinoid tumors of the lung. Cost-effectiveness of a smoking cessation program implemented at the time of surgery for lung cancer. Lung cancer as a second primary malignancy: increasing prevalence and its influence on survival. Impact of preoperative chemotherapy on pulmonary function tests in resectable early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Multi-modality mediastinal staging for lung cancer among medicare beneficiaries. Extent of lymphadenectomy and outcome for patients with stage I nonsmall cell lung cancer. | |
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux and aspiration in patients with advanced lung disease. | |
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Using optical coherence tomography to improve diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy. | |
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Partial upper sternotomy for anterosuperior mediastinal surgery: an institutional experience. | |
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Ultrasound in peripheral pulmonary air-fluid lesions: color doppler imaging as an aid in differentiating empyema and abscess. Trimodality therapy with induction chemotherapy followed by extrapleural pneumonectomy and adjuvant high-dose hemithoracic radiation for malignant pleural mesothelioma. The clinical impact and reliability of pleural fluid mesothelin in undiagnosed pleural effusions. | |
