Thoracic Literature Watch - Fourth Quarter 2010

• American Journal of Gastroenterology
• American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine
• American Journal of Medicine
• American Journal of Surgery
• Annals of Surgery
• Annals of Surgical Oncology
• British Journal of Surgery
• Cancer
• Chest
• Diseases of the Esophagus
• Gastroenterology

• Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• Gut
• Journal of the American Medical Association
• Journal of Clinical Oncology
• Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
• Journal of Thoracic Oncology
• New England Journal of Medicine
• Surgery
• Thorax
• World Journal of Surgery

Twenty-one years of experience with minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum by the nuss procedure in 1215 patients.
Kelly RE, Goretsky MJ, Obermeyer R, Kuhn MA, Redlinger R, Haney TS, Moskowitz A, Nuss D.
Ann.Surg. 2010; 252:1072-1081.

Out with the old, in with the new: A novel approach to treating pain associated with rib fractures.
Truitt MS, Mooty RC, Amos J, Lorenzo M, Mangram A, Dunn E.
World J.Surg. 2010; 34:2359-2362.

Multicenter analysis of diaphragm pacing in tetraplegics with cardiac pacemakers: Positive implications for ventilator weaning in intensive care units.
Onders RP, Khansarinia S, Weiser T, Chin C, Hungness E, Soper N, Dehoyos A, Cole T, Ducko C.
Surgery 2010; 148:893-7; discussion 897-8.

Management and outcome of intrathoracic bleeding due to vascular injury during transhiatal esophagectomy.
Javed A, Pal S, Chaubal GN, Sahni P, Chattopadhyay TK.
J.Gastrointest.Surg. 2010;

The prevalence of lymph node metastases in patients with T1 esophageal adenocarcinoma: A retrospective review of esophagectomy specimens.
Leers JM, Demeester SR, Oezcelik A, Klipfel N, Ayazi S, Abate E, Zehetner J, Lipham JC, Chan L, Hagen JA, Demeester TR.
Ann.Surg. 2010;

Impact of anastomotic leak on outcomes after transhiatal esophagectomy.
Schuchert MJ, Abbas G, Nason KS, Pennathur A, Awais O, Santana M, Pereira R, Oostdyk A, Luketich JD, Landreneau RJ.
Surgery 2010; 148:831-8; discussion 838-40.

Trends in centralization of cancer surgery.
Stitzenberg KB, Meropol NJ.
Ann.Surg.Oncol. 2010; 17:2824-2831.

Surgical management of the esophageal leiomyoma: Lessons from a retrospective review.
Choi SH, Kim YT, Han KN, Ra YJ, Kang CH, Sung SW, Kim JH.
Dis.Esophagus 2010;

Esophageal dysmotility associated with systemic sclerosis: A high-resolution manometry study.
Roman S, Hot A, Fabien N, Cordier JF, Miossec P, Ninet J, Mion F, Reseau Sclerodermie des Hospices Civils de Lyon.
Dis.Esophagus 2010;

Prevalence of respiratory symptoms in patients with achalasia.
Sinan H, Tatum RP, Soares RV, Martin AV, Pellegrini CA, Oelschlager BK.
Dis.Esophagus 2010;

Epiphrenic diverticulum of the esophagus. from pathophysiology to treatment.
Soares R, Herbella FA, Prachand VN, Ferguson MK, Patti MG.
J.Gastrointest.Surg. 2010; 14:2009-2015.

Transcervical heller myotomy using flexible endoscopy.
Spaun GO, Dunst CM, Arnold BN, Martinec DV, Cassera MA, Swanstrom LL.
J.Gastrointest.Surg. 2010; 14:1902-1909.

Diffuse esophageal spasm: Has the term lost its relevance? analysis of 217 cases.
Tsuboi K, Mittal SK.
Dis.Esophagus 2010;

Long-term follow-up after anti-reflux surgery in patients with barrett's esophagus.
Zehetner J, DeMeester SR, Ayazi S, Costales JL, Augustin F, Oezcelik A, Lipham JC, Sohn HJ, Hagen JA, DeMeester TR.
J.Gastrointest.Surg. 2010; 14:1483-1491.

Mediastinoscopy vs endosonography for mediastinal nodal staging of lung cancer: A randomized trial.
Annema JT, van Meerbeeck JP, Rintoul RC, Dooms C, Deschepper E, Dekkers OM, De Leyn P, Braun J, Carroll NR, Praet M, de Ryck F, Vansteenkiste J, Vermassen F, Versteegh MI, Veselic M, Nicholson AG, Rabe KF, Tournoy KG.
JAMA 2010; 304:2245-2252.

Multimodality approach to mediastinal staging in non-small cell lung cancer. faults and benefits of PET-CT: A randomised trial.
Fischer BM, Mortensen J, Hansen H, Vilmann P, Larsen SS, Loft A, Bertelsen AK, Ravn J, Clementsen P, Hoegholm A, Larsen KR, Dirksen A, Skov BG, Krasnik M, Hojgaard L, Lassen U.
Thorax 2010;

Phase III comparison of prophylactic cranial irradiation versus observation in patients with locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: Primary analysis of radiation therapy oncology group study RTOG 0214.
Gore EM, Bae K, Wong SJ, Sun A, Bonner JA, Schild SE, Gaspar LE, Bogart JA, Werner-Wasik M, Choy H.
J.Clin.Oncol. 2011; 29:272-278.

Phase III trial of prophylactic cranial irradiation compared with observation in patients with locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: Neurocognitive and quality-of-life analysis.
Sun A, Bae K, Gore EM, Movsas B, Wong SJ, Meyers CA, Bonner JA, Schild SE, Gaspar LE, Bogart JA, Werner-Wasik M, Choy H.
J.Clin.Oncol. 2011; 29:279-286.

Peak oxygen consumption and long-term all-cause mortality in nonsmall cell lung cancer.
Jones LW, Watson D, Herndon JE,2nd, Eves ND, Haithcock BE, Loewen G, Kohman L.
Cancer 2010; 116:4825-4832.

Impact of introducing stereotactic lung radiotherapy for elderly patients with stage I non-small-cell lung cancer: A population-based time-trend analysis.
Palma D, Visser O, Lagerwaard FJ, Belderbos J, Slotman BJ, Senan S.
J.Clin.Oncol. 2010; 28:5153-5159.

Unplanned conversion to thoracotomy during video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy does not compromise the surgical outcome.
Park JS, Kim HK, Choi YS, Kim J, Shim YM, Kim K.
World J.Surg. 2010;

Early and long-term validation of an algorithm offering surgery to patients with postoperative FEV1 and DLco less than 40%.
Puente-Maestu L, Villar F, Gonzalez-Casurran G, Moreno N, Martinez Y, Simon C, Penalver R, Gonzalez-Aragoneses F.
Chest 2010;

Cost-benefit of minimally invasive staging of non-small cell lung cancer: A decision tree sensitivity analysis.
Steinfort DP, Liew D, Conron M, Hutchinson AF, Irving LB.
J.Thorac.Oncol. 2010; 5:1564-1570.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease after lung transplantation: Pathophysiology and implications for treatment.
Davis CS, Shankaran V, Kovacs EJ, Gagermeier J, Dilling D, Alex CG, Love RB, Sinacore J, Fisichella PM.
Surgery 2010; 148:737-44; discussion 744-5.

Endoscopic transesophageal mediastinal lymph node dissection and en bloc resection by using mediastinal and thoracic approaches (with video).
Turner BG, Gee DW, Cizginer S, Kim MC, Mino-Kenudson M, Sylla P, Brugge WR, Rattner DW.
Gastrointest.Endosc. 2010; 72:831-835.

Prognostic factors for survival after surgical palliation of malignant pleural effusion.
Pilling JE, Dusmet ME, Ladas G, Goldstraw P.
J.Thorac.Oncol. 2010; 5:1544-1550.

Diagnostic yield of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy is highly dependent on the presence of a bronchus sign on CT imaging: Results from a prospective study.
Seijo LM, de Torres JP, Lozano MD, Bastarrika G, Alcaide AB, Lacunza MM, Zulueta JJ.
Chest 2010; 138:1316-1321.