Vol 5, No 6 (December 30, 2013) - Journal of Thoracic Disease

Cengiz Özdemir, Işık Conkbayır, Aslıhan Kuru, Hikmet Fırat, Sinem Nedime Sökücü, Levent Dalar, Recai Ergün, Çağla Pınar Uzunmehmetoğlu, Dilek Ergün, Sadık Ardıc

PDF Pages: 751-757 Full Text (3648) Open Access

Differences in clinical presentation of non-small cell lung cancer in never-smokers versus smokers

Joo Young Lee, Im II Na, Seung-Hun Jang, Yong Il Hwang, Du Hwan Choe, Cheol Hyeon Kim, HeeJong Baek

PDF Pages: 758-763 Full Text (3889) Open Access

Characteristics of endobronchial tuberculosis patients with negative sputum acid-fast bacillus

Füsun Şahin, Pınar Yıldız

PDF Pages: 764-770 Full Text (6200) Open Access

Expression of NF-κB, CD68 and CD105 in carotid atherosclerotic plaque

Shiyan Ren, Xueqiang Fan, Liang Peng, Lin Pan, Changan Yu, Jie Tong, Wenjian Zhang, Peng Liu

PDF Pages: 771-776 Full Text (3301) Open Access

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome following esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a clinical comparative study

Kai-Yan Yu, Lei Zhao, Zi Chen, Min Yang

PDF Pages: 777-782 Full Text (3369) Open Access

Pretreatment platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) as a predictor of response to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy and prognosis for patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Hongbing Liu, Ying Wu, Zhaofeng Wang, Yanwen Yao, Fangfang Chen, He Zhang, Yunfen Wang, Yong Song

PDF Pages: 783-789 Full Text (4278) Open Access

Evidence for H5 avian influenza infection in Zhejiang province, China, 2010-2012: a cross-sectional study

Lian-Hong Li, Zhao Yu, Wen-Sen Chen, She-Lan Liu, Ye Lu, Yan-Jun Zhang, En-Fu Chen, Jun-Fen Lin

PDF Pages: 790-796 Full Text (4107) Open Access

Identification of proteasome subunit beta type 3 involved in the potential mechanism of corticosteroid protective effectiveness on beta-2 adrenoceptor desensitization by a proteomics approach

Hua Liu, Songshi Ni, Yanju Zhang, Liang Ding, Yinzi Zhang

PDF Pages: 797-805 Full Text (2953) Open Access

Letter to the Editor

“Lower door open thoracotomy”: a feasible approach for extra-pleural pneumonectomy

Giovanni Leuzzi, Kenji Kawamukai, Calogero Porrello, Sergio Forti Parri, Gian Marco Guiducci, Nicola Lacava

PDF Pages: E246-E247 Full Text (1532) Open Access

Malignant pleural effusion: is CT pulmonary angiogram needed?

Saranya Buppajarntham, Marvin Lu, Mahek Shah, Parichart Junpaparp, Prasit Phowthongkum

PDF Pages: E248-E249 Full Text (2467) Open Access

Invasive examinations in patients with suspected lung cancer: more may be too many

Ning Ding, Wang-Jian Zha, Sheng-Nan Ren, Bu-Qing Ni, Yun Zhu, Wen-Ping Yang, Wei Lin, Shi-Jiang Zhang, Hong Wang

PDF Pages: E250-E253 Full Text (2253) Open Access

Surgical Technique

Completely thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy and mediastinal lymph node dissection

Ping-Ming Fan, Wu-Ping Zheng, Li-Ping Zheng, Bing-Yu Gao, Guo-Ping Chen, Yu Liu

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Video-assisted thoracoscopic pneumonectomy: the anterior approach

Zhu Liang, Jie Chen, Zhan He, Liyao Lin, Jianlong Xie, Xianjie Fu

PDF Pages: 855-861 Full Text (Video) (3955) Open Access

Open resection for lung cancer in right upper lobe

Gang Guo, Heng Li, Gao-Feng Li, Nan Chen, Qian-Li Ma, Xu-Dong Xiang

PDF Pages: 862-863 Full Text (Video) (1837) Open Access

Video-assisted thoracoscopic right lower lobectomy for lung cancer using the Harmonic scalpel

Jun Peng, Xin-Long Chen, Xin Mao, Jun Liu, Xian-Gu Ning

PDF Pages: 864-867 Full Text (Video) (2380) Open Access

Radical treatment for left upper-lobe cancer via complete VATS

Jun Liu, Fei Cui, Shu-Ben Li

PDF Pages: 868-872 Full Text (Video) (5992) Open Access

Right lung upper lobe carcinoma radical excision plus superior vena cava angioplasty

Jian-Xing He, Wei-Qiang Yin, Xin Zhang, Gui-Lin Peng

PDF Pages: 873-874 Full Text (Video) (1965) Open Access

Biportal complete video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy and systematic lymphadenectomy

Guang-Suo Wang, Zheng Wang, Jian Wang, Zhan-Peng Rao

PDF Pages: 875-881 Full Text (Video) (2977) Open Access

Radical resection of upper right lung under thoracoscopic guidance

Haofei Wang, Kaican Cai, Xuelian Wang, Xiyao Yang, Qun Ju, Junwu Wang

PDF Pages: 882-885 Full Text (Video) (2511) Open Access

Unidirectionally progressive left pneumonectomy & mediastinal lymph node dissection

Kaican Cai, Pengfei Ren, Siyang Feng, Hua Wu, Zhiyong Huang, Haofei Wang, Gang Xiong, Ziliang Zhang

PDF Pages: 886-891 Full Text (Video) (2739) Open Access

Solitary Pulmonary Nodules¹

Management strategy of solitary pulmonary nodules

Ping Zhan, Haiyan Xie, Chunhua Xu, Keke Hao, Zhibo Hou, Yong Song

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Early diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules

Chunhua Xu, Keke Hao, Yong Song, Like Yu, Zhibo Hou, Ping Zhan

PDF Pages: 830-840 Full Text (6500) Open Access

Histological subtypes of solitary pulmonary nodules of adenocarcinoma and their clinical relevance

Hui-Di Hu, Ming-Yue Wan, Chun-Hua Xu, Ping Zhan, Jue Zou, Qian-Qian Zhang, Yuan-Qing Zhang

PDF Pages: 841-846 Full Text (2717) Open Access

Solitary pulmonary nodule-a case of peripheral adenocarcinoma with rapid metastasis

Chun-Hua Xu, Ping Zhan, Li-Ke Yu

PDF Pages: 847-850 Full Text (4565) Open Access

GCTAB Columns

Video-assisted radical thoracoscopic and laparoscopic surgery for esophageal carcinoma

Changhong Lian, Qiang Zhao, Shuzhe Xie, Yingming Song, Huiqing Zhang, Zhengyi Jin

PDF Pages: 892-894 Full Text (Video) (2145) Open Access

Combined laparoscopic-thoracoscopic esophagectomy and intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomsis

Meiqing Xu, Changqing Liu, Mingfa Guo, Xiangxiang Sun, Xiaohui Sun, Jing Luo, Jieyong Tian, Xianliang Jiang

PDF Pages: 895-897 Full Text (Video) (1810) Open Access

Use of efficient purse-string stapling technique for esophagogastric anastomosis in minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy

Gang Shen, Sai-Bo Pan, Ming Wu, Sai Zhang, Xiao-Fang Xu, Gang Chen

PDF Pages: 898-901 Full Text (Video) (3662) Open Access

Combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy: experience, technique and cautions

Yong Zhang, Guang-Jian Zhang, Qi-Fei Wu, Zhuo-Qi Jia, Shuo Li, Jun-Ke Fu

PDF Pages: 902-905 Full Text (Video) (3054) Open Access

Video-assisted thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy: the experience of Shanghai Chest Hospital

Teng Mao, Wentao Fang, Zhitao Gu, Xufeng Guo, Chunyu Ji, Wenhu Chen

PDF Pages: 906-909 Full Text (Video) (2730) Open Access

Minimally invasive esophagectomy—left neck anastomosis

Huaguang Pan, Xu Hu, Zaicheng Yu, Renquan Zhang, Wei Ge, Jianjun Ge

PDF Pages: 910-911 Full Text (Video) (1698) Open Access

Video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung carcinoma

Huan-Wen Chen, Ming Du

PDF Pages: 912-913 Full Text (Video) (1912) Open Access

ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient³

Assets and needs of respiratory patient organizations: differences between developed and developing countries

Yousser Mohammad, Antje-H. Fink-Wagner, Dmitry Nonikov

PDF Pages: 914-918 Full Text (3235) Open Access

Medical Writing⁴

Introduction sections of biomedical research papers: integration of research variables into social functions

Jin Xu

PDF Pages: 919-922 Full Text (2642) Open Access

News

TLCR is endorsed by the Spanish Lung Cancer Group (SLCG): new horizons for strong academic collaboration in lung cancer

Grace Li

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Meet the Professors

Prof. Peter Dicpinigaitis: the treatment of chronic cough in adults

Seliman Huang

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A sleep specialist’s voice on sleep medicine—personalized medicine and sleep apnea

Melanie C. He

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Editorial

Opportunities and challenges of clinical research in the big-data era: from RCT to BCT

Stephen D. Wang

PDF Pages: 721-723 Full Text (2669) Open Access

Clinical practice guidelines for malignant pleural mesothelioma

Nico van Zandwijk

PDF Pages: 724-725 Full Text (2068) Open Access

Guideline

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma

Nico van Zandwijk, Christopher Clarke, Douglas Henderson, A. William Musk, Kwun Fong, Anna Nowak, Robert Loeragan, Brian McCaughan, Michael Boyer, Malcolm Feigen, David Currow, Penelope Schofeild, Beth Ivimey Nick Pavlakis, Jocelyn McLean, Henry Marshall, Steven Leong, Victoria Keena, Andrew Penman

PDF Pages: E254-E307 Full Text (12027) Open Access

Disclosure:

1. The series “Solitary Pulmonary Nodules”was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding.

2. The series “GCTAB Column” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease and funded by the educational grants from the Greater China Thoracoscopic Advisory Board (GCTAB).

3. The series “ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Lawrence Grouse served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

4. The series ”Medical Writing” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding.

Vol 5, No 6 (December 30, 2013): Journal of Thoracic Disease

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