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Surgery
Andrea Dell'Amore, Ivan Lomangino, Nicola Tamburini, Stefano Bongiolatti, Nicola Sergio Forti Parri, William Grossi, Chiara Catelli, Giulia Lorenzoni, Dario Gregori, Samuele Nicotra, Andrea Zuin, Angelo Morelli, Piergiorgio Solli, Luca Voltolini, Giorgio Cavallesco, Federico Rea
Summary: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy appears to be a valid therapeutic option for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, showing superior perioperative outcomes compared to open surgery while maintaining oncological efficacy on long-term follow-up.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jeonghee Yun, Junghee Lee, Sumin Shin, Hong Kwan Kim, Yong Soo Choi, Jhingook Kim, Jae Il Zo, Young Mog Shim, Jong Ho Cho
Summary: In this study, researchers compared the perioperative outcomes and oncological validity of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and open lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with tumors larger than 5 cm. The study found that VATS lobectomy resulted in shorter hospital stay and similar survival outcome compared to open lobectomy for this subset of patients.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
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Oncology
Hanbo Pan, Yu Tian, Hui Wang, Long Jiang, Zenan Gu, Hongda Zhu, Junwei Ning, Jia Huang, Qingquan Luo
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the advantages of robotic-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy (RATL) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The study found that RATL had superior perioperative and oncological outcomes compared to other traditional surgical methods, and it was more effective for patients with metastatic N1 lymph nodes.
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Oncology
Hanbo Pan, Zenan Gu, Yu Tian, Long Jiang, Hongda Zhu, Junwei Ning, Jia Huang, Qingquan Luo
Summary: This study compared the perioperative outcomes and survival profiles among RATS, VATS, and OL in NSCLC patients aged >= 75 years, and found that RATS had better perioperative outcomes compared to VATS and OL, while the three surgical approaches achieved similar survival outcomes.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2022)
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Oncology
Guofei Zhang, Junqiang Fan, Zipu Yu, Ying Chai, Sai Zhang, Ming Wu, Gang Shen
Summary: The two-day surgery for lung neoplasms is a safe, feasible, and cost-effective procedure that can reduce hospital stays and costs, as well as lower the incidence of postoperative complications.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yatish S. Ranganath, Vendhan Ramanujam, Yoshiko Onodera, John Keech, Evgeny Arshava, Kalpaj R. Parekh, Rakesh V. Sondekoppam
Summary: The study found that following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, paravertebral blocks significantly reduced opioid consumption and length of hospital stay, but had no significant impact on pain scores.
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Oncology
Savvas Lampridis, Alessandro Maraschi, Corinne Le Reun, Tom Routledge, Andrea Bille
Summary: This study compared robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for lung cancer. RATS took longer but had less bleeding than VATS. The two surgeries had similar outcomes in terms of complications, hospital stay, readmissions, and deaths. Further research is needed to determine the benefits of one surgical approach over the other.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Oscar Zhang, Robert Alzul, Matheus Carelli, Franca Melfi, David Tian, Christopher Cao
Summary: This study analyzed data from 22 studies involving over 12,000 patients who underwent robotic lung resection and over 92,000 patients who underwent open thoracotomy for non-small cell lung cancer. The findings showed that robotic surgery was associated with significantly lower mortality rates, shorter hospital stays, and lower rates of overall complications compared to open thoracotomy. However, robotic lung resection did have longer operative times.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
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Oncology
Kheira Hireche, Youcef Lounes, Christophe Bacri, Laurence Solovei, Charles Marty-Ane, Ludovic Canaud, Pierre Alric
Summary: Although video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery (VATS) is the standard treatment for early-stage lung cancer, its relevance in locally advanced lung cancer is unclear. This study compared the perioperative and oncologic outcomes of VATS with open lobectomy for stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The results showed that VATS lobectomy achieved equivalent postoperative and oncologic outcomes compared to open lobectomy for stage III NSCLC.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Christopher W. Seder, Forough Farrokhyar, Rahul Nayak, Jean-Marc Baste, Yogita Patel, John Agzarian, Christian J. Finley, Yaron Shargall, Pascal-Alexandre Thomas, Marcel Dahan, Jean-Philippe Verhoye, Frankie Mbadinga, Wael C. Hanna
Summary: In obese patients, robotic surgery (RTS) for lung resection is associated with a lower rate of conversion to thoracotomy compared to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). RTS patients have longer hospital stays, higher rates of respiratory failure, and are less likely to be discharged to their home compared to VATS patients.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Shuo-Ying Dai, Yau-Lin Tseng, Chao-Chun Chang, Wei-Li Huang, Yi-Ting Yen, Wu-Wei Lai, Ying-Yuan Chen
Summary: This study aimed to examine the impact of the number of resected lung segments on pulmonary function in patients undergoing uniportal VATS, and the results showed that a greater number of resected segments led to greater loss of pulmonary function.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Maria Teresa Gomez-Hernandez, Marta G. Fuentes, Nuria M. Novoa, Israel Rodriguez, Gonzalo Varela, Marcelo F. Jimenez
Summary: The study analyzed the learning curve of a surgeon experienced in VATS and compared it to his own learning curve in robotic lung resections. The results showed no significant difference in the learning curves and postoperative outcomes between robotic and VATS approaches.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
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Oncology
Jian Zhou, Chuan Li, Quan Zheng, Chenglin Guo, Mengyuan Lyu, Qiang Pu, Hu Liao, Lunxu Liu
Summary: The study found that patients with external suction added to chest drainage after UniVATS had longer chest tube duration and higher incidence of persistent air leak compared to those without suction. Moreover, the extent of lung resection was identified to mediate the relationship between suction and chest tube drainage.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Kaiying Wang, Jian Zhang, Jianglun Li, Langbo Liu, Zhongben Tang, Xiaojun Du
Summary: This study aimed to determine the optimal dividing order of anatomic pulmonary resection under uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (uni-VATS) for patients with right upper peripheral lung cancer. The results showed that the surgical procedure from posterior to anterior (deeper to superficial) was easier to perform compared to the vein-arterial branches-bronchus order.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Larisa Shagabayeva, Beverly Fu, Nikhil Panda, Alexandra L. Potter, Hugh G. Auchincloss, Arian Mansur, Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, Lana Schumacher
Summary: This study compares the outcomes of open, robotic, and VATS lobectomy for stage II-IIIA NSCLC. The results show that MIS lobectomy has a shorter length of stay compared to open lobectomy, with no significant differences in mortality, readmission, and survival. Similarly, robotic lobectomy has a shorter length of stay and lower conversion rate compared to VATS lobectomy, with no significant differences in mortality, readmission, and survival.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Shun Kawashima, Takafusa Yoshioka, Haruaki Hino, Kentaro Kitano, Kazuhiro Nagayama, Masaaki Sato, Ryosuke Kojima, Mako Kamiya, Yasuteru Urano, Jun Nakajima
GENERAL THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2020)
Article
Oncology
Changbo Sun, Masaki Anraku, Takuya Kawahara, Takahiro Karasaki, Kentaro Kitano, Kazuhiro Nagayama, Masaaki Sato, Jun Nakajima
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Oncology
Kazuhiro Kakimi, Hirokazu Matsushita, Keita Masuzawa, Takahiro Karasaki, Yukari Kobayashi, Koji Nagaoka, Akihiro Hosoi, Shinnosuke Ikemura, Kentaro Kitano, Ichiro Kawada, Tadashi Manabe, Tomohiro Takehara, Toshiaki Ebisudani, Kazuhiro Nagayama, Yukio Nakamura, Ryuji Suzuki, Hiroyuki Yasuda, Masaaki Sato, Kenzo Soejima, Jun Nakajima
JOURNAL FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER
(2020)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Chihiro Konoeda, Masaaki Sato, Kazuhiro Nagayama, Jun Nakajima
Summary: Lung transplantation and lung volume reduction surgery are established therapies for end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Despite the known risk of native lung hyperinflation, unilateral lung transplantation continues due to severe shortages of cadaveric donors. Therefore, all possible protection should be provided to prevent adverse effects on the graft.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Nobuyuki Yoshiyasu, Masaaki Sato, Chihiro Konoeda, Jun Nakajima
Summary: This case report describes a unique living-donor lobar lung transplantation in a 9-year-old boy with congenital pulmonary hypoplasia. By utilizing three-dimensional reconstruction of computed tomography images and computed tomography volumetry, the surgery was successfully planned and performed without the need for contralateral pneumonectomy.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Dong Tian, Haruhiko Shiiya, Miwako Takahashi, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Hirokazu Urushiyama, Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku, Hao-Ji Yan, Masaaki Sato, Jun Nakajima
Summary: This study investigated the correlations between lung allograft rejection (AR) and radiomic features derived from 18F-FDG PET using a rat lung transplantation (LTx) model, and evaluated the performance of machine learning-based radiomics for monitoring AR. The results showed significant positive correlations of SUVmax and Rad-score with histopathology. Machine learning models outperformed logistic regression models, with the optimal model achieving an AUC of 0.982.
JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Nobuyuki Yoshiyasu, Masaaki Sato, Takeshi Yasui, Maki Takami, Takuya Kawahara, Chihiro Konoeda, Jun Nakajima
Summary: This study found that prolonged mechanical ventilation for more than 14 days after cadaveric lung transplantation can negatively impact the recovery and survival of patients. Factors such as flat chest, mediastinal shift, and a thoracic mediastinal-occupying ratio (TMOR) greater than 40% were identified as predictive factors for prolonged mechanical ventilation. Patients with TMOR greater than 40% had significantly worse 3-year survival compared to others.
INTERACTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jun Nakajima
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2020)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Takahiro Iida, Kazuhiro Nagayama, Kentaro Kitano, Haruo Yamauchi, Minoru Ono, Jun Nakajima
Summary: This case series aimed to determine the feasibility of simultaneous modified Ravitch and David procedures for Marfan syndrome patients with pectus excavatum and annuloaortic ectasia. The results suggest the feasibility of one-stage surgery for pectus excavatum combined with cardiac surgery using the modified Ravitch procedure.
INTERDISCIPLINARY CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Hirokazu Yamaguchi, Masaaki Sato, Kazumichi Yamamoto, Kiyomi Shinohara, Masahiro Yanagiya, Mizuho Hashisako, Muhammad Wannous, Jun Nakajima
Summary: This study investigated the effect of the availability of virtual-assisted lung mapping (VAL-MAP) on the selection of lung resection methods. It found that the availability of VAL-MAP 1.0 led to the selection of segmentectomy, while the availability of VAL-MAP 2.0 led to aggressive deep wedge resection.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Kazuhiro Nagayama, Kentaro Kitano, Nobuyuki Yoshiyasu, Jun Nakajima
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Masahiro Yanagiya, Kentaro Kitano, Takuma Yotsumoto, Hiromichi Asahina, Kazuhiro Nagayama, Jun Nakajima
SEMINARS IN THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Yuya Nobori, Masaaki Sato, Yasutaka Hirata, Haruo Yamauchi, Chihiro Konoeda, Kentaro Kitano, Jun Nakajima
Summary: This case study presents a rare instance of intrabronchial migration of hemostatic agents through a bronchial fistula post lung transplantation. The patient underwent successful surgical treatment involving direct bronchial closure and bypass grafting of the left pulmonary artery. This case provides valuable insights for managing similar cases in the future.
SURGICAL CASE REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Yuya Nobori, Masaaki Sato, Mizuki Morota, Yoshikazu Shinohara, Daisuke Yoshida, Takahiro Karasaki, Kentaro Kitano, Jun Nakajima
Summary: Bronchial necrosis is a rare and fatal complication after radiation therapy, which can be effectively treated with lung autotransplantation. However, later complications may still result in patient death.
SURGICAL CASE REPORTS
(2021)