Thoracic Literature Watch - First Quarter 2007

No articles selected this quarter.

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The role and clinical value of EUS in a multimodality esophageal carcinoma staging program with CT and positron emission tomography.
Pfau PR, Perlman SB, Stanko P, Frick TJ, Gopal DV, Said A, Zhang Z, Weigel T.
Gastrointest Endosc 2007;65:377-84.

American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system does not accurately predict survival in patients receiving multimodality therapy for esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Rizk NP, Venkatraman E, Bains MS, Park B, Flores R, Tang L, Ilson DH, Minsky BD, Rusch VW; American Joint Committee on Cancer.
J Clin Oncol 2007;25:507-12.

Comparison of the outcomes between open and minimally invasive esophagectomy.
Smithers BM, Gotley DC, Martin I, Thomas JM.
Ann Surg 2007;245:232-40.

Laparoscopic ischemic conditioning of the stomach for esophageal replacement.
Holscher AH, Schneider PM, Gutschow C, Schroder W.
Ann Surg 2007;245:241-6.

Balloon-based, circumferential, endoscopic radiofrequency ablation of Barrett's esophagus: 1-year follow-up of 100 patients.
Sharma VK, Wang KK, Overholt BF, Lightdale CJ, Fennerty MB, Dean PJ, Pleskow DK, Chuttani R, Reymunde A, Santiago N, Chang KJ, Kimmey MB, Fleischer DE.
Gastrointest Endosc 2007;65:185-95.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease-associated esophagitis induces endogenous cytokine production leading to motor abnormalities.
Rieder F, Cheng L, Harnett KM, Chak A, Cooper GS, Isenberg G, Ray M, Katz JA, Catanzaro A, O'Shea R, Post AB, Wong R, Sivak MV, McCormick T, Phillips M, West GA, Willis JE, Biancani P, Fiocchi C.
Gastroenterology 2007;132:154-65.

Sustained improvement in symptoms of GERD and antisecretory drug use: 4-year follow-up of the Stretta procedure.
Noar MD, Lotfi-Emran S.
Gastrointest Endosc 2007;65:367-72.

Seven-year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial comparing proton-pump inhibition with surgical therapy for reflux oesophagitis.
Lundell L, Miettinen P, Myrvold HE, Hatlebakk JG, Wallin L, Malm A, Sutherland I, Walan A; Nordic GORD Study Group.
Br J Surg 2007;94:198-203.

No articles selected this quarter.

Computed tomography screening and lung cancer outcomes.
Bach PB, Jett JR, Pastorino U, Tockman MS, Swensen SJ, Begg CB.
JAMA 2007;297:953-61.

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for non-small cell lung cancer staging: A systematic review and metaanalysis.
Micames CG, McCrory DC, Pavey DA, Jowell PS, Gress FG.
Chest 2007;131:539-48.

Population screening for lung cancer using computed tomography, is there evidence of clinical effectiveness? A systematic review of the literature.
Black C, de Verteuil R, Walker S, Ayres J, Boland A, Bagust A, Waugh N.
Thorax 2007;62:131-8.

Induction chemoradiation and surgical resection for superior sulcus non-small-cell lung carcinomas: long-term results of Southwest Oncology Group Trial 9416 (Intergroup Trial 0160).
Rusch VW, Giroux DJ, Kraut MJ, Crowley J, Hazuka M, Winton T, Johnson DH, Shulman L, Shepherd F, Deschamps C, Livingston RB, Gandara D.
J Clin Oncol 2007;25:313-8.

A five-gene signature and clinical outcome in non-small-cell lung cancer.
Chen HY, Yu SL, Chen CH, Chang GC, Chen CY, Yuan A, Cheng CL, Wang CH, Terng HJ, Kao SF, Chan WK, Li HN, Liu CC, Singh S, Chen WJ, Chen JJ, Yang PC.
N Engl J Med 2007;356:11-20.

Update in transplantation 2006.
Corris PA, Christie JD.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007;175:432-5.

Thoracic manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease.
Black H, Mendoza M, Murin S.
Chest 2007;131:524-32.

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No articles selected this quarter.

Airway stenting: Applications and practice management considerations.
Lund ME, Garland R, Ernst A.
Chest 2007;131:579-87.

Asthma control during the year after bronchial thermoplasty.
Cox G, Thomson NC, Rubin AS, Niven RM, Corris PA, Siersted HC, Olivenstein R, Pavord ID, McCormack D, Chaudhuri R, Miller JD, Laviolette M; AIR Trial Study Group.
N Engl J Med 2007;356:1327-37.