Thoracic Literature Watch - Third Quarter 2011

• 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

Prosthesis-free repair of pectus chest deformity.
Makarawo TP, Steyn RS, Naidu BV.
Br.J.Surg. 2011; 98:1660-1665.

Reinnervation of the paralyzed diaphragm: Application of nerve surgery techniques following unilateral phrenic nerve injury.
Kaufman MR, Elkwood AI, Rose MI, Patel T, Ashinoff R, Saad A, Caccavale R, Bocage JP, Cole J, Soriano A, Fein E.
Chest 2011; 140:191-197.

Preoperative physical activity levels and postoperative pulmonary complications post-esophagectomy.
Feeney C, Reynolds JV, Hussey J.
Dis.Esophagus 2011; 24:489-494.

Minimally invasive esophagectomy: The evolution and technique of minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer.
Hoppo T, Jobe BA, Hunter JG.
World J.Surg. 2011; 35:1454-1463.

End-to-end versus end-to-side esophagogastrostomy after esophageal cancer resection: A prospective randomized study.
Nederlof N, Tilanus HW, Tran TC, Hop WC, Wijnhoven BP, de Jonge J.
Ann.Surg. 2011; 254:226-233.

Comparison between endoscopic and surgical resection of mucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma in barrett's esophagus at two high-volume centers.
Pech O, Bollschweiler E, Manner H, Leers J, Ell C, Holscher AH.
Ann.Surg. 2011; 254:67-72.

Outcomes of endoscopic and surgical resection for a second primary cancer in the residual cervical esophagus after thoracic esophagectomy.
Usami S, Motoyama S, Matsuhashi T, Jin M, Maruyama K, Sato Y, Yoshino K, Nakatsu T, Saito H, Minamiya Y, Saito R, Ohnishi H, Ogawa J.
Dis.Esophagus 2011;

Optimal extent of lymph node dissection for siewert type II esophagogastric junction carcinoma.
Yamashita H, Katai H, Morita S, Saka M, Taniguchi H, Fukagawa T.
Ann.Surg. 2011; 254:274-280.

A randomized trial comparing postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil versus preoperative chemotherapy for localized advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus (JCOG9907).
Ando N, Kato H, Igaki H, Shinoda M, Ozawa S, Shimizu H, Nakamura T, Yabusaki H, Aoyama N, Kurita A, Ikeda K, Kanda T, Tsujinaka T, Nakamura K, Fukuda H.
Ann.Surg.Oncol. 2011;

Combined stent insertion and single high-dose brachytherapy in patients with advanced esophageal cancer - results of a prospective safety study.
Bergquist H, Johnsson E, Nyman J, Rylander H, Hammerlid E, Friesland S, Ejnell H, Lundell L, Ruth M.
Dis.Esophagus 2011;

The prevalence of autoimmune disease in patients with esophageal achalasia.
Booy JD, Takata J, Tomlinson G, Urbach DR.
Dis.Esophagus 2011;

Endoscopic treatment of Zenker's diverticulum by harmonic scalpel.
Hondo FY, Maluf-Filho F, Giordano-Nappi JH, Neves CZ, Cecconello I, Sakai P.
Gastrointest.Endosc. 2011; 74:666-671.

Outcome following surgical management of corrosive strictures of the esophagus.
Javed A, Pal S, Dash NR, Sahni P, Chattopadhyay TK.
Ann.Surg. 2011; 254:62-66.

Dysphagia and gastroesophageal junction resistance to flow following partial and total fundoplication.
Myers JC, Jamieson GG, Sullivan T, Dent J.
J.Gastrointest.Surg. 2011;

Phenotypes and clinical context of hypercontractility in high-resolution esophageal pressure topography (EPT).
Roman S, Pandolfino JE, Chen J, Boris L, Luger D, Kahrilas PJ.
Am.J.Gastroenterol. 2011;

Esophageal foreign-body impactions: Epidemiology, time trends, and the impact of the increasing prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis.
Sperry SL, Crockett SD, Miller CB, Shaheen NJ, Dellon ES.
Gastrointest.Endosc. 2011; 74:985-991.

Buried metaplasia after endoscopic ablation of barrett's esophagus: A systematic review.
Gray NA, Odze RD, Spechler SJ.
Am.J.Gastroenterol. 2011; 106:1899-908; quiz 1909.

Endoscopy for upper GI cancer screening in the general population: A cost-utility analysis.
Gupta N, Bansal A, Wani SB, Gaddam S, Rastogi A, Sharma P.
Gastrointest.Endosc. 2011; 74:610-624.e2.

Epidemiology and natural history of intestinal metaplasia of the gastroesophageal junction and barrett's esophagus: A population-based study.
Jung KW, Talley NJ, Romero Y, Katzka DA, Schleck CD, Zinsmeister AR, Dunagan KT, Lutzke LS, Wu TT, Wang KK, Frederickson M, Geno DM, Locke GR, Prasad GA.
Am.J.Gastroenterol. 2011; 106:1447-55; quiz 1456.

Predictors for neoplastic progression in patients with barrett's esophagus: A prospective cohort study.
Sikkema M, Looman CW, Steyerberg EW, Kerkhof M, Kastelein F, van Dekken H, van Vuuren AJ, Bode WA, van der Valk H, Ouwendijk RJ, Giard R, Lesterhuis W, Heinhuis R, Klinkenberg EC, Meijer GA, ter Borg F, Arends JW, Kolkman JJ, van Baarlen J, de Vries RA, Mulder AH, van Tilburg AJ, Offerhaus GJ, ten Kate FJ, Kusters JG, Kuipers EJ, Siersema PD.
Am.J.Gastroenterol. 2011; 106:1231-1238.

Prevention of intraoperative awareness in a high-risk surgical population.
Avidan MS, Jacobsohn E, Glick D, Burnside BA, Zhang L, Villafranca A, Karl L, Kamal S, Torres B, O'Connor M, Evers AS, Gradwohl S, Lin N, Palanca BJ, Mashour GA, BAG-RECALL Research Group.
N.Engl.J.Med. 2011; 365:591-600.

Contemporary results of surgical resection of non-small cell lung cancer after induction therapy: A review of 549 consecutive cases.
Barnett SA, Rusch VW, Zheng J, Park BJ, Rizk NP, Plourde G, Bains MS, Downey RJ, Shen R, Kris MG.
J.Thorac.Oncol. 2011; 6:1530-1536.

Positron emission tomography-computed tomography compared with invasive mediastinal staging in non-small cell lung cancer: Results of mediastinal staging in the early lung positron emission tomography trial.
Darling GE, Maziak DE, Inculet RI, Gulenchyn KY, Driedger AA, Ung YC, Gu CS, Kuruvilla MS, Cline KJ, Julian JA, Evans WK, Levine MN.
J.Thorac.Oncol. 2011; 6:1367-1372.

Sublobectomy versus lobectomy for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer, A meta-analysis of published studies.
Fan J, Wang L, Jiang GN, Gao W.
Ann.Surg.Oncol. 2011;

Improved outcomes associated with higher surgery rates for older patients with early stage nonsmall cell lung cancer.
Gray SW, Landrum MB, Lamont EB, McNeil BJ, Jaklitsch MT, Keating NL.
Cancer 2011;

In-hospital clinical and economic consequences of pulmonary wedge resections for cancer using video-assisted thoracoscopic techniques vs. traditional open resections: A retrospective database analysis.
Howington JA, Gunnarsson C, Maddaus MA, McKenna RJ, Meyers BF, Miller D, Moore M, Rizzo JA, Swanson S.
Chest 2011;

Virtual bronchoscopic navigation combined with endobronchial ultrasound to diagnose small peripheral pulmonary lesions: A randomised trial.
Ishida T, Asano F, Yamazaki K, Shinagawa N, Oizumi S, Moriya H, Munakata M, Nishimura M, for the Virtual Navigation in Japan (V-NINJA) trial group.
Thorax 2011; 66:1072-1077.

Diagnostic performance of integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography for mediastinal lymph node staging in non-small cell lung cancer: A bivariate systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lv YL, Yuan DM, Wang K, Miao XH, Qian Q, Wei SZ, Zhu XX, Song Y.
J.Thorac.Oncol. 2011; 6:1350-1358.

Race and health disparities in patient refusal of surgery for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: A SEER cohort study.
Mehta RS, Lenzner D, Argiris A.
Ann.Surg.Oncol. 2011;

Comparison of clinical and surgical-pathological staging in IIIA non-small cell lung cancer patients.
Muehling B, Wehrmann C, Oberhuber A, Schelzig H, Barth T, Orend KH.
Ann.Surg.Oncol. 2011;

Reduced lung-cancer mortality with low-dose computed tomographic screening.
National Lung Screening Trial Research Team, Aberle DR, Adams AM, Berg CD, Black WC, Clapp JD, Fagerstrom RM, Gareen IF, Gatsonis C, Marcus PM, Sicks JD.
N.Engl.J.Med. 2011; 365:395-409.

Variability of lung tumor measurements on repeat computed tomography scans taken within 15 minutes.
Oxnard GR, Zhao B, Sima CS, Ginsberg MS, James LP, Lefkowitz RA, Guo P, Kris MG, Schwartz LH, Riely GJ.
J.Clin.Oncol. 2011; 29:3114-3119.

The long-term impact of surgical complications after resection of stage I nonsmall cell lung cancer: A population-based survival analysis.
Rueth NM, Parsons HM, Habermann EB, Groth SS, Virnig BA, Tuttle TM, Andrade RS, Maddaus MA, D'Cunha J.
Ann.Surg. 2011; 254:368-374.

Predictive factors of pathologically proven non-invasive characteristics in T1aN0M0 peripheral non-small cell lung cancer.
Shimada Y, Yoshida J, Hishida T, Nishimura M, Ishii G, Nagai K.
Chest 2011;

The value of autofluorescence bronchoscopy combined with white light bronchoscopy compared with white light alone in the diagnosis of intraepithelial neoplasia and invasive lung cancer: A meta-analysis.
Sun J, Garfield DH, Lam B, Yan J, Gu A, Shen J, Han B.
J.Thorac.Oncol. 2011; 6:1336-1344.

Lung size mismatch in bilateral lung transplantation is associated with allograft function and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.
Eberlein M, Permutt S, Chahla MF, Bolukbas S, Nathan SD, Shlobin OA, Shelhamer JH, Reed RM, Pearse DB, Orens JB, Brower RG.
Chest 2011;

Lung transplantation.
Kotloff RM, Thabut G.
Am.J.Respir.Crit.Care Med. 2011; 184:159-171.

The societal impact of single versus bilateral lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Munson JC, Christie JD, Halpern SD.
Am.J.Respir.Crit.Care Med. 2011; 184:1282-1288.

Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome: The final frontier for lung transplantation.
Todd JL, Palmer SM.
Chest 2011; 140:502-508.

Managing passengers with stable respiratory disease planning air travel: British thoracic society recommendations.
Ahmedzai S, Balfour-Lynn IM, Bewick T, Buchdahl R, Coker RK, Cummin AR, Gradwell DP, Howard L, Innes JA, Johnson AO, Lim E, Lim WS, McKinlay KP, Partridge MR, Popplestone M, Pozniak A, Robson A, Shovlin CL, Shrikrishna D, Simonds A, Tait P, Thomas M, British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee.
Thorax 2011; 66 Suppl 1:i1-30.

Outcome of surgical resection for recurrent pulmonary metastasis from colorectal carcinoma.
Kanzaki R, Higashiyama M, Oda K, Fujiwara A, Tokunaga T, Maeda J, Okami J, Tanaka K, Shingai T, Noura S, Ohue M, Kodama K.
Am.J.Surg. 2011; 202:419-426.

The use of electrocautery as the primary ablation modality for malignant and benign airway obstruction.
Wahidi MM, Unroe MA, Adlakha N, Beyea M, Shofer SL.
J.Thorac.Oncol. 2011; 6:1516-1520.

Utility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in patients with tuberculous intrathoracic lymphadenopathy: A multicentre study.
Navani N, Molyneaux PL, Breen RA, Connell DW, Jepson A, Nankivell M, Brown JM, Morris-Jones S, Ng B, Wickremasinghe M, Lalvani A, Rintoul RC, Santis G, Kon OM, Janes SM.
Thorax 2011; 66:889-893.

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for the diagnosis of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy in patients with extrathoracic malignancy: A multicenter study.
Navani N, Nankivell M, Woolhouse I, Harrison RN, Munavvar M, Oltmanns U, Falzon M, Kocjan G, Rintoul RC, Janes SM.
J.Thorac.Oncol. 2011; 6:1505-1509.

Adjuvant radiotherapy for completely resected stage 2 thymoma.
Berman AT, Litzky L, Livolsi V, Singhal S, Kucharczuk JC, Cooper JD, Friedberg JR, Evans TL, Stevenson JP, Metz JM, Hahn SM, Rengan R.
Cancer 2011; 117:3502-3508.

Postoperative radiotherapy for completely resected stage II or III thymoma.
Chang JH, Kim HJ, Wu HG, Kim JH, Kim YT.
J.Thorac.Oncol. 2011; 6:1282-1286.

Which way is up? policies and procedures for surgeons and pathologists regarding resection specimens of thymic malignancy.
Detterbeck FC, Moran C, Huang J, Suster S, Walsh G, Kaiser L, Wick M.
J.Thorac.Oncol. 2011; 6:S1730-8.

The masaoka-koga stage classification for thymic malignancies: Clarification and definition of terms.
Detterbeck FC, Nicholson AG, Kondo K, Van Schil P, Moran C.
J.Thorac.Oncol. 2011; 6:S1710-6.

Mediastinal goiter: A comprehensive study of 60 consecutive cases with special emphasis on identifying predictors of malignancy and sternotomy.
Hajhosseini B, Montazeri V, Hajhosseini L, Nezami N, Beygui RE.
Am.J.Surg. 2011;

Computed tomography findings predicting invasiveness of thymoma.
Marom EM, Milito MA, Moran CA, Liu P, Correa AM, Kim ES, Komaki R, Erasmus JJ, Hofstetter WL, Rice DC, Swisher SG.
J.Thorac.Oncol. 2011; 6:1274-1281.

Resection of primary mediastinal non-seminomatous germ cell tumors: A 28-year experience at memorial sloan-kettering cancer center.
Sarkaria IS, Bains MS, Sood S, Sima CS, Reuter VE, Flores RM, Motzer RJ, Bosl GJ, Rusch VW.
J.Thorac.Oncol. 2011; 6:1236-1241.

Standard terms, definitions, and policies for minimally invasive resection of thymoma.
Toker A, Sonett J, Zielinski M, Rea F, Tomulescu V, Detterbeck FC.
J.Thorac.Oncol. 2011; 6:S1739-42.

Different characteristics of thymomas with and without myasthenia gravis.
Yu L, Zhang XJ, Ma S, Jing Y, Li F, Krasna MJ.
Ann.Surg.Oncol. 2011;

Pleural fluid analysis and radiographic, sonographic, and echocardiographic characteristics of hepatic hydrothorax.
Gurung P, Goldblatt M, Huggins JT, Doelken P, Nietert PJ, Sahn SA.
Chest 2011; 140:448-453.

Intrapleural use of tissue plasminogen activator and DNase in pleural infection.
Rahman NM, Maskell NA, West A, Teoh R, Arnold A, Mackinlay C, Peckham D, Davies CW, Ali N, Kinnear W, Bentley A, Kahan BC, Wrightson JM, Davies HE, Hooper CE, Lee YC, Hedley EL, Crosthwaite N, Choo L, Helm EJ, Gleeson FV, Nunn AJ, Davies RJ.
N.Engl.J.Med. 2011; 365:518-526.

Recommendations for uniform definitions of surgical techniques for malignant pleural mesothelioma: A consensus report of the international association for the study of lung cancer international staging committee and the international mesothelioma interest group.
Rice D, Rusch V, Pass H, Asamura H, Nakano T, Edwards J, Giroux DJ, Hasegawa S, Kernstine KH, Waller D, Rami-Porta R, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer International Staging Committee and the International Mesothelioma Interest Group.
J.Thorac.Oncol. 2011; 6:1304-1312.