Yin-kai Chao, M.D. Ph.D.

1. Chao YK, Liu YH, Hsieh MJ, et al: Controlling difficult airway by rigid bronchoscope--an old but effective method. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 4:175-9, 2005
2. Chao YK, Liu YH, Ko PJ, et al: Treatment of esophageal perforation in a referral center in taiwan. Surg Today 35:828-32, 2005(SCI；IF=1.224 ; surgery 95/167)
3. Chao YK, Changchien CR, Hsieh PS, et al: Brain metastases from colorectal cancer: A retrospective study of 39 patients.J Soc Colon Rectal Surgeon (Taiwan)16:135-9, 2005
4. Chao YK, Hsieh MJ, Liu YH, et al: Extramedullary Hematopoiesis: A Forgotten Cause of Mediastinum Mass. Thorac Med 21(6):529-33, 2006
5. Chao YK, Ko PJ, Yeow KM, et al: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for catamenial hemoptysis: the rationale of preoperative computed tomography-guided hook-wire localization. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 16:437-8, 2006(SCI；IF=1.227；Surgery 113/198)
6. Chao YK, Liu YH, Hsieh MJ, et al: Incorporated home-made long endotracheal tube: a useful option for treating mucus plugging following silicone stenting. Respirology 12:780-2, 2007(SCI；IF=1.853；Respiratory system 27/43)
7. Hsieh MJ, Liu YH, Chao YK, et al: Risk factors in surgical management of thoracic empyema in elderly patients. ANZ J Surg 78:445-8, 2008 (SCI；IF=1.248；Surgery 110/198)
8. Chao YK, Chan SC, Chang HK, et al: Salvage surgery after failed chemoradiotherapy in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Eur J Surg Oncol 35:289-94, 2009(SCI；IF=2.499；Surgery 43/198)
9. Chao YK, Chan SC, Liu YH, Chen HW, Wan YL, Chang HK, Fan KH, Liu HP: Pretreatment T3-4 stage is an adverse prognostic factor in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who achieve pathological complete response following preoperative chemoradiotherapy. Ann Surg 249:392-6, 2009 (SCI；IF=8.980；Surgery 1/196)
10. Chao YK, Yeh CJ, Chuang WY, et al: Prognostic significance of immunohistochemically detected lymph node micrometastases in pT0N0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. J Surg Oncol 100:559-62, 2009 (SCI;IF=2.1;Surgery 56/198)
11. Chuang WY, Yeh CJ, Wu YC, Chao YK, et al: Tumor cell expression of podoplanin correlates with nodal metastasis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Histol Histopathol 24:1021-7, 2009(SCI; IF=2.48;Pathology 29/78)
12. Ko PJ, Liu CY, Wu YC, Chao YK, et al: Granulation formation following tracheal stenosis stenting: influence of stent position. Laryngoscope 119:2331-6, 2009(SCI; IF=2.018; Otorhinolaryngology 8/41)
13. Liu YH, Chao YK, Wu YC, et al: Bullae ablation in primary spontaneous pneumothorax. World J Surg 33:938-42, 2009.( SCI；IF=2.362; Surgery 48/198)
14. Liu YH, Wu YC, Hsieh MJ, Chao YK, et al: Extra-long Montgomery T tube in major airway stenosis. J Laryngol Otol 123(7):772-7, 2009 (SCI; IF=0.6；Otorhinolaryngology 36/41)
15. Chao YK, Wu YC, Liu YH, et al: Distant nodal metastases from intrathoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: characteristics of long-term survivors after chemoradiotherapy. J Surg Oncol 102:158-62, 2010 (SCI;IF=2.1;Surgery 56/198)
16. Chao YK†, Wu YC†, Yang KJ, et al: Pulmonary perfusion with L-arginine ameliorates post-cardiopulmonary bypass lung injury in a rabbit model. J Surg Res 167:e77-83, 2011(SCI; IF=2.198;Surgery 60/199)
17. Chao YK, Yeh CJ, Chang HK, et al: Impact of circumferential resection margin distance on locoregional recurrence and survival after chemoradiotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol 18:529-34, 2011(SCI; IF=3.655; Surgery 16/199)
18. Hu HC, Liu YH, Wu YC, Hsieh MJ, Chao YK, et al: Granulation tissue formation following Dumon airway stenting: the influence of stent diameter. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 59:163-8, 2011(SCI; IF=0.93; surgery 131/199)
19. Yeh CJ, Chuang WY, Chao YK, et al: High expression of phosphorylated 4E-binding protein 1 is an adverse prognostic factor in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Virchows Arch 458:171-8, 2011(SCI; IF=2.613; Pathology: 25/78)
20. Chen WH, Ko PJ, Liu CY, Wu YC, Hsieh MJ, Chen TP, Chao YK, et al: Dumon Y-stent in the Management of Central Airway Disease Involving the Carina. Thoracic Medicine 26(5):252-260, 2011
21. Chao YK, Chang HC, Wu YC, et al: Management of lung metastases from colorectal cancer: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus thoracotomy--a case-matched study. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 60:398-404, 2012(SCI; IF=0.93; surgery 131/199)
22. Chao YK, Chuang WY, Yeh CJ, et al: High phosphorylated 4E-binding protein 1 expression after chemoradiotherapy is a predictor for locoregional recurrence and worse survival in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients. J Surg Oncol 105:288-92, 2012(SCI; IF=3.151; Surgery 26/199)
23. Chao YK, Chuang WY, Yeh CJ, et al: Prognostic significance of high podoplanin expression after chemoradiotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients. J Surg Oncol 105:183-8, 2012(SCI; IF=3.151; Surgery 26/199)
24. Chao YK*, Liu HP, Hsieh MJ, et al: Lymph node dissection after chemoradiation in esophageal cancer: a subgroup analysis of patients with and without pathological response. Ann Surg Oncol 19:3500-5, 2012(SCI; IF=3.655; Surgery 26/199)
25. Chao YK, Liu HP, Hsieh MJ, et al: Impact of the number of lymph nodes sampled on outcome in ypT0N0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients. J Surg Oncol 106:436-40, 2012 (SCI; IF=3.151; Surgery 29/198)
26. Chen SW, Tsai FC, Tsai FZ, Chao YK,et al:Surgical risk and outcome of repair versus replacement for late tricuspid regurgitation in redo operation.Ann Thorac Surg 93(3):770-5, 2012(SCI;IF=2.975;Surgery 35/199)
27. Chen WH, Chao YK*, Chang HK, et al: Long-term outcomes following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with clinical T2N0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Dis Esophagus 25:250-5, 2012(SCI; IF=2.146; Gastroenterology&Hepatology 52/78)(corresponding author)
28. Ko PJ, Chu Y, Wu YC, Liu CY [7], Hsieh MJ [8], Chen TP [9], Chao YK [10], et al: Feasibility of endoscopic transoral thoracic surgical lung biopsy and pericardial window creation. J Surg Res 175:207-14, 2012(SCI; IF=2.198;Surgery 60/199)
29. Wang CW, Teng YH, Huang CC, Wu YC, Chao YK, et al: Intrapulmonary lymph nodes: computed tomography findings with histopathologic correlations. Clin Imaging 37(3):487-92, 2013(SCI; IF=0.966; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Mesical Imaging 109/124)
30. Chao YK†, Liu KS†, Wang YC, Huang YL, Liu SJ: Biodegradable cisplatin-eluting Tracheal Stent for malignant airway obstruction: In vivo and in vitro studies. Chest 144(1):193-9, 2013( SCI; IF=6.147; Respiratory system 7/59)
31. Liu CY, Chu Y, Wu YC, Hsieh MJ, Chen TP, Chao YK, et al: Comparison of hemodynamic and inflammatory changes between transoral and transthoracic thoracoscopic surgery. PLoS One 8:e50338, 2013( SCI; IF=3.057; Multidisciplinary Sciences 11/63)
32. Chao YK, Tseng CK, Wen YW, et al: Using Pretreatment Tumor Depth and Length to Select Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients for Nonoperative Treatment After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol 20(9):3000-8, 2013(SCI; IF=3.655; Surgery 16/199)
33. Chen YJ, Lee LY, Chao YK, et al: DSG3 facilitates cancer cell growth and invasion through the DSG3-plakoglobin-TCF/LEF-Myc/cyclin D1/MMP signaling pathway. PLoS One 2013; 8:e64088( SCI; IF=3.057; Multidisciplinary Sciences 11/63)
34. Chiu CH, Chao YK*, Chang HK, et al: Interval Between Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Surgery for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Does Delayed Surgery Impact Outcome? Ann Surg Oncol 20:4245-51, 2013(SCI; IF=4.041; Surgery 17/197) (corresponding author)
35. Yang PS, Yeh CS, Chao YK*. Boerhaave's syndrome secondary to migration of gastrostomy tube. Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013; 20: 400. (SCI; IF=0.135; EMERGENCY MEDICINE 24/24) (corresponding author)
36. Chen SH, Chan SC, Chao YK, Yen TC. Detection of Synchronous Cancers by Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography during Primary Staging Workup for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Taiwan. PLoS One 2013; 8: e82812. ( SCI; IF=2.806; Multidisciplinary Sciences 15/64)
37. Wu YC, Yen-Chu, Yeh CJ, Hsieh MJ, Chen TP, Chao YK, Wu CY, Yuan HC, Ko PJ, Liu YH, Liu HP. Feasibility of transumbilical surgical lung biopsy and pericardial window creation. Surg Innov. 2014 Feb;21(1):15-21. (SCI; IF=1.909; Surgery 92/197)
38. Yin SY, Chao YK*, Tseng CK, et al: Bronchoscopic finding determined outcome after chemoradiotherapy in esophageal cancer patients with airway invasion. J Surg Oncol 2014. (SCI; IF=2.993; Surgery 43/197) (corresponding author)
39. Huang RW,Chao YK*,Wen YW, et al: Predictors of pathological complete response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. World J Surgical Oncol 2014. ( SCI; IF=1.600; Surgery 107/197) (corresponding author)
40. Chen WH, Huang YL, Chao YK*, et al: Prognostic significance of lymphovascular invasion in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol 2015 Jun;22(1):338-343 (SCI; IF=4.041; Surgery 17/197) (corresponding author)
41. Chuang WY, Yeh CJ, Chao YK, et al: Concordant podoplanin expression in cancer-associated fibroblasts and tumor cells is an adverse prognostic factor in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Clin Exp Patho 7(8):4847-56, 2014.(SCI; IF=1.706; Pathology 48/79)
42. Chao YK, Liu YH, Hsieh MJ, Wu YC, Chen TP, Lu MS, Lu HI, Liu HP* : Long-Term Outcomes After Thoracoscopic Resection of Stage I and II Thymoma: A Propensity-Matched Study. Ann Surg Oncol 2015 Apr;22(4):1371-6. (SCI; IF=4.041; Surgery 17/197)
43. Chao YK, Kawada K, Kumagai Y, Takubo K [11], Wang HH [12]: On endocytoscopy and posttherapy pathologic staging in esophageal cancers, and on evidence-based methodology. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1325(1):1-7, 2014.(SCI; IF=4.706; Multidisciplinary Science 8/64)
44. Lu HY, Chu Y, Wu YC, Liu CY, Hsieh MJ, Chao YK, Wu CY, Yuan HC, Ko PJ, Liu YH, Liu HP. Hemodynamic and inflammatory responses following transumbilical and transthoracic lung wedge resection in a live canine model. Int J Surg. 2015 Apr;16(Pt A):116-22. (SCI; IF=2.211; Surgery=72/197)
45. Chao YK, Tsai CY, Chang HK, Tseng CK, Liu YH, Yeh CJ: A Pathological Study of Residual Cancer in the Esophageal Wall Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy: Focus on Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients with False Negative Preoperative Endoscopic Biopsies. Ann Surg Oncol 2015 Oct;22(11):3647-52. (SCI; IF=4.041; Surgery 17/197)
46. Chao YK, Wen YW, Liu KS, Wang YC, Wang CW, Liu SJ: Biodegradable drug-eluting pellets provide steady and sustainable cisplatin release in the intrapleural cavity: In vivo and in vitro studies. Int J Pharm 484(1-2):38-43,2015.(SCI; IF=3.649; Pharmacology & Pharmacy 56/257)
47. Chao YK*, Yeh CJ, Lee MH, Wen YW, Chang HK, Tseng CK, Liu YH: Factors associated with false-negative endoscopic biopsy results after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Medicine 2015 Feb;94(8):e588. (SCI; IF=1.804; Medicine, General & Internal 57/155) (corresponding author)
48. Chao YK, Lee CH, Liu KS, Wang YC, Wang CW [13], Liu SJ [14]*: Sustained release of bactericidal concentrations of penicillin in the pleural space via an antibiotic-eluting pigtail catheter coated with electrospun nanofibers: results from in vivo and in vitro studies. International Journal of Nanomedicine 2015 May;10:3329-36.(SCI; IF=4.300; Pharmacology & Pharmacy 37/257)
49. Chiu CH, Chen WH, Wen YW, Yeh CJ, Chao YK*, Chang HK, Tseng CK, Liu YH: Association between the thoroughness of the histopathological examination and survival in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who achieve pathological complete response after chemoradiotherapy. Dis Esophagus 2015 July. [Epub ahead of print] (SCI; IF=2.571; Gastroenterology&Hepatology 49/79)(corresponding author)
50. Chang YL, Tsai YF, Chao YK, Wu MY: Quality-of-life measures as predictors of post-esophagectomy survival of patients with esophageal cancer. Qual Life Res 2016 Feb;25(2):465-75.(SCI; IF=2.344; HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES 32/90)
51. Wu CF, Diego GR, Wen CT, Liu YH, Wu YC, Chao YK, Heish MJ, Wu CY, Chen WH: Single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic mediastinal tumour resection. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015 Nov;21(5):644-9 (SCI; IF=1.857; CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS 79/126)
52. Liu HP, Chu Y, Wu YC, Hsieh MJ, Liu CY, Chen TP, Chao YK, Wu CY, Yeh CJ, Ko PJ, Liu YH: Electrocautery device does not provide adequate pulmonary vessel sealing in transumbilical anatomic pulmonary lobectomy. Surg Endosc. 2015 Aug. [Epub ahead of print] (SCI; IF=3.747; Surgery 25/197)
53. Chao YK†*, Chang CB†, Chuang WY, Wen YW, Chang HK, Tseng CK, Yeh CJ, Liu YH: Correlation Between Tumor Regression Grade and Clinicopathological Parameters in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus Who Received Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Aug;94(34):e1407. (SCI; IF=1.804; Medicine, General & Internal 57/155) (corresponding author)
54. Liao CT, Fan KH, Kang CJ, Lin CY, Chang JT, Tsang NM, Huang BS, Chao YK, Lee LY, Hsueh C, Wang HM, Liau CT, Hsu CL, Hsieh CH, Ng SH, Lin CH, Tsao CK, Fang TJ, Huang SF, Chang KP, Yen TC: Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Resected Oral Cavity Cancer and Simultaneous Second Primary Malignancies. PLoS One.2015Sep;10(9):e0136918. ( SCI; IF=2.806; Multidisciplinary Sciences 15/64)
55. Nan YY, Chu Y, Wu YC, Hsieh MJ, Liu CY, Chao YK, Wu CY, Liu YH, Liu HP: Subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus standard video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for anatomic pulmonary lobectomy. J Surg Res.2015 Aug; pii: S0022-4804(15)00860-4. (SCI; IF=2.187; Surgery 77/197)
56. Chuang WY, Chang YS, Chao YK, Yeh CJ, Liu YH, Tseng CK, Chang HK, Wan YL, Hsueh C: High sex determining region Y-box 2 (SOX2) expression correlates with absence of nodal metastasis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2015 Aug;8(8):9248-55. (SCI; IF=1.706; Pathology 48/79)
57. Wu CF, Gonzalez-Rivas D, Wen CT, Liu YH, Wu YC, Chao YK, Hsieh MJ, Wu CY, Chen WH: Comparative Short-Term Clinical Outcomes of Mediastinum Tumor Excision Performed by Conventional VATS and Single-Port VATS: Is It Worthwhile? Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Nov;94(45):e1975. (SCI; IF=1.803; MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL 57/155)
58. Hwang JY, Chen HS, Hsu PK, Chao YK, Wang BY, Huang CS, Liu CC, Wu SC: A Propensity-matched Analysis Comparing Survival After Esophagectomy Followed by Adjuvant Chemoradiation to Surgery Alone for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Ann Surg. 2015 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print] (SCI; IF=8.980; Surgery 1/197)
59. Chuang WY, Chang YS, Chao YK, Yeh CJ, Ueng SH, Chang CY, Liu YH, Tseng CK, Chang HK, Wan YL, Hsueh C: Phosphorylated mTOR expression correlates with podoplanin expression and high tumor grade in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2015 Oct 1;8(10):12757-65. eCollection 2015. (SCI; IF=1.706; Pathology 48/79)
60. Lu YC [15], Chang JT [16], Chan EC [17], Chao YK [18], Yeh TS [19], Chen JS, Cheng AJ [20]:miR-196, an Emerging Cancer Biomarker for Digestive Tract Cancers. J Cancer. [21] 2016 Mar 20;7(6):650-5. (SCI; IF=2.916; Oncology 113/217)
61. Lee CH, Chao YK, Chang SH, Chen WJ, Hung KC, Liu SJ, Juang JH, Chen YT, Wang FS: Nanofibrous rhPDGF-eluting PLGA – collagen hybrid scaffolds enhance healing of diabetic wounds. RSC Advances. 2016 Jan(6): 6276-84. (SCI; IF=3.108; CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY 59/166)
62. Chao YK, Chen HS, Wang BY, Hsu PK, Liu CC*, Wu SC: Prognosis of Patients With Pathologic T0 N+ Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Chemoradiotherapy and Surgical Resection: Results From a Nationwide Study. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 May;101: 1897-902. (SCI; IF=3.700; Surgery 27/197)
63. Wu CF, Hsieh MJ, Liu HP, Gonzalez-Rivas D, Liu YH, Wu YC, Chao YK, Wu CY: Management of post-operative pain by placement of an intraoperative intercostal catheter after single port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a propensity-score matched study. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Jun;8(6):1087-93. (SCI; IF=2.365; Respiratory system 36/59)
64. Chao YK, Chen HS, Wang BY, Hsu PK, Liu CC, Wu SC*: Factors associated with survival in patients with oesophageal cancer who achieve pathological complete response after chemoradiotherapy: a nationwide population-based study. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Jul. (SCI; IF=3.759; Surgery 24/197)
65. Chao YK*, Chuang WY, Chang HK, Tseng CK, Yeh CJ, Liu YH: Prognosis of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who achieve major histopathological response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2017;43(1):234-9 (SCI; IF=3.522; Surgery 31/197) (corresponding author)
66. Hsu HY, Chao [22] YK*, Hsieh CH, Wen YW, Chang HK, Tseng CK, Liu YH: Postoperative Adjuvant Therapy Improves Survival in Pathologic Nonresponders After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jul. (SCI; IF=3.700; Surgery 27/197) (corresponding author)
67. Su PJ, Wu MH, Wang HM, Lee CL, Huang WK, Wu CE, Chang HK, Chao YK, Tseng CK, Chiu TK, Lin NM, Ye SR, Lee JY, Hsieh CH: Circulating Tumour Cells as an Independent Prognostic Factor in Patients with Advanced Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy. [23]

Sci Rep. 2016 Aug 17;6:31423. (SCI; IF=4.259; Multidisciplinary Sciences 10/64)

68. Chao YK, Chang Y, Yeh CJ, Chang HK, Tseng CK, Chuang WY*: Characterization of residual tumours at the primary site in patients with a near pathological complete response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for oesophageal cancer. [24] Br J Surg. 2016 Sep; 103:1874-1879. (SCI; IF=5.899; Surgery 7/197)
69. Chao YK, Peng TL, Chuang WY, Yeh CJ, Li YL, Lu YC, Cheng AJ: Transketolase Serves a Poor Prognosticator in Esophageal Cancer by Promoting Cell Invasion via Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition. J Cancer 2016 Aug; 7(13):1804-1811. (SCI; IF=2.916; Oncology 113/217)
70. Chiu CH, Chao YK*, Wen YW, Chang HK, Tseng CK, Liu YH: Unexpected Microscopically Positive Proximal Resection Margins in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Chemoradiotherapy: Predictors and Prognostic Significance. [25] World J Surg. 2016 Oct 11(SCI; IF=2.673; Surgery 58/197) (corresponding author)
71. CH Chiu, YK Chao [22], YH Liu*, CT Wen, WH Chen, CY Wu, MJ Hsieh, YC Wu, HP Liu: Clinical use of near-infrared fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green in thoracic surgery: a literature review. Journal of Thoracic Disease.2016 Oct;8: 8(Suppl 9):S744-S748. (SCI; IF=2.365; Respiratory System 36/59)
72. Fang HY, Chao YK*, Chang HK, Tseng CK, Liu YH. Survival outcomes of consolidation chemoradiotherapy in esophageal cancer patients who achieve clinical complete response but refuse surgery after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Diseases of the Esophagus 2016. (SCI; IF=2.571; Gastroenterology & Hepatology 48/79)
73. Chao YK, Chang HK, Tseng CK, Liu YH, Wen YW*. Development of a nomogram for the prediction of pathological complete response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Diseases of the Esophagus 2016. (SCI; IF=2.571; Gastroenterology & Hepatology 49/79)
74. Hsieh CP, Liu YH, Wu YC, Hsieh MJ, Chao YK*. Indocyanine green fluorescence-navigated robotic segmentectomy. Surg Endosc. 2017 Aug 31(8): 3347–3348. (SCI; IF=3.747; Surgery 25/197) (corresponding author)
75. Hsieh MJ, Wang KC, Liu HP, Gonzalez-Rivas D, Wu CY, Liu YH, Wu YC, Chao YK, Wu CF. Management of acute postoperative pain with continuous intercostal nerve block after single port video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomic resection. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Dec;8(12):3563-3571. (SCI; IF=2.365; Respiratory system 36/59)
76. Sun HB, Li Y, Liu XB, Zhang RX, Wang ZF, Lerut T, Liu CC, Fiorelli A, Chao YK, Molena D, Cerfolio RJ, Ozawa S, Chang AC. Early Oral Feeding Following McKeown Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: An Open-label, Randomized, Controlled, Noninferiority Trial. Ann Surg. 2017 May 25. [Epub ahead of print] (SCI; IF=8.980; Surgery 1/197)
77. Yap WK, Chang YC, Tseng CK, Hsieh CH, Chao YK, Su PJ, Hou MM, Yang CK, Pai PC, Lin CR, Hsieh CE, Wu YY, Hung TM. Predictive value of nodal maximum standardized uptake value of pretreatment [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging in patients with esophageal cancer. Dis Esophagus. 2017 Aug 1;30(8):1-10. (SCI; IF=2.571;  Gastroenterology&Hepatology 49/79)
78. Hsieh CP, Hsieh MJ, Fang HY, Chao YK*. Imaging-guided thoracoscopic resection of a ground-glass opacity lesion in a hybrid operating room equipped with a robotic C-arm CT system. J Thorac Dis. 2017 May;9(5):E416-E419. (SCI; IF=2.365; Respiratory system 36/59) (corresponding author)
79. Chao YK*, Chuang WY, Yeh CJ, Changa HK, Tseng CK. Anatomical distribution of residual cancer in patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma who achieved clinically complete response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018Jan;53(1);201-8. (SCI; IF=3.759; Surgery 24/197) (corresponding author)
80. Tsai CY, Yeh CJ, Chao YK*, Chang HK, Tseng CK, Liu YH. Perineural invasion through the sheath in posttherapy esophagectomy specimens predicts poor survival in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2017;43:1970-6. (SCI; IF=3.522; Surgery 31/197) (corresponding author)
81. Hsieh MJ, Fang HY, Lin CC, Wen CT, Chen HW, ChaoYK*. Single-stage localization and removal of small lung nodules through image-guided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2017. [Epub ahead of print] (SCI; IF=3.759; Surgery 24/197) (corresponding author)
82. Chao YK*, Hsieh MJ, Liu YH, Liu HP. Lymph Node Evaluation in Robot-Assisted Versus Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. World J Surg. 2017. [Epub ahead of print] (SCI; IF=2.673; Surgery 58/197) (corresponding author)
83. Chao YK, Ku HY, Chen CY, Liu TW*. Induction therapy before surgery improves survival in patients with clinical T3N0 esophageal cancer: a nationwide study in Taiwan. Dis Esophagus. 2017 Dec 1;30(12):1-7. (SCI; IF=2.571; Gastroenterology&Hepatology 49/79)
84. Chao YK*, Wen YW, Chang HK, Tseng CK, Liu YH. An analysis of factors affecting the accuracy of endoscopic biopsy after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2017. [Epub ahead of print] (SCI; IF=3.522; Surgery 31/197) (corresponding author)
85. Chao YK*. Extracapsular lymph node involvement in patients with esophageal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy followed by surgery: the closer you look, the less you see. J Thorac Dis 2017;9(11):4270-72. (SCI; IF=2.365; Respiratory system 36/59) (corresponding author)
86. WK Yap, YC Chang, CH Hsieh, YK Chao [26], CC Chen, MC Shih, TM Hung. Favorable versus unfavorable prognostic groups by post-chemoradiation FDG-PET imaging in node-positive esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.2017. (SCI; IF=7.277; Radiology, nuclear medicine & medical imaging 3/127)
87. HY Fang, YK Chao, MJ Hsieh, CT Wen, PH Ho, WJ Tang, YH Liu*.Image-guided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for small ground glass opacities: a case series.. J Vis Surg. 2017 Oct 18;3:142. (SCI; IF=2.419; Surgery 64/197)
88. MJ Hsieh, CT Wen, HY Fang, YW Wen, CC Lin, YK Chao*. Learning curve of image-guided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for small pulmonary nodules: A prospective analysis of 30 initial patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Dec 13. pii: S0022-5223(17)32817-9. (SCI; IF=4.496; Surgery 12/197)

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89. ZG Li, XB Zhang, YW Wen, YH Liu, YK Chao*.Incidence and Predictors of Unsuspected Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Lymph Node Metastases After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. World J Surg. 2018 Jan 29. (SCI; IF=2.673; Surgery 58/197)

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