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A comparative study of surgical outcomes for secondary spontaneous pneumothorax and the postoperative survival prognostic factor: interstitial vs. non-interstitial pneumonia
To investigate the surgical outcomes and postoperative survival prognostic factors of intractable secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.
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Single lung transplantation using a lung graft from a donor whose contralateral lung is not suitable for lung transplantation
This study aims to compare the post-transplant survival of untwinned single lung transplantation (SLT) to twinned SLT. In untwinned SLT, the contralateral lung is judged unsuitable for transplantation and migh...
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Open AccessThe CONUT score is associated with the pathologic grade in non-small cell lung cancer
Nutritional scores have been reported to be useful prognostic factors for various cancers. This study evaluated the usefulness of the preoperative controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score as a predictor of...
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Open AccessPrognostic value of perioperative changes in the prognostic nutritional index in patients with surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer
This single-institution retrospective cohort study was conducted to assess the prognostic significance of perioperative changes in the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) in patients who underwent surgery for n...
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Open AccessNative-lung complications following single-lung transplantation for interstitial lung disease: an in-depth analysis
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) represents a heterogeneous group of lung disorders characterized by fibrotic lung tissue changes. In regions with severe donor shortages, single-lung transplantation (SLTx) is o...
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Open AccessOrthotopic transplantation of the bioengineered lung using a mouse-scale perfusion-based bioreactor and human primary endothelial cells
Whole lung engineering and the transplantation of its products is an ambitious goal and ultimately a viable solution for alleviating the donor-shortage crisis for lung transplants. There are several limitation...
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Open AccessLong-term survival and clinical outcomes of delayed chest closure following lung transplantation
Delayed chest closure (DCC) is a widely accepted procedure in the context of lung transplantation (LTx); yet there are few reports detailing its long-term survival and clinical outcomes.
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Open AccessSystemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt treated with transcatheter arterial embolization and subsequent lung segmentectomy
Systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt (SPAS) is a rare condition that can occur as a result of congenital heart disease or chronic pulmonary inflammation, occasionally leading to life-threatening hemoptysis. Comp...
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Open AccessCombined left thoracoscopic and median sternotomy approach to resect aortopulmonary mediastinal paraganglioma following feeding artery embolization: a case report
Aortopulmonary mediastinal paragangliomas are rare. Complete resection of the tumor is desirable regardless of tumor size in view of the risk of sudden death induced by adjacent organ compression and poor prog...
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Open AccessWaiting time and mortality rate on lung transplant candidates in Japan: a single-center retrospective cohort study
As lung transplantation (LTX) is a valuable treatment procedure for end-stage pulmonary disease, delayed referral to a transplant center should be avoided. We aimed to conduct a single-center analysis of the s...
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Open AccessOutcome and prognostic factors after lung transplantation for bronchiectasis other than cystic fibrosis
While lung transplant (LTX) can be an effective therapy to provide the survival benefit in selected populations, post-transplant outcome in LTX recipients with bronchiectasis other than cystic fibrosis (CF) ha...
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Positron emission tomography/computed tomography as a clinical diagnostic tool for anterior mediastinal tumors
The purpose of this study was to assess the usefulness of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in the differential diagnosis of anterior mediastinal tumors.
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Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells protect allograft lung transplants from acute rejection via the PD-L1/IL-17A axis
Using a rat model of allograft lung transplantation, we investigated the effectiveness of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) as prophylactic and therapeutic agents against the acute rejection of lung grafts.
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Mesenchymal stem cells attenuate ischemia–reperfusion injury after prolonged cold ischemia in a mouse model of lung transplantation: a preliminary study
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) suppress inflammation and immune responses. We conducted this study to find out if MSCs attenuate ischemia–reperfusion injury in a mouse model of lung transplantation.
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Preoperative saline-filled computed tomography thoracography for awake video-assisted thoracic surgery: report of three cases
Awake video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is a therapeutic option for patients with intractable secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) complicated by impaired pulmonary function. The preoperative identifi...
