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Is There Any Benefit to Incorporating a Laparoscopic Procedure into Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy? The Impact on Perioperative Results in Patients with Esophageal Cancer
The benefit of using the laparoscopic approach in minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) has not been established. We therefore compared the outcome of esophagectomy for patients with esophageal cancer perform...
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Comparison of the quality of life between patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and healthy controls
We explored covariates of the quality of life (QOL) in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and made a comparison with healthy controls.
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Quality of life of patients with oesophageal cancer in Taiwan: validation and application of the Taiwan Chinese (Mandarin) version of the EORTC QLQ-OES18: a brief communication
The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity, and the application of the Taiwan Chinese Version of the EORTC QLQ-OES18.
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Potential roles of fibroblast growth factor-9 in the benzo(a)pyrene-induced invasion in vitro and the metastasis of human lung adenocarcinoma
Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-9 belongs to the FGF family which modulate cell proliferation, differentiation, and motility. Benzo(a)pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and ubiquitous environment...
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Surgery for Boerhaave’s syndrome with esophageal varices: report of a case
Boerhaave’s syndrome is a critical condition. When it occurs in a patient with liver cirrhosis and esophageal varices, management will be difficult. We report a case of Boerhaave’s syndrome with liver cirrhosi...
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Management of recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax after thoracoscopic surgery: should observation, drainage, redo thoracoscopy, or thoracotomy be used?
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is the popular method for treating primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). Nevertheless, the optimal management of pneumothorax recurrence after VATS remains unclear...
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Open AccessShort-term outcomes of cadaveric lung transplantation in ventilator-dependent patients
Survival after cadaveric lung transplantation (LTx) in respiratory failure recipients who were already dependent on ventilation support prior to transplantation is poor, with a relatively high rate of surgical...
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Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
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Open AccessSimvastatin ameliorates established pulmonary hypertension through a heme oxygenase-1 dependent pathway in rats
Simvastatin has been shown to ameliorate pulmonary hypertension by several mechanisms in experimental animal models. In this study, we hypothesized that the major benefits of simvastatin in pulmonary hypertens...
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Pulmonary Resection for Colorectal Cancer Metastases: Duration Between Cancer Onset and Lung Metastasis as an Important Prognostic Factor
Pulmonary resection is the most effective treatment available for colorectal lung metastases. However, the characteristics of those patients most likely to benefit from surgical resection have not yet been ade...
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18F-FDG PET for the lymph node staging of non-small cell lung cancer in a tuberculosis-endemic country: Is dual time point imaging worth the effort?
This study was to compare 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) with thoracic contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) in the ability of lymph node (LN) staging non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in a tuberculosis-preval...
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Perioperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for critical pediatric airway surgery
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used for cardiopulmonary support in neonates, infants, and adults. We report the application of ECMO for critical airway surgery when mechanical ventilation ...
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Prognostic Factors for Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
To identify the prognostic factors for pulmonary metastasectomy (PM-ectomy) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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Cancer-specific activation of the survivin promoter and its potential use in gene therapy
Survivin is expressed in many cancers but not in normal adult tissues and is transcriptionally regulated. To test the feasibility of using the survivin promoter to induce cancer-specific transgene expression i...
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RBMY, a male germ cell-specific RNA-binding protein, activated in human liver cancers and transforms rodent fibroblasts
The RNA-binding motif (RRM) gene on Y chromosome (RBMY), encoding a male germ cell-specific RNA-binding protein associated with spermatogenesis, was found inserted by hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in one childho...
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Adjuvant immunotherapy with intrapleuralStreptococcus pyogenes (OK-432) in lung cancer patients after resection
A prospective randomized study to evaluate the effect of adjuvant intrapleural OK-432 immunotherapy after resection of lung tumor was conducted in 93 patients with primary lung cancer. Among them, 46 patients ...
