OBJECTIVES A retrospective database was developed by the European Society of Thoracic
Surgeons, collecting patients submitted to surgery for thymic tumours to analyse clinico-…

Pancoast tumors account for less than 5% of all bronchogenic carcinomas. These tumors
are located in the apex of the lung and involve through tissue contiguity the apical chest wall …

The role of advanced brochoscopic diagnostic techniques in detection and staging of lung
cancer has steeply increased in recent years. Bronchoscopic imaging techniques became …

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the contribution of lymphatic spread in
operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in relation to the cancer location. Methods: We …

Objective: Changes in the pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and the dimensions of
the right ventricle (RV) of the heart, six months after pneumonectomy, were evaluated in …

Objective To detect the rate and predisposing factors for the development of postoperative
complications requiring re-operation for their control in the immediate postoperative period. …

BACKGROUND: We evaluated the newly introduced Bioline heparin coating and tested the
hypothesis that surface heparinization limited to the oxygenator and the arterial filter will …

Background: Here we review primary intrathoracic goiter (P-ITG), a rare but potentially serious
congenital entity that is distinct from the much more common secondary intrathoracic goiter…

Objective Malignant chest wall tumors are rare neoplasms. Resection with wide-free margins
is an important prognostic factor, and massive chest wall resection and reconstruction are …

Objective: The optimal management of post-intubation tracheal stenoses is surgical reconstruction
of the airway. Stenting of the trachea using silastic T-tubes or one of the various types …