Thoracic Literature Watch - Second Quarter 2006

Ewing sarcoma-family tumors that arise after treatment of primary childhood cancer.
Spunt SL, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Fuller CE, Harper J, Krasin MJ, Billups CA, Khoury JD.
Cancer 2006;107:201-6.

Open repair of pectus excavatum and carinatum deformities with minimal cartilage resection.
Fonkalsrud EW, Mendoza J.
Am J Surg 2006;191:779-84.

Genetic variations in radiation and chemotherapy drug action pathways predict clinical outcomes in esophageal cancer.
Wu X, Gu J, Wu TT, Swisher SG, Liao Z, Correa AM, Liu J, Etzel CJ, Amos CI, Huang M, Chiang SS, Milas L, Hittelman WN, Ajani JA.
J Clin Oncol 2006;24:3789-98.

High-frequency probe ultrasonography has limited accuracy for detecting invasive adenocarcinoma in patients with Barrett's esophagus and high-grade dysplasia or intramucosal carcinoma: a case series.
Waxman I, Raju GS, Critchlow J, Antonioli DA, Spechler SJ.
Am J Gastroenterol 2006;101:1773-9.

Self-expanding metal stents for the treatment of intrathoracic esophageal anastomotic leaks following esophagectomy.
Peters JH, Craanen ME, van der Peet DL, Cuesta MA, Mulder CJ.
Am J Gastroenterol 2006;101:1393-5.

Prognostic significance of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression in patients with surgically resectable adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus.
Bhandari P, Bateman AC, Mehta RL, Stacey BS, Johnson P, Cree IA, Di Nicolantonio F, Patel P. BMC
Cancer 2006;19;6:134.

Temporal changes in the endoscopic frequency of new cases of Barrett's esophagus in an Australian health region.
Kendall BJ, Whiteman DC.
Am J Gastroenterol 2006;101:1178-82.

Laparoscopic Heller myotomy with Toupet fundoplication for achalasia straightens the esophagus and relieves dysphagia.
Katada N, Sakuramoto S, Kobayashi N, Futawatari N, Kuroyama S, Kikuchi S, Watanabe M.
Am J Surg 2006;192:1-8.

Laparoscopic fundoplication in patients with an aperistaltic esophagus and gastroesophageal reflux.
Watson DI, Jamieson GG, Bessell JR, Devitt PG.
Dis Esophagus 2006;19:94-8.

Laparoscopic re-operation for failed Heller myotomy.
Iqbal A, Tierney B, Haider M, Salinas VK, Karu A, Turaga KK, Mittal SK, Filipi CJ.
Dis Esophagus 2006;19:193-9.

Diagnostic percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy does not affect survival in stage I lung cancer.
Wisnivesky JP, Henschke CI, Yankelevitz DF.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006;174:684-8.

Postoperative radiotherapy for stage II or III non-small-cell lung cancer using the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results database.
Lally BE, Zelterman D, Colasanto JM, Haffty BG, Detterbeck FC, Wilson LD.
J Clin Oncol 2006;24:2998-3006.

EUS-guided FNA for the diagnosis of advanced lung cancer.
Sawhney MS, Kratzke RA, Lederle FA, Holmstrom AM, Nelson DB, Kelly RF.
Gastrointest Endosc 2006;63:959-65.

Never-smokers with lung cancer: epidemiologic evidence of a distinct disease entity.
Toh CK, Gao F, Lim WT, Leong SS, Fong KW, Yap SP, Hsu AA, Eng P, Koong HN, Thirugnanam A, Tan EH.
J Clin Oncol 2006;24:2245-51.

Effect of lung resection on exercise capacity and on carbon monoxide diffusing capacity during exercise. Wang JS, Abboud RT, Wang LM.
Chest 2006;129:863-72. Erratum in: Chest 2006;130:308.

Management of pneumothorax in lymphangioleiomyomatosis: effects on recurrence and lung transplantation complications.
Almoosa KF, Ryu JH, Mendez J, Huggins JT, Young LR, Sullivan EJ, Maurer J, McCormack FX, Sahn SA.
Chest 2006;129:1274-81.

IL-12 p80 is an innate epithelial cell effector that mediates chronic allograft dysfunction.
Mikols CL, Yan L, Norris JY, Russell TD, Khalifah AP, Hachem RR, Chakinala MM, Yusen RD, Castro M, Kuo E, Patterson GA, Mohanakumar T, Trulock EP, Walter MJ.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006;174:461-70.

Hemoptysis in lung transplant recipients: a series of 15 cases.
Plantier L, Mal H, Brugiere O, Castier Y, Taille C, Leseche G, Fournier M.
Chest 2006;129:1715-8.

Bronchiolitis obliterans following lung transplantation: early detection using computed tomographic scanning.
de Jong PA, Dodd JD, Coxson HO, Storness-Bliss C, Pare PD, Mayo JR, Levy RD.
Thorax 2006;61:799-804.

Impact of a lung transplantation donor-management protocol on lung donation and recipient outcomes.
Angel LF, Levine DJ, Restrepo MI, Johnson S, Sako E, Carpenter A, Calhoon J, Cornell JE, Adams SG, Chisholm GB, Nespral J, Roberson A, Levine SM.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006;174:710-6.

Azithromycin reduces airway neutrophilia and interleukin-8 in patients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.
Verleden GM, Vanaudenaerde BM, Dupont LJ, Van Raemdonck DE.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006 ;174:566-70.

Inhaled nitric oxide does not prevent pulmonary edema after lung transplantation measured by lung water content: a randomized clinical study.
Perrin G, Roch A, Michelet P, Reynaud-Gaubert M, Thomas P, Doddoli C, Auffray JP.
Chest 2006;129:1024-30.

Comparison of two fluid-management strategies in acute lung injury.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Clinical Trials Network; Wiedemann HP, Wheeler AP, Bernard GR, Thompson BT, Hayden D, deBoisblanc B, Connors AF Jr, Hite RD, Harabin AL.
N Engl J Med 2006;354:2564-75.

Real-time electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy to peripheral lung lesions using overlaid CT images: the first human study.
Schwarz Y, Greif J, Becker HD, Ernst A, Mehta A.
Chest 2006;129:988-94.

Analysis of cytological specimens from mediastinal lesions obtained by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration.
Kramer H, Sanders J, Post WJ, Groen HJ, Suurmeijer AJ.
Cancer 2006;108:206-11.

Real-time endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration for sampling mediastinal lymph nodes.
Herth FJ, Eberhardt R, Vilmann P, Krasnik M, Ernst A.
Thorax 2006;61:795-8.

The relationship of pleural pressure to symptom development during therapeutic thoracentesis.
Feller-Kopman D, Walkey A, Berkowitz D, Ernst A.
Chest 2006;129:1556-60.

Fluorescein-enhanced autofluorescence thoracoscopy in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax and normal subjects.
Noppen M, Dekeukeleire T, Hanon S, Stratakos G, Amjadi K, Madsen P, Meysman M, D'Haese J, Vincken W.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006;174:26-30.