Thoracic Literature Watch - Third Quarter 2009

• American Journal of Gastroenterology
• American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine
• American Journal of Medicine
• American Journal of Surgery
• Annals of Surgery
• Annals of Surgical Oncology
• British Journal of Surgery
• Cancer
• Chest
• Diseases of the Esophagus
• Gastroenterology

• Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• Gut
• Journal of the American Medical Association
• Journal of Clinical Oncology
• Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
• Journal of Thoracic Oncology
• New England Journal of Medicine
• Surgery
• Thorax
• World Journal of Surgery

Preoperative Gastric Acid Secretion and the Risk to Develop Barrett's Esophagus After Esophagectomy for Chagasic Achalasia.
da Rocha JR, Cecconello I, Ribeiro U Jr, Baba ER, Safatle-Ribeiro AV, Iriya K, Sallum RA, Sakai P, Szachnowicz S.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2009 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print]

Complete Barrett's eradication endoscopic mucosal resection: an effective treatment modality for high-grade dysplasia and intramucosal carcinoma--an American single-center experience.
Chennat J, Konda VJ, Ross AS, de Tejada AH, Noffsinger A, Hart J, Lin S, Ferguson MK, Posner MC, Waxman I.
Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Nov;104(11):2684-92.

Reflux esophagitis and columnar-lined esophagus after cervical esophagogastrostomy (following esophagectomy).
Nishimura K, Tanaka T, Tanaka Y, Matono S, Murata K, Shirouzu K, Fujita H.
Dis Esophagus. 2009 Jul 31. [Epub ahead of print]

Percutaneous computed tomography-guided lung biopsy and pleural dissemination: an assessment by intraoperative pleural lavage cytology.
Sano Y, Date H, Toyooka S, Oto T, Yamane M, Hiraki T, Gobara H, Mimura H, Kanazawa S.
Cancer. 2009 Aug 14;115(23):5526-5533.

Prognostic Factors in 77 Curative Chest Wall Resections for Isolated Breast Cancer Recurrence.
van der Pol CC, van Geel AN, Menke-Pluymers MB, Schmitz PI, Lans TE.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Aug 12. [Epub ahead of print]

Forequarter amputation for malignancy.
Rickelt J, Hoekstra H, van Coevorden F, de Vreeze R, Verhoef C, van Geel AN.
Br J Surg. 2009 Jul;96(7):792-8.

Soft tissue sarcomas of the chest wall.
Tsukushi S, Nishida Y, Sugiura H, Nakashima H, Ishiguro N.
J Thorac Oncol. 2009 Jul;4(7):834-7.

Sensory and motor innervation of the crural diaphragm by the vagus nerves.
Young RL, Page AJ, Cooper NJ, Frisby CL, Blackshaw LA.
Gastroenterology. 2009 Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print]

Unique features of esophagogastric junction pressure topography in hiatus hernia patients with dysphagia.
Pandolfino JE, Kwiatek MA, Ho K, Scherer JR, Kahrilas PJ.
Surgery. 2009 Jul 17. [Epub ahead of print]

Does Chemoradiotherapy Improve Outcomes for Surgically Resected Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach or Esophagus?
Solomon NL, Cheung MC, Byrne MM, Zhuge Y, Franceschi D, Livingstone AS, Koniaris LG.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print]

Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer: A Review of Meta-Analyses.
Wijnhoven BP, van Lanschot JJ, Tilanus HW, Steyerberg EW, van der Gaast A.
World J Surg. 2009 Sep 16. [Epub ahead of print]

Centralization of cancer surgery: implications for patient access to optimal care.
Stitzenberg KB, Sigurdson ER, Egleston BL, Starkey RB, Meropol NJ.
J Clin Oncol. 2009 Oct 1;27(28):4671-8.

Endoscopic and surgical treatment of mucosal (T1a) esophageal adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus.
Prasad GA, Wu TT, Wigle DA, Buttar NS, Wongkeesong LM, Dunagan KT, Lutzke LS, Borkenhagen LS, Wang KK.
Gastroenterology. 2009 Sep;137(3):815-23.

Predictive value of initial PET-SUVmax in patients with locally advanced esophageal and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
Rizk NP, Tang L, Adusumilli PS, Bains MS, Akhurst TJ, Ilson D, Goodman K, Rusch VW.
J Thorac Oncol. 2009 Jul;4(7):875-9.

Centralization of esophageal cancer surgery: does it improve clinical outcome?
Wouters MW, Karim-Kos HE, le Cessie S, Wijnhoven BP, Stassen LP, Steup WH, Tilanus HW, Tollenaar RA.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Jul;16(7):1789-98.

Lower oesophageal sphincter dysfunction is part of the functional abnormality in epiphrenic diverticulum.
D'Journo XB, Ferraro P, Martin J, Chen LQ, Duranceau A.
Br J Surg. 2009 Aug;96(8):892-900.

Multiple Preoperative Endoscopic Interventions Are Associated with Worse Outcomes After Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy for Achalasia.
Snyder CW, Burton RC, Brown LE, Kakade MS, Finan KR, Hawn MT.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2009 Sep 30. [Epub ahead of print]

Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and airway remodelling after human lung transplantation.
Borthwick LA, Parker SM, Brougham KA, Johnson GE, Gorowiec MR, Ward C, Lordan JL, Corris PA, Kirby JA, Fisher AJ.
Thorax. 2009 Sep;64(9):770-7.

Clinical Impact of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Fine Needle Aspiration of Left Adrenal Masses in Established or Suspected Lung Cancer.
Bodtger U, Vilmann P, Clementsen P, Galvis E, Bach K, Skov BG.
J Thorac Oncol. 2009 Sep 11. [Epub ahead of print]

Is Pneumonectomy After Induction Chemotherapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer a Reasonable Procedure? A Multicenter Retrospective Study of 228 Cases.
Thibout Y, Guibert B, Bossard N, Tronc F, Tiffet O, de la Roche E, Mulsant P, Gamondes JP, Baulieux J, Remontet L, Geriniere L, Souquet PJ.
J Thorac Oncol. 2009 Sep 10. [Epub ahead of print]

Screening for epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in lung cancer.
Rosell R, Moran T, Queralt C, Porta R, Cardenal F, Camps C, Majem M, Lopez-Vivanco G, Isla D, Provencio M, Insa A, Massuti B, Gonzalez-Larriba JL, Paz-Ares L, Bover I, Garcia-Campelo R, Moreno MA, Catot S, Rolfo C, Reguart N, Palmero R, Sánchez JM, Bastus R, Mayo C, Bertran-Alamillo J, Molina MA, Sanchez JJ, Taron M; Spanish Lung Cancer Group.
N Engl J Med. 2009 Sep 3;361(10):958-67.

Presentation of nonfinal results of randomized controlled trials at major oncology meetings.
Booth CM, Le Maître A, Ding K, Farn K, Fralick M, Phillips C, Cescon DW, Meyer RM.
J Clin Oncol. 2009 Aug 20;27(24):3938-44.

Preoperative staging of lung cancer with combined PET-CT.
Fischer B, Lassen U, Mortensen J, Larsen S, Loft A, Bertelsen A, Ravn J, Clementsen P, Høgholm A, Larsen K, Rasmussen T, Keiding S, Dirksen A, Gerke O, Skov B, Steffensen I, Hansen H, Vilmann P, Jacobsen G, Backer V, Maltbaek N, Pedersen J, Madsen H, Nielsen H, Højgaard L.
N Engl J Med. 2009 Jul 2;361(1):32-9.

A randomized study of lung cancer screening with spiral computed tomography: three-year results from the DANTE trial.
Infante M, Cavuto S, Lutman FR, Brambilla G, Chiesa G, Ceresoli G, Passera E, Angeli E, Chiarenza M, Aranzulla G, Cariboni U, Errico V, Inzirillo F, Bottoni E, Voulaz E, Alloisio M, Destro A, Roncalli M, Santoro A, Ravasi G; DANTE Study Group.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Sep 1;180(5):445-53.

Comprehensive analysis of pulmonary function Test (PFT) changes after stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for stage I lung cancer in medically inoperable patients.
Stephans KL, Djemil T, Reddy CA, Gajdos SM, Kolar M, Machuzak M, Mazzone P, Videtic GM.
J Thorac Oncol. 2009 Jul;4(7):838-44.

Obesity and underweight are associated with an increased risk of death after lung transplantation.
Lederer DJ, Wilt JS, D'Ovidio F, Bacchetta MD, Shah L, Ravichandran S, Lenoir J, Klein B, Sonett JR, Arcasoy SM.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Nov 1;180(9):887-95.

Randomized trial of a decision aid for patients with cystic fibrosis considering lung transplantation.
Vandemheen KL, O'Connor A, Bell SC, Freitag A, Bye P, Jeanneret A, Berthiaume Y, Brown N, Wilcox P, Ryan G, Brager N, Rabin H, Morrison N, Gibson P, Jackson M, Paterson N, Middleton P, Aaron SD.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Oct 15;180(8):761-8.

Impact of the lung allocation score on lung transplantation for pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Chen H, Shiboski SC, Golden JA, Gould MK, Hays SR, Hoopes CW, De Marco T.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Sep 1;180(5):468-74.

Factors influencing survival after complete resection of pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer.
Watanabe K, Nagai K, Kobayashi A, Sugito M, Saito N.
Br J Surg. 2009 Sep;96(9):1058-65.

Treatment of persistent pulmonary air leaks using endobronchial valves.
Travaline JM, McKenna RJ Jr, De Giacomo T, Venuta F, Hazelrigg SR, Boomer M, Criner GJ; Endobronchial Valve for Persistent Air Leak Group.
Chest. 2009 Aug;136(2):355-60.

A randomized controlled trial of standard vs endobronchial ultrasonography-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in patients with suspected sarcoidosis.
Tremblay A, Stather DR, Maceachern P, Khalil M, Field SK.
Chest. 2009 Aug;136(2):340-6.

Postoperative radiation therapy after complete resection of thymoma has little impact on survival.
Utsumi T, Shiono H, Kadota Y, Matsumura A, Maeda H, Ohta M, Yoshioka Y, Koizumi M, Inoue T, Okumura M.
Cancer. 2009 Aug 14;115(23):5413-5420.

The management of thymoma: a systematic review and practice guideline.
Falkson CB, Bezjak A, Darling G, Gregg R, Malthaner R, Maziak DE, Yu E, Smith CA, McNair S, Ung YC, Evans WK; Lung Cancer Disease Site Group of Cancer Care Ontario's Program in Evidence-Based Care.
J Thorac Oncol. 2009 Jul;4(7):911-9.

Is full postpleurodesis lung expansion a determinant of a successful outcome after talc pleurodesis?
Terra RM, Junqueira JJ, Teixeira LR, Vargas FS, Pêgo-Fernandes PM, Jatene FB.
Chest. 2009 Aug;136(2):361-8.

Prospective Study to Determine the Volume of Pleural Fluid Required to Diagnose Malignancy.
Swiderek J, Morcos S, Donthireddy V, Surapaneni R, Jackson-Thompson V, Schultz L, Kini S, Kvale P.
Chest. 2009 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print]

The Mesothelioma and Radical Surgery Randomized Controlled Trial: The MARS Feasibility Study.
Treasure T, Waller D, Tan C, Entwisle J, O'Brien M, O'Byrne K, Thomas G, Snee M, Spicer J, Landau D, Lang-Lazdunski L, Bliss J, Peckitt C, Rogers S, Marriage Nee Denholm E, Coombes G, Webster-Smith M, Peto J.
J Thorac Oncol. 2009 Aug 5. [Epub ahead of print]