Benign subglottic stenosis represents a major therapeutic challenge. Interventional
bronchoscopic treatment has a limited role in this setting due to anatomical and technical reasons. …

The use of bronchial and arterial sleeve resections for the treatment of centrally-located
lung cancers, when available, has become the option of choice in comparison with …

The concept of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) was first developed in Denmark in
1997 by Dr. Kehlet (1). ERAS is designed to optimize perioperative management, improve …

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) is a novel emphysema therapy. We evaluated
long-term outcome in patients with heterogeneous emphysema undergoing BLVR with one-…

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of radiological assessment (high-resolution CT (HRCT),
helical CT (HCT) scan) of lung metastases and to verify if a complete manual …

Background We compared morbidity, mortality, and oncological results of bronchial and/or
vascular sleeve lobectomy (SL) with those of pneumonectomy (PN) after induction therapy for …

Objective: The prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with brain metastasis is
very poor, with median survival rate below 6 months, even if treated with palliative radio and/or …

OBJECTIVES The management of postoperative pain in thoracic surgery is an open issue.
The aim of this study was to compare postoperative pain after a videothoracoscopic …

Background The relationship between the free margin distance and the recurrence rate and
overall survival after R0 wedge resection for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is still not …

We describe a new employment of glutaraldehyde preserved autologous pericardium for
patch reconstruction of the pulmonary artery (PA) and superior vena cava (SVC). This …