2017
Fate of Pneumonectomy Patients Variably Captured by Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Staging System
Dhanasopon AP, Salazar MC, Hoag JR, Rosen JE, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Fate of Pneumonectomy Patients Variably Captured by Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Staging System. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2017, 104: 1829-1836. PMID: 29074151, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.06.073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer staging systemCancer (AJCC) staging systemPneumonectomy patientsLung cancerMortality riskStage IStaging systemLobectomy patientsCox modelNon-small cell lung cancerMultivariable Cox modelNational Cancer DatabaseTreatment-naive patientsOverall survival curvesCell lung cancerLung cancer patientsBenefits of treatmentHigher mortality riskStage-specific survivalRight pneumonectomyLeft pneumonectomyCancer patientsCancer DatabaseInclusion criteriaPneumonectomy
2011
An analysis, systematic review, and meta-analysis of the perioperative mortality after neoadjuvant therapy and pneumonectomy for non–small cell lung cancer
Kim AW, Boffa DJ, Wang Z, Detterbeck FC. An analysis, systematic review, and meta-analysis of the perioperative mortality after neoadjuvant therapy and pneumonectomy for non–small cell lung cancer. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2011, 143: 55-63. PMID: 22056364, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant therapyPerioperative mortalityRight pneumonectomyLeft pneumonectomyNon-small cell lung cancerCumulative mortalityCell lung cancerSystematic PubMed searchFixed-effects modelPulmonary complicationsLung cancerCommon causePneumonectomyMortality differencesPubMed searchMortality figuresSystematic reviewMortalityTherapyOriginal articlesSearch strategyComplicationsCancerStudyCorrection of postpneumonectomy syndrome using a custom implant
McRae MC, Detterbeck FC, Narayan D. Correction of postpneumonectomy syndrome using a custom implant. BMJ Case Reports 2011, 2011: bcr1120103523. PMID: 22700614, PMCID: PMC3079506, DOI: 10.1136/bcr.11.2010.3523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpneumonectomy syndromeLeft main stem bronchusMarked mediastinal shiftFurther postoperative complicationsMain stem bronchusBronchial carcinoid tumorsSymptoms 4 monthsPostoperative complicationsMediastinal shiftRight pneumonectomyCarcinoid tumorsRecurrent infectionsSevere narrowingTumor recurrenceComplete resolutionSaline implantsStandard expanderBreast implantsSuperior implantThree timesPatientsRecurrenceSyndromeImplantsVertebral column