2022
A guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation—part 3: systematic review of evidence regarding surgery in compromised patients or specific tumors
Bade BC, Blasberg JD, Mase VJ, Kumbasar U, Li AX, Park HS, Decker RH, Madoff DC, Brandt WS, Woodard GA, Detterbeck FC. A guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation—part 3: systematic review of evidence regarding surgery in compromised patients or specific tumors. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2022, 0: 0-0. PMID: 35813753, PMCID: PMC9264070, DOI: 10.21037/jtd-21-1825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLimited pulmonary reserveLong-term outcomesResection extentNon-randomized comparisonPulmonary reserveOlder patientsIndividual patientsFavorable tumorsSystematic reviewStage I lung cancerFavorable long-term outcomeI lung cancerScreen-detected tumorsStage I NSCLCCharacteristics of patientsShort-term outcomesLesser resectionsPerioperative mortalityPulmonary functionSublobar resectionWedge resectionPatient selectionRandomized trialsLung cancerResidual confoundingA guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation—part 4: systematic review of evidence involving SBRT and ablation
Park HS, Detterbeck FC, Madoff DC, Bade BC, Kumbasar U, Mase VJ, Li AX, Blasberg JD, Woodard GA, Brandt WS, Decker RH. A guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation—part 4: systematic review of evidence involving SBRT and ablation. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2022, 0: 0-0. PMID: 35813762, PMCID: PMC9264060, DOI: 10.21037/jtd-21-1826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term outcomesNon-randomized comparisonIndividual patientsSystematic reviewStage I lung cancerI lung cancerCharacteristics of patientsStage I NSCLCPulmonary function testsMinority of patientsShort-term outcomesStereotactic body radiotherapyThermal ablationLate toxicityPulmonary functionRandomized trialsFunction testsAdjusted comparisonsBody radiotherapyLung cancerResidual confoundingEffect modifiersShort-term benefitsPatientsPubMed systematic review
2010
Infections and Radiation Injuries Involving the Chest Wall
Blasberg JD, Donington JS. Infections and Radiation Injuries Involving the Chest Wall. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 2010, 20: 487-494. PMID: 20974432, DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation injuryChest wallSternoclavicular joint infectionChest wall infectionSoft tissue necrosisChest wall resectionPrinciples of treatmentSoft tissue coverageChest wall integrityPulmonary functionClinical presentationWide resectionInjury accountsJoint infectionSurgical interventionWall resectionRisk factorsDevitalized tissueTissue coverageOverall healthTissue necrosisResectionInfectionSkeletal reconstructionMalignancy