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Federico Rea

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1 Robot-aided thoracoscopic thymectomy for early-stage thymoma: a multicenter European study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 2.30
2 Is lobectomy really more effective than sublobar resection in the surgical treatment of second primary lung cancer? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2013 2.18
3 Efficacy and safety of TachoSil® versus standard treatment of air leakage after pulmonary lobectomy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010 1.73
4 Immune activation in α1-antitrypsin-deficiency emphysema. Beyond the protease-antiprotease paradigm. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2015 1.52
5 Increased proportion of CD8+ T-lymphocytes in the paratracheal lymph nodes of smokers with mild COPD. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis 2003 1.51
6 Does lobectomy for lung cancer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affect lung function? A multicenter national study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 1.47
7 Airway inflammation in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: relationship with lung function and radiologic emphysema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002 1.40
8 Superior vena cava replacement for lung cancer using a heterologous (bovine) prosthesis: preliminary results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007 1.38
9 IL-32, a novel proinflammatory cytokine in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2008 1.31
10 Allograft sternochondral replacement after resection of large sternal chondrosarcoma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 1.27
11 Standard terms, definitions, and policies for minimally invasive resection of thymoma. J Thorac Oncol 2011 1.16
12 Marked alveolar apoptosis/proliferation imbalance in end-stage emphysema. Respir Res 2005 1.13
13 Surgical and neurologic outcomes after robotic thymectomy in 100 consecutive patients with myasthenia gravis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013 1.09
14 Association of TMEM16A chloride channel overexpression with airway goblet cell metaplasia. J Physiol 2012 1.09
15 Prognostic and predictive implications of EGFR mutations, EGFR copy number and KRAS mutations in advanced stage lung adenocarcinoma. Anticancer Res 2010 1.04
16 Titanium plates support for chest wall reconstruction with Gore-Tex dual mesh after sternochondral resection. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009 1.03
17 A prospective randomized trial comparing stapler and laser techniques for interlobar fissure completion during pulmonary lobectomy. Lasers Med Sci 2012 1.03
18 Lung transplantation for lymphangioleiomyomatosis: the European experience. J Heart Lung Transplant 2009 1.03
19 Primary neuroendocrine tumors of the thymus: a multicenter experience of 35 patients. Ann Thorac Surg 2012 1.01
20 Gemcitabine combined with carboplatin in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: a multicentric phase II study. Cancer 2003 0.98
21 Everolimus as a new potential antiproliferative agent in aggressive human bronchial carcinoids. Endocr Relat Cancer 2010 0.97
22 Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung: a retrospective analysis of 144 surgical cases. Lung Cancer 2006 0.96
23 Successful resection of a giant primary liposarcoma of the posterior mediastinum. J Thorac Oncol 2007 0.95
24 Anterior gradient 2 overexpression in lung adenocarcinoma. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2012 0.95
25 Recurrence of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis in a young adult patient after bilateral single-lung transplantation. Transplantation 2002 0.95
26 Bronchopulmonary carcinoid: phenotype and long-term outcome in a single-institution series of Italian patients. Clin Cancer Res 2008 0.94
27 Early and late outcome after surgical treatment of acquired non-malignant tracheo-oesophageal fistulae. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2013 0.93
28 Thoracic aorta endograft as an adjunct to resection of a locally invasive tumor: a new indication to endograft. J Vasc Surg 2008 0.92
29 mTOR, p70S6K, AKT, and ERK1/2 levels predict sensitivity to mTOR and PI3K/mTOR inhibitors in human bronchial carcinoids. Endocr Relat Cancer 2013 0.91
30 Depletion of endothelial progenitor cells may link pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007 0.90
31 The incidence of post-transplant bronchovascular fistula may be underestimated. J Heart Lung Transplant 2009 0.88
32 Single-staged laryngotracheal resection and reconstruction for benign strictures in adults. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2008 0.87
33 Surgical treatment of stage III thymic tumors: a multi-institutional review from four Italian centers. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010 0.86
34 Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia in a patient with collagen vascular disease "stigma". Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis 2007 0.86
35 Somatostatin analogs in vitro effects in a growth hormone-releasing hormone-secreting bronchial carcinoid. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 0.86
36 Overexpression of SERPIN B3 promotes epithelial proliferation and lung fibrosis in mice. Lab Invest 2011 0.84
37 Persistent chylothorax in lymphangioleiomyomatosis treated by intrapleural instillation of povidone. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008 0.84
38 Increased tissue endothelial progenitor cells in end-stage lung diseases with pulmonary hypertension. J Heart Lung Transplant 2012 0.83
39 Pneumonectomy for lung cancer over the age of 75 years: is it worthwhile? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2010 0.83
40 Herpes virus infection is associated with vascular remodeling and pulmonary hypertension in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. PLoS One 2013 0.83
41 Giant localized fibrous tumours of the pleura: report of three subsequent cases. Lung Cancer 2006 0.82
42 Non-invasive ventilation in prone position for refractory hypoxemia after bilateral lung transplantation. Clin Transplant 2009 0.82
43 Pericardial flap for bronchial stump coverage after extrapleural pneumonectomy; is it feasible? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008 0.81
44 Platinum-based doublet chemotherapy in pre-treated malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) patients: a mono-institutional experience. Lung Cancer 2011 0.81
45 Comparison between referral diagnosis of patients requiring transplantation and pathologic diagnosis of native lungs. J Heart Lung Transplant 2009 0.81
46 Experimental evaluation of a new system for laser tissue welding applied on damaged lungs. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2013 0.80
47 Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias: Primum movens: epithelial, endothelial or whatever. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis 2005 0.80
48 Preoperative concomitant chemo-radiotherapy in superior sulcus tumour: A mono-institutional experience. Lung Cancer 2009 0.78
49 Geometric reconstruction of the right hemi-trunk after resection of giant chondrosarcoma. Ann Thorac Surg 2010 0.78
50 Repair of a postesophagectomy bronchogastric tube fistula with polyglactin mesh supported with a muscle flap. Ann Thorac Surg 2009 0.78
51 Nodal recurrence of pulmonary carcinoid 30 years after primary resection. J Thorac Oncol 2008 0.77
52 Multiple-running suture technique for bronchial anastomosis in difficult sleeve resection. Ann Thorac Surg 2009 0.77
53 Serpin B4 isoform overexpression is associated with aberrant epithelial proliferation and lung cancer in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Pathology 2012 0.77
54 Synergistic antitumor activity of recombinant human Apo2L/tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) in combination with carboplatin and pemetrexed in malignant pleural mesothelioma. J Thorac Oncol 2014 0.76
55 A pathological complete response after preoperative chemotherapy with carboplatin and pemetrexed in malignant pleural mesothelioma: A case report. J Thorac Dis 2010 0.76
56 Prognostic factors in a multicentre study of 247 atypical pulmonary carcinoids. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2013 0.76
57 Thymectomy for thymoma and myasthenia gravis. A survey of current surgical practice in thymic disease amongst EACTS members. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2012 0.76
58 Transdiaphragmatic-intrapericardiac approach to supradiaphragmatic vena cava invasion secondary to renal cell carcinoma: a novel surgical approach. Urology 2005 0.75
59 Interstitial lung disease with cytomegalovirus and parvovirus B19 coinfection. Am J Clin Pathol 2004 0.75
60 Postoperative perforation in the bronchus intermedius: completion sleeve bilobectomy is an option. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008 0.75
61 Feasibility and Utility of Chest-X ray on Portable Normothermic Perfusion System. Transplantation 2016 0.75
62 Surgical treatment of bronchogenic carcinoma in elderly patients. Tumori 2002 0.75
63 A completion sleeve bilobectomy for nonstump postlobectomy bronchopleural fistula. Ann Thorac Surg 2008 0.75
64 Techniques of right extended pneumonectomy. Ann Thorac Surg 2013 0.75
65 A new technique of diaphragmatic patch fixation in extrapleural pneumonectomy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010 0.75
66 Prognostic factors and clinical outcome in patients with surgically resected peripheral N0 adenocarcinoma <3 cm. Minerva Chir 2015 0.75
67 A 72-Year-Old Woman With Previous Pulmonary Metastasis and New Peripheral Nodule. Chest 2015 0.75
68 Somatostatin receptor type 2 (SSTR2) in bronchopulmonary carcinoids. Endocr Pathol 2010 0.75
69 Reconstruction of the right atrium with pulmonary artery homograft after resection of right atrial lipomatosis. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2007 0.75
70 Blood pressure control in hypertension. Pros and cons of available treatment strategies. J Hypertens 2016 0.75
71 HER-2/neu expression is consistent in primary and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. Lung Cancer 2011 0.75
72 Protective effects of antihypertensive treatment in patients aged 85 years or older. J Hypertens 2017 0.75
73 Prosthetic azygo-atrial bypass for palliation of superior vena cava syndrome. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2012 0.75
74 Drotrecogin alpha (activated) in septic shock after lung transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant 2008 0.75
75 Changes in pulmonary function tests predict radiological response to chemotherapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2013 0.75
76 Iatrogenic phrenic nerve injury during thymectomy: the extent of the problem. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 0.75
77 A word of caution for patients undergoing lung transplantation with associated mitral regurgitation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2008 0.75
78 Clamshell approach for lung harvest in donor with previous aortic valve substitution. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008 0.75
79 Effect of induction chemotherapy on lung function and exercise capacity in patients affected by malignant pleural mesothelioma. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010 0.75
80 Pemetrexed plus carboplatin or cisplatin as neoadjuvant treatment of operable malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Anticancer Res 2012 0.75