Published in J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on November 12, 2007
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Stereotactic body radiation therapy versus surgical resection for stage I non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 2.06
Ten-year experience on 644 patients undergoing single-port (uniportal) video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 2.01
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Survival after recurrent nonsmall-cell lung cancer after complete pulmonary resection. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.99
"Corkscrew stenosis": defining and preventing a complication of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2013) 1.97
Special treatment issues in lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (2nd edition). Chest (2007) 1.94
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Factors affecting uptake of childhood immunisation: a Bayesian synthesis of qualitative and quantitative evidence. Lancet (2002) 1.91
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Finding qualitative research: an evaluation of search strategies. BMC Med Res Methodol (2004) 1.89
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Phase III intergroup study of talc poudrage vs talc slurry sclerosis for malignant pleural effusion. Chest (2005) 1.89
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Predicting postrecurrence survival among completely resected nonsmall-cell lung cancer patients. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.81
Long-term outcome of bilateral lung volume reduction in 250 consecutive patients with emphysema. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.80
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A randomized controlled trial of adaptive ventilation for Cheyne-Stokes breathing in heart failure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2003) 1.72
Chest-wall desmoid tumors: results of surgical intervention. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.70
Functional interdependence at the chromatin level between the MKK6/p38 and IGF1/PI3K/AKT pathways during muscle differentiation. Mol Cell (2007) 1.70
Primary payer status affects mortality for major surgical operations. Ann Surg (2010) 1.69
Breast cancer metastasis suppressor 1 functions as a corepressor by enhancing histone deacetylase 1-mediated deacetylation of RelA/p65 and promoting apoptosis. Mol Cell Biol (2006) 1.68
Thoracic surgical operations in patients enrolled in a computed tomographic screening trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 1.67
Comparative analysis of showering protocols for mass-casualty decontamination. Prehosp Disaster Med (2010) 1.62
Methodology and reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies in psychiatric epidemiology: systematic review. Br J Psychiatry (2012) 1.60
Thirty- and ninety-day outcomes after sublobar resection with and without brachytherapy for non-small cell lung cancer: results from a multicenter phase III study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.59
Pulmonary metastasectomy: a survey of current practice amongst members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons. J Thorac Oncol (2008) 1.58
N2 disease in T1 non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.58
High dose melphalan in the treatment of advanced neuroblastoma: results of a randomised trial (ENSG-1) by the European Neuroblastoma Study Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer (2005) 1.55
Potential for detrimental hyperinflation after lung transplantation with application of negative pleural pressure to undersized lung grafts. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.54
Differences in reported esophageal cancer resection outcomes between national clinical and administrative databases. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.54
Sternoclavicular joint infection: a comparison of two surgical approaches. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.52
Does surgeon workload per day affect outcomes after pulmonary lobectomies? Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.52
Comparative metabolic capabilities of CYP3A4, CYP3A5, and CYP3A7. Drug Metab Dispos (2002) 1.52
Benign esophageal tumors: introduction, incidence, classification, and clinical features. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.51
EUS-FNA as the initial diagnostic modality in centrally located primary lung cancers. J Clin Gastroenterol (2007) 1.51
Complete pathologic response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer is associated with enhanced survival. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.51
A prospective evaluation of lung volume reduction surgery in 200 consecutive patients. Chest (2003) 1.51
Efavirenz primary and secondary metabolism in vitro and in vivo: identification of novel metabolic pathways and cytochrome P450 2A6 as the principal catalyst of efavirenz 7-hydroxylation. Drug Metab Dispos (2010) 1.50
The variability of practice in minimally invasive thoracic surgery for pulmonary resections. Thorac Surg Clin (2008) 1.50
Benefits of resection for metachronous lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 1.50
Use of magnetic resonance angiography to select candidates with recently symptomatic carotid stenosis for surgery: systematic review. BMJ (2002) 1.50
Risk factors for occult nodal metastasis in clinical T1N0 lung cancer: a negative impact on survival. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2008) 1.50
Primary salivary gland-type lung cancer: spectrum of clinical presentation, histopathologic and prognostic factors. Cancer (2007) 1.50
Hiatal hernia after esophagectomy: analysis of 2,182 esophagectomies from a single institution. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.49
Radial artery grafts in women: utilization and results. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.48
A systematic review of molecular and biological tumor markers in neuroblastoma. Clin Cancer Res (2004) 1.47
Prevalence of benign disease in patients undergoing resection for suspected lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.46
Intraoperative factors and the risk of respiratory complications after pneumonectomy. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.45
Visualization of PtdIns3P dynamics in living plant cells. Plant J (2006) 1.44
Salvage resections for recurrent or persistent cancer of the proximal esophagus after chemoradiotherapy. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.43
A novel technique for localization and excisional biopsy of small or ill-defined pulmonary lesions. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.43
The effect of ablation technology on surgical outcomes after the Cox-maze procedure: a propensity analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.43
Significance of neurologic complications in the modern era of cardiac transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.42
Anti-human leukocyte antigen antibodies and preemptive antibody-directed therapy after lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant (2010) 1.41
Economic assessment of the general thoracic surgery outpatient service. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.41
Flexible parametric models for relative survival, with application in coronary heart disease. Stat Med (2007) 1.40
Choosing wisely: cardiothoracic surgeons partnering with patients to make good health care decisions. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 1.40