Published in J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on February 01, 1996
A randomized, prospective trial of stapled lung reduction versus laser bullectomy for diffuse emphysema. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1996) 1.41
Unilateral thoracoscopic surgical approach for diffuse emphysema. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1996) 1.35
Comparison of early functional results after volume reduction or lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1996) 1.10
An endoscopic biopsy protocol can differentiate high-grade dysplasia from early adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus. Gastroenterology (1993) 5.41
Incidence of local recurrence and second primary tumors in resected stage I lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1995) 3.31
Concurrent cisplatin/etoposide plus chest radiotherapy followed by surgery for stages IIIA (N2) and IIIB non-small-cell lung cancer: mature results of Southwest Oncology Group phase II study 8805. J Clin Oncol (1995) 2.89
Worldwide esophageal cancer collaboration. Dis Esophagus (2009) 2.41
Pleurodesis using talc slurry. Chest (1994) 2.29
Primary sarcomas of the mediastinum: results of therapy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1998) 1.96
Role of video-assisted thoracic surgery in the treatment of pulmonary metastases: results of a prospective trial. Ann Thorac Surg (1996) 1.91
Proposed revision of the staging classification for esophageal cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1998) 1.69
Primary bony and cartilaginous sarcomas of chest wall: results of therapy. Ann Thorac Surg (1992) 1.68
Morbidity and mortality after neoadjuvant therapy for lung cancer: the risks of right pneumonectomy. Ann Thorac Surg (2001) 1.49
Clinical tools do not predict pathological complete response in patients with esophageal squamous cell cancer treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy. Dis Esophagus (2013) 1.46
Lung resection for colorectal metastases. 10-year results. Arch Surg (1992) 1.44
Postoperative fluorescence bronchoscopic surveillance in non-small cell lung cancer patients. Ann Thorac Surg (2001) 1.43
Small-cell carcinoma of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction: review of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering experience. Ann Oncol (2007) 1.38
Predictors of survival in malignant tumors of the sternum. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1996) 1.32
Minimally invasive localization of oncolytic herpes simplex viral therapy of metastatic pleural cancer. Cancer Gene Ther (2006) 1.23
Surgical implications of the new IASLC/ATS/ERS adenocarcinoma classification. Eur Respir J (2011) 1.16
Staging of malignant pleural mesothelioma: comparison of CT and MR imaging. AJR Am J Roentgenol (1999) 1.14
Extent of chest wall invasion and survival in patients with lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (1999) 1.13
Tension pneumocephalus resulting from iatrogenic subarachnoid-pleural fistulae: report of three cases. Ann Thorac Surg (2001) 1.12
Malignant esophagorespiratory fistula: management options and survival. Ann Thorac Surg (1991) 1.12
Influence of surgical resection and brachytherapy in the management of superior sulcus tumor. Ann Thorac Surg (1994) 1.09
Lobectomy improves ventilatory function in selected patients with severe COPD. Ann Thorac Surg (1998) 1.06
The clamshell incision: an improved approach to bilateral pulmonary and mediastinal tumor. Ann Thorac Surg (1994) 1.03
Treatment and prognosis in bronchial carcinoids involving regional lymph nodes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1994) 1.02
Survival after resection of stage II non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (1992) 0.97
Management of non-small cell lung cancer with direct mediastinal involvement. Ann Thorac Surg (1994) 0.97
Medical tumors of the chest wall. Solitary plasmacytoma and Ewing's sarcoma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1993) 0.95
Accuracy of lung imaging in metastases with implications for the role of thoracoscopy. Ann Thorac Surg (1993) 0.92
VATS: quo vadis? J Am Coll Surg (1995) 0.91
Pulmonary metastasectomy for testicular germ cell tumors: a 28-year experience. Ann Thorac Surg (1998) 0.90
Thoracoscopy under regional anesthesia for the diagnosis and management of pleural disease. Am J Surg (1987) 0.89
Factors influencing ten-year survival in resected stages I to IIIa non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1999) 0.87
Effects of diltiazem prophylaxis on the incidence and clinical outcome of atrial arrhythmias after thoracic surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2000) 0.87
Lymph node mapping of esophageal cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (1994) 0.87
Laparoscopy: an important tool in the staging of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Ann Surg Oncol (1996) 0.86
Free flap chest wall reconstruction for recurrent breast cancer and radiation ulcers. Ann Plast Surg (1993) 0.86
Effects of diltiazem versus digoxin on dysrhythmias and cardiac function after pneumonectomy. Ann Thorac Surg (1997) 0.85
The proposed new international TNM staging system for malignant pleural mesothelioma: application to imaging. AJR Am J Roentgenol (1996) 0.82
Outcomes of induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation using intensity-modulated radiation therapy for esophageal adenocarcinoma. Dis Esophagus (2013) 0.80
Virally-directed fluorescent imaging (VFI) can facilitate endoscopic staging. Surg Endosc (2006) 0.78
Vocal cord medialization for unilateral paralysis associated with intrathoracic malignancies. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1996) 0.78
Treatment of traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta. A 15-year experience. Arch Surg (1990) 0.77
The epidemiology of traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta in children: a 13-year review. J Trauma (1990) 0.77
Experimental therapeutics with a new 10-deazaaminopterin in human mesothelioma: further improving efficacy through structural design, pharmacologic modulation at the level of MRP ATPases, and combined therapy with platinums. Clin Cancer Res (2001) 0.77
Thoracic surgical clinical trials: Y2K and beyond. Ann Thorac Surg (1999) 0.75
Neoadjuvant therapy for lung cancer: a note of caution. Ann Thorac Surg (1993) 0.75
The optimal treatment of malignant pleural effusions. A continuing dilemma. Chest (1991) 0.75
Parapneumonic and post-traumatic pleural space infections. Chest Surg Clin N Am (1994) 0.75
Effect of furosemide on fully established low pressure pulmonary edema. J Surg Res (1986) 0.75
Endodermal sinus tumor of the mediastinum. Report of apparent cure in two patients with extensive disease. Chest (1984) 0.75
Transcutaneous cardiac pacing during thoracic surgery. Feasibility and hemodynamic evaluation by transesophageal echocardiography. Anesthesiology (1993) 0.75
Neoadjuvant therapy and surgical resection for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Semin Radiat Oncol (2000) 0.75
Thoracic surgeons and clinical trials: a manifesto for the future. Ann Thorac Surg (1992) 0.75
Natural history of incidental appendectomy in patients with Crohn's disease who required subsequent bowel resection. Am J Surg (1982) 0.75
A flow cytometric study of non-small cell lung cancer classified as T1N0. Cancer (1992) 0.75