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Surgical approaches to apical thoracic malignanciesMarc de Perrot
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 144:72-80. 2012..In the present analysis, we divided the thoracic inlet into 5 different zones requiring specific surgical considerations to identify the best approach for each zone...
Outcome of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension referred for lung transplantation: a 14-year single-center experienceMarc de Perrot
Toronto Lung Transplant Program and Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 143:910-8. 2012..To analyze the outcomes of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension referred for lung transplantation and determine the changes over time...
Pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the Toronto experienceMarc de Perrot
Toronto Pulmonary Endarterectomy Program, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Can J Cardiol 27:692-7. 2011..However, this surgery remains performed in few experienced centres only. The goal of the study is to review our overall experience since the implementation of our program in August 2005...
Impact of lymph node metastasis on outcome after extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesotheliomaMarc de Perrot
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 133:111-6. 2007..The impact of lymph node metastasis on the site of recurrence and the role of mediastinoscopy in the selection of patients for extrapleural pneumonectomy, however, remain unclear...
Trimodality therapy with induction chemotherapy followed by extrapleural pneumonectomy and adjuvant high-dose hemithoracic radiation for malignant pleural mesotheliomaMarc de Perrot
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Oncol 27:1413-8. 2009..We examined the results of trimodality therapy with cisplatin-based chemotherapy followed by extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) and adjuvant high-dose (50 to 60 Gy) hemithoracic radiation therapy for MPM...
Risk factors for major complications after extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesotheliomaMarc de Perrot
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Thorac Surg 85:1206-10. 2008....
Anterior transclavicular approach to malignant tumors of the thoracic inlet: importance of the scapulothoracic articulationMarc de Perrot
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 134:801-3. 2007
Evaluation of persistent pulmonary hypertension after acute pulmonary embolismMarc de Perrot
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, 9N 961, 200 Elizabeth St, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada
Chest 132:780-5. 2007..Better knowledge of the evolution of persistent pulmonary hypertension after acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is required to optimize the indication and timing of pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA)...
Impact of donors aged 60 years or more on outcome after lung transplantation: results of an 11-year single-center experienceMarc de Perrot
Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 133:525-31. 2007..We examined the outcome of lung transplantation with the use of donors aged 60 years or more...
Report of the ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction part III: donor-related risk factors and markersMarc de Perrot
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Heart Lung Transplant 24:1460-7. 2005
Impact of extracorporeal life support on outcome in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension awaiting lung transplantationMarc de Perrot
Toronto Lung Transplant Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Heart Lung Transplant 30:997-1002. 2011....
Early postoperative pulmonary vascular compliance predicts outcome after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertensionMarc de Perrot
Toronto Pulmonary Endarterectomy Program, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Chest 140:34-41. 2011..We hypothesized that residual abnormal compliance (Cp) after PEA is associated with incomplete functional recovery despite major improvement in PVR...
Experience with the first 50 ex vivo lung perfusions in clinical transplantationMarcelo Cypel
Toronto Lung Transplant Program, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 144:1200-6. 2012..Normothermic ex vivo lung perfusion is a novel method to evaluate and improve the function of injured donor lungs. We reviewed our experience with 50 consecutive transplants after ex vivo lung perfusion...
Induction chemoradiation therapy followed by surgical resection for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) invading the thoracic inletStefan Fischer
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, 9th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 33:1129-34. 2008..The role of induction therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) invading the thoracic inlet is unclear. We reviewed our experience with induction chemoradiation followed by surgical resection for NSCLC invading the thoracic inlet...
Induction chemoradiotherapy facilitates radical resection of T4 non-small cell lung cancer invading the spineMasaki Anraku
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 137:441-447.e1. 2009..We evaluated the outcome, long-term results, and factors affecting outcome of induction chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection for T4 non-small cell lung cancer invading the spine...
Gene expression profiling in the lungs of patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with pulmonary fibrosisMarco Mura
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Chest 141:661-73. 2012..We sought to determine if different gene expression signatures in PF could be determined based on pulmonary arterial pressures (PAPs) and to provide new insights into the pathobiology of APH...
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation: analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) registryStefan Fischer
The Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Heart Lung Transplant 26:472-7. 2007..A few single-center experiences have been reported with relatively few cases of ECMO after LTx...
Improved results of induction chemoradiation before surgical intervention for selected patients with stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancerKarl L Uy
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 134:188-93. 2007..The surgical arm of the North American Intergroup 0139 trial was adopted as the standard treatment for patients with resectable N2 disease at the University Health Network. Results after 7 years of experience are reported...
Functional repair of human donor lungs by IL-10 gene therapyMarcelo Cypel
Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, 101 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sci Transl Med 1:4ra9. 2009..Thus, treatment of injured human donor lungs with the cytokine IL-10 can improve lung function, potentially rendering injured lungs suitable for transplantation into patients...
Venous thromboembolism in patients receiving multimodality therapy for thoracic malignanciesApurva Patel
Toronto General Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 138:843-8. 2009..The rate of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing multimodality therapy for lung malignancy and the impact of preoperative venous thromboembolism on postoperative outcome have not been analyzed systematically...
Increased levels of interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α in donor lungs rejected for transplantationMarcelo Cypel
Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Ontario, Canada
J Heart Lung Transplant 30:452-9. 2011..This study compared gene expression levels of inflammatory cytokines between clinically rejected and transplanted donor lungs...
Normothermic ex vivo lung perfusion in clinical lung transplantationMarcelo Cypel
Toronto Lung Transplant Program, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
N Engl J Med 364:1431-40. 2011..In this study, we examined the feasibility of transplanting high-risk donor lungs that have undergone EVLP...
Feasibility of blood conservation strategies in pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertensionKaren McRae
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont, Canada
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 13:35-8. 2011..In conclusion, a conservative blood transfusion strategy allows PEA to be safely performed with no or minimal blood product transfusions in a majority of patients despite deep hypothermic circulatory arrest...
Accommodation after lung xenografting from hamster to ratToshiharu Tabata
Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Transplantation 75:607-12. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Accommodation may be a general phenomenon for all organs, mediated through protective genes. Induction of accommodation does not require disruption of the complement system...
Synergistic antitumor effects of regulatory T cell blockade combined with pemetrexed in murine malignant mesotheliomaMasaki Anraku
Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Immunol 185:956-66. 2010..This study also validates a new intrathoracic tumor model of pleural effusion to explore the role of antitumor immunity in murine MM...
A prospective controlled trial of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration compared with mediastinoscopy for mediastinal lymph node staging of lung cancerKazuhiro Yasufuku
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 142:1393-400.e1. 2011..The study objective was to compare endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) with mediastinoscopy for mediastinal lymph node staging of potentially resectable non-small cell lung cancer...
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in the management of previously treated lung cancerMasaki Anraku
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Thorac Surg 92:251-5; discussion 255. 2011..This study evaluated the role of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in the assessment of newly developed mediastinal/hilar abnormalities in patients with previously treated lung cancer...
Impact of human interleukin-10 on vector-induced inflammation and early graft function in rat lung transplantationMarc de Perrot
Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 28:616-25. 2003..The period between delivery of AdhIL-10 and lung retrieval can be reduced if the early inflammatory response is suppressed with methylprednisolone...
Transcriptional signatures in donor lungs from donation after cardiac death vs after brain death: a functional pathway analysisChang Hyun Kang
Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Research Institute, Toronto Lung Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Heart Lung Transplant 30:289-98. 2011..We aimed to study the differential gene expression profiles in lungs of DCD and DBD patients and interpreted the differences using functional pathway analysis...
15 years single center experience with surgical resection of the superior vena cava for non-small cell lung cancerYaron Shargall
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Health Network (Princess Margaret Hospital and Toronto General Hospital) and the University of Toronto, 10EN-233, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada
Lung Cancer 45:357-63. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Carefully selected patients with NSCLC and SVC involvement can be operated upon with acceptable postoperative morbidity and mortality. Induction therapy appears to delay recurrence...
Twenty-year experience of lung transplantation at a single center: Influence of recipient diagnosis on long-term survivalMarc de Perrot
Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 127:1493-501. 2004..Differences in the complications and long-term survival show the important contribution of the recipient diagnosis to the success of lung transplantation...
Injurious mechanical ventilation and end-organ epithelial cell apoptosis and organ dysfunction in an experimental model of acute respiratory distress syndromeYumiko Imai
Department of Critical Care, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
JAMA 289:2104-12. 2003..This may partially explain the high rate of MODS observed in patients with ARDS and the decrease in morbidity and mortality in patients treated with a lung protective strategy...
Recipient T cells mediate reperfusion injury after lung transplantation in the ratMarc de Perrot
Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
J Immunol 171:4995-5002. 2003..The effect of T cells was independent of neutrophil recruitment and activation in the transplanted lung. These results demonstrate that recipient T cells are activated and mediate IR injury during lung transplantation in rats...
Treatment of the elderly when cure is the goal: the influence of age on treatment selection and efficacy for stage III non-small cell lung cancerLinda E Coate
Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Thorac Oncol 6:537-44. 2011..Treatment of elderly patients with stage III NSCLC is controversial. Limited data exist, as the elderly are underrepresented in clinical trials...
Impact of tumor-infiltrating T cells on survival in patients with malignant pleural mesotheliomaMasaki Anraku
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 135:823-9. 2008..The aim of the study was to determine the impact of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes on survival in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma treated with induction chemotherapy followed by extrapleural pneumonectomy...
Technique for prolonged normothermic ex vivo lung perfusionMarcelo Cypel
Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto Lung Transplant Program, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Heart Lung Transplant 27:1319-25. 2008..The aim of this study was to develop a technique of extended (12-hour) ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) at normothermia for assessment and protective maintenance of the donor lung...
Role of lung transplantation in the treatment of bronchogenic carcinomas for patients with end-stage pulmonary diseaseMarc de Perrot
Toronto Lung Transplant Program, University of Toronto, Canada
J Clin Oncol 22:4351-6. 2004..CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that long-term survival can be achieved after lung transplantation in patients with stage I bronchogenic carcinoma or with advanced multifocal BAC...
Lung transplantation. Lung preservationMarc de Perrot
Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth Street, EN 10-224, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada
Chest Surg Clin N Am 13:443-62. 2003..Hopefully, this information will provide new insights into the mechanisms of injury and reveal potential new strategies and targets for therapies to improve lung preservation...
Interleukin 10 gene transfection of donor lungs ameliorates posttransplant cell death by a switch from cellular necrosis to apoptosisStefan Fischer
Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 126:1174-80. 2003....
Risk quantification of early outcome after lung transplantation: donor, recipient, operative, and post-transplant parametersYasuo Sekine
Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Heart Lung Transplant 23:96-104. 2004..This scoring system also will facilitate standardization among transplant centers in evaluating post-transplant severity of illness...
Interleukin-8 release during early reperfusion predicts graft function in human lung transplantationMarc de Perrot
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory and The Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 165:211-5. 2002..In addition, we showed that donor age and ischemic time may influence release of specific cytokines during ischemia-reperfusion...
Prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux in end-stage lung disease candidates for lung transplantFrank D'Ovidio
Toronto Lung Transplant Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Thorac Surg 80:1254-60. 2005..It is not clear whether gastroesophageal reflux is a preexisting condition or secondary to intraoperative vagal injury or drug-induced prolonged gastric emptying...
CTLA-4 blockade expands infiltrating T cells and inhibits cancer cell repopulation during the intervals of chemotherapy in murine mesotheliomaLicun Wu
Toronto Mesothelioma Research Program, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth St, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada
Mol Cancer Ther 11:1809-19. 2012....
Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases during human lung transplantationShoji Sakiyama
Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, University Health Network Toronto General Hospital and Department of Surgery and Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Heart Lung Transplant 24:2079-85. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: We speculate that the rapid and sustained activation of ERK and JNK during the early reperfusion period may contribute to acute inflammatory responses and cell death of lung grafts...
Independent ventilation of the graft and native lungs in vivo after rat lung transplantationMarc de Perrot
Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Thorac Surg 79:2169-71. 2005....
A simplified model for en bloc double lung xenotransplantation from hamster to ratMarc de Perrot
Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Heart Lung Transplant 21:286-9. 2002..This technique provides a technically easier and more reliable model to study xenotransplantation of the lung...
Tumor cell repopulation between cycles of chemotherapy is inhibited by regulatory T-cell depletion in a murine mesothelioma modelLicun Wu
Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories and Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Thorac Oncol 6:1578-86. 2011..The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of Treg depletion on tumor cell repopulation during cycles of chemotherapy in a murine mesothelioma model...
Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleuraMarc de Perrot
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Thorac Surg 74:285-93. 2002..A staging system and an algorithm for the management and follow-up of these patients are proposed...
Ischemia-reperfusion-induced lung injuryMarc de Perrot
Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 167:490-511. 2003....
Caspase inhibition improves ischemia-reperfusion injury after lung transplantationSyed M Quadri
Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Transplant 5:292-9. 2005..Clearly, this needs to be investigated further with more experiments to validate the potential role of caspase inhibition as a therapeutic modality in ischemia-reperfusion-induced lung injury...
Pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary emboli: an underrecognized conditionMarc de Perrot
Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 174:1706. 2006
Prognostic significance of thymomas in patients with myasthenia gravisMarc de Perrot
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Ontario, Canada
Ann Thorac Surg 74:1658-62. 2002..Therefore, the presence of a thymoma should not necessarily be viewed as a negative prognostic factor regarding recovery from myasthenia gravis...
Effect of ventilator-induced lung injury on the development of reperfusion injury in a rat lung transplant modelMarc de Perrot
Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 124:1137-44. 2002....
Soluble mesothelin-related Peptide and osteopontin as markers of response in malignant mesotheliomaPaul Wheatley-Price
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Oncol 28:3316-22. 2010..Both soluble mesothelin-related peptide (SMRP) and osteopontin (OP) have utility in distinguishing MM from benign pleural disease. We evaluated whether SMRP and OP also correlated with the disease course of MM...
Bilateral lung transplantation using a donor with a tracheal right upper lobe bronchusYasuo Sekine
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Thorac Surg 73:308-10. 2002..The anastomosis was completed using a telescoping technique without any complication. This case demonstrates the possibility of successfully using donor lungs with such anatomic abnormality for transplantation...
Bronchogenic carcinoma after solid organ transplantationMarc de Perrot
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Thorac Surg 75:367-71. 2003....
De novo pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis occurring rapidly after bilateral lung transplantationMarc de Perrot
Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Heart Lung Transplant 22:698-700. 2003..This case supports the theory that persistent infection or inflammation may be an inciting factor in uncontrolled angiogenesis, leading ultimately to diffuse pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis...
Impact of minimally invasive trans-cervical thymectomy on outcome in patients with myasthenia gravisMarc de Perrot
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 24:677-83. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Minimally invasive trans-cervical thymectomy can be performed with short hospital stay and low morbidity, and achieve excellent durable results at 10 years...
Lung preservationMarc de Perrot
Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 16:300-8. 2004..In this review, we have focused our attention on the experimental and clinical work performed to optimize the methods of lung preservation from the time of retrieval to the period of reperfusion after graft implantation...
Strategies to optimize the use of currently available lung donorsMarc de Perrot
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Heart Lung Transplant 23:1127-34. 2004
Everting mattress running suture: an improved technique of atrial anastomosis in human lung transplantationMarc de Perrot
Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Thorac Surg 73:1663-4. 2002..This technique should help reduce the risk of venous anastomotic complications...
Dynamic hyperinflation and cardiac arrest during one-lung ventilation: a case reportKatherine Marseu
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada
Can J Anaesth 58:396-400. 2011..It is associated with significant hemodynamic instability and may precipitate cardiac arrest. This report describes a case of hemodynamic collapse secondary to dynamic hyperinflation in a patient during one-lung ventilation...
Lung preservationMarc de Perrot
Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Thorac Surg 74:629-31. 2002
Neuroendocrine carcinoma (carcinoid) of the thymus associated with Cushing's syndromeMarc de Perrot
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Ontario, Canada
Ann Thorac Surg 73:675-81. 2002..In the future, the advent of radiologic and nuclear imaging as well as more accurate workup should help to diagnose these tumors at an earlier stage and improve the long-term outcome...
Report of the ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction part I: introduction and methodsJason D Christie
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
J Heart Lung Transplant 24:1451-3. 2005
Risk factors for reperfusion injury after lung transplantationSilvia R Cottini
Division of Surgical Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Surgical Intensive Care, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Intensive Care Med 32:557-63. 2006..To assess the influence of recipient's and donor's factors as well as surgical events on the occurrence of reperfusion injury after lung transplantation...
Long-term results after carinal resection for carcinoma: does the benefit warrant the risk?Marc de Perrot
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery and Heart Lung Transplantation, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 131:81-9. 2006..We sought to determine whether the benefit warrants the risk in patients undergoing carinal resection for carcinoma...
Risk factors for acute lung injury after thoracic surgery for lung cancerMarc Licker
Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland
Anesth Analg 97:1558-65. 2003....
A review of lung transplant donor acceptability criteriaJonathan B Orens
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
J Heart Lung Transplant 22:1183-200. 2003
Selective monoclonal versus polyclonal antibodies for induction of immunosuppression in lung recipientsMargaret W Gerbase
Clin Pharmacol Ther 72:103. 2002
Endothelial cell apoptosis in chronically obstructed and reperfused pulmonary arteryEdouard Sage
UPRES EA2705, Laboratoire de Chirurgie Experimentale, Hopital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France
Respir Res 9:19. 2008..We hypothesized that endothelial dysfunction is related to increased endothelial-cell (EC) death...
Surgical treatment of solitary adrenal metastasis from non-small cell lung cancerOlaf Mercier
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery and Heart-Lung Transplantation, Marie Lannelongue Hospital, , 92350 Le Plessis Robinson, France
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 130:136-40. 2005....
Pulmonary blastoma: report of five cases and identification of clinical features suggestive of the diseaseJohn Robert
Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 22:708-11. 2002..Identification of clinical features suggestive of pulmonary blastoma (PB) through a retrospective comparison with cases of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) operated during the same period...
Risk factors for early mortality and major complications following pneumonectomy for non-small cell carcinoma of the lungMarc Licker
Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Surgical Intensive Care, the University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Chest 121:1890-7. 2002..To assess the mortality rate and the incidence of cardiopulmonary complications after pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) and to identify possible associated risk factors...
