Lesson to be learned: beware of lusoria artery during transhiatal esophagectomyDaniel Pop
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pasteur Hospital, Nice, France
Ann Thorac Surg 94:1010-1. 2012
..We discuss the direct causes and consequences of a rare situation...
- Video-assisted mediastinoscopy in superior vena cava obstruction: to fear or not to fear?
Daniel Pop
Thoracic Surgery Department, Pasteur Hospital, Nice, France
J Thorac Oncol 7:386-9. 2012
..We investigate the safety and efficacy of video-assisted mediastinoscopy (VAM) used for diagnosis of the superior vena cava syndrome...
- Bronchopleural fistula: the Damocles sword of all pneumonectomies
Daniel Pop
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pasteur Hospital, Building H1, 30 Avenue de la Voie Romaine, 06002 Nice, France
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 13:107-8. 2011
..We report the case of a very late-onset (60 years) left BPF managed by video-assisted mediastinoscopy discussing the direct consequences of this complication in the postpneumonectomy period...
- Peroperative fiducial placement for postoperative stereotactic Cyberknife radiosurgery
Daniel Pop
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pasteur Hospital, Nice, France
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 10:1034-6. 2010
..For lung tumours, fiducials are inserted computed tomography (CT)-guided or bronchoscopy-guided. We describe four patients where fiducial placement was done during surgery...
- Remodelling acquired chest wall deformity after removal of a large axillary lipoma
Daniel Pop
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pasteur Hospital, Building H1, 30 Avenue de la Voie Romaine, 06002 Nice, France
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 10:105-6. 2010
..Six months postoperatively, the chest wall restored to normal shape with active respiratory physiotherapy. This is the first reported case of spontaneous 'remodelling' of the chest wall without surgery...
- Skeletal muscle metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer
Daniel Pop
Thoracic Surgery Department, Pasteur Hospital, France
J Thorac Oncol 4:1236-41. 2009
..The prognosis and the adequate treatment are not known. The aim of the study was to report our experience and to make an extensive literature research concerning SMM...
Gastropericardial fistula after laparoscopic surgery for gastroesophageal reflux diseaseDaniel Pop
Thoracic Surgery Department, Pasteur Hospital, Nice, France
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 133:1676-7. 2007
- Video-assisted mediastinoscopy improved radical resection for cancer in transhiatal esophagectomy
Daniel Pop
Thoracic Surgery Department, Pasteur Hospital, Nice, France
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 133:267-8. 2007
- Extralobar sequestration with anomalous pulmonary artery return or patent ductus arteriosus?
Daniel Pop
Thoracic Surgery Department, Pasteur Hospital, Nice, France
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 130:903-4. 2005
- Video-assisted mediastinoscopy: a useful technique for paratracheal mesothelial cysts
Daniel Pop
Thoracic Surgery Department, Pasteur Hospital, Nice, France
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 129:690-1. 2005
- Acquired chest wall deformity: huge axillary lipoma
Daniel Pop
Thoracic Surgery Department, Pasteur Hospital, 30 Avenue de la Voie Romaine, Nice 06002, France
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 27:514. 2005
- Traumatic rupture of retrosternal goiter: a rare case of acute superior mediastinal syndrome
Daniel Pop
Thoracic Surgery Department, Pasteur Hospital, Nice, France
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 129:460-1. 2005
- Varicose pericardial vein: an unusual cause of right paracardiac opacity
Daniel Pop
Thoracic Surgery Department, Pasteur Hospital, Nice, France
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 129:448-9. 2005
- Mediastinal cystic lymphangioma: is resection always necessary?
D Pop
Thoracic Surgery Department, Pasteur Hospital, Nice, France
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 53:243-4. 2005
..First, on the right, the chylous inflow was stopped by suturing the thoracic duct; then, on the left, a fenestration was done to confirm the diagnosis and treat the lesion while preserving the adjacent structures...
- [Surgical treatment of pulmonary metastases of colorectal cancer. Do the indications evolved?]
D Pop
Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, 30, avenue de la Voie Romaine, 06000, Nice, France
Ann Chir 129:589-95. 2004
..The aim of this study was to evaluate a single-institution experience in the surgical treatment of lung metastases from colorectal cancer...
- [Thoracic surgery: the major surgical procedures]
J Mouroux
Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hopital Pasteur, 30, avenue de la Voie Romaine, 06000 Nice, France
J Radiol 90:980-90. 2009
..The morbidity and mortality of these resections require comprehensive follow-up (clinical, biological (including blood gases) and radiological)...
- [18-FDG PET-scan of intrathoracic gossypiboma during the monitoring of lung cancer]
J Mouroux
Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hopital Pasteur, avenue de la Voie Romaine, Nice, France
Rev Pneumol Clin 67:154-7. 2011
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- Video-assisted mediastinoscopy as a therapeutic tool
Nicolas Venissac
Thoracic Surgery Department, Pasteur Hospital, Building H1, 30 Avenue de la Voie Romaine, Nice, 06002, France
Surg Endosc 23:2466-72. 2009
..This study aimed to report the authors' experience using VAM therapeutically...
- Can intrapleural C-reactive protein predict VATS pleurodesis failure?
F Leo
Thoracic Surgery Department, Pasteur Hospital, University Hospital of Nice, Nice, France
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 54:493-7. 2006
..In this study, we tested the hypothesis that intrapleural C-reactive protein (CRP) might precisely quantify the postoperative pleural inflammation, offering potentially useful information for patient management...
- How to find the limit between station 2 and station 4 during mediastinoscopy?
Francesco Leo
Thoracic Surgery Department, Nice University Hospital, Nice, France
Ann Thorac Surg 81:1150-2. 2006
..Due to the possible differences in patient positioning during mediastinoscopy in other institutions, this correcting factor (-20 mm) should be verified before using this technique to define the lower limit of station 2...
- Can chest ultrasonography assess pleurodesis after VATS for spontaneous pneumothorax?
Francesco Leo
Thoracic Surgery Department, Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hospital Pasteur Pavillon H, 30 Avenue de la Voie Romaine, 06002 Nice, France
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 28:47-9. 2005
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- Closure of left-sided bronchopleural fistula by video-assisted mediastinoscopy: is it always possible?
Nicolas Venissac
Thoracic Surgery Department, Pasteur Hospital, Nice, France
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 132:1490-1. 2006
- EGFR and KRAS status of primary sarcomatoid carcinomas of the lung: implications for anti-EGFR treatment of a rare lung malignancy
Antoine Italiano
Laboratory of Solid Tumors Genetics, Nice University Hospital, Nice, France
Int J Cancer 125:2479-82. 2009
..The rare incidence of increased EGFR gene copy number, the lack of EGFR mutation and the high rate of KRAS mutation observed in our series also suggest that most patients with lung SC are not likely to benefit from anti-EGFR therapies...
- Sarcomatoid lung cancer (spindle/giant cells): an aggressive disease?
Nicolas Venissac
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pasteur Hospital, Nice, France
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 134:619-23. 2007
..We investigated the clinical, surgical, and pathologic features of sarcomatoid lung carcinomas with spindle/giant cells, giving special attention to the prognostic behavior of these rare tumors...
Anticipating pulmonary complications after thoracotomy: the FLAM ScoreFrancesco Leo
Thoracic Surgery Department, Nice University Hospital, Nice, France
J Cardiothorac Surg 1:34. 2006
..A multifactorial score (FLAM score) was developed to identify postoperatively patients at higher risk for pulmonary complications at least 24 hours before the clinical diagnosis...
- Ascending aortic rupture behind a sternal radionecrosis for breast cancer
Nicolas Venissac
ANZ J Surg 77:496. 2007
- Anterior flail chest and sternal fracture: to fix or not to fix?
Francesco Leo
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 11:188. 2003
