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Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2024)

In 2024, many CCTS authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

Reviewer of the Month (2024)

In 2024, CCTS reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

CCTS is officially indexed by Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

On March 20th, 2024, a confirmation letter reached the editorial office of Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery (CCTS) (Figure 1) that the journal has been selected for inclusion in the Web of Science™ (WoS). Articles published in CCTS after 2022, beginning with Vol 4, will be included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), a product of WoS.

CCTS Annual Report 2023

We are pleased to present the 2023 Annual Report of Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery (CCTS). The journal has shown its internationalized editorial board, authorship, and readership, stable number of publications, and steady growth in pageviews.

Recent Advances in Perioperative Care in Thoracic Surgery and Anesthesia

This series on “Recent Advances in Perioperative Care in Thoracic Surgery and Anesthesia” was edited by Dr. Jean Bussieres, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada and Dr. George Rakovich, University of Montreal, Montréal, Canada. This series explores the challenges of perioperative care in thoracic surgery, with a focus on anesthesia, pain management, and enhanced recovery pathways for minimally invasive procedures.

Lung Transplant: Current Status and Challenges

This series on “Lung Transplant: Current Status and Challenges” was edited by Dr. George Makdisi, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA. This series covered the most significant and challenging issues regarding lung transplant and included renowned experts from different medical centers in the US to share their knowledge and experience.

Comprehensive Lung Cancer Care: A Continuum (Ongoing)

The series on “Comprehensive Lung Cancer Care: A Continuum” is edited by Dr. Donna E. Maziak from Surgical Oncology, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Ottawa Hospital-General Division, University of Ottawa (Ottawa, ON, Canada) and Dr. Patrick J. Villeneuve from Division of Thoracic Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa (Ottawa, ON, Canada).

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Editorial Commentary

What is the optimal lymph node dissection strategy for patients undergoing sublobar resection for early-stage peripheral non-small cell lung cancer?

Dong-Hyun Joo, Yeon Wook Kim

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 August 2024)

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Editorial Commentary

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation & lung transplant outcomes: COVID-19 pandemic

Hamna Javed, Iqbal Ratnani, Salim Surani

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 August 2024)

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Case Report

Salvage tracheal surgery for symptomatic tracheal lesion, a rare primary pulmonary myxoid sarcoma: case report

Antoine Sion, Nicolas Venissac, Clément Fournier, Romain Dubois, Rias Akkad, Ecaterina Surmei, Axel Plaisant, Julien De Wolf

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 August 2024)

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Case Report

Indocyanine green (ICG) fiducial coil guided wedge resection of recurrent adenocarcinoma in a patient with prior segmentectomy: a case report

Vinay Padbidri, Alda Huang, Nelly Chow, Sixto Arias, Nestor Villamizar

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 August 2024)

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Review Article

Actionable adverse event monitoring and feedback to improve thoracic surgical care

Daniel Jones, Zubair Ahmadzai, Andrew J. E. Seely

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 August 2024)

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Review Article

The rising role of cryobiopsy in diagnosis of pulmonary disorders: a narrative review

Sylvia S. Yong, Christopher M. Kapp

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 August 2024)

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Editorial Commentary

Salvage lung resection: if you’re not first, you’re last

Hannah Kooperkamp, C. Matthew Kinsey

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Editorial Commentary

Computed tomography injection of technetium 99m macroaggregated albumin—an underutilized lung nodule localization strategy in pediatric patients

Casey Briggs, Brett Curran, Michael Ishitani

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Case Report

Repeat venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in an infant presenting with complex airway foreign body: a case report

Laura Daniela Smith, Shelly H. Pecorella, T. Wesley Templeton, Susan R. Vishneski

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Review Article

Identifying and improving disparities in esophageal cancer care: a narrative review

Sadia Tasnim, Monisha Sudarshan

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Review Article

Localization approaches to improve surgical resection of peripheral pulmonary lesions: a clinical practice review

Abhilash Bhat Marakini, Megan Satterfield, Graham G. Stockdale, Bryan S. Benn

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Review Article

¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT imaging and the characterization of synchronous primary lung cancer versus intrapulmonary metastasis and primary versus metastatic lung cancer: a narrative review

Sebastian Karpinski, Patrick Martineau, Wanzhen Zeng

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Review Article

Surgical approach for ground glass opacities

Linda Chang Qu, Ahmad S. Ashrafi

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Original Article

A cost analysis of robotic lung resection versus stereotactic radiosurgery

Benjamin Wei, Ammar Asban, Carter Bunch, Dustin Eads, John Russell, Rongbing Xie, John M. Stahl, Kai He, Juan A. Muñoz-Largacha, James M. Donahue

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Editorial

Defying lung transplant current challenges

George Makdisi

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Review Article

Robotic anatomic pulmonary resection—the data

Ammara A. Watkins, David Rice, Kathleen M. Fuentes, Dena Shehata, Michael S. Kent

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Original Article

Streamlining care with single anesthetic robotic lung cancer diagnosis and resection

Amelia W. Wong, Elizabeth Y. Wang, Abigail Fong, Fahim Pyarali, Trevor R. Ideta, Bradley Tokeshi, Taryne A. Imai

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Original Article

Hierarchal clustering for the identification of distinct rib fracture patterns

Kiersten C. Woodyard De Brito, Kieran J. Phelan, Aaron Seitz, Jay Nathwani, Christopher F. Janowak

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Original Article

Prolonged mechanical ventilation after lung transplant: predictors and impact on survival

Lucille Hu, Kamal S. Ayyat, Noah Weingarten, Toshihiro Okamoto, Carli Lehr, Marie M. Budev, Usman Ahmad, James J. Yun, Kenneth R. McCurry, Haytham Elgharably

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Original Article

The impact of serum sodium levels on short and long-term outcomes after lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Asmita Singhania, Marcus Renshaw, Marcus Taylor, Annabel Sharkey, Somshekar Ganti

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Clinical Guideline

Clinical consensus on preoperative pulmonary function assessment in patients undergoing pulmonary resection (first edition)

Gening Jiang, Lei Zhang, Yuming Zhu, Chang Chen, Xiao Zhou, Jinming Liu, Peng Zhang, Hao Wang, Boxiong Xie, Haifeng Wang, Lei Jiang, Jiang Fan, Deping Zhao, Qiankun Chen, Liang Duan, Wenxin He, Yiming Zhou, Hongcheng Liu, Xiaogang Zhao, Xiong Qin, Yang Yang, Ye Ning, Dong Xie, Jie Dai

Published online: 10 July 2019

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Review Article

Management of empyema: a comprehensive review

Eiichi Kanai, Noriyuki Matsutani

Published online: 25 November 2020

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Review Article

Postoperative complications and long-term outcomes of tracheoesophageal fistula repair

Anastasia Almog, Augusto Zani

Published online: 25 August 2022

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Review Article

Thoracic outlet syndrome: which surgical approach?

Fabio Davoli, Guido Staffa, Angelo Paolo Ciarrocchi, Franco Stella

Published online: 25 February 2021

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Review Article

Radiologic diagnosis of tracheoesophageal fistula in children

Ercan Ayaz, Mithat Haliloglu

Published online: 25 August 2022

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Review Article

Flap reconstruction of the chest wall after oncologic resection

Juho Salo, Erkki Tukiainen

Published online: 25 February 2020

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Case Report

Mediastinal lymph node metastases in thyroid cancer: surgery without limits

Elena Marrama, Vittorio Aprile, Agnese Nesti, Diana Bacchin, Gabriele Materazzi, Marco Lucchi

Published online: 31 December 2019

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Review Article

Surgical stabilization of flail chest after trauma: when, why and how to do it?

Debora Brascia, Giulia De Iaco, Angela De Palma, Michele Costantino, Marcella Genualdo, Rosatea Quercia, Angela Fiorella, Giulia Nex, Marcella Schiavone, Francesca Signore, Teodora Panza, Federico Rea, Giuseppe Marulli

Published online: 25 August 2020

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Original Article

Surgery in large anterior mediastinal mass: case series of Hospital Kuala Lumpur

Ammar Ahmad, Narasimman Sathiamurthy, Benedict Dharmaraj, Narendran Balasubbiah, Diong Nguk Chai, Amiruddin Nik Mohamed Kamil, Muthukkumaran Thiagarajan

Published online: 25 May 2021

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Review Article

Prognostic factors of resected lung cancer with chest wall involvement

Antonio Mazzella, Mauro Loi, Marco Alifano

Published online: 25 February 2020

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Review Article

Current status and prospect of medical and surgical management for thoracic empyema

Mitsunori Higuchi, Hiroyuki Suzuki

Published online: 25 November 2020

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Original Article

Titanium mesh in chest wall stabilization and reconstruction: a single center experience

Pio Maniscalco, Nicolò Fabbri, Francesco Quarantotto, Nicola Tamburini, Giorgio Cavallesco

Published online: 25 May 2020

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Review Article

Management of congenital isolated H-type tracheoesophageal fistula

Cigdem Ulukaya Durakbasa

Published online: 25 August 2022

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Original Article

Tracheal surgery: still a challenge or a reality for thoracic surgeons?—A 30-month single-centre experience

Massimo Osvaldo Jaus, Maria Giovanna Mastromarino, Giuseppe Cardillo

Published online: 25 May 2020

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Review Article

Malignant tracheoesophageal fistula: diagnosis and management

Jahnavi Kakuturu, Ankit Dhamija, Alper Toker

Published online: 25 August 2022

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Case Report

Giant posterior mediastinal schwannoma with ancient features

Kayla A. Fay, David J. Finley, Joseph D. Phillips

Published online: 25 February 2020

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Original Article

Surgery for Pancoast tumors—the role of combined approaches

Francesco Puma, Alessio Gili, Lucio Cagini, Damiano Vinci, Alberto Matricardi, Valeria Berti, Alberto Italiani, Rossella Potenza, Silvia Ceccarelli

Published online: 25 February 2020

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Original Article

T4 non-small cell lung cancer invading the heart or the major thoracic vessels

Elisa De Franceschi, Andrea Dell’Amore, Alice Bellini, Alessandro Pangoni, Michele Dario Russo, Matilde Rocchi, Giovanni Maria Comacchio, Giorgio Cannone, Marco Mammana, Marco Schiavon, Andrea Zuin, Federico Rea

Published online: 25 August 2020

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Case Report

A rare case of hepatoid adenocarcinoma in the lung and literature review: case report

Fudong Wang, Yuan Weng, Jiqun Geng, Jun Zhu, Baoming Mi, Xinyi Zhou, Jing Qian, Qingjun You

Published online: 25 August 2020

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Case Report

Surgical reconstruction of the sternum following cardiac surgery complicated by mediastinitis—implantation of a custom-made sternal implant: a case report

Jason Trevis, Joel Dunning, James McVie

Published online: 25 August 2020

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Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery (ISSN: 2664-3278; Curr Chall Thorac Surg; CCTS) is an international peer-reviewed journal providing high-quality researches and information related to challenging issues on thoracic surgeries with an aim to improve current diagnosis and treatment of thoracic diseases. The journal focuses on current challenges, controversial issues and intractable situation of thoracic surgeries for pulmonary, tracheal, mediastinal, esophageal, and chest-wall diseases. It also dabbles in related specialties such as pulmonary medicine, transplantation, anesthesiology, pathology, imaging, biology, critical care medicine and nursing. More >>