… In the recent study by Jiang et al. [64], two-dimensional shear wave elastography was applied
to the parietal pleura in a cohort of patients presenting with malignant and benign pleural …

Background: The use of self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) in benign airway disease
was the object of a boxed warning from the United States Food and Drug Administration in …

Lung cancer represents the primary cause of cancer death in the world. Malignant cells
identification and characterization are crucial for the diagnosis and management of patients with …

Objective Metastatic pleural effusion (MPE) is one of the most frequent causes of pleural
effusion. The aims of the therapeutic management are palliation of symptoms and improvement …

The type V intermediate filament lamins are the principal components of the nuclear matrix,
including the nuclear lamina. Lamins are divided into A-type and B-type, which are encoded …

Background: In lung transplantation (LT), the actual surgical practice is to cut the donor
bronchus as short as possible in order to reduce anastomotic complications (AC). Consequently, …

Background: Benign stenosis involving laryngeal and upper tracheal structures represents
a therapeutic challenge. Open surgery and endoscopic management have to be discussed …

Introduction: In potentially curable non-small-cell lung cancer, different practice guidelines
recommend invasive me-diastinal staging in tumors larger than 3 cm, central, or hy-…

Pleural malignancies are among the most common causes of pleural disease and form the
basis of our daily pleural practice. There has been significant research and increase in both …

Methods All cT1N0M0 NSCLC cases were identified from the prospective database of the
lung cancer investigation clinic of our institution from 2014 to 2017. Patients with a previous …