AABIP Journal Watch - Curated for you

Our monthly suggested read from the web: 

November 2024
Author:
Dr. John Egan, Corewealth Health/Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

  1. The Clinical and Economic Implications of Different Treatment Pathways for Patients With Rapidly Recurrent Malignant Pleural Effusion. Ost, David E. et al. CHEST. Read it
  2. The Proposed Ninth Edition TNM Classification of Lung Cancer. Detterbeck, Frank C. et al. CHEST.  Read it
  3. Impact of the Ninth International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer TNM Classification on Endobronchial Ultrasound for Lung Cancer Staging. Faria, NunoCosta et al. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. Read it 
  4. Cone-beam computed tomography-guided shape-sensing robotic bronchoscopy vs. electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy for pulmonary nodules. Abdelghani et al. JTD. Read it. 
  5. Normal Saline Versus Hypertonic Saline for Airway STENT Maintenance: SALTY STENT Study. Salguero et al. Normal Saline Versus Hypertonic Saline for Airway STENT Maintenance: SALTY STENT Study JOBIP. Read it

October 2024
Author: Dr. Abesh Niroula, Emory University

  1. Stereotactic vs Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Inoperable Stage I Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. The LUSTRE Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial, JAMA. Click here.
  2. The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Mesothelioma Staging Project: Proposals for Revisions of the “T” Descriptors in the Forthcoming Ninth Edition of the TNM Classification for Pleural Mesothelioma. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. Click here.
  3. Lepidic-Type Lung Adenocarcinomas: Is It Safe to Observe for Growth Before Treating?  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Click here.
  4. The influence of the interventionalist's sex on the outcome and complications of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy. Respiratory Medicine. Click here.
  5. Efficacy and safety of simultaneous combined Zephyr and Spiration valve therapy in patients with advanced pulmonary emphysema. Respiratory Medicine. Click here.

September 2024
Author: Dr. Yu Htwe, RWJBarnabas Health
  1. Image-Assısted Pleural Needle Biopsy or Medical Thoracoscopy. CHEST. Read it
  2. Incremental Application of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure for the Evaluation of Atelectasis During RP-EBUS and Bronchoscopy (I-APPEAR). JOBIP. Read it
  3. Intrathoracic Lymph Node Microcalcifications are Associated With a High Prevalence of Malignancy and Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Rearrangement: The “Calce” Study. JOBIP. Read it
  4. Therapeutic bronchoscopy for malignant central airway obstructions caused by non-bronchogenic cancers: Results from the EpiGETIF registry. Respirology. Read it
  5. Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Segmentectomy for Occult Node-Positive Clinical Stage IA Lung Cancer. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. Read it

August 2024
Author: Dr. Kai Swenson, Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center
  1. Accessing a "Dry Space" during Pleuroscopy Using an Optical Trocar. Annals of ATS Read It
  2. Management of Central Airway Obstruction. An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline Read It
  3. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax: does size matter? European Respiratory Journal Read It
  4. Added Value of a Robotic-assisted Bronchoscopy Platform in Cone Beam Computed Tomography-guided Bronchoscopy for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Parenchymal Lesions. JOBIP Read It
  5. Amplatzer Occluders for Effective Nonsurgical Management of Bronchopleural Fistulae. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Read It

July 2024
Author: Dr. Jose De Cardenas, University of Michigan
  1. Resource Use and Costs of Indwelling Pleural Catheters versus Pleurodesis for Malignant Pleural Effusions: A Population-based Study. Annals of American Thoracic Society. Read It.
  2. Pulmonologists’ Attitudes and Role in Precision Medicine Biomarker Testing for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Chest Journal. Read It
  3. World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (WABIP) guidelines on airway stenting for malignant central airway obstruction. Respirology. Read It
  4. First-in-human use of a new robotic electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopic platform with integrated Tool-in-Lesion Tomosynthesis (TiLT) technology for peripheral pulmonary lesions: The FRONTIER study. Respirology. Read it
  5. The Proposed 9th Edition TNM Classification of Lung Cancer. Chest Journal. Read It 

June 2024
Author: Dr. Jaskaran Sethi, Moffitt Cancer Center
  1. Outcomes of Therapeutic Bronchoscopy in Malignant Airway Obstruction Causing Acute Respiratory Failure. Annals of American Thoracic Society. Read It
  2. Review of interventions that improve uptake of lung cancer screening: a cataloging of strategies that have been shown to work (or not). CHEST Journal. Read It
  3. Shape-Sensing Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy versus Computed Tomography-Guided Transthoracic Biopsy for the Evaluation of Subsolid Pulmonary Nodules. Respiration. Read It.     
  4. Sublobar Resection, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy, and Percutaneous Ablation Provide Comparable Outcomes for Lung Metastasis-Directed Therapy. CHEST Journal. Read It.
  5. Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax, does size matter? European Respiratory Journal. Read It.   

May 2024
Author: Dr. Christian Ghattas, Ohio State University
  1. Image-Assisted Pleural Needle Biopsy or Medical Thoracoscopy. CHEST Journal. Read It 
  2. Segmentectomy vs Lobectomy for Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Visceral Pleural Invasion. The ANNALS of Thoracic Surgery. Read It
  3. Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration and PD-L1 Yields. Lung Journal. Read It

April 2024
Author: Dr. Yaron Gesthalter, University of California San Francisco
  1. Assessment of Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy Outcomes for Peripheral Lung Lesions: A Delphi Consensus Definition of Diagnostic Yield and Recommendations for Patient-centered Study Designs. An Official American Thoracic Society/American College of Chest Physicians Research Statement, AJRCCM. Click Here.
  2. The impact of outpatient versus inpatient management on health-related quality of life outcomes for patients with malignant pleural effusion: the OPTIMUM randomised clinical trial, ERJ. Click Here.
  3. Safety of Home Discharge With a Chest Tube After Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Complicated by Persistent Airleak, JOBIP. Click Here.
  4. Long-term Survival After Lung Cancer Resection in the National Lung Screening Trial, Annals Thoracic Surgery. Click Here.

March 2024
Author: Dr. Sameer Avasarala, Case Western
  1. Differential Diagnosis of Pleural Effusion Using Machine Learning.  Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Read It
  2. Accuracy of Cytologic vs Histologic Specimens for Assessment of Programmed Cell Death Ligand-1 Expression in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Chest. Read it
  3. “Tool-in-lesion” Accuracy of Galaxy System—A Robotic Electromagnetic Navigation BroncHoscopy With Integrated Tool-in-lesion-Tomosynthesis Technology: The MATCH Study. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. Read it
  4. Importance of Lymph Node Evaluation in ≤2-cm Pure-Solid Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Read it

February 2024
Author: Dr. Max Wayne, University of Michigan
  1. What Goes into Patient Selection for Lung Cancer Screening? Factors Associated with Clinician Judgments of Suitability for Screening. AJRCCMClick here. 
  2. The Subglottic Stenosis 6 Questionnaire: A Novel Quality-of-Life Survey Validated to Predict Need for Intervention in Patients With Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis. CHEST. Click here. 
  3. Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Mediastinal Lymph Nodal Cryobiopsy in Patients With Nondiagnostic/Inadequate Rapid On-site Evaluation A New Step in the Diagnostic Algorithm. JOBIP. Click here. 
  4. Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Prior to Lung Transplantation Does Not Increase Postoperative Pulmonary Complications. Respiration. Click here. 
  5. A novel method for the bronchial occlusion of prolonged air leakage using customized endobronchial plugs. Journal of Thoracic Disease. Click here.

December 2023

Author: Dr. Jose de Cardenas, , University of Michigan

  1. High Definition Videobronchoscopy for the Diagnosis of Airway Involvement in Sarcoidosis. The enhance Sarcoiosis Multicenter Study. CHEST journalClick here
  2. Safety and efficacy of bronchial thermoplasty in Australia 5 years post-procedure. Respirology. Click here
  3. Role of RAPID score and surgery in the management of pleural infection: a single center retrospective study. Journal of Thoracic DiseaseClick here
  4. Accuracy of Preliminary Pathology for Robotic bronchoscopic Biopsy. The Annals of Thoracic SurgeryClick here  
  5. Vocal cord paralysis as a rare complication of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction: a case series of five patients. European Respiratory JournalClick here