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1 | (14) |
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2 Evidence Based Medicine: Quality of Evidence and Evaluation Systems |
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15 | (14) |
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3 Decision Analytic Techniques and Other Decision Processes |
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29 | (12) |
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4 Decision Making: The Surgeon's Perspective |
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41 | (12) |
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5 Involving Patients in Difficult Decisions About Having Surgery |
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53 | (14) |
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6 EBUS vs. Mediastinoscopy for Initial Pathologic Mediastinal Staging in NSCLC |
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67 | (16) |
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7 Does Preoperative Smoking Cessation Reduce Surgical Morbidity After Lung Resection? |
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83 | (12) |
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8 Is Low Tech as Good as High Tech Exercise Testing in Assessing Healthy Candidates for Lung Resection? |
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95 | (8) |
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9 Does Assessment of Frailty and Sarcopenia in Lung Resection Candidates Affect Patient Selection? |
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103 | (24) |
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10 Can Frailty and Sarcopenia Be Mitigated in Lung Resection Candidates? |
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127 | (10) |
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11 Is Antibiotic Prophylaxis Necessary for Major Lung Resection? |
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137 | (8) |
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12 Uniportal Versus Multiportal VATS Lobectomy |
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145 | (12) |
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13 Robotic Versus Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Major Lung Resection for Early Stage NSCLC |
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157 | (10) |
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14 Does Blood Patch for Persistent Postoperative Air Leak Reduce Air Leak Duration |
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167 | (10) |
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15 Is Resection of Persistent N2 Disease After Induction Therapy Effective? |
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177 | (16) |
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16 N2 Disease Discovered at the Time of Vats Lung Resection: Resect or Abort? |
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193 | (12) |
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17 Does Induction Immunotherapy Confer Increased Operative Risk for Lung Resection? |
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205 | (10) |
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18 Does an Enhanced Recovery Program for Lobectomy Improve Surgical Outcomes? |
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215 | (10) |
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19 Resection vs. SBRT for Stage I NSCLC in Patients with Good Pulmonary Function |
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225 | (12) |
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20 Do Endobronchial Valves Assist in Resolution of Postoperative Persistent Air Leak? |
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237 | (10) |
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21 Is Long-Term Surveillance Effective After Resection of Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer? |
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247 | (10) |
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22 Does ECMO for Lung Failure in ICU Patients Improve Survival? |
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257 | (10) |
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23 Does Local Therapy for Oligometastatic Disease in Lung Cancer Patients Improve Survival? |
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267 | (12) |
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24 Is Pulmonary Metastasectomy Effective in Prolonging Survival? |
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279 | (14) |
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25 Surgical Resection Versus Endoscopic Therapy for T1bN0 Esophageal Adenocarcinoma |
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293 | (12) |
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26 Does Induction Therapy for T2N0 Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Patients Improve Survival? |
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305 | (12) |
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27 Can Frailty and Sarcopenia Be Mitigated in Esophagectomy Candidates? |
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317 | (14) |
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28 Do Enhanced Recovery Programs for Esophagectomy Patients Improve Outcomes? |
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331 | (12) |
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29 Does Jejunostomy Tube Feeding Improve Outcomes After Esophagectomy? |
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343 | (12) |
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Richard van Hillegersberg |
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30 Surgery Versus Definitive Chemoradiotherapy for Regionally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer |
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355 | (6) |
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31 Robotic Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (RAMIE) vs. Open Esophagectomy (OE) for Resectable Esophageal Cancer |
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361 | (8) |
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32 Two-Field vs. Three-Field Lymphadenectomy for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma |
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369 | (8) |
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33 What Is the Appropriate Extent of Lymph Node Dissection in Esophageal Cancer |
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377 | (10) |
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34 Salvage Esophagectomy for Persistent or Recurrent Disease After Chemoradiation |
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387 | (14) |
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35 Early Oral Feeding After Esophagectomy |
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401 | (12) |
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36 Stent vs. Primary Repair for Esophageal Perforation |
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413 | (8) |
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37 Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy vs. Stenting for Esophageal Anastomotic Leaks |
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421 | (12) |
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38 Thoracoscopic Versus Endoscopic Therapy for Small Sub-epithelial Esophageal Tumors |
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433 | (12) |
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39 Laparoscopic vs. Endoscopic Therapy for Achalasia |
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445 | (10) |
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40 Laparoscopy or Endoscopic Therapy for Recurrent Symptoms from Achalasia |
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455 | (12) |
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41 Laparoscopy or Thoracotomy for Symptomatic Recurrent Paraesophageal Hernia |
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467 | (8) |
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42 Does Diaphragm Pacing for Bilateral Phrenic Nerve Paralysis Improve Function or Quality of Life? |
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475 | (12) |
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43 Does Phrenic Nerve Reconstruction for Unilateral Diaphragm Paralysis Improve Function or Quality of Life |
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487 | (8) |
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44 Is Plication for Diaphragmatic Eventration Effective in Improving Lung Function? |
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495 | (10) |
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45 Is Long-Term Stenting for Benign Airway Obstruction Effective? |
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505 | (8) |
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46 Are Engineered Tissues Useful for Tracheal Reconstruction? |
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513 | (10) |
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47 Management of Positive Margins After Resection of Primary Tracheal Malignancies |
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523 | (10) |
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48 Optimal Management of Posttransplant Bronchial Stenosis: Stenting or Reoperation |
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533 | (14) |
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Part V Pleura and Pleural Spaces |
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49 Is tPA/DNase Effective in the Management of Pleural Empyema? |
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547 | (6) |
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50 VATS vs Open Management of Pleural Empyema |
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553 | (8) |
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51 Indwelling Pleural Catheters Versus Talc Pleurodesis for Recurrent Symptomatic Malignant Pleural Effusions |
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561 | (10) |
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52 Quality of Life: Extended Pleurectomy/Decortication vs Extrapleural Pneumonectomy |
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571 | (12) |
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53 Does Thymectomy Improve Outcomes in Patients with Nonthymomatous Myasthenia Gravis? |
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583 | (8) |
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54 Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Evaluation of Suspected Encapsulated Thymoma |
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591 | (6) |
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55 Robotic vs. Thoracoscopic Thymectomy for Thymoma |
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597 | (8) |
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56 VATS for Resection of Mediastinal Parathyroid Adenomas |
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605 | (8) |
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57 Thymectomy in the Setting of Pleural Metastasis |
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613 | (16) |
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58 Sympathectomy for Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias |
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629 | (6) |
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59 The Extent of Surgery for Palmar Hyperhidrosis |
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635 | (10) |
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60 Synthetic Versus Biologic Reconstruction of Bony Chest Wall Defects |
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645 | (10) |
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61 Traumatic Rib Fracture in the Absence of Flail Chest: Conservative Therapy or Surgical Fixation? |
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655 | (8) |
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62 Is Surgical Management of Flail Chest Effective? |
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663 | (8) |
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63 Epidural vs Regional Blocks for VATS and Thoracotomy |
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671 | (14) |
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64 The Nuss Procedure Versus the Modified Ravitch Repair for Pectus Excavatum in Adults |
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685 | (6) |
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