Top Cited Articles
(66 articles with 198 citations as of July 2022)

• Superior Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defect: Overview of Surgical Options, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.3 No.4, 2013
• Kelechi Emmanuel Okonta, Michael Sanusi
• Citations: 15 (Details)

• A Primary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma of the Right Atrium: Report of a Case and Literature Review, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.3 No.2, 2013
• Tsutomu Sugimoto, Kazuo Yamamoto, Shinpei Yoshii
• Citations: 14 (Details)

• Incidence Risk and Independent Predictors of Prolonged Air Leak in 269 Consecutive Pulmonary Resection Patients over Nine Months: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.6 No.4, 2016
• Connie Drewbrook, Samarpita Das, Dorsa Mousadoust, Dorsa Mousadoust, Dorsa Mousadoust, Basil Nasir, John Yee, Anna McGuire
• Citations: 13 (Details)

• Non-Invasive Pressure Support Ventilation in Major Lung Resection for High Risk Patients: Does It Matter?, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.3, 2012
• Bernhard C. Danner, Wolfgang Koerber, Alexander Emmert, Ulrike Olgemoeller, Hilmar Doerge, Michael Quintel, Carl-P. Criée, Friedrich A. Schoendube
• Citations: 9 (Details)

• Compliant to Warfarin Therapy after Mechanical Heart Valve Replacement, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.4 No.2, 2014
• Ragab S. Shehata, Ahmed A. Elassal, Ayman A. Gabal
• Citations: 7 (Details)

• Neonatal Marfan Syndrome: Improving the Bad Prognosis with a Strict Conservative Treatment with Carvedilol?, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.4 No.2, 2014
• Reiner Buchhorn, Tuende Kertess-Szlaninka, Sonja Dippacher, Martin Hulpke-Wette
• Citations: 6 (Details)

• Is Primary Repair of Tracheobronchial Rupture Curative?, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.3 No.2, 2013
• Abdel-Maged Salem, Alaa Brik, Ali Refat, Karem Elfagharany, Abdalla Badr
• Citations: 6 (Details)

• Michael E. DeBakey and Denton A. Cooley— Mike, the Master Assembler; Denton, the Courageous Fighter: A Personal Overview Unforgettable Past Remembrances in the 1960s, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.3, 2012
• Domingo S. Liotta
• Citations: 6 (Details)

• Surgical Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot in Adulthood, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.3, 2012
• Ignacio Lugones, Pablo D. Inguanzo, Diego Antoni, Marisa Di Santo, Rubén O. García
• Citations: 5 (Details)

• Is VATS Bullectomy and Pleurectomy an Effective Method for the Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax?, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.6 No.3, 2016
• Ramzi A. Addas, Farid M. Shamji, Sudhir R. Sundaresan, Patrick James Villeneuve, Andrew J. E. Seely, Sebastien Gilbert, Donna E. Maziak
• Citations: 5 (Details)

• Incidence & Risk Factors Associated with Carotid Disease in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.4 No.2, 2014
• Hamoud Obied, Asim Miari, Mohammed Alreshidan, Fahad Alghofaili, Mohammad Ibrahim, Abdulaziz Albaradai, Mohammed Koudieh
• Citations: 4 (Details)

• Evaluation of a New Formula for Calculating Heparin Dose for Cardiopulmonary Bypass Patients, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.4 No.2, 2014
• Aya Nakasuji, Satoshi Matsushita, Hirotaka Inaba, Taira Yamamoto, Kenji Kuwaki, Eiichi Inada, Atsushi Amano
• Citations: 4 (Details)

• Predictors of Malignant Pathology and the Role of Trans-Thoracic Needle Biopsy in Management of Solitary Fibrous Tumors of the Pleura: A 30-Year Review of a Tertiary Care Center Patient Cohort, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.6 No.4, 2016
• Anna McGuire, Patrick J. Villeneuve, Harman Sekhon, Sebastien Gilbert, Sudhir Sundaresan, Donna E. Maziak, Andrew E. J. Seely, Farid M. Shamji
• Citations: 4 (Details)

• Atrial Fibrillation Predicts Worse Long Time Prognosis after CABG – A 6-Year Survival Analysis, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.2, 2012
• Lars P. Riber
• Citations: 4 (Details)

• Laparoscopic Diaphragmatic Plication in Patients with Unilateral Diaphragm Paralysis with Thoracoscopic Verification, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.4, 2012
• Willem N. Welvaart, Kieng H. Ong, Marinus A. Paul, Anton Vonk-Noordegraaf, Coen A. C. Ottenheijm
• Citations: 4 (Details)

• Esophageal Perforation Management: A Single-Center Experience, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.4, 2012
• Ramzi Addas, Jean Berjaud, Claire Renaud, Pierre Berthoumieu, Marcel Dahan, Laurent Brouchet
• Citations: 4 (Details)

• Bypass Grafting of Aberrant Circumflex Artery with Anomalous Origin and Course, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.4, 2012
• Marios E. Patronis, Sotiris C. Papaspyros, Kasra Shaikhrezai, Sai Prasad, Dharmendra Agrawal
• Citations: 4 (Details)

• The Use of Fibula Free Flap for Reconstruction of Anterior Chest Wall Full-Thickness Defects, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.3 No.4, 2013
• Szumniak Ryszard, Maciejewski Adam
• Citations: 4 (Details)

• A Pictorial Review on the Role of 64-Slice HD MDCT in Detecting Post CABG Cardiothoracic Complications, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.4 No.2, 2014
• Ibrahim M. Helmy, Akram M. Asbeutah, Inas M. ElFiki, Osama E. Arafa
• Citations: 4 (Details)

• Iatrogenic Tracheal Ruptures: Review of the Literature and Personal Experience on 11 Cases, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.3 No.4, 2013
• Bülent Aydemir, Sezai Çelik, Oya Uncu, Handan Tanrıkulu, Tamer Okay
• Citations: 3 (Details)

• Transit-Time Flow Measurement: Letter to The Editor, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.2, 2012
• Elsayed Elmistekawy
• Citations: 3 (Details)

• Graft Quality Control with the Traditional Roller Pump Flow Measurement in Comparison to the Transit-Time Flow Measurement, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.1 No.2, 2011
• Hannan Dalyanoĝlu, Hiroyuki Kamiya, Mohammed Kurt, Marc Thöne, Payam Akhyari, Artur Lichtenberg, Bernhard Korbmacher
• Citations: 3 (Details)

• Does Gender Affect the Outcomes of Multiple Valve Heart Surgery?, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.1, 2012
• Iskander Al-Githmi
• Citations: 3 (Details)

• Pulmonary Hyalinizing Granuloma: A Case Report, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.6 No.4, 2016
• Elias Amorim, Raimunda Ribeiro da Silva, Armando da Veiga Cruz Filho
• Citations: 3 (Details)

• Dartevelle Approach for Intra-Thoracic Subclavian Artery Aneurysm Repair, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.4 No.2, 2014
• Chris Bond, Jameel Muzaffar, Donald Adam, Ehab Bishay
• Citations: 3 (Details)

• Myocardial Protection with Beta Blocker Treatment in Infants with Heart Failure Due to Congenital Heart Defects and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.10 No.4, 2020
• Buchhorn Reiner
• Citations: 3 (Details)

• Bronchotomy as a Safe and Feasible Alternative to Failed Bronchoscopic Removal of Foreign Body Inhalation in Pediatrics. A Seven-Year Review, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.11 No.2, 2021
• Montaser Abd Elaziz, Mohammed Eltaweel, Mohamed Elsayed, Mohammed El-Hag-Aly
• Citations: 3 (Details)

• Open Thoracic Surgery for Removal of a Two-Year-Old Impacted Esophageal Coin, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.10 No.1, 2020
• Isaac Okyere, Samuel Gyasi Brenu, Perditer Okyere
• Citations: 3 (Details)

• The Rare Thoracic Tumor, Askin Tumors 7 Cases Report, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.4 No.2, 2014
• Mountassir Moujahid, Tarik Ziadi, Ahmed Rhari, Karim Nador, Issam Serghini, Moulay Hassan Tahiri
• Citations: 2 (Details)

• Preferences of the Thoracic-Surgery Academic Teaching Staff on Thoracotomy Opening/Closure and Post-Thoracotomy Pain Management, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.6 No.1, 2016
• Ali Ozdil, Tevfik Ilker Akcam, Ufuk Cagirici
• Citations: 2 (Details)

• Preoperative Exercise Testing Is a Better Predictor of Postoperative Complications than Pulmonary Function Testing for Patients with Lung Cancer, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.5 No.1, 2015
• Atsushi Hata, Yasuo Sekine, Eitetsu Koh, Nobuyuki Yamaguchi
• Citations: 2 (Details)

• Unusual Case of Pneumothorax Caused by Costal Osteochondroma, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.4, 2012
• Rahul Vemula, Sarav Shah, Lournes J. Willekes II
• Citations: 2 (Details)

• Severe Mediastinal Emphysema and Tension Pneumothorax Caused by Cough-Induced Intercostal Lung Herniation, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.4 No.1, 2014
• Shinjiro Mizuguchi, Masahide Kaji, Toshihiko Yoshida, Takeshi Iwasaki, Takao Kamimori, Hiroshi Fujiwara
• Citations: 2 (Details)

• Indwelling Pleural Catheter Insertion Following Inefficient Thoracoscopic Decortication in Postpneumonic Empyema: Beneficial or Contraindicated?, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.3 No.4, 2013
• Gabor Egri, Rakesh Krishnadas, Peter Froeschle
• Citations: 2 (Details)

• CT, MRI, and ¹⁸F-FDG PET-CT Findings of Pulmonary Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma: A Case Report, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.3 No.4, 2013
• Riki Okita, Koichiro Yasuda, Yuji Nojima, Ai Maeda, Takuro Yukawa, Shinsuke Saisho, Katsuhiko Shimizu, Takashi Akiyama, Yasunari Miyagi, Takashi Oda, Masao Nakata
• Citations: 2 (Details)

• Diaphragmatic Plication: Retrospective Study with 54 Patients, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.3 No.3, 2013
• Sezai Çelik, Serhan Tanju, İsa Döngel, Onur Gürer, Alper Toker
• Citations: 2 (Details)

• Comparison of Patient Survival after Resection for Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors Compared to Other Neuroendocrine Tumors: A United States Population Study, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.4, 2012
• Jay M. Bhatt, J. Nilas Young, David T. Cooke
• Citations: 2 (Details)

• Posthorax^® Prevents Sternal Dehiscence and Instability: Preliminary Results of a Prospective Randomized Multicenter Trial, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.3 No.2, 2013
• Santarpino Giuseppe, Fischlein Theodor, Steffen Pfeiffer
• Citations: 2 (Details)

• Are There Early Clinical Factors to Decide Early Surgical Management for Secondary Chylothorax? A Review of 32 Cases, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.3 No.2, 2013
• Addas Ramzi, Thumerel Matthieu, Jougon Jacques, Delcambre Frédéric, Velly Jean-Francois
• Citations: 2 (Details)

• Preoperative and Postoperative Spirometry in Patients Undergoing Lobectomy for Sequelae of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.3 No.2, 2013
• Elias Amorim, Roberto Saad, Armando Veiga Da Cruz Filho
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Inflammation Biomarkers as Predictors of Pulmonary Outcomes in Cardiac Surgical Patients, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.3 No.4, 2013
• Nadera J. Sweiss, Ray Sawaqed, Kenneth V. Leeper, Heval M. Kelli, Timothy Niewold, Omar M. Lattouf
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Multilocular Thymic Cysts with Follicular Hyperplasia: Report of a Case, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.3 No.4, 2013
• Yoshinobu Ichiki, Yuichiro Kajiwara, Takayuki Hamatsu, Taketoshi Suehiro, Fumihiro Tanaka, Keizo Sugimachi
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Implications of the VerifyNow P2Y12 Assay on Patient Outcomes, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.4 No.3, 2014
• Denise A. Sutter, Gregory S. King, Marintha R. Short
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Surgical Coronary Revascularization Using an Off-Pump, No-Touch Technique: The Cyclone (Hexalon) Experience, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.4 No.4, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Schussler, Theodore T. Theologes, Baron L. Hamman
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Morbidity of Open Saphenous Vein Harvesting after Preoperative Ultrasonic Mapping, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.5 No.1, 2015
• Susumu Isoda, Tamizo Kimura, Katsunori Tanaka, Kenji Nishimura, Nozomu Yamanaka, Shin-ichi Taguchi, Keiji Uchida, Norihisa Karube, Kiyotaka Imoto
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Rupture of the Thoracic Duct as a Result of Injury with Subsequent Development of Bilateral Chylothorax, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.4, 2012
• Thomas Bohrer, Jens Christian Paul, Konrad Neukam, Oscar Hernandez, Christian O. Ritter, Rudolf Hagen
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Current status of Radiologic Diagnosis for Mediastinal Lymph Node Metastases of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Retrospective Study of pN2 Cases, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.4, 2012
• Shinsuke Saisho, Koichiro Yasuda, Ai Maeda, Takuro Yukawa, Riki Okita, Yuji Hirami, Katsuhiko Shimizu, Masao Nakata
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Successful Use of Intercostal Muscle Flap in Cavitary Lung Lesions, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.3 No.1, 2013
• Alaa Brik, Abdel-Maged Salem, Khaled Mostafa
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Pulmonary Resection for Metachronous Lung Cancer Following Contralateral Pneumonectomy, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.3 No.1, 2013
• Thomas Tsitsias, Prity Gupta, Kelvin W. Lau, Nicholas Harvey, Sridhar Rathinam
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Lung Adenocarcinoma Presenting as a Bleeding Sternal Mass, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.2, 2012
• Juan Carlos Trujillo-Reyes, Ramón Rami-Porta, Bienvenido Barreiro-López, Clarisa González-Mínguez, Lydia Canales Aliagad, Josep Belda-Sanchís
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Primary Intimal Sarcoma of the Pulmonary Vein with Extension into the Left Atrium: A Case Report, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.2, 2012
• Constantine D. Mavroudis, Alfred Casillan, Mark Rabbat, Aileen Go, Edward Melian, Mamdouh Bakhos, Christopher H. Wigfield
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Simplified Technique for Excision of Metastasizing Leiomyoma of Suprahepatic Inferior Vena Cava with Intracardiac Extension, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.2 No.3, 2012
• Anas Sarraj, Pablo Alvarez, Paloma Corbaton, José-Manuel Nuche
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Biomarkers and Echocardiography in the Postoperative Course of Pulmonary Resection Surgery, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.1 No.1, 2011
• David Andaluz-Ojeda, Francisco Gandía, Jose Luis Duque, Itziar Gómez, Begona De Gregorio, Jose Alberto San Román, Eduardo Villacorta
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Endotracheal Metastasis from Colon Cancer: A Rare Case, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.5 No.2, 2015
• Anna Hartmann Schmidt, Thomas Decker Christensen, Line Bille Madsen, Anette Højsgaard, Sten Schytte, Hans Kristian Pilegaard
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Experience with Porcine Acellular Dermal Collagen Mesh (Permacol™ Surgical Implant) in Chest Wall Reconstruction after Resection for Rib Osteomyelitis, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.5 No.2, 2015
• Claudia Hannele Mazzetti, Patrick Carlier, Alexis Therasse, Jean Lemaitre
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• A Resection of the Giant First Left Rib Tumor and Chest Wall Reconstruction by Transmanubrial Osteomuscular Sparing Approach, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.5 No.3, 2015
• Takanori Ayabe, Masaki Tomita, Hiroki Mori, Eiichi Chosa, Kunihide Nakamura
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Thoracic Wounds by Firearm at the University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo (YO), Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.7 No.2, 2017
• Edgar Ouangré, Maurice Zida, Moussa Bazongo, Elie Yamba Sawadogo, Aristide Sam, Rock Kafando, Nayi Zongo, Si Simon Traoré
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• The Effect of Preoperative AchR-Ab Level to the Prognosis in Operated Myasthenia Gravis Patients, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.7 No.4, 2017
• Tevfik Ilker Akcam, Ali Ozdil, Onder Kavurmaci, Ayse Gul Ergonul, Kutsal Turhan, Alpaslan Cakan, Ufuk Cagirici, Ayse Nur Yuceyar
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Minimally Invasive Mediastinal Parathyroidectomy: An Effective and Safe Technique in Patients with Ectopic Primary Hyperparathyroidism, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.7 No.4, 2017
• Iskander Al-Githmi
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Rupture of the Anterolateral Papillary Muscle Caused by a High Lateral Branch Occlusion, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.8 No.1, 2018
• Kayo Sugiyama, Masaki Kano, Satoshi Takahashi, Nobusato Koizumi, Hitoshi Ogino
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Surgical Management of Pyothorax: A Series of 172 Cases, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.8 No.2, 2018
• Harmouchi Hicham, Rabiou Sani, Issoufou Ibrahim, Sidibe Kassim, Belliraj Layla, Ammor Fatimazahra, Lakranbi Marouane, Ouadnouni Yassine, Smahi Mohammed
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Indication and Timing of Surgery Are Essential in Stabilization of the Chest Wall in Flail Chest Trauma Patients, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.8 No.4, 2018
• Ali Imad El-Akkawi, Frank Vincenzo de Paoli, Morten Bendixen, Thomas Decker Christensen
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Oesophagocardiomyotomy for Achalasia Cardia via Thoracotomy in a Teaching Hospital in Ghana: A 5-Year Retrospective Review, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.9 No.3, 2019
• Isaac Okyere, Samuel Gyasi Brenu, Perditer Okyere
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Pentalogy of Cantrell with Sternum Agenesis—A Case Report, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.10 No.1, 2020
• Elias Amorim, Nilo Antunes Sousa Filho, Petrucio Abrantes Sarmento, Joseval Silva Lacerda, Wildel Campos Ferreira, Paulo Roberto Mocelin, Antonio Vieira Dias Filho, Victor Hugo Dorigo Castilho, Joel Fernando Sodré Bayma Silva, Rejane Albuquerque, Camila Raposo, Marineia Vale
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Surgical Management of Herniated Intrathoracic Gastric Perforation in Traumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture: An Unusual Two Rare Cases, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.10 No.2, 2020
• Isaac Okyere, Sanjeev Singh, Perditer Okyere, Samuel Gyasi Brenu, Samuel Kontor Amoabeng
• Citations: 1 (Details)

• Interplay between Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 and Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor in Non-Small-Cell-Lung Cancer, Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.6 No.4, 2016
• Alexander Emmert, Angelika Oellerich, Laszlo Füzesi, Regina Waldmann- Beushausen, Friedrich A. Schöndube, Hanibal Bohnenberger, Bernhard C. Danner
• Citations: 1 (Details)