Primary Pericardial Sarcoma with Right Atrial Invasion and Multiple Bilateral Pulmonary Metastases in a Patient with Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer by Eugene Wong, Lawrence J. Oh, Kazi Nahar, Adrian Lee, Stephen Clarke

“…Biopsies of the effusion and primary tumour identified on FDG/PET scans revealed the diagnosis of primary undifferentiated sarcoma. On thoracotomy, it was noted that the tumour had invaded the right atrium; therefore, pericardial window was aborted and a drain inserted instead. …”
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Lung Middle Lobe Laceration Needing Lobectomy as Complication of Nuss Bar Removal by Brice Henry, Valérie Lacroix, Thierry Pirotte, Pierre-Louis Docquier

“…Unfortunately, he developed in the immediate postoperative period a hemopneumothorax due to a right middle lobe laceration which required a middle lobectomy by thoracotomy for hemostasis. Lesions of intrathoracic organs are a rare but potentially serious complication of the removal of the Nuss bar. …”
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Rapid growth of a solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura after slow long-term progression: a case report by Daichi Kakibuchi, Shunta Ishihara, Masanori Shimomura, Satoshi Ikebe, Ryota Dobashi, Kazuki Honda, Masayoshi Inoue

“…A sixth-rib intercostal thoracotomy with a posterolateral incision was performed to remove the large tumor. …”
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Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Thrombosed Infrarenal Component: A Modified Hybrid Technique without Aortic Cross Clamping by Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Khaled J. Zaza, Muhammad Anees Sharif, Samer Koussayer

“…TAAA with a thrombosed infrarenal aorta and bilateral common iliac arteries can be repaired using a single-stage modified hybrid procedure without aortic clamping in high-risk patients who cannot tolerate thoracotomy and aortic cross clamping.…”
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Management of Intrathoracic Benign Schwannomas of the Brachial Plexus by Alessandro Bandiera, Giampiero Negri, Giulio Melloni, Carlo Mandelli, Simonetta Gerevini, Angelo Carretta, Paola Ciriaco, Armando Puglisi, Piero Zannini

“…In the first case the tumour was completely intrathoracic and it was hardly removed through a standard posterolateral thoracotomy. In the second case the tumour presented as a cervicomediastinal lesion and it was resected through a one-stage combined supraclavicular incision followed by left video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. …”
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Unexpected Tension Pneumothorax-Hemothorax during Induction of General Anaesthesia by Ekaterini Amaniti, Chrysoula Provitsaki, Panagiota Papakonstantinou, George Tagarakis, Konstantinos Sapalidis, Ioannis Dalakakis, Dimitrios Gkinas, Vasilios Grosomanidis

“…After thorough evaluation for any systemic disease, which was negative, the patient underwent two-stage thoracotomy for bullectomy.…”
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Explosive Pleuritis by Jasdeep K Sharma, Thomas J Marrie

“…Cytology was negative for malignant cells. Thoracotomy was performed, which demonstrated a loculated parapneumonic effusion that required decortication. …”
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Fibrothorax and Severe Lung Restriction Secondary to Lupus Pleuritis and Its Successful Treatment by Pleurectomy by Sat Sharma, Robert Smith, Fahad Al-Hameed

“…The patient was disabled by her severe dyspnea despite maximal medical therapy, and, therefore, surgery was considered. A right thoracotomy revealed entrapment of the right lung by dense visceral pleura. …”
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Intralobar pulmonary sequestration complicated by a giant supplying artery aneurysm presenting for 9 years: a case report by Wei Weng, Xinle Chi, Ze Liu, Weiqian Chen, Shengze Wang, Wenjie Cai, Hai Wu, Yaomeng Chen

“…BackgroundThis article reports a case of a intralobar pulmonary sequestration (IPS) with a significantly large feeding artery aneurysm and shares the successful treatment experience.Case presentationA male was diagnosed with IPS combined with a feeding artery aneurysm approximately 74 mm × 61 mm in nine years ago but refused thoracotomy at that time. The patient presented this time due to an infection, and a CT scan revealed a significant increase in the lesion size to approximately 123 mm × 100 mm. …”
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Celiac Artery Compression After a Spine Fracture, and Pericardium Rupture After Blunt Trauma: A Case Report from a Single Injury by Joongsuck Kim, Hyun Min Cho, Sung Hwan Kim, Seong Hoon Jung, Jeong Eun Sohn, Kwangmin Lee

“…Suspecting empyema, thoracotomy was performed at 3 weeks after admission, revealing organized hematoma without pus formation, as well as rupture of the pericardium, which was immediately sutured, and decortication was carried out. …”
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Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer in the Setting of Unilateral Agenesis of the Left Pulmonary Artery: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review by John Agzarian, Jakub Kadlec, Lori Whitehead, Yaron Shargall

“…Initial investigations did not yield evidence of malignancy, and confirmation of metastatic disease was made intraoperatively at the time of thoracotomy. The findings demonstrated evidence of diffuse metastatic pleural disease with lymphangitic carcinomatosis and superimposed infection. …”
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Damage control resuscitation: how it’s done and where we can improve. A view of the Brazilian reality according to trauma professionals by MARCELO AUGUSTO FONTENELLE RIBEIRO JUNIOR, LETICIA STEFANI PACHECO, JUAN CARLOS DUCHESNE, JOSE GUSTAVO PARREIRA, SHAHIN MOHSENI

“…For hemorrhage control, tourniquets and resuscitative thoracotomy were commonly available, but REBOA was rarely accessible (0.8%). …”
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Spontaneous anastomosis of esophageal atresia without esophageal stricture formation: A case report by S. Tan Tanny, S.E. Newman, M. Safe, W.J. Teague

“…Passage of a nasogastric tube was attempted but coiled in the upper esophagus, leading to a postnatal diagnosis of esophageal atresia with distal tracheo-esophageal fistula. At thoracotomy on day 1 of life, the tracheo-esophageal fistula was ligated without problems. …”
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Angiogenic Response to Major Lung Resection for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgical and Open Access by Calvin S. H. Ng, Song Wan, Randolph H. L. Wong, Anthony M. H. Ho, Anthony P. C. Yim

“…Forty-three consecutive patients underwent major lung resection through either VATS (𝑛=23) or Open thoracotomy (𝑛=20) over an 8-month period. Blood samples were collected preoperatively and postoperatively on days (POD) 1 and 3 for enzyme linked immunosorbent assay determination of angiogenic factors. …”
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Effects of a Serratus Anterior Plane Block After Video-Assisted Lung Wedge Resection: A Single-Center, Prospective, and Randomized Controlled Trial by Seokjin Lee, Tae-Yun Sung, Choon-Kyu Cho, Gyuwon Lee, Woojin Kwon

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is associated with less postoperative pain than traditional open thoracotomy. However, trocar and chest tube placement may damage the intercostal nerves, causing significant discomfort. …”
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Endometrial Carcinoma Presenting with an Isolated Osseous Metastasis: A Case Report by Nesrine Tounsi, Ines Zemni, Fatma Saadalah, Maher Slimane, Nadia Boujelbene, Mohamed ali Ayadi, Chargui Rhiad, Rahal Khaled

“…In addition, a right thoracotomy was carried out and complete surgical excision of the rib mass was successfully performed. …”
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Awake thoracic surgery for lung cancer treatment: where we are and future perspectives—our experience and review of literature by Giovanni Mugnaini, Simone Tombelli, Antonio Burlone, Stefano Bongiolatti, Domenico Viggiano, Rossella Indino, Ottavia Salimbene, Lavinia Gatteschi, Luca Voltolini, Alessandro Gonfiotti

“…We report only 2 conversions to general anesthesia (16.67%) and no conversion to open thoracotomy. We used a nebulizator for the atomization of lidocaine on the lung surface to reduce the cough reflex. …”
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Outcome of Concurrent Occult Hemothorax and Pneumothorax in Trauma Patients Who Required Assisted Ventilation by Ismail Mahmood, Zainab Tawfeek, Ayman El-Menyar, Ahmad Zarour, Ibrahim Afifi, Suresh Kumar, Ruben Peralta, Rifat Latifi, Hassan Al-Thani

“…The majority of occult hemopneumothorax can be carefully managed without tube thoracostomy in patients who required positive pressure ventilation. Tube thoracotomy could be restricted to those who had evidence of increase in the size of the hemothorax or pneumothorax on follow-up chest radiographs or developed respiratory compromise.…”
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Prone versus Supine Position Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Zanfeng Cao, Zhanzheng Yang, Zijing Liang, Qingyan Cen, Zuopeng Zhang, Hengrui Liang, Rong Liu, Liangbo Zeng, Yubao Xie, Youping Wang

“…The pooled RRs indicate that patients who received prone position ventilation had increased incidence of pressure scores (RR: 1.23; P = 0.003), displacement of a thoracotomy tube (RR: 3.14; P = 0.047), and endotracheal tube obstruction (RR: 2.45; P = 0.001). …”
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A Case of Intrathoracic Gastric Duplication Cyst Detected on Prenatal Ultrasound Examination by Hisako Yagi, Yoshino Kinjyo, Yukiko Chinen, Hayase Nitta, Tadatsugu Kinjo, Keiko Mekaru, Hitoshi Masamoto, Hideki Goya, Tomohide Yoshida, Naoya Sanabe, Yoichi Aoki

“…Four weeks after delivery, the neonate was admitted because of respiratory distress due to mass effect. At right lateral thoracotomy, a 105 × 65 mm of solitary smooth-walled cyst containing serosanguineous fluid was found in the posterior mediastinum, which was excised completely. …”
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