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Boerhaave's syndrome is the most severe disease in the esophageal perforation. The purpose of this report is to evaluate the outcome in patients who were treated with primary repair for Boerhaave's syndrome regardless of the time interval. From 1997 to July 2007, 10 patients with Boerhaave's syndrome were treated with primary repair regardless of the time interval. The interval between rupture and initial treatment was less than 24 hours in five patients (50.0%) and more than 24 hours in the oth

Disease-free intervals in association with the time of adjuvant chemotherapy and number of metastases were independent poor prognostic factors for pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer.

This study aimed to investigate the efficacies and complications associated with the 7F catheter inserted in patients with pneumothorax in the emergency room and to compare the results for primary and secondary pneumothorax. From June 2006 to May 2008, 200 patients with primary or secondary pneumothorax treated with a 7F catheter were enrolled. The primary endpoint was the immediate success rate. Success with the 7F catheter was defined as complete or nearly complete lung expansion following ins

The SUVmax of lung adenocarcinoma featuring GGN can vary depending on the GGO proportion. A higher SUVmax can be expected in invasive adenocarcinoma than in MIA, and solid and acinar-predominant invasive adenocarcinoma showed a higher SUVmax.

Operative treatment of pulmonary oligorecurrence after curative resection significantly prolonged the PRS in patients who underwent curative resection for NSCLC.

Repeated VATS was a feasible method to treat recurrent PSP after VATS for PSP.