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Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2024)

In 2024, many CCTS authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

Reviewer of the Month (2024)

In 2024, CCTS reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

CCTS is officially indexed by Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

On March 20th, 2024, a confirmation letter reached the editorial office of Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery (CCTS) (Figure 1) that the journal has been selected for inclusion in the Web of Science™ (WoS). Articles published in CCTS after 2022, beginning with Vol 4, will be included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), a product of WoS.

CCTS Annual Report 2023

We are pleased to present the 2023 Annual Report of Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery (CCTS). The journal has shown its internationalized editorial board, authorship, and readership, stable number of publications, and steady growth in pageviews.

Recent Advances in Perioperative Care in Thoracic Surgery and Anesthesia

This series on “Recent Advances in Perioperative Care in Thoracic Surgery and Anesthesia” was edited by Dr. Jean Bussieres, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada and Dr. George Rakovich, University of Montreal, Montréal, Canada. This series explores the challenges of perioperative care in thoracic surgery, with a focus on anesthesia, pain management, and enhanced recovery pathways for minimally invasive procedures.

Lung Transplant: Current Status and Challenges

This series on “Lung Transplant: Current Status and Challenges” was edited by Dr. George Makdisi, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA. This series covered the most significant and challenging issues regarding lung transplant and included renowned experts from different medical centers in the US to share their knowledge and experience.

Comprehensive Lung Cancer Care: A Continuum (Ongoing)

The series on “Comprehensive Lung Cancer Care: A Continuum” is edited by Dr. Donna E. Maziak from Surgical Oncology, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Ottawa Hospital-General Division, University of Ottawa (Ottawa, ON, Canada) and Dr. Patrick J. Villeneuve from Division of Thoracic Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa (Ottawa, ON, Canada).

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Editorial Commentary

Salvage lung resection: if you’re not first, you’re last

Hannah Kooperkamp, C. Matthew Kinsey

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Editorial Commentary

Computed tomography injection of technetium 99m macroaggregated albumin—an underutilized lung nodule localization strategy in pediatric patients

Casey Briggs, Brett Curran, Michael Ishitani

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Case Report

Repeat venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in an infant presenting with complex airway foreign body: a case report

Laura Daniela Smith, Shelly H. Pecorella, T. Wesley Templeton, Susan R. Vishneski

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Review Article

Identifying and improving disparities in esophageal cancer care: a narrative review

Sadia Tasnim, Monisha Sudarshan

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Review Article

Localization approaches to improve surgical resection of peripheral pulmonary lesions: a clinical practice review

Abhilash Bhat Marakini, Megan Satterfield, Graham G. Stockdale, Bryan S. Benn

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Review Article

¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT imaging and the characterization of synchronous primary lung cancer versus intrapulmonary metastasis and primary versus metastatic lung cancer: a narrative review

Sebastian Karpinski, Patrick Martineau, Wanzhen Zeng

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Review Article

Surgical approach for ground glass opacities

Linda Chang Qu, Ahmad S. Ashrafi

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Original Article

A cost analysis of robotic lung resection versus stereotactic radiosurgery

Benjamin Wei, Ammar Asban, Carter Bunch, Dustin Eads, John Russell, Rongbing Xie, John M. Stahl, Kai He, Juan A. Muñoz-Largacha, James M. Donahue

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Editorial

Defying lung transplant current challenges

George Makdisi

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 June 2024)

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Review Article

Robotic anatomic pulmonary resection—the data

Ammara A. Watkins, David Rice, Kathleen M. Fuentes, Dena Shehata, Michael S. Kent

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Original Article

Streamlining care with single anesthetic robotic lung cancer diagnosis and resection

Amelia W. Wong, Elizabeth Y. Wang, Abigail Fong, Fahim Pyarali, Trevor R. Ideta, Bradley Tokeshi, Taryne A. Imai

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Original Article

Hierarchal clustering for the identification of distinct rib fracture patterns

Kiersten C. Woodyard De Brito, Kieran J. Phelan, Aaron Seitz, Jay Nathwani, Christopher F. Janowak

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Original Article

Prolonged mechanical ventilation after lung transplant: predictors and impact on survival

Lucille Hu, Kamal S. Ayyat, Noah Weingarten, Toshihiro Okamoto, Carli Lehr, Marie M. Budev, Usman Ahmad, James J. Yun, Kenneth R. McCurry, Haytham Elgharably

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Original Article

The impact of serum sodium levels on short and long-term outcomes after lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Asmita Singhania, Marcus Renshaw, Marcus Taylor, Annabel Sharkey, Somshekar Ganti

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Case Report

Rare thoracic findings of catamenial pneumothorax due to repeated relapse and spontaneous remission: a case report

Takatoshi Osako, Teruhisa Takuwa

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(29 February 2024)

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Surgical Technique

Vein-first strategy for thoracoscopic lung segmentectomy under use of three-dimensional reconstruction of computed tomography

Hiroyuki Oizumi, Takayuki Sasage, Satoshi Takamori, Jun Suzuki, Hikaru Watanabe, Hirohisa Kato

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2024;

(29 February 2024)

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Surgical Technique

Intrathoracic muscle flap transposition: an original surgical technique

Eleonora Coviello, Antonio Giulio Napolitano, Domenico Pourmolkara, Silvia Ceccarelli, Claudia Colafigli, Francesco Puma

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2023;

(30 December 2023)

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Review Article

Endoscopic treatment for lung cancer in medically inoperable patients

Tsukasa Ishiwata, Kazuhiro Yasufuku

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2023;

(30 December 2023)

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Editorial Commentary

Challenges in diagnosis and management of patients with synchronous multiple primary lung cancers

Nika Samadzadeh Tabrizi, Thomas Fabian

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2023;

(30 December 2023)

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Review Article

Lung cancer screening—contemporary issues: a narrative review

Sonia M. Baeza, Stephen Lam

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

2023;

(30 October 2023)

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Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery (ISSN: 2664-3278; Curr Chall Thorac Surg; CCTS) is an international peer-reviewed journal providing high-quality researches and information related to challenging issues on thoracic surgeries with an aim to improve current diagnosis and treatment of thoracic diseases. The journal focuses on current challenges, controversial issues and intractable situation of thoracic surgeries for pulmonary, tracheal, mediastinal, esophageal, and chest-wall diseases. It also dabbles in related specialties such as pulmonary medicine, transplantation, anesthesiology, pathology, imaging, biology, critical care medicine and nursing. More >>