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  1. Article ; Online: Surgeon experience does not influence nodal upstaging during vats lobectomy: Results from a large prospective national database.

    Chiappetta, Marco / Lococo, Filippo / Sperduti, Isabella / Tabacco, Diomira / Sassorossi, Carolina / Curcio, Carlo / Crisci, Roberto / Meacci, Elisa / Rea, Federico / Margaritora, Stefano

    Surgery

    2024  Volume 175, Issue 5, Page(s) 1408–1415

    Abstract: Background: Despite recent improvement in preoperative staging, nodal and mediastinal upstaging occur in about 5% to 15% of cN0 patients. Different clinical and tumor characteristics are associated with upstaging, whereas the role of the surgeon's ... ...

    Abstract Background: Despite recent improvement in preoperative staging, nodal and mediastinal upstaging occur in about 5% to 15% of cN0 patients. Different clinical and tumor characteristics are associated with upstaging, whereas the role of the surgeon's experience is not well evaluated. This study aimed to investigate if operator experience might influence nodal upstaging during video-assisted thoracic surgery anatomical lung resection.
    Methods: Clinical and pathological data from the prospective video-assisted thoracic surgery Italian nationwide registry were reviewed and analyzed. Patients with incomplete data about tumor and surgical characteristics, ground glass opacities tumors, cN2 to 3, and M+ were excluded. Clinical data, tumor characteristics, and surgeon experience were correlated to nodal and mediastinal (N2) upstaging using Pearson's χ
    Results: Final analysis was conducted on 3,319 cN0 patients for nodal upstaging and 3,471 cN0N1 patients for N2 upstaging. Clinical tumor-nodes-metastasis stage was stage I in 2,846 (81.9%) patients, stage II in 533 (15.3%), and stage III (cT3N1) in 92 (2.8%). Nodal upstaging occurred in 489 (13.1%) patients, whereas N2 upstaging occurred in 229 (6.1%) patients. Years after residency (P = .60 for nodal, P = .13 for N2 upstaging) and a number of video-assisted thoracic surgery procedures(P = .49 for nodal, P = .72 for nodal upstaging) did not correlate with upstaging. Multivariable analysis confirmed cT-dimension (P = .001), solid nodules (P < .001), clinical tumor-nodes-metastasis (P < .001) and maximum standardized uptake values (P < .001) as factors independently correlated to nodal upstaging, whereas cT-dimension (P = .005), clinical tumor-nodes-metastasis (P < .001) and maximum standardized uptake values (P = .028) resulted independently correlated to N2 upstaging.
    Conclusion: Our study showed that surgeon experience did not influence nodal and mediastinal upstaging during -assisted thoracic surgery anatomical resection, whereas cT-dimension, clinical tumor-nodes-metastasis, and maximum standardized uptake values resulted independently correlated to nodal and mediastinal upstaging.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Lung Neoplasms/surgery ; Lung Neoplasms/pathology ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/surgery ; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted/methods ; Prospective Studies ; Neoplasm Staging ; Retrospective Studies ; Pneumonectomy/methods ; Surgeons
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 202467-6
    ISSN 1532-7361 ; 0039-6060
    ISSN (online) 1532-7361
    ISSN 0039-6060
    DOI 10.1016/j.surg.2023.12.010
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  2. Article ; Online: Letter to the Editor Regarding "Predictors of Compensatory Sweating Following Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy in Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis".

    Nachira, Dania / Napolitano, Antonio Giulio / Nocera, Adriana / Congedo, Maria Teresa / Meacci, Elisa / Punzo, Giovanni / Margaritora, Stefano

    World neurosurgery

    2024  Volume 182, Page(s) 224

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Sweating ; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted ; Hyperhidrosis/surgery ; Sympathectomy ; Treatment Outcome ; Hand ; Patient Satisfaction
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2534351-8
    ISSN 1878-8769 ; 1878-8750
    ISSN (online) 1878-8769
    ISSN 1878-8750
    DOI 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.10.106
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  3. Article ; Online: Surgeon experience influence lymphadenectomy during VATS lobectomy: National VATS database results.

    Chiappetta, Marco / Sassorossi, Carolina / Lococo, Filippo / Curcio, Carlo / Crisci, Roberto / Sperduti, Isabella / Meacci, Elisa / Margaritora, Stefano

    European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology

    2024  Volume 50, Issue 4, Page(s) 108054

    Abstract: Objectives: Aim of this study is to identify the factors that may influence the lymphadenectomy during VATS anatomical lung resection with particular interest on operator experience.: Materials and methods: Clinical and pathological data from the ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Aim of this study is to identify the factors that may influence the lymphadenectomy during VATS anatomical lung resection with particular interest on operator experience.
    Materials and methods: Clinical and pathological data from the prospective VATS Italian nationwide registry were reviewed and analysed. Patients with incomplete data regarding tumor and surgical characteristics, GGO, or with distant metastases were excluded. Patients clinical data, tumor characteristics, operation information and surgeon experience were collected and compared to resected lymph nodes number (#RN), resected N2 nodes number (#N2RN) and resected N2 stations number. A multivariable model was built using logistic regression analysis. Surgeon experience was categorized considering the number of VATS major anatomical resection and years after residency.
    Results: The final analysis was conducted on 3727 patients. The median #RN and #N2RN were 11 (1-51) and 5 (0-41). Regarding the analysed outcomes, #N2RN > 6 resulted in 1812 (48.8%)cases, #RN > 10 in 2124 (57.0%)cases and more than 3 N2 stations were harvested in 1447 (38.8%)patients. First operator experience with number of VATS lobectomies>50 (p < 0.001), operator seniority after residency5-10years (p < 0.001), cTNM II/III(p = 0.017), lobectomy/bilobectomy vs segmentectomy (p < 0.001), and upper/middle lobe tumor location (p < 0.005)resulted significantly associated to #N2RN > 6 at the multivariable analysis. First operator experience with number of VATS lobectomies>50 (p < 0.001), operator seniority after residency5-10years (p < 0.001) and lobectomy/bilobectomy (p < 0.001) resulted significantly associated to #RN > 10 at the multivariable analysis.
    Conclusions: Our study showed that lymphadenectomy during VATS lobectomy is influenced by tumor factors such as cTstage and tumor location but also by operator experience, with a higher number of resected lymph nodes in surgeons with a high number of VATS procedures and years after residency compared to surgeons with less experience.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Lung Neoplasms/surgery ; Lung Neoplasms/pathology ; Prospective Studies ; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted ; Retrospective Studies ; Lymph Node Excision/methods ; Pneumonectomy/methods ; Surgeons
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 632519-1
    ISSN 1532-2157 ; 0748-7983
    ISSN (online) 1532-2157
    ISSN 0748-7983
    DOI 10.1016/j.ejso.2024.108054
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  4. Article ; Online: An update on thymectomy in myasthenia gravis.

    Evoli, Amelia / Meacci, Elisa

    Expert review of neurotherapeutics

    2019  Volume 19, Issue 9, Page(s) 823–833

    Abstract: ... ...

    Abstract Introduction
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Myasthenia Gravis/surgery ; Thymectomy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2112534-X
    ISSN 1744-8360 ; 1473-7175
    ISSN (online) 1744-8360
    ISSN 1473-7175
    DOI 10.1080/14737175.2019.1600404
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  5. Article: Level of evidence on long-term results after VATS lobectomy: state of the art.

    Nachira, Dania / Meacci, Elisa / Margaritora, Stefano / Ismail, Mahmoud

    Journal of thoracic disease

    2019  Volume 11, Issue 6, Page(s) 2192–2194

    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-07-31
    Publishing country China
    Document type Editorial ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 2573571-8
    ISSN 2077-6624 ; 2072-1439
    ISSN (online) 2077-6624
    ISSN 2072-1439
    DOI 10.21037/jtd.2019.06.19
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  6. Article: The Role of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in Primary Lung Cancer Development: State of the Art and Future Perspectives.

    Nachira, Dania / Congedo, Maria Teresa / D'Argento, Ettore / Meacci, Elisa / Evangelista, Jessica / Sassorossi, Carolina / Calabrese, Giuseppe / Nocera, Adriana / Kuzmych, Khrystyna / Santangelo, Rosaria / Rindi, Guido / Margaritora, Stefano

    Life (Basel, Switzerland)

    2024  Volume 14, Issue 1

    Abstract: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Notably, the incidence of lung cancer among never-smokers, predominantly women, has been rising in recent years. Among the various implicated risk factors, ... ...

    Abstract Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Notably, the incidence of lung cancer among never-smokers, predominantly women, has been rising in recent years. Among the various implicated risk factors, human papilloma virus (HPV) may play a role in the development of NSCLC in a certain subset of patients. The prevalence of high-risk HPV-DNA within human neoplastic lung cells varies across the world; however, the carcinogenetic role of HPV in NSCLC has not been completely understood. Bloodstream could be one of the routes of transmission from infected sites to the lungs, along with oral (through unprotected oral sex) and airborne transmission. Previous studies reported an elevated risk of NSCLC in patients with prior HPV-related tumors, such as cervical, laryngeal, or oropharyngeal cancer, with better prognosis for HPV-positive lung cancers compared to negative forms. On the other hand, 16% of NSCLC patients present circulating HPV-DNA in peripheral blood along with miRNAs expression. Typically, these patients have a poorly differentiated NSCLC, often diagnosed at an advanced stage. However, HPV-positive lung cancers seem to have a better response to target therapies (EGFR) and immune checkpoint inhibitors and show an increased sensitivity to platinum-based treatments. This review summarizes the current evidence regarding the role of HPV in NSCLC development, especially among patients with a history of HPV-related cancers. It also examines the diagnostic and prognostic significance of HPV, investigating new future perspectives to enhance cancer screening, diagnostic protocols, and the development of more targeted therapies tailored to specific cohorts of NSCLC patients with confirmed HPV infection.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-10
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2662250-6
    ISSN 2075-1729
    ISSN 2075-1729
    DOI 10.3390/life14010110
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  7. Article: Are the Efficacy and Safety of Chest Tubes in Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Related to the Level of Intercostal Space Insertion or to the Drain Type? A Prospective Multicenter Study.

    Nachira, Dania / Bertoglio, Pietro / Ismail, Mahmoud / Napolitano, Antonio Giulio / Calabrese, Giuseppe / Kuzmych, Khrystyna / Congedo, Maria Teresa / Sassorossi, Carolina / Meacci, Elisa / Petracca Ciavarella, Leonardo / Chiappetta, Marco / Lococo, Filippo / Solli, Piergiorgio / Margaritora, Stefano

    Journal of clinical medicine

    2024  Volume 13, Issue 2

    Abstract: Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate if the efficacy and safety of chest tube placement are influenced by the level of intercostal space insertion (uniportal VATS vs. biportal VATS) or by the type of drain employed (standard vs. smart ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate if the efficacy and safety of chest tube placement are influenced by the level of intercostal space insertion (uniportal VATS vs. biportal VATS) or by the type of drain employed (standard vs. smart coaxial drain).
    Methods: Data on patients who underwent either uniportal or biportal VATS upper lobectomies with lymphadenectomy were prospectively collected in three European centers. The uniportal VATS group with a 28 Fr standard chest tube (U-VATS standard) was compared with the uniportal VATS group with a 28 Fr smart drain (U-VATS smart), and U-VATS smart was also compared with biportal VATS with a 28 Fr smart drain inserted in the VIII intercostal space (Bi-VATS smart).
    Results: When comparing the U-VATS standard group with the U-VATS smart, a higher fluid output was recorded in the U-VATS smart (
    Conclusions: Chest tube insertion through the same incision space in uniportal VATS seems to be safe and effective. Smart drains can improve the fluid output in uniportal VATS, as if the drainage were inserted in a lower space (i.e., biportal VATS), but with less discomfort.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-12
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662592-1
    ISSN 2077-0383
    ISSN 2077-0383
    DOI 10.3390/jcm13020430
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  8. Article ; Online: Type of lymphadenectomy does not influence survival in pIa NSCLC patients who underwent VATS lobectomy: Results from the national VATS group database.

    Chiappetta, Marco / Lococo, Filippo / Sperduti, Isabella / Tabacco, Diomira / Meacci, Elisa / Curcio, Carlo / Crisci, Roberto / Margaritora, Stefano

    Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

    2022  Volume 174, Page(s) 104–111

    Abstract: Introduction: Stage Ia presents an optimal survival rate after surgical resection, but the type of lymphadenectomy to use in these patients is still debated. The aim of this study is evaluate if one type of lymphadenectomy adopted influences survival in ...

    Abstract Introduction: Stage Ia presents an optimal survival rate after surgical resection, but the type of lymphadenectomy to use in these patients is still debated. The aim of this study is evaluate if one type of lymphadenectomy adopted influences survival in patients who underwent VATS lobectomy for stage Ia NSCLC.
    Methods: Clinical and pathological data from pIa patients in the prospective VATS Italian nationwide registry were reviewed and analysed. Patients and tumour characteristics,type of lymphadenectomy (sampling or radical nodal dissection,MRLD), were collected and correlated to Overall Survival(OS) and Disease free Survival(DFS). The Kaplan-Meier product-limit method was used to estimate OS and DFS and the log-rank test was adopted to evaluate the differences between groups. A propensity match was performed to reduce bias due to the retrospective study design.
    Results: The final analysis was conducted on 2039 patients, 179 died during follow-up,recurrence rate was 13%. MRLD was performed in 1287(63.1%)patients. The univariable analysis identified as favourable prognostic factors for OS the female sex(p = 0.023), low ECOG-score(0.008),low SUVmax(p < 0.001), GGO appearance(p < 0.001), pT < 2 cm(p = 0.002) and low tumour grading(p = 0.002). The multivariable analysis confirmed as independent prognostic factors low ECOG-score(p = 0.012), low SUVmax(p < 0.001) and low tumour grading(p < 0.001). Analysing survival in patients with solid/sub-solid nodules and after propensity score matching for pTdimension and number of N2 resected lymphnodes, no OS differences were present comparing sampling vs MRLD.
    Conclusion: Survival in pIa patients seems to be determined by patient and tumour characteristics such as performance status,grading and SUVmax. Type of lymphadnectomy did not seem to be correlated with OS in these patients.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-09
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 632771-0
    ISSN 1872-8332 ; 0169-5002
    ISSN (online) 1872-8332
    ISSN 0169-5002
    DOI 10.1016/j.lungcan.2022.10.008
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  9. Article: The Efficacy of Continuous Serratus Anterior and Erector Spinae Plane Blocks vs Intercostal Nerve Block in Uniportal-Vats Surgery: A Propensity-Matched Prospective Trial.

    Nachira, Dania / Punzo, Giovanni / Calabrese, Giuseppe / Sessa, Flaminio / Congedo, Maria Teresa / Beccia, Giovanna / Aceto, Paola / Kuzmych, Khrystyna / Cambise, Chiara / Sassorossi, Carolina / Nocera, Adriana / Senatore, Alessia / Vita, Maria Letizia / Meacci, Elisa / Sollazzi, Liliana / Margaritora, Stefano

    Journal of clinical medicine

    2024  Volume 13, Issue 2

    Abstract: Background: To evaluate the analgesic efficacy of continuous erector spinae plane block(c-ESPB) and serratus anterior plane block(c-SAPB) versus the intercostal nerve block (ICNB) in Uniportal-VATS in terms of pain control, drug consumption, and ... ...

    Abstract Background: To evaluate the analgesic efficacy of continuous erector spinae plane block(c-ESPB) and serratus anterior plane block(c-SAPB) versus the intercostal nerve block (ICNB) in Uniportal-VATS in terms of pain control, drug consumption, and complications.
    Methods: Ninety-three consecutive patients, undergone one of the three peripheral nerve blocks after Uniportal-VATS, were prospectively enrolled. A 1:1 propensity score matching was used to minimize bias.
    Results: C-ESPB and c-SAPB groups had no difference in morphine request upon awakening compared to ICNB. A higher VAS-score was recorded in c-ESPB compared to ICNB in the first 12 h after surgery. A significantly lower consumption of paracetamol in II postoperative day (p.o.d.) and tramadol in I and II p.o.d. was recorded in the c-ESPB group compared to the ICNB group. A higher dynamic VAS score was recorded at 24 h and 48 h in the ICNB group compared to the c-SAPB. No difference was found in safety, VAS-score and drug consumption between c-ESPB and c-SAPB at any given time, except for a higher tramadol request in c-SAPB in II p.o.d.
    Conclusions: C-ESPB and c-SAPB appear to have the same safety and analgesic efficacy when compared between them and to ICNB in Uniportal-VATS approach. C-ESPB showed a delayed onset of analgesic effect and a lower postoperative drug consumption compared to ICNB.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-21
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662592-1
    ISSN 2077-0383
    ISSN 2077-0383
    DOI 10.3390/jcm13020606
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  10. Article ; Online: Survival Outcome After Surgery in Patients With Thymoma Distant Recurrence.

    Chiappetta, Marco / Sassorossi, Carolina / Nachira, Dania / Lococo, Filippo / Meacci, Elisa / Ruffini, Enrico / Guerrera, Francesco / Lyberis, Paraskevas / Aprile, Vittorio / Lucchi, Marco / Ambrogi, Marcello Carlo / Bacchin, Diana / Dell'Amore, Andrea / Marino, Carlotta / Comacchio, Giovannimaria / Roca, Gabriella / Rea, Federico / Margaritora, Stefano

    Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

    2024  

    Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study is to describe characteristics and survival outcome of patients who underwent surgical treatment for distant thymoma relapse according to the definition of the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group.: Methods: ...

    Abstract Objective: The aim of this study is to describe characteristics and survival outcome of patients who underwent surgical treatment for distant thymoma relapse according to the definition of the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group.
    Methods: Data of patients affected by thymoma recurrence from four different institutions were collected and retrospectively reviewed. Patients with locoregional metastases who underwent nonsurgical therapies and with incomplete data on follow-up were excluded. According to the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group distant recurrence definition, patients with recurrence due to hematogenic localization were included. Clinical and pathologic characteristics were described using descriptive statistics, whereas survival outcome was calculated using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression analysis.
    Results: The analysis was conducted on 40 patients. A single localization was present in 13 patients, the relapse was intrathoracic in 28 cases (70%), and lung involvement was found in 26 cases. The liver was operated in seven cases, whereas other kinds of abdominal involvement were detected in eight cases. Adjuvant treatment was administered in 22 cases (55%).Five- and 10-year overall survival (OS) were 67% and 30%, respectively. Univariable analysis identified as significant favorable factor a low-grade histology (A, B1, B2): five-year OS at 92.3% versus 53.3% in high-grade (B3-C) (p = 0.035). Site of recurrence and number of localization did not influence the prognosis, but in patients with adjuvant therapy administration, there was a survival advantage also if not statistically significant: five-year OS 84.8% versus 54.5% in patients without adjuvant therapy (p = 0.101).Multivariable analysis confirmed as independent prognostic factor low-grade histology: hazard ratio = 0.176, 95% confidence interval 0.042-0.744, p = 0.018.
    Conclusions: Our study revealed a good survival outcome in patients who underwent surgery for distant thymoma recurrence, independently from the number and site of the relapse localization. Patients with A, B1, or B2 histology presented a significantly better survival than patients with B3-C.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2432037-7
    ISSN 1556-1380 ; 1556-0864
    ISSN (online) 1556-1380
    ISSN 1556-0864
    DOI 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.04.004
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