2024年

  1. Chida M., Inoue T., Nakajima T., Okada Y., Oishi H., Nakajima J., Sato M., Yoshino I., Suzuki H., Nakajima D., Shintani Y., Kanou T., Toyooka S., Miyoshi K., Shiraishi T., Sato T., Matsumoto K., Nagayasu T., Hoshikawa Y., Matsuda Y., Maeda S., Date H. “Effects of Case Volume on Short- and Long-Term Outcomes Following Cadaveric Lung Transplantation in Japan.” Journal of Thoracic Disease; 2024 Feb.; 16 (2); 1473–79, https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-23-90.
  2. Hayasaka K., Ohkouchi S., Saito-Koyama R., Suzuki Y., Okazaki K., Sekine H., Watanabe T., Motohashi H., Okada Y. “Aging Exacerbates Murine Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Excessive Inflammation and Impaired Tissue Repair Response.” American Journal of Transplantation : Official Journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons; 2024 Feb.; 24 (2); 293–303, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.2023.09.004.
  3. Hirama T., Akiba M., Watanabe T., Watanabe Y., Oishi H., Okada Y. “A Single-Center Analysis of How HLA Mismatch and Donor-Specific Antibodies Affect Short-Term Outcome After Lung Transplantation: A Pilot Study Before a Country-Wide Histocompatibility Study in Japan.” Transplantation Proceedings; 2024 Mar.; 56 (2); 363–68, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.12.011.
  4. Hirama T., Shundo Y., Watanabe Toshikazu, Ohsumi A., Watanabe Tatsuaki, Okada Y. “Letermovir Prophylaxis for Cytomegalovirus in Lung-Transplant Recipients: A Comprehensive Study with Literature Review of off-Label Use and Real-World Experiences.” Clinical and Experimental Medicine; 2024 Apr.; 24 (1); 68, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-024-01330-2.
  5. Tomiyama F., Suzuki T., Watanabe T., Miyanaga J., Suzuki A., Ito T., Murai S., Suzuki Y., Niikawa H., Oishi H., Notsuda H., Watanabe Y., Hirama T., Onodera K., Togo T., Noda M., Waddell T. K., Karoubi G., Okada Y. “Orthotopic Transplantation of the Bioengineered Lung Using a Mouse-Scale Perfusion-Based Bioreactor and Human Primary Endothelial Cells.” Scientific Reports; 2024 Apr.; 14 (1); 7040, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57084-0.
  6. Watanabe T., Hirama T., Onodera K., Notsuda H., Oishi H., Niikawa H., Imaizumi K., Okada Y. “Native-Lung Complications Following Single-Lung Transplantation for Interstitial Lung Disease: An in-Depth Analysis.” BMC Pulmonary Medicine; 2024 Apr.; 24 (1); 202, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03009-6.
  7. Notsuda H., Oshio H., Onodera K., Hirama T., Watanabe Y., Watanabe T., Suzuki T., Oishi H., Niikawa H., Saito-Koyama R., Noda M., Tominaga J., Okada Y. “Morphological Predictors of Primary Lung Cancer among Part-Solid Ground-Grass Nodules on High-Resolution CT.” The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine; 2024 May; 263 (1); 35–42, https://doi.org/10.1620/tjem.2024.J016.
  8. Suzuki T., Notsuda H., Oishi H., Niikawa H., Watanabe T., Watanabe Y., Onodera K., Takeda T., Sugawara R., Noda M., Sakurai K., Nagao M., Fukuda I., Okada Y. “Evolution of Pleural Solitary Fibrous Tumors Causing Severe Hypoglycemia after Exceptionally Long Asymptomatic Periods: Report of Two Surgical Cases.” The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine; 2024 May; 263 (1); 11–16, https://doi.org/10.1620/tjem.2024.J012.
  9. Hirama T., Shundo Y., Watanabe Toshikazu, Ohsumi A., Watanabe Tatsuaki, Okada Y. “Correction to: Letermovir Prophylaxis for Cytomegalovirus in Lung‑transplant Recipients: A Comprehensive Study with Literature Review of Off‑label Use and Real‑world Experiences.” Clinical and Experimental Medicine; 2024 June; 24 (1); 116, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-024-01358-4.
  10. Itagaki K., Katahira S., Hosoyama K., Suzuki Y., Niikawa H., Otani M., Taketomi R., Ito K., Takahashi G., Kumagai K., Okada Y., Saiki Y. “Utility of Transmanubrial Osteomuscular Sparing Approach and Its Modification in Vascular Surgery: A Case Series Study of Surgeries Related to Subclavian Artery.” General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases; 2024 June; 3 (1); 32, https://doi.org/10.1186/s44215-024-00158-2.
  11. Oishi H., Hirama T., Watanabe T., Watanabe Y., Niikawa H., Noda M., Suzuki T., Notsuda H., Okada Y. “Single Lung Transplantation Using a Lung Graft from a Donor Whose Contralateral Lung Is Not Suitable for Lung Transplantation.” General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; 2024 June; 72 (6); 408–16, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-023-01999-4.
  12. Saito T., Fujino N., Kyogoku Y., Yamada M., Okutomo K., Ono Y., Konno S., Endo T., Itakura K., Matsumoto S., Sano H., Aizawa H., Numakura T., Onodera K., Okada Y., Hussell T., Ichinose M., Sugiura H. “Identification of Siglec-1-Negative Alveolar Macrophages with Proinflammatory Phenotypes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.” American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology; 2024 June; 326 (6); L672–86, https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplung.00303.2023.
  13. Sato Y., Yamamoto H., Ikeda N., Konishi H., Hibi T., Endo S., Inoue M., Okada Y., Shintani Y., Toyooka S., Nakamura H., Hoshikawa Y., Chen-Yoshikawa T. F., Uramoto H., Tsubochi Y., Kakizoe T., Chida M., Yoshino I. “The Consecutive Impact of COVID-19 on Thoracic Surgical Procedures in Japan: An Analysis of Data from the National Clinical Database.” Surgery Today; 2024 June; 54 (6); 627–33, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-023-02763-0.
  14. Ueda K., Watanabe T., Watanabe Y., Hirama T., Oishi H., Niikawa H., Matsuda Y., Noda M., Hoshikawa Y., Okada Y. “Single Lung Transplantation After Open Window Thoracotomy for Empyema: A Case Report.” Transplantation Proceedings; 2024 June; 56 (5); 1179–82, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2024.05.019.
  15. Watanabe Toshikazu, Hirama T., Akiba M., Watanabe Tatsuaki, Watanabe Y., Oishi H., Niikawa H., Okada Y. “COVID-19 Pneumonia in Lung Transplant Recipients: Understanding Risk Factors and Treatment Outcomes in Japan.” Clinical and Experimental Medicine; 2024 June; 24 (1); 123, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-024-01388-y.
  16. Nikkuni E., Hirama T., Ui M., Watanabe Toshikazu, Mukai S., Watanabe Tatsuaki, Watanabe Y., Oishi H., Ebihara S., Okada Y. “Thoracic and Vertebral Deformities in Lung Transplantation: Perioperative Complications and Long-Term Prognoses.” BMC Pulmonary Medicine; 2024 July; 24 (1); 347, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03168-6.
  17. Noda M., Onodera K., Watanabe T., Watanabe Y., Notsuda H., Suzuki T., Oishi H., Nikawa H., Okada Y. “A Comparative Study of Surgical Outcomes for Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax and the Postoperative Survival Prognostic Factor: Interstitial vs. Non-Interstitial Pneumonia.” General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; 2024 July; 72 (7); 473–79, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-023-02000-y.
  18. Inoue C., Miki Y., Saito-Koyama R., Okada Y., Sasano H., Suzuki T. “Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4-Positive Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Enhance Lung Adenocarcinoma Growth.” Pathology, Research and Practice; 2024 Aug.; 260); 155418, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prp.2024.155418.
  19. Hayasaka K., Notsuda H., Onodera K., Watanabe T., Watanabe Y., Suzuki T., Hirama T., Oishi H., Niikawa H., Okada Y. “Prognostic Value of Perioperative Changes in the Prognostic Nutritional Index in Patients with Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.” Surgery Today; 2024 Sept.; 54 (9); 1031–40, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-024-02847-5.
  20. Kato H., Shiono S., Suzuki H., Uramoto H., Abe J., Maeda S., Hasumi T., Deguchi H., Endo M., Sato N., Aoki M., Shibuya J., Sagawa M., Notsuda H., Okada Y. “A Prospective 10-Year Follow-up Study after Sublobar Resection for Ground-Glass Opacity-Dominant Lung Cancer.” Scientific Reports; 2024 Sept.; 14 (1); 21243, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72248-8.
  21. Ono Y., Fujino N., Saito T., Matsumoto S., Konno S., Endo T., Suzuki M., Yamada M., Okada Y., Sugiura H. “Characterization of IL-6R-Expressing Monocytes in the Lung of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.” Respiratory Investigation; 2024 Sept.; 62 (5); 856–66, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resinv.2024.07.013.
  22. Hirama T., Akiba M., Ui M., Shibata S., Tomiyama F., Watanabe T., Watanabe Y., Notsuda H., Suzuki T., Oishi H., Niikawa H., Noda M., Okada Y. “Long-Term Survival and Clinical Outcomes of Delayed Chest Closure Following Lung Transplantation.” Surgery Today; 2024 Oct.; 54 (10); 1138–45, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-024-02821-1.
  23. Imamura Y., Nakajima D., Kanou T., Shintani Y., Sugimoto S., Toyooka S., Hoshikawa Y., Matsumoto K., Nagayasu T., Suzuki H., Maeda S., Chida M., Shiraishi T., Sato T., Sato M., Nakajima J., Oishi H., Okada Y., Date H. “Effect of Revised Organ Transplant Law in Japan on Lung Transplantation.” Surgery Today; 2024 Oct.; 54 (10); 1220–26, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-024-02839-5.
  24. Watanabe Y., Watanabe Tatsuaki, Hirama T., Murai S., Ueda K., Oishi H., Akiba M., Watanabe Toshikazu, Suzuki T., Notsuda H., Onodera K., Togo T., Niikawa H., Noda M., Okada Y. “Lobar Graft Evaluation in Cadaveric Lobar Lung Redo Transplantation after Living-Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation: A Case Report.” Surgical Case Reports; 2024 Oct.; 10 (1); 238, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-024-02046-x.
  25. Onodera K., Notsuda H., Watanabe T., Watanabe Y., Suzuki T., Hirama T., Oishi H., Niikawa H., Noda M., Okada Y. “The CONUT Score Is Associated with the Pathologic Grade in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.” Surgery Today; 2024 Dec.; 54 (12); 1437–44, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-024-02860-8.
  26. Mukai, Shunta, et al. “Key Predictors of Long-Term Survival after Lung Transplantation in Japan.” Respiratory Investigation, vol. 63, no. 3, Feb. 2025, pp. 265–72, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resinv.2025.02.002.
  27. Nakatsuka, Marina, et al. “Delayed Chest Closure in Adult Living-Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation-A Case Report.” Transplantation Proceedings, vol. 57, no. 3, Apr. 2025, pp. 487–90, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2025.02.002.
  28. Shintani, Yasushi, et al. “Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Surgical Treatment for Thoracic Malignant Tumor Cases in Japan: A National Clinical Database Analysis.” Surgery Today, vol. 55, no. 2, Feb. 2025, pp. 265–72, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-024-02907-w.

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