An optimized method for IgE-mediated degranulation of human lung mast cells.

Background: Mast cells are critically involved in IgE-mediated diseases, e.g., allergies and asthma.

Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery: segmentectomy versus lobectomy-early outcomes.

Objectives: To assess the feasibility and safety of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic pulmonary segmentectomy compared with lobectomy by studying early postoperative outcomes.

Methods: We included all patients who underwent uniportal segmentectomy and lobectomy between 2017 and 2022 at Karolinska University Hospital. Early clinical outcomes were compared between the uniportal segmentectomy and lobectomy groups.

Sex and Survival After Surgery for Lung Cancer: A Swedish Nationwide Cohort.

Background: Prior reports on a possible female survival advantage in both surgical and nonsurgical cohorts of patients with lung cancer are conflicting. Previously reported differences in survival after lung cancer surgery could be the result of insufficient control for disparities in risk factor profiles in men and women.

Research Question: Do women who undergo pulmonary resections for lung cancer have a better prognosis than men when taking a wide range of prognostic factors into account?

Study Design And Methods: We performed a nationwide population-based observational cohort study analyzing sex-specific survival after pulmonary resections for lung cancer.

Household disposable income and long-term survival after pulmonary resections for lung cancer.

Introduction: Socioeconomic disparities have been linked to survival differences in patients with lung cancer. Swedish healthcare is tax-funded and provides equal access to care, therefore, survival following lung cancer surgery should be unrelated to household income. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between household disposable income and survival following surgery for lung cancer in Sweden.

Uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung cancer.

Background: Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy is the recommended surgical approach for patients with stage I lung cancer. Whether a multiportal or a uniportal approach is preferable remains unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of implementing uniportal VATS lobectomy into the treatment program of lung cancer patients.