Gaetano Rocco Publications

1. Radaelli F, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Rocco G, Rizzi A, Giussani U. A critical analysis of the transfusion protocol in lung surgery. Minerva Chir. 1990 Feb;45(3-4):153-5. Italian. PubMed PMID: 2356029.

2. Rizzi A, Radaelli F, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Rocco G. Carcinosarcoma of the lung. Minerva Chir. 1990 Mar 15;45(5):323-5. Review. Italian. PubMed PMID: 2198493.

3. Rizzi A, Tondini M, Rocco G, Rossi G, Robustellini M, Radaelli F, Della Pona C. Lung cancer with a single brain metastasis: therapeutic options. Tumori. 1990 Dec 31;76(6):579-81. PubMed PMID: 2284696.

4. Rizzi A, Rocco G, Tondini M, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Radaelli F. Surgical treatment of small cell lung carcinoma. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology 1990;116:113

Della Pona C, Rocco G, Rizzi A, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Crasti B. Lobar hypoplasia. Eur Respir J. 1991 Oct;4(9):1140-2. PubMed PMID: 1756848.

5. Rizzi, A. Robustellini M, Rossi G, Rocco G, Della Pona C, Brambilla P, Giombelli E,Ciccaglioni B. Mediastinal neurogenic dumbbell tumors: proposal of a new combined surgical approach. Journal of Emergency Surgery and Intensive Care 1991;14:232-4

6. Robustellini M, Rossi G, Rocco, G. Della Pona C, Rizzi A.Monolateral re-expansion edema after evacuation of spontaneous pneumothorax. Journal of Emergency Surgery and Intensive Care 1991; 14:157-60

7. Rocco G, Rizzi A, Robustellini M, Massera F, Della Pona C, Rossi G. Training and competence in bronchoscopy. The thoracic surgeon's viewpoint. Chest. 1993 Apr;103(4):1305-6. PubMed PMID: 8131501.

8. Rocco G, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Della Pona C, Rizzi A, Crasti B. Solitary bone plasmacytoma of rib presenting as a superior sulcus tumor. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1993 May;105(5):944-5. PubMed PMID: 8487574.

9. Massera F, Rocco G, Della Pona C, Rossi G, Robustellini M, Rizzi A. The role of surgery in the treatment of pulmonary metastases. Chirurgia 1993;6:799-802.

10. Rocco G, Tondini M, Massera F, Rossi G, Della Pona C, M.Robustellini, A.Rizzi Long-term results of primary surgery for stage I small cell lung cancer. Radiology and Oncology 1994;28:365-8.

11. Rocco G, Massera F, Della Pona C, Rossi G, Robustellini M, Ballabio D, Rizzi A. Surgery for lung cancer in the elderly. Radiology and Oncology 1994;28:369-72.

12. Della Pona C, Rocco G, Massera F, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Rizzi A. Carcinosarcoma of the lung. Radiology and Oncology 1994;28:373-5.

13. Massera F, Rocco G, Della Pona C,Rossi G, Robustellini M, Rizzi A.Pulmonary metastases from osteosarcoma. Radiology and Oncology 1994;28:408-12.

14. Rocco G, Rizzi A, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Della Pona C, Massera F. About the surgical treatment of pulmonary mycetoma. Ann Thorac Surg. 1994 Jan;57(1):260-2. PubMed PMID: 8279915.

15. Tondini M, Rocco G, Travaglini M, Rossi G, Buscemi A, de Fazio L. Pleural mesothelioma associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Thorax. 1994 Dec;49(12):1269-70. Review. PubMed PMID: 7878567

16. Massera F, Rossi G, Rocco G, Della Pona C, Robustellini M, Rizzi A. Il carcinoide polmonare. Chirurgia. 1994;7(1-2):28-31.

17. Perseghin P, Rocco G, Della Pona C, Massera F, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Beverina I, Rizzi A. Impact of autologous blood transfusion on blood support in general thoracic surgery: analysis of 969 patients over a 5-year period. Transfus Sci. 1995 Mar;16(1):65-70. PubMed PMID: 10155706.

18. Rossi G, Robustellini M, Rocco G, Massera F, Della Pona C, Buscemi A, Tondini M. Pure tracheal lipoma. Journal of Bronchology 1995;2:219-20

19. Rizzi A, Rocco G, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Della Pona C, Massera F. Results of surgical management of tuberculosis: experience in 206 patients undergoing operation. Ann Thorac Surg. 1995 Apr;59(4):896-900. PubMed PMID: 7695415.

20. Tondini M, Rocco G, Bianchi C, Severi C, Corbellini D. Intracavitary cisplatin (CDDP) in the treatment of metastatic pericardial involvement from breast and lung cancer. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 1995 Apr;50(2):86-8. PubMed PMID: 7613552.

21. Rocco G, Massera F, Della Pona C, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Suter F, Rizzi A. II criptococcoma polmonare. Chirurgia. 1995;8(7-8):307-9.

22. Massera F, Rocco G, Della Pona C, Rossi G, Robustellini M, Rizzi A. Thoracic empyema in the adult. Experience at the Division of Thoracic Surgery of the" E. Morelli" Hospital in Sondalo. Chirurgia. 1995;8,456-61.

23. Rizzi A, Rocco G, Della Pona C, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Massera F, Tondini M, LoCicero J 3rd. Pulmonary actinomycosis: surgical considerations. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 1996 Oct;51(5):369-72. PubMed PMID: 9009623.

24. Rossi G, Catalano A, Pedeferri G, Rocco G. Open to critique: an unusual complication of vena cava filter placement. J Vasc Surg. 1996 Nov;24(5):902-3. PubMed PMID: 8918342.

25. Perseghin P, Viganò M, Rocco G, Della Pona C, Buscemi A, Rizzi A. Effectiveness of leukocyte filters in reducing tumor cell contamination after intraoperative blood salvage in lung cancer patients. Vox Sang. 1997;72(4):221-4. PubMed PMID: 9228711.

26. Rizzi A, Rocco G, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Della Pona C, Vertemati G. Modern morbidity following pulmonary resection for postprimary tuberculosis. World J Surg. 1997 Jun;21(5):488-91. PubMed PMID: 9204735.

27. Rocco G, Deschamps C. Cylindroma, carcinoid tumors, and mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Sem Respir Crit Care Med. 1997;18(04):333-40.

28. Rocco G, Della Pona C, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Trimarchi L, Buscemi A, Massera F, Vertemati G. L'interessamento metastatico dell'intestino tenue da neoplasia polmonare. Minerva Pneumologica. 1997;36(3):77-80.

29. Rocco G, Trastek VF, Deschamps C, Allen MS, Miller DL, Pairolero PC. Leiomyosarcoma of the esophagus: results of surgical treatment. Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Sep;66(3):894-6; discussion 897. PubMed PMID: 9768947.

30. Rocco G, Deschamps C, Martel E, Duranceau A, Trastek VF, Allen MS, Miller DL, Pairolero PC. Results of reoperation on the upper esophageal sphincter. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999 Jan;117(1):28-30; discussion 30-1. PubMed PMID: 9869755.

31. Rocco G, Rendina EA, Meroni A, Venuta F, Della Pona C, De Giacomo T, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Massera F, Vertemati G, Rizzi A, Coloni GF. Prognostic factors after surgical treatment of lung cancer invading the diaphragm. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Dec;68(6):2065-8. PubMed PMID: 10616978.

32. Rocco G, Della Pona C, Massera F, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Rizzi A. Lobectomy for destroyed lung in quadriplegic patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Apr;69(4):1002-5. PubMed PMID: 10800783.

33. Rocco G, Vaughan R. Outcome of lung surgery: what patients don't like. Chest. 2000 Jun;117(6):1531-2. PubMed PMID: 10858375.

34. Gallina M, Troupioti P, Rocco G, Sensalari G, Libanori E. Predicting culture results for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Amplified mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test and acid-fast bacilli microscopy. Chest. 2000 Jul;118(1):28-32. PubMed PMID: 10893355.

35. Massera F, Rocco G, Rossi G, Robustellini M, Pona CD, Meroni A, Rizzi A. Pulmonary resection for lung cancer in HIV-positive patients with low (<200 lymphocytes/mm(3)) CD4(+) count. Lung Cancer. 2000 Aug;29(2):147-9. PubMed PMID: 10963845.

36. Rocco G, Rendina EA. Prosthetic reconstruction of the resected diaphragm: the way to go. Chest. 2001 Feb;119(2):671. PubMed PMID: 11171769.

37. Rocco G, Allen M. Bronchial repair with pulmonary preservation for severe blunt trauma. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 Aug;49(4):231-3. PubMed PMID: 11505320.

38. Rocco G. Predicting the postoperative outcome after lung surgery. Chest. 2001 Dec;120(6):1761. PubMed PMID: 11742894.

39. Rocco G, Rendina EA. Lung cancer invading the diaphragm: Reply. Ann Thorac Surg. 2001;72 (3):980-1.

40. Asif M, Riaz I, Kendrew JM, Rocco G, Vaughan R. Fitness for lung resection: testing the guidelines. Thorax. 2001;56:61.

41. Martin-Ucar AE, Rocco G. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma in unilateral hypoplastic lung: a rare tumor in a rarer condition. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Mar;75(3):1020-1. PubMed PMID: 12645742.

42. Kaul P, Kay S, Gaines P, Suvarna SK, Hopkinson DN, Rocco G. Giant pleural fibroma with an abdominal vascular supply mimicking a pulmonary sequestration. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Sep;76(3):935-7. PubMed PMID: 12963238.

43. Martin-Ucar AE, Passera E, Vaughan R, Rocco G. Implementation of a user-friendly protocol for interpretation of air-leaks and management of intercostal chest drains after thoracic surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2003 Sep;2(3):251-5. PubMed PMID: 17670040.

44. Alexiou C, Beggs D, Onyeaka P, Kotidis K, Ghosh S, Beggs L, Hopkinson DN, Duffy JP, Morgan WE, Rocco G. Pneumonectomy for stage I (T1N0 and T2N0) nonsmall cell lung cancer has potent, adverse impact on survival. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Oct;76(4):1023-8. PubMed PMID: 14529978.

45. Brown JL, Varma S, Morgan-Hughes NJ, Rocco G. Thrombosis related to emergency factor VIIa treatment. Anaesthesia. 2003 Dec;58(12):1245. PubMed PMID: 14705707.

46. Rocco G, Martin-Ucar A, Passera E. Uniportal VATS wedge pulmonary resections. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Feb;77(2):726-8. PubMed PMID: 14759479.

47. Massera F, Delfanti R, Rocco G, Antonelli P, Donghi M, Robustellini M. Pulmonary epithelioid haemangioendothelioma mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2004 Aug;45(4):397-8. PubMed PMID: 15365526.

48. Rocco G. Pleural partition with intrathoracic muscle transposition (muscle tent) to manage residual spaces after subtotal pulmonary resections. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Oct;78(4):e74-6. PubMed PMID: 15464459.

49. Chatterjee A, Ghosh S, Salhiyyah K, Gaines P, Rocco G. A rare presentation of a ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm. Thorax. 2004 Oct;59(10):912. PubMed PMID: 15454661; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1746845.

50. Rocco G. The case for a 'sandwich' course in plastic surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Jan;27(1):175; author reply 175-6. PubMed PMID: 15621500.

51. Ng CS, Rocco G, Yim AP. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) pleurodesis for pneumothorax. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Jan 1;2005(425):mmcts.2004.000349. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2004.000349. PubMed PMID: 24414327.

52. Rocco G. VATS lung biopsy: the uniportal technique. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Jan 1;2005(121):mmcts.2004.000356. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2004.000356. PubMed PMID: 24413891.

53. Rocco G. Endoscopic VATS sympathectomy: the uniportal technique. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Jan 1;2005(104):MMCTS.2004.000323. doi: 10.1510/MMCTS.2004.000323. PubMed PMID: 24413770.

54. Davies B, Ghosh S, Hopkinson D, Vaughan R, Rocco G. Solitary pulmonary nodules: pathological outcome of 150 consecutively resected lesions. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2005 Feb;4(1):18-20. Epub 2004 Dec 17. PubMed PMID: 17670346.

55. Rocco G, Khalil M, Jutley R. Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery wedge lung biopsy in the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Apr;129(4):947-8. PubMed PMID: 15821673.

56. Jutley RS, Khalil MW, Rocco G. Uniportal vs standard three-port VATS technique for spontaneous pneumothorax: comparison of post-operative pain and residual paraesthesia. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Jul;28(1):43-6. PubMed PMID: 15927479.

57. Berrisford R, Brunelli A, Rocco G, Treasure T, Utley M; Audit and guidelines committee of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons; European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons. The European Thoracic Surgery Database project: modelling the risk of in-hospital death following lung resection. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Aug;28(2):306-11. PubMed PMID: 16144067.

58. Onyeaka CV, Alexiou C, Rocco G, Hopkinson DN, Suvarna SK, Braidley PC, Locke TJ. Elective transplant pneumonectomy in a 38-year-old man. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Aug;24(8):1140-2. PubMed PMID: 16102460.

59. Rocco G. Operative VATS: the need for a different intrathoracic approach. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Aug;28(2):358; author reply 358-9. PubMed PMID: 15939605.

60. Alexiou C, Beggs D, Doukas G, Kotidis K, Morgan E, Rocco G. Effects of pneumonectomy on survival of patients with stage I lung cancer—Reply. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005;79(1):384-5. PMID: 15620995

61. Rocco G, La Rocca A, La Manna C, Scognamiglio F, D'Aiuto M, Jutley R, Martucci N. Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery pericardial window. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Apr;131(4):921-2. PubMed PMID: 16580459.

62. Brunelli A, Refai MA, Salati M, Sabbatini A, Morgan-Hughes NJ, Rocco G. Carbon monoxide lung diffusion capacity improves risk stratification in patients without airflow limitation: evidence for systematic measurement before lung resection. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Apr;29(4):567-70. Epub 2006 Feb 14. PubMed PMID: 16481190.

63. Rocco G. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 May;81(5):1837-8. PubMed PMID: 16631681.

64. Brunelli A, Rocco G. Internal validation of risk models in lung resection surgery: bootstrap versus training-and-test sampling. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Jun;131(6):1243-7. PubMed PMID: 16733152.

65. Jutley RS, Cooper G, Rocco G. Extending video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for trauma: the uniportal approach. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Jun;131(6):1424; author reply 1424-5. PubMed PMID: 16733199.

66. Massera F, Robustellini M, Pona CD, Rossi G, Rizzi A, Rocco G. Predictors of successful closure of open window thoracostomy for postpneumonectomy empyema. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Jul;82(1):288-92. PubMed PMID: 16798231.

67. Rocco G, Brunelli A, Jutley R, Salati M, Scognamiglio F, La Manna C, La Rocca A, Martucci N. Uniportal VATS for mediastinal nodal diagnosis and staging. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2006 Aug;5(4):430-2. Epub 2006 May 26. PubMed PMID: 17670608.

68. Varela G, Brunelli A, Rocco G, Marasco R, Jiménez MF, Sciarra V, Aranda JL, Gatani T. Predicted versus observed FEV1 in the immediate postoperative period after pulmonary lobectomy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Oct;30(4):644-8. Epub 2006 Aug 8. PubMed PMID: 16893655.

69. Brunelli A, Rocco G. Reply to Pramesh and Mistry. Eur J Cardio Thorac Surg. 2006;30(1):203.

70. Brunelli A, Morgan-Hughes NJ, Refai M, Salati M, Sabbatini A, Rocco G. Risk-adjusted morbidity and mortality models to compare the performance of two units after major lung resections. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Jan;133(1):88-96. Epub 2006 Nov 30. PubMed PMID: 17198788.

71. Rocco G. Endoscopic VATS sympathectomy: the uniportal technique. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2007 Jan 1;2007(507):MMCTS.2004.000323. doi: 10.1510/MMCTS.2004.000323. Epub 2005 Jan 1. PubMed PMID: 24414199.

72. Fulciniti F, La Vecchia F, Staiano M, Tatangelo F, De Rosa V, Rocco G, La Rocca A, Botti G. Spindle cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung: report of a case with fine needle aspiration cytology and differential diagnostic considerations. Acta Cytol. 2007 Mar-Apr;51(2):227-30. PubMed PMID: 17425210.

73. Varela G, Brunelli A, Rocco G, Novoa N, Refai M, Jiménez MF, Salati M, Gatani T. Measured FEV1 in the first postoperative day, and not ppoFEV1, is the best predictor of cardio-respiratory morbidity after lung resection. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2007 Mar;31(3):518-21. Epub 2006 Dec 22. PubMed PMID: 17188886.

74. Rocco G, Fazioli F, Scognamiglio F, Parisi V, La Manna C, La Rocca A, Cerra R, Accardo R, De Lutio E. The combination of multiple materials in the creation of an artificial anterior chest cage after extensive demolition for recurrent chondrosarcoma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Apr;133(4):1112-4. PubMed PMID: 17382672.

75. Givigliano F, La Rocca A, La Manna C, Busiello L, Longo F, Scognamiglio F, Ionna F, Rocco G. Minimally invasive combined approach for an hourglass-shaped mass at the thoracic inlet. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Aug;134(2):528-9. PubMed PMID: 17662811.

76. Varela G, Brunelli A, Rocco G, Jiménez MF, Salati M, Gatani T. Evidence of lower alteration of expiratory volume in patients with airflow limitation in the immediate period after lobectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Aug;84(2):417-22. PubMed PMID: 17643609.

77. Brunelli A, Rocco G. The comparison of performance between thoracic surgical units. Thorac Surg Clin. 2007 Aug;17(3):413-24. Review. PubMed PMID: 18072363.

78. Brunelli A, Varela G, Berrisford R, Rocco G. Audit, quality control, and performance in thoracic surgery--a European perspective. Thorac Surg Clin. 2007 Aug;17(3):387-93, vii. Review. PubMed PMID: 18072359.

79. Brunelli A, Rocco G. Clinical and nonclinical indicators of performance in thoracic surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2007 Aug;17(3):369-77. Review. PubMed PMID: 18072357.

80. Brunelli A, Rocco G, Varela G. Predictive ability of preoperative indices for major pulmonary surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2007 Aug;17(3):329-36. Review. PubMed PMID: 18072352.

81. Brunelli A, Salati M, Refai M, Xiumé F, Rocco G, Sabbatini A. Risk-adjusted econometric model to estimate postoperative costs: an additional instrument for monitoring performance after major lung resection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Sep;134(3):624-9. PubMed PMID: 17723809.

82. Brunelli A, Varela G, Rocco G, Socci L, Novoa N, Gatani T, Salati M, La Rocca A. A model to predict the immediate postoperative FEV1 following major lung resections. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2007 Nov;32(5):783-6. Epub 2007 Sep 4. PubMed PMID: 17766133.

83. Brunelli A, Rocco G. Spirometry: predicting risk and outcome. Thorac Surg Clin. 2008 Feb;18(1):1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2007.10.007. Review. PubMed PMID: 18402196.

84. Givigliano F, La Rocca A, Salati M, Busiello L, La Manna C, Scognamiglio F, Rocco G. Visualization of bronchoalveolar fistula as the presenting sign of lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Mar;135(3):704-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.047. PubMed PMID: 18329504.

85. Malanga D, Scrima M, De Marco C, Fabiani F, De Rosa N, De Gisi S, Malara N, Savino R, Rocco G, Chiappetta G, Franco R, Tirino V, Pirozzi G, Viglietto G. Activating E17K mutation in the gene encoding the protein kinase AKT1 in a subset of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Cell Cycle. 2008 Mar 1;7(5):665-9. Epub 2007 Dec 26. PubMed PMID: 18256540.

86. Bifulco K, De Chiara A, Fazioli F, Longanesi-Cattani I, Cantelmo AR, Tirino V, Apice G, Rocco G, Lombardi ML, Carriero MV. Cell invasiveness in sarcomas: a possibly useful clinical correlation. Tumori. 2008 Jul-Aug;94(4):505-10. PubMed PMID: 18822686.

87. Brunelli A, Ferguson MK, Rocco G, Pieretti P, Vigneswaran WT, Morgan-Hughes NJ, Zanello M, Salati M. A scoring system predicting the risk for intensive care unit admission for complications after major lung resection: a multicenter analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Jul;86(1):213-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.03.063. PubMed PMID: 18573425

88. Rocco G. Frontiers of minimally invasive thoracic surgery. Preface. Thorac Surg Clin. 2008 Aug;18(3):xi. PubMed PMID: 18831497.

89. Salati M, Brunelli A, Rocco G. Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for diagnosis and treatment of intrathoracic conditions. Thorac Surg Clin. 2008 Aug;18(3):305-10, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2008.04.005. Review. PubMed PMID: 18831508.

90. Rocco G, Internullo E, Cassivi SD, Van Raemdonck D, Ferguson MK. The variability of practice in minimally invasive thoracic surgery for pulmonary resections. Thorac Surg Clin. 2008 Aug;18(3):235-47. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2008.06.002. Review. PubMed PMID: 18831498.

91. Rocco G. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Oct;86(4):1342. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.05.070. PubMed PMID: 18805190.

92. Tirino V, Errico S, Luongo M, Caraco C, Mozzillo N, Rocco G, Pirozzi G. CD4+ CD25+ and CD3+ V center dot 24+ regulatory T cells in human solid tumours. Cytometry Part A. 2008;73(1):97.

93. Internullo E, Cassivi SD, Van Raemdonck D, Friedel G, Treasure T; ESTS Pulmonary Metastasectomy Working Group (Rocco G). Pulmonary metastasectomy: a survey of current practice amongst members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons. J Thorac Oncol. 2008 Nov;3(11):1257-66. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31818bd9da. PubMed PMID: 18978560.

94. Fabre D, Lefevre JH, De Montpreville V, Fadel E, Rocco G, Chataignier O, Mussot S, Dartevelle PG. Low-grade sarcoma of the right upper lobe vein mimicking a metastatic disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Jan;137(1):e27-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.05.050. PubMed PMID: 19154872.

95. Rocco G, Fazioli F. Cryopreserved biomaterials for chest wall reconstruction. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Jan 1;2009(209):mmcts.2008.003277. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2008.003277. PubMed PMID: 24412894.

96. Rocco G, Lauro C, Lauro N, Sarnelli M, Olivieri G, Gatti S, La Rocca A, La Manna C. Partial least squares path modelling for the evaluation of patients' satisfaction after thoracic surgical procedures. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Feb;35(2):353-7; discussion 357-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.027. Epub 2008 Nov 8. PubMed PMID: 18996713.

97. Rocco G. Results of cutting-edge surgery in stage IIIA-N2 nonsmall cell lung cancer. Curr Opin Oncol. 2009 Mar;21(2):105-9. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0b013e3283210476. Review. PubMed PMID: 19532010.

98. Massera F, Robustellini M, Della Pona C, Rossi G, Rizzi A, Rocco G. Open window thoracostomy for pleural empyema complicating partial lung resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Mar;87(3):869-73. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.003. PubMed PMID: 19231408.

99. Rocco G. A view from above. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Mar;35(3):385-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.11.020. Epub 2009 Jan 15. PubMed PMID: 19150242.

100. Brunelli A, Berrisford RG, Rocco G, Varela G; European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Committee. The European Thoracic Database project: composite performance score to measure quality of care after major lung resection. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 May;35(5):769-74. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.01.037. Epub 2009 Mar 9. PubMed PMID: 19272784.

101. Rocco G, de Chiara AR, Fazioli F, Scognamiglio F, La Rocca A, Apice G, Riva C. Primary giant clear cell sarcoma (soft tissue malignant melanoma) of the sternum. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jun;87(6):1927-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.10.077. PubMed PMID: 19463625.

102. Brunelli A, Charloux A, Bolliger CT, Rocco G, Sculier JP, Varela G, Licker M, Ferguson MK, Faivre-Finn C, Huber RM, Clini EM, Win T, De Ruysscher D, Goldman L; European Respiratory Society and European Society of Thoracic Surgeons joint task force on fitness for radical therapy. ERS/ESTS clinical guidelines on fitness for radical therapy in lung cancer patients (surgery and chemo-radiotherapy). Eur Respir J. 2009 Jul;34(1):17-41. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00184308. Erratum in: Eur Respir J. 2009 Sep;34(3):782. PubMed PMID: 19567600.

103. Sponga S, Rizzi A, Gerometta P, Rocco G, Arena V. Reconstruction of two independent neo-atria after resection of recurrent leiomyosarcoma. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jul;88(1):e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.03.071. PubMed PMID: 19559175.

104. Brunelli A, Charloux A, Bolliger CT, Rocco G, Sculier JP, Varela G, Licker M, Ferguson MK, Faivre-Finn C, Huber RM, Clini EM, Win T, De Ruysscher D, Goldman L; European Respiratory Society; European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Joint Task Force on Fitness For Radical Therapy. The European Respiratory Society and European Society of Thoracic Surgeons clinical guidelines for evaluating fitness for radical treatment (surgery and chemoradiotherapy) in patients with lung cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Jul;36(1):181-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.04.022. Epub 2009 May 27. PubMed PMID: 19477657.

105. Rocco G, Rendina EA, Venuta F, Mueller MR, Halezeroglu S, Dienemann H, Van Raemdonck D, Hansen HJ. The use of sealants in modern thoracic surgery: a survey. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2009 Jul;9(1):1-3. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2009.202648. Epub 2009 Apr 8. PubMed PMID: 19357157

106. Bevilacqua S, Gallo M, Franco R, Rossi A, De Luca A, Rocco G, Botti G, Gridelli C, Normanno N. A "live" biopsy in a small-cell lung cancer patient by detection of circulating tumor cells. Lung Cancer. 2009 Jul;65(1):123-5. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.01.019. Epub 2009 Mar 3. PubMed PMID: 19261349.

107. Rocco G, La Rocca A, De Rosa V, Accardo R. The use of a bone substitute composite in the management of a post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Aug;36(2):415-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.04.020. Epub 2009 May 23. PubMed PMID: 19477138.

108. Tirino V, Camerlingo R, Franco R, Malanga D, La Rocca A, Viglietto G, Rocco G, Pirozzi G. The role of CD133 in the identification and characterisation of tumour-initiating cells in non-small-cell lung cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Sep;36(3):446-53. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.03.063. Epub 2009 May 22. PubMed PMID: 19464919.

109. Rocco G, Scognamiglio F, Fazioli F, La Manna C, La Rocca A, Accardo R, Renzi A, De Chiara A, Botti G. V-Y latissimus dorsi flap for coverage of anterior chest wall defects after resection of recurrent chest wall chondrosarcoma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Nov;138(5):1242-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.08.025. Epub 2009 Jan 18. PubMed PMID: 19660300.

110. Charloux A, Brunelli A, Bolliger CT, Rocco G, Sculier JP, Varela G, Licker M, Ferguson MK, Faivre-Finn C, Huber RM, Clini EM, Win T, De Ruysscher D, Goldman L; European Respiratory Society and European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Joint Task Force on Fitness for Radical Therapy. Lung function evaluation before surgery in lung cancer patients: how are recent advances put into practice? A survey among members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) and of the Thoracic Oncology Section of the European Respiratory Society (ERS). Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2009 Dec;9(6):925-31. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2009.211219. Epub 2009 Sep 14. PubMed PMID: 19752152.

111. Rocco G. The one and only. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Dec;88(6):2069. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.117. PubMed PMID: 19932305.

112. Neustein SM, Eisenkraft JB, Cohen E, Rocco G, Internullo E, Cassivi SD. Anesthesia for thoracic surgery. Clin Anesth. 2009:1032-65.

113. Liguori G, Cantile M, Franco R, Anniciello A, Cerrone M, Manna A, Pinto A, Camerlingo R, Scognamiglio G, Pirozzi G, Rocco G. The stem cell marker CD133 (prominin-1) selectively identify mesenchimal stroma of pulmonary blastoma tumors. Virchows Archiv. 2009;455:342-3.

114. Rocco G. Single-port video-assisted thoracic surgery (uniportal) in the routine general thoracic surgical practice. Oper Tech Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009;14(4):326-35.

115. Refai M, Brunelli A, Rocco G, Ferguson MK, Fortiparri SN, Salati M, La Rocca A, Kawamukai K. Does induction treatment increase the risk of morbidity and mortality after pneumonectomy? A multicentre case-matched analysis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Mar;37(3):535-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.09.018. PubMed PMID: 19836257.

116. Di Maio M, Morabito A, Piccirillo MC, Daniele G, Giordano P, Costanzo R, Piccardi MG, Rocco G, Normanno N, Perrone F. New drugs in avances non-small-cell lung cancer: searching for the correct clinical development. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2010;19:1503-14.

117. Bertolaccini L, Alemanno L, Rocco G, Cassardo C. Air pollution, weather variations and primary spontaneous pneumothorax. J Thorac Dis. 2010 Mar;2(1):9-15. PubMed PMID: 22263010; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3256435.

118. Salati M, Cardillo G, Carbone L, Rea F, Marulli G, Brunelli A, Voltolini L, Gotti G, Rocco G. Iatrogenic phrenic nerve injury during thymectomy: the extent of the problem. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Apr;139(4):e77-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.06.051. Epub 2009 May 31. PubMed PMID: 19660374.

119. Rocco G, Romano V, Accardo R, Tempesta A, La Manna C, La Rocca A, Martucci N, D' Aiuto M, Polimeno E. Awake single-access (uniportal) video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for peripheral pulmonary nodules in a complete ambulatory setting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 May;89(5):1625-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.01.087. PubMed PMID: 20417792.

120. Venuta F, Rolle A, Anile M, Martucci N, Bis B, Rocco G. Techniques used in lung metastasectomy. J Thorac Oncol. 2010 Jun;5(6 Suppl 2):S145-50. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181dcf76d. Review. PubMed PMID: 20502250.

121. Rocco G, Fazioli F, La Manna C, La Rocca A, Mori S, Palaia R, Martucci N, Salvi R. Omental flap and titanium plates provide structural stability and protection of the mediastinum after extensive sternocostal resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jul;90(1):e14-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.071. PubMed PMID: 20609734.

122. Rocco G. Intraoperative measures for preventing residual air spaces. Thorac Surg Clin. 2010 Aug;20(3):371-5. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.03.003. Epub 2010 May 23. Review. PubMed PMID: 20619228.

123. Morabito A, Piccirillo MC, Costanzo R, Sandomenico C, Carillio G, Daniele G, Giordano P, Bryce J, Carotenuto P, La Rocca A, Di Maio M, Normanno N, Rocco G, Perrone F. Vandetanib: An overview of its clinical development in NSCLC and other tumors. Drugs Today (Barc). 2010 Sep;46(9):683-98. doi: 10.1358/dot.2010.46.9.1516989. Review. PubMed PMID: 20967300.

124. Brunelli A, Rocco G, Van Raemdonck D, Varela G, Dahan M. Lessons learned from the European thoracic surgery database: the Composite Performance Score. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2010 Sep;36 Suppl 1:S93-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2010.06.023. Epub 2010 Jul 1. PubMed PMID: 20594790.

125. Amodio N, Scrima M, Palaia L, Salman AN, Quintiero A, Franco R, Botti G, Pirozzi P, Rocco G, De Rosa N, Viglietto G. Oncogenic role of the E3 ubiquitin ligase NEDD4-1, a PTEN negative regulator, in non-small-cell lung carcinomas. Am J Pathol. 2010 Nov;177(5):2622-34. doi: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.091075. Epub 2010 Oct 1. PubMed PMID: 20889565; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2966817.

126. Gatani T, Martucci N, La Rocca A, La Manna C, Scognamiglio F, Salvi R, Rocco G. Management of localized pneumothoraces after pulmonary resection with intrapulmonary percussive ventilation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Nov;90(5):1658-61. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.06.092. PubMed PMID: 20971283.

127. Rocco G. Overview on current and future materials for chest wall reconstruction. Thorac Surg Clin. 2010 Nov;20(4):559-62. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.06.005. Review. PubMed PMID: 20974440.

128. D'Aiuto M, Cicalese M, D'Aiuto G, Rocco G. Surgery of the chest wall for involvement by breast cancer. Thorac Surg Clin. 2010 Nov;20(4):509-17. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.09.001. Review. PubMed PMID: 20974434.

129. Rocco G. Chest wall surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2010 Nov;20(4):xiii. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.06.007. PubMed PMID: 20974428.

130. Di Maio M, Morabito A, Piccirillo MC, Daniele G, Giordano P, Costanzo R, Riccardi MG, Rocco G, Normanno N, Perrone F. New drugs in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: searching for the correct clinical development. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2010 Dec;19(12):1503-14. doi: 10.1517/13543784.2010.532122. Epub 2010 Nov 4. Review. PubMed PMID: 21047279.

131. Camerlingo R, Tirino V, Del Sorbo M, Franco R, Rocco G, Pirozzi G. Phenotypic characterization of human pulmonary blastoma cell line. Cytometry Part A. 2010;77(2):193.

132. Pirozzi G, Tirino V, Marzocchella C, Franco R, Scognamiglio F, La Manna C, La Rocca A, Botti G, Rocco G. Disseminated tumour cells in the tumour draining vein of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Cytometry Part A. 2010;77(2):199.

133. Rocco G, Pirozzi G. CD133 and non-small-cell lung cancer—Reply. Eur J Cardio Thorac Surg. 2010;37(4):988-9.

134. Rocco G, Perrone F, Rossi A, Gridelli C. Surgical management of non-small cell lung cancer with mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Clin Oncol. 2010;22(5):325-33. PMID: 20156672

135. Bifulco K, Longanesi-Cattani I, Masucci MT, De Chiara A, Fazioli F, Di Carluccio G, Pirozzi G,