Author's response to reviews Title: Lung Sealant and Morbidity after Pleural Decortication: A Prospective Randomized, Blinded Study Authors:

Lung sealant and morbidity after pleural decortication: a prospective randomized, blinded study

OBJECTIVES Prolonged postoperative air leaks (AL) are a major cause of morbidity. Aim of this work was evaluating use of a Lung Sealant System (Pleuraseal, Covidien, Mansfield, MA, U.S.A.) in pleural decortications for empyema thoracis. METHODS From January 2008 to December 2008, 46 consecutive patients received pleural decortications for empyema thoracis. Post-procedural and malignancy-relat...

Author's response to reviews Title: Lung Abscess Predicts the Surgical Outcome in Patients with Pleural Empyema Authors:

Author's response to reviews Title: The effectiveness of moxibustion for the treatment of functional constipation: a randomized, sham-controlled, patient blinded, pilot clinical trial Authors:

Title: The effectiveness of moxibustion for the treatment of functional constipation: a randomized, sham-controlled, patient blinded, pilot clinical trial

Author's response to reviews Title: Atrial fibrillation after pulmonary lobectomy for lung cancer affects long-term survival in a prospective single-center study Authors:

Author's response to reviews Title: Modelling prevalence and incidence of fibrosis and pleural plaques in asbestos-exposed populations for screening and follow-up: a cross-sectional study Authors:

Title: Modelling prevalence and incidence of fibrosis and pleural plaques in asbestos-exposed populations for screening and follow-up: a cross-sectional study Authors: