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Research Highlights

Dr Aresu is actively involved in research and has authored three books along with more than 80 scientific publications.

Books and Special Issues

Editor of the book: Subxiphoid Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery AME Publishing Company https://www.amazon.com/Subxiphoid-Video-Assisted-ThoracicSurgery-Jiang/dp/9887949612

 

Editor of the book: CERVICAL, THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL APPROACHES IN THE PRACTICE OF THORACIC SURGERY Springer-Verlag London Ltd

Guest Editor of: Journal of Visualised Surgery: 2016 special issue on Subxiphoid thoracic Surgery. http://jovs.amegroups.com/post/view/subxiphoid-surgery

Publications

1.  Pulmonary endarterectomy and lung resection achieving therapeutic success in rarely encountered large cavitary infarctions following pulmonary embolism: a case report

Bakr L, Latinović M, Sumner JD, Aresu G

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025;20:383

 

2. Post operative outcomes for lung cancer patients with
lung fibrosis

S Holland, SF Enam, D Seeboruth, D Fernando, G Aresu, D
Meek, ...
Thorax 79 (Suppl 2), A154-A154, 2024


3. Exploring the tumour stroma in pleural mesothelioma
using single-cell and single-nucleus transcriptomics

N Veale, JA Valer, J Obacz, A Lewis-Wade, G Aresu, A
Peryt, A Coonar, ...
Thorax 79 (Suppl 2), A1-A1, 2024


4. Implementation of a neoadjuvant lung cancer treatment
pathway in a regional tertiary centre

L Succony, M King, S Preston, D Meek, L McGee, M
Goddard, G Aresu, ...
Lung Cancer 190, 107587, 2024


5. Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of human pleura
reveals stromal heterogeneity and informs in vitro models
of mesothelioma

J Obacz, JA Valer, R Nibhani, TS Adams, JC Schupp, N
Veale, ...
European Respiratory Journal 63 (1), 2, 2024


6. Predicting severe pain after major surgery: a secondary
analysis of the Peri-operative Quality Improvement

Programme (PQIP) dataset
RA Armstrong, A Fayaz, GLP Manning, SR Moonesinghe, ...
Anaesthesia 78 (7), 840-852, 2023


7. Uniportal subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic
anatomical segmentectomies—two case reports

M Nizami, S Talukder, K Tweed, A Peryt, A Coonar, G Aresu
Journal of Visualized Surgery 9, 2023


8. Outcomes of Gynecologic Cancer Surgery During the
COVID-19 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter,

Prospective CovidSurg–Gynecologic Oncology Cancer
Study
C Fotopoulou, T Khan, J Bracinik, J Glasbey, N AbuRustum, L Chiva, ...
Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 78 (5), 277-278, 2023


9. Development and internal validation of a model for
postoperative morbidity in adults undergoing major
elective colorectal surgery: the peri-operative quality
improvement …

J Bedford, P Martin, S Crowe, D Wagstaff, C Santos, G
Singleton, ...
Anaesthesia 77 (12), 1356-1367, 2022


10. Erratum to airway management in anesthesia for
thoracic surgery: a “real life” observational study

E Office
Journal of Thoracic Disease 14 (9), 3651, 2022


11. Uniportal Non-Intubated Subxiphoid VATS
Thymectomy Compared to Uniportal Intubated
Subxiphoid VATS Thymectomy: The Technical
Feasibility, Safety, Level of Post-Operative …

R Bushra, M Nizami, J Hogan, A Peryt, A Coonar, G Aresu
British Journal of Surgery 109 (Supplement_6),
znac269.099, 2022


12. Preclinical evaluation of Versius, an innovative device
for use in robot-assisted thoracic surgery

G Aresu, J Dunning, T Routledge, P Bagan, M Slack
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 62 (3),
ezac178, 2022


13. The Perioperative Quality Improvement Programme
(PQIP patient study): protocol for a UK multicentre,
prospective cohort study to measure quality of care and
outcomes after …

SR Moonesinghe, D McGuckin, P Martin, J Bedford, D
Wagstaff, ...
Perioperative Medicine 11 (1), 37, 2022


14. Delivery of drinking, eating and mobilising (DrEaMing)
and its association with length of hospital stay after major
noncardiac surgery: observational cohort study

CM Oliver, S Warnakulasuriya, D McGuckin, G Singleton, P
Martin, ...
British Journal of Anaesthesia 129 (1), 114-126, 2022


15. Catamenial pneumothorax
N Kardaman, M Nizami, S Marciniak, J Hogan, G Aresu
The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England 104
(4), e109-e112, 2022


16. Death following pulmonary complications of surgery
before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

British Journal of Surgery 108 (12), 1448-1464, 2021


17. Impact of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination
on postoperative mortality in patients with perioperative
SARS-CoV-2 infection

ISCS SICCR, ISRC ISRC, COVIDSurg Collaborative
BMJ Open 5 (6), zrab131, 2021


18. Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned
cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an
international, prospective, cohort study

J Glasbey, A Ademuyiwa, A Adisa, E AlAmeer, AP Arnaud,
F Ayasra, ...
The Lancet Oncology 22 (11), 1507-1517, 2021


19. Dissecting human pleura at single-cell resolution
J Obacz, TS Adams, JC Schupp, N Kaminski, G Aresu, AS
Coonar, ...
Thorax 76 (Suppl 2), A63-A63, 2021


20. Subxiphoid, Nonintubated, Opioid-Free, Video-Assisted
Pneumonectomy: A New Frontier in Thoracic Surgery

M Nizami, J Hogan, JM Ali, I Vokshi, C Patvardhan, A
Peryt, A Coonar, ...
Innovations 16 (6), 562-564, 2021


21. Unexpected Pathological Findings In 189 LVRS
Patients: Clinical Relevance

N Ahmadi, S Preston, J Barbar, G Aresu, A Peryt, R
Mahadeva, A Coonar
British Journal of Surgery 108 (Supplement_6),
znab259.243, 2021


22. Early outcomes and complications following cardiac
surgery in patients testing positive for coronavirus disease

2019: An international cohort study
E Akowuah, RA Benson, EJ Caruana, G Chetty, J Edwards, S
Forlani, ...
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 162
(2), e355-e372, 2021


23. Surgical management of a COVID-19-associated
necrotic pneumonia

M Nizami, C Grieco, J Hogan, G Aresu
BMJ Case Reports CP 14 (6), e240766, 2021


24. Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and
postoperative pulmonary complications in patients
undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2
pandemic

JC Glasbey, O Omar, D Nepogodiev, A Minaya-Bravo, ...
2021


25. Uniportal subxiphoid video assisted thoracoscopy
surgery approach for bilateral lesions

B Venkitaraman, Z Zeng, L Jiang, G Aresu
Journal of Visualized Surgery 7, 2021


26. Elective cancer surgery in COVID-19–free surgical
pathways during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic:
an
international, multicenter, comparative cohort study
JC Glasbey, D Nepogodiev, JFF Simoes, O Omar, E Li, ML
Venn, PGDME, ...
Journal of Clinical Oncology 39 (1), 66-78, 2021


27. Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARSCoV-2 infection
Journal of British Surgery 107 (12), e601-e602, 2020


28. Opioid-free anesthesia for lung cancer resection: a casecontrol study
G Devine, M Cheng, G Martinez, C Patvardhan, G Aresu, A
Peryt, ...
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 34 (11),
3036-3040, 2020


29. Thoracic Surgery: Cervical, Thoracic and Abdominal
Approaches

CE Nistor, S Tsui, K Kırali, A Ciuche, G Aresu, GJ Kocher
Springer Nature, 2020


30. Is it time to reconsider the need for bullectomy in the
surgical management of primary spontaneous
pneumothorax?

JM Ali, G Aresu
Journal of Thoracic Disease 12 (8), 3921, 2020


31. Comparison of post-operative pain and quality of life
between uniportal subxiphoid and intercostal videoassisted thoracoscopic lobectomy

J Chen, S Volpi, JM Ali, G Aresu, L Wu, Z Chen, J Wang, B
Chen, C Yang, ...
Journal of Thoracic Disease 12 (7), 3582, 2020


32. Spontaneous diaphragmatic rupture as a complication
following lung transplantation

M Kovzel, JM Ali, G Aresu, P Catarino
American Journal of Transplantation 20 (6), 1744-1747,
2020


33. Surgical management of thoracic multiple exostoses
S Kanthasamy, G Aresu, A Peryt, AS Coonar
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 109 (5), e361-e362, 2020


34. Uniportal subxiphoid bilateral removal of selfintroduced thoracic foreign bodies
N Sahdev, K Punjabi, L Williams, A Peryt, A Coonar, G
Aresu
Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2020 (4), rjaa052, 2020


35. Minimally Invasive Thoracoscopic Surgery
Anatomical Segment Resections
B Ripoll, S Volpi, G Aresu
Thoracic Surgery: Cervical, Thoracic and Abdominal
Approaches
, 329-340, 2020


36. Minimally Invasive Thymectomy
H Margaret, G Aresu
Thoracic Surgery: Cervical, Thoracic and Abdominal
Approaches
, 563-575, 2020


37. Subxiphoid Approach for Anatomical Lung Resections
and Lobectomies

DR Sitaranjan, H Saad, J Lei, G Aresu
Thoracic Surgery: Cervical, Thoracic and Abdominal
Approaches
, 341-349, 2020


38. Acute kidney injury after thoracic surgery: a proposal
for a multicentre evaluation (MERITS)

V Naruka, MA Mckie, R Khushiwal, J Clayton, G Aresu, A
Peryt, SS Villar, ...
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 29 (6),
861-866, 2019


39. Airway management in anesthesia for thoracic surgery:
a “real life” observational study

N Langiano, S Fiorelli, C Deana, A Baroselli, EG Bignami, C
Matellon, ...
Journal of Thoracic Disease 11 (8), 3257, 2019


40. Novel enhanced recovery anaesthesia for thymectomy
using an opioid free, non intubated anaesthetic technique

SA Lashley, A Roscoe, G Aresu, G Martinez, C Patvardhan
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN 31, 104, 2019


41. Mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of acute
ischaemic stroke following pulmonary lobectomy

JM Ali, I Wolff, F Falconieri, G Aresu, AS Coonar, Y Joshi,
A Peryt
The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England 101
(5), e115-e118, 2019


42. Thoracic surgery for lung cancer: current practice and
future directions

A Coonar, G Aresu, A Peryt, J Ali
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 112 (4), 136-139,
2019


43. Does the ‘non-intubated’anaesthetic technique offer any
advantage for patients undergoing pulmonary
lobectomy?

JM Ali, S Volpi, P Kaul, G Aresu
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 28 (4),
555-558, 2019


44. Subxiphoid uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic lung
volume reduction surgery

A Nashaat, G Aresu, A Peryt, AS Coonar
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 28 (3),
485-486, 2019


45. Improving outcomes by reducing AKI in lung cancer
surgery: introducing MERITS (Multi-centre Evaluation
of Renal Impairment in Thoracic Surgery)

V Naruka, R Khushiwal, J Clayton, G Aresu, A Peryt, J
Mackay, A Coonar
Lung Cancer 127, S88, 2019


46. Tips and tricks for success in subxiphoid video-assisted
thoracic surgery

A Abdellateef, JM Ali, G Jiang, G Aresu, L Jiang
Journal of Thoracic Disease 11 (1), 292, 2019


47. Anesthesia and enhanced recovery in subxiphoid videoassisted thoracoscopic surgery
Z Chen, JM Ali, H Xu, L Jiang, G Aresu
Journal of Thoracic Disease 10 (12), 6987, 2018


48. Uniportal subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic
anatomical segmentectomy: technique and results

J Ali, F Haiyang, G Aresu, Y Chenlu, J Gening, D GonzalezRivas, J Lei
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 106 (5), 1519-1524, 2018


49. The future of minimally invasive thymectomy: the
uniportal subxiphoid video-assisted thoracic surgery
technique—a case series

JM Ali, S Volpi, L Jiang, C Yang, L Wu, G Jiang, G Aresu
Journal of Visualized Surgery 4, 2018


50. Quantification of neutrophil accumulation in early lung
cancer

N Tregay, N Farahi, L Lok, C Loutsios, C Solanki, D Gillett,
J Buscombe, ...
European Respiratory Journal 52 (suppl 62), 2018


51. Long term and disease-free survival following surgical
resection of occult N2 lung cancer

BH Kirmani, S Volpi, G Aresu, A Peryt, T Win, AS Coonar
Journal of Thoracic Disease 10 (8), 4806, 2018


52. Subxiphoid pneumonectomy: the new frontier?
JM Ali, P Kaul, L Jiang, C Yang, J Chen, Y Zhang, Z Zhang,
G Aresu
Journal of Thoracic Disease 10 (7), 4464, 2018


53. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the management
of mesothelioma

JM Ali, G Aresu, A Peryt, AS Coonar
Shanghai Chest 2 (6), 2018


54. The role of positron emission tomography in the
diagnosis, staging and response assessment of non-small
cell lung cancer

S Volpi, JM Ali, A Tasker, A Peryt, G Aresu, AS Coonar
Annals of Translational Medicine 6 (5), 95, 2018


55. Uniportal subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic
approach for thymectomy: a case series

H Weaver, JM Ali, L Jiang, C Yang, L Wu, G Jiang, G Aresu
Journal of Visualized Surgery 3, 169, 2017


56. Subxiphoid single incision thoracoscopic surgery
approach for thymectomy: a case report

J Karunanantham, M Fok, JM Ali, A Peryt, A Coonar, G
Aresu
Journal of Visualized Surgery 3, 147, 2017


57. Subxiphoid approach for spontaneous bilateral
pneumothorax: a case report

M Fok, J Karunanantham, JM Ali, S Concina, S Jayakumar,
A Peryt, ...
Journal of Visualized Surgery 3, 146, 2017


58. Occult N2 disease identified after lung cancer surgery
has a poor outcome and is not similar to pN0-N1 disease

S Volpi, B Kirmani, T Win, G Aresu, A Peryt, A Coonar
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 25
(suppl_1), ivx280.194, 2017


59. Subxiphoid video-assisted major lung resections: the
Believers’ speech

G Aresu, L Jiang, L Bertolaccini
Journal of Thoracic Disease 9 (4), E387, 2017


60. The Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital uniportal subxiphoid
approach for lung segmentectomies

G Aresu, H Weaver, L Wu, L Lin, G Jiang, L Jiang
Journal of Visualized Surgery 2, 172, 2016


61. Uniportal subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic
bilateral segmentectomy for synchronous bilateral lung
adenocarcinomas

G Aresu, H Weaver, L Wu, L Lin, S Sponga, G Jiang, L Jiang
Journal of Visualized Surgery 2, 170, 2016


62. The Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital subxiphoid approach
for lobectomies

G Aresu, L Wu, L Lin, G Jiang, L Jiang
Journal of Visualized Surgery 2, 135, 2016


63. Subxiphoid approach, a new prospective to see the
minimally invasive thoracic surgery

G Aresu
Journal of Visualized Surgery 2, 107, 2016


64. Subxiphoid uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic
trisegmentectomy

LA Hernandez-Arenas, L Lin, L Wu, G Aresu, G Jiang, L
Jiang
Journal of Visualized Surgery 2, 90, 2016


65. Inflammasome and pro-inflammatory cytokines in the
pathophysiology of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
before and after ventricular assist device (VAD) insertion

G Aresu
Università degli Studi di Udine, 2015


66. Thoracic Surgery
G Aresu
2015


67. Ex vivo molecular rejuvenation improves the
therapeutic activity of senescent human cardiac stem cells
in a mouse model of myocardial infarction

E Avolio, G Gianfranceschi, D Cesselli, A Caragnano, E
Athanasakis, ...
Stem Cells 32 (9), 2373-2385, 2014


68. Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass versus
off-pump coronary surgery through sternotomy

R Birla, P Patel, G Aresu, G Asimakopoulos
The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England 95
(7), 481-485, 2013


69. Combined clopidogrel and aspirin treatment up to
surgery increases the risk of postoperative myocardial
infarction, blood loss and reoperation for bleeding in
patients …

A Miceli, SMJ Duggan, G Aresu, PM de Siena, F Romeo, M
Glauber, ...
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 43 (4), 722-
728, 2013


70. Right Ventricular Injury due to Displaced Sternal Wire.
R Shukla, VD Bruno, G Aresu, R Ascione
Journal of Cardiac Surgery 27 (6), 2012


71. Training residents in off-pump coronary artery bypass
surgery: a 14-year experience

M Murzi, M Caputo, G Aresu, S Duggan, GD Angelini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 143
(6), 1247-1253, 2012


72. On-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
in patients with left main stem disease: a propensity score
analysis

M Murzi, M Caputo, G Aresu, S Duggan, A Miceli, M
Glauber, GD Angelini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 143
(6), 1382-1388, 2012


73. Double lumen tube bronchial blocker positioning success
rate: residents vs attending anesthesists

D Rufolo, M Brazzoni, A Gigante, F Barbariol, S Granzotti,
N Langiano, ...
2012


74. Protective vs conventional ventilation during one lung
ventilation in thoracic surgery. A pilot study

F Barbariol, S Granzotti, N Langiano, M Brazzoni, C Deana,
A Baroselli, ...
2012


75. Protective vs conventional ventilation during one lung
ventilation in thoracic surgery. A pilot study.

S Granzotti, F Barbariol, N Langiano, M Brazzoni, C Deana,
A Baroselli, ...
Minerva Anestesiologica 78 (SUPPL 1 A 10), 878-878, 2012


76. Double lumen tube and bronchial blocker positioning
success rate: residents vs. attending anesthetists.

M Brazzoni, D Rufolo, A Gigante, F Barbariol, S Granzotti,
N Langiano, ...
Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2012


77. The clinical risk in heart transplantation: is it
evaluable?

G Guzzi, M Maiani, G Aresu, V Tursi, E Spagna, U Livi
Transplantation Proceedings 43 (1), 307-310, 2011


78. Recipients and Donors Selection in Heart
Transplantation: How Much Risk Is Too High?

G Guzzi, G Aresu, M Maiani, T Bisceglia, V Tursi, E
Spagna, L Vetrugno, ...
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 28 (2), S192,
2009


79. Recipents and donors selection in heart transplantation:
how much risk in too high?

G Guzzi, G Aresu, M Maiani, T Bisceglia, V Tursi, E
Spagna, L Vetrugno, ...
J. Heart Lung Transplant. 28 (2S), S192, 2009


80. Cardiac surgery in patients aged 85 years and older:
early and long-term results

I Vendramin, F Ius, T Bisceglia, G Aresu, U Livi
2009


81. Cardiac Stem Cell Senescence in Ischemic
Cardiomyopathy

E Avolio, G Gianfranceschi, A Caragnano, E Athanasakis, R
Katare, ...

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