Meeting Report
21st Panhellenic Congress of Thoracic Disease 1-4 November 2012, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Original Article
Video assisted thoracoscopic plication of the left hemidiaphragm in symptomatic eventration in adulthood
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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:6-16
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(11 November 2012)
Catamenial pneumothorax: a rare entity? Report of 5 cases and review of the literature
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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:17-31
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(11 November 2012)
Review Articles
Management of complex benign post-tracheostomy tracheal stenosis with bronchoscopic insertion of silicon tracheal stents, in patients with failed or contraindicated surgical reconstruction of trachea
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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:32-40
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(11 November 2012)
Resection of a giant bilateral retrovascular intrathoracic goiter causing severe upper airway obstruction, 2 years after subtotal thyroidectomy: a case report and review of the literature
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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:41-48
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(11 November 2012)
Primary lung carcinoid, a rare cause of paraparesis: report of a case and review of the literature
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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:49-55
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(11 November 2012)
Early hemi-diaphragmatic plication through a video assisted minithoracotomy in postcardiotomy phrenic nerve paresis
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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:56-68
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(11 November 2012)
Case Reports
Lost in time pulmonary metastases of renal cell carcinoma: complete surgical resection of metachronous metastases, 18 and 15 years after nephrectomy
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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:69-73
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(11 November 2012)
Post-traumatic lung pseudocysts: two case reports in ICU patients
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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:74-78
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(11 November 2012)
Abstracts
AB 1. Prevalence and etiology of reduced exercise capacity among patients with scleroderma
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AB 2. Impact of statins and ace inhibitors use on length of hospital stay in patients with community acquired pneumonia
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AB 3. Catamenial pneumothorax: a rare entity? Report of 5 cases and review of the literature
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AB 4. Lung function and disability in patients with ALS at the time of respiratory assessment
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(11 November 2012)
AB 5. Sleep quality, quality of life, and sleep disorders in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing longterm haemodialysis
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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AB 6. Cost - effectiveness of nasal continuous positive airways treatment versus the absence of treatment, in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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AB 7. Validation of the greek version of the severe respiratory insufficiency questionnaire
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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(11 November 2012)
AB 8. Pulmonary embolism severity index, based on spiral CT angiography and V/Q scan, in correlation with d-dimers and P(A-a)O2. A retrospective study
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AB 9. Health management of occupational diseases challenge for the bulgarian economy and public health
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(11 November 2012)
AB 10. Relation between histological types of lung cancer and vascular patterns visualized by narrow band imaging (NBI) videobronchoscopy
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AB 11. Efficacy and tolerability of intranasal fentanyl spray 50 to 200 microg for breakthrough pain in patients with lung cancer and bone metastases
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AB 12. Chronomodulated chemotherapy in chemo naïve NSCLC patients
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AB 13. The effect of 3D conformal radiotherapy to the left lung cancer, in cardiovascular system and the other organ at risk. The experience in Univercity General Hospital of Thessaloniki, AHEPA
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AB 14. In vivo synergistic cytogenetic effects of aminophylline on lymphocyte cultures from patients with lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy
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AB 15. The role of glutamine in prevention and in the treatment of radiation esophagitis, in the treatment of lung cancer with radiotherapy and chemotherapy
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AB 16. Immunomodifiers in combination with conventional chemotherapy in small cell lung cancer
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AB 17. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) as preoperative test before lung resection
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(11 November 2012)
AB 18. New dilemmas in small cell lung cancer tnm clinical staging small cell lung cancer independent evaluation
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(11 November 2012)
AB 19. Contact tracing of a sputum posistive tuberculosis case in a daycare employee
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(11 November 2012)
AB 20. Mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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AB 21. Inhaler mishandling in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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AB 22. Study of IL-1, IL-4 and TNFα polymorphisms in extrinsic and intrinsic asthma in a Greek population
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(11 November 2012)
AB 23. Anxiety and depression in a copd population sample from the general hospital of serres
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AB 24. Intrapleural t-PA administration in patients with complicated parapneumonic effusions
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(11 November 2012)
AB 25. Moxifloxacin pharmacokinetics and pleural fluid penetration in patients with pleural effusion
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(11 November 2012)
AB 26. Comparison of pharmacokinets of moxifloxacin between patients with drug-resistant and multi-drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis
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(11 November 2012)
AB 27. Unusual presentation of a pulmonary hamartoma
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(11 November 2012)
AB 28. Evaluation of pleural effusion at first diagnosis of lung cancer
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AB 29. Malignant mediastinal tumor: restrictions in immunohistochemical evaluation
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AB 30. Primary pulmonary neurilemmoma: presentation of two cases
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AB 31. Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the lung: review of five cases
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AB 32. Pulmonary nodular lympoid hyperplasia. Case report
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AB 33. Tumor-like cystic lesion of the thymus: thymic cyst. Case report
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AB 34. Solitary fibrous tumor with focal malignant transformation. Description of a rare case
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AB 35. Dyspnoea and wheezing don’t always indicate asthma: a case of bronchial typical carcinoid
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AB 36. Primary lung carcinoid, a rare cause of paraparesis: report of a case and review of the literature
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AB 37. Synchronous large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung and hepatocellular carcinoma of the liver: a case report
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AB 38. The smoking habits in rural population and its effects on the lung
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AB 39. Definitive - radical external radiotherapy (EBRT) with 3D conformal RT in patient with unresectable T4 pancoast lung cancer. Review in the literature
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AB 40. Six minute walking test and DLCO for non-small cell lung cancer. Easy performed tests in every day practice
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AB 41. The role of second line chemotherapy in small cell lung cancer
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AB 42. Paclitaxel and carboplatin in the treatment of small-cell lung cancer patients
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AB 43. The corticotropin releasing factor system in lung cancer: expression and pathophysiol ogical implications
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AB 44. Correspondence to histological changes of lung parenchyma after radiotherapy in lung cancer patients
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AB 45. Gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with lung cancer that undergo chemotherapy and the quality of life
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AB 46. Lost in time pulmonary metastases of renal cell carcinoma: complete surgical resection of metachronous metastases, 18 and 15 years after nephrectomy
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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:AB046
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(11 November 2012)
AB 47. Incidental non-hodgkin lymphoma in a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung: a case report
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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AB 48. Depression and quality of life in patients with lung cancer before and after chemotherapy
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AB 49. Unusual intrabronchial location, large in size, of hamartoma in a patient with a mass in the left lung
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AB 50. Diagnostic value of urine cytology test in differential diagnosis in relapsed lung cancer to renal cell carcinoma
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AB 51. Rare case of granular cell tumor of the lung in a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome and mass of the left lung
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AB 52. Metastatic formation of scalp as a first symptom in a patient with squamous cell lung cancer
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AB 53. Metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma to the lung difficulties in diagnostic approach
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AB 54. Lung infiltration from small cells TTF-1+, CD56+: is always small cell carcinoma?
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AB 55. Epithelial - myoepithelial carcinoma of the trachea
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AB 56. Combined large cell neuroendocrine CA with squamous cell CA of the lung
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AB 57. Difficulties in biphasic mesothelioma diagnosis
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AB 58. The current role of 3-D conformal radiotherapy in syndrome of vena superior. The experience in Univercity General Hospital of Thessaloniki, AHEPA
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AB 59. Re-irradiation with 3D-conformal radiotherapy in patients with lung cancer. Report in two cases
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AB 60. Nitric oxide measurements in lung cancer
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AB 61. Resection of a giant bilateral retrovascular intrathoracic goiter causing severe upper airway obstruction, 2 years after subtotal thyroidectomy a case report and review of the literature
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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(11 November 2012)
AB 62. Video assisted thoracoscopic plication of the left hemidiaphragm in symptomatic eventration in adulthood
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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:AB062
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(11 November 2012)
AB 63. Management of complex benign post-tracheostomy tracheal stenosis with bronchoscopic insertion of silicon tracheal stents, in patients with failed or contraindicated surgical reconstruction of trachea
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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:AB063
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(11 November 2012)
AB 64. Early hemi-diaphragmatic plication through a video assisted mini-thoracotomy in postcardiotomy phrenic nerve paresis
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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:AB064
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(11 November 2012)
AB 65. Rare case of hemoptysis due to pulmonary vascular malformation
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(11 November 2012)
AB 66. One-year experience of the pulmonary department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in thoracoscopy with local anaesthesia (medical thoracoscopy)
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AB 67. Successful endovascular management of massive hemoptysis secondary to aortobronchial fistula, ten years after thoracic aorta traumatic rupture
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AB 68. Post-traymatic lung pseudocysts: two case reports in ICU patients
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(11 November 2012)
AB 69. Coexistence of Wilson’s disease and sarcoidosis in a 35-year-old female
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AB 70. Interesting case of lung, bowel and central nervous system tuberculosis in an immunocompromised patient
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AB 71. Non invasive ventilation in community acquired pneumonia
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AB 72. Follicular bronchiolitis associated with underlying common variable immunodeficiency
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AB 73. Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma: case report
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AB 74. Recurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with undiagnosed kidney tuberculosis
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AB 75. Abdominal tuberculosis: presentation of two cases
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AB 76. The contribution of spirometry in early diagnosis of COPD in the region of Echinos Xanthi
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AB 77. Effect of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) in asthmatics with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
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AB 78. Review of the cases and outcomes of patients hospitalized in a High Dependency Unit of a pulmonary department in the year 2011
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AB 79. Polysomnographic parameters before and after high fat meal
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AB 80. Sleep characteristics and health problems in railway conductors in Greece
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AB 81. Comparison of validity of methacholine and mannitol bronchial challenges in asthma diagnosis
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AB 82. Specific nasal challenge induces late phase reactions in asthmatics sensitive to Alternaria
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AB 83. EEG significance in polysomnography applying continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
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AB 84. Pharmacokinetics of moxifloxacin in patients with severe exacerbations of COPD
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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AB 85. Presentation of cases of non tuberculous mycobacteria lung disease in immunocompetent patients
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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(11 November 2012)
AB 86. Validation of a questionnaire for the assesement of bronchial hyperresponsiveness in a greek population
Journal of Thoracic Disease
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(11 November 2012)
AB 87. Clinical and microbiological characteristics of patients with tuberculosis
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AB 88. Balf changes of CD4+, CD8+ cells in lung cancer patients with different hemotherapeutic regimens
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AB 89. Lung cancer registry and software solution
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AB 90. Recording aeroallergens at various heights above the thessaloniki by using light aircraft and their association with the city of meteorological data
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AB 91. Prognostic factors in patients with malignant pleural effusion who underwent thoracoscopy diagnostic
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AB 92. Diffuse pulmonary ossification: case report
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AB 93. Presentation of the statistical data during hospitilization of pmr patients. A single center experience
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AB 94. Burden of COPD and SDB
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AB 95. Changing pattern of lung cancer
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AB 96. Chemotherapy for lung cancer
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AB 97. Asthma around use
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AB 98. Tuberculosis and granulomatous diseases
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AB 99. Multi - drug resistance in tuberculosis
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AB 100. Radiology in digital era
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AB 101. Update on interventional bronchology techniques
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AB 102. Sepsis in intensive care unit
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AB 103. Respiratory pathology in genetic era
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Disclosure:
The supplement was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding.
