Vol 4, Supplement 1 (November 11, 2012): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Meeting Report

21^st Panhellenic Congress of Thoracic Disease 1-4 November 2012, Thessaloniki, Greece

Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Kosmatopoulos, Alyn Morice, Demosthenes Bouros, Lutz Freitag, Angelo G. Casalini, Marios Froudarakis, Francisco Rodriguez Panadero, Katerina Manika, Nikolaos Galanis, Sakkas Leonidas, Antonis Papagiannis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Dionysios Spyratos, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Antonis Anoniadis, Qiang Li, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

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Original Article

Video assisted thoracoscopic plication of the left hemidiaphragm in symptomatic eventration in adulthood

Aikaterini N. Visouli, Andreas Mpakas, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Aikaterini Stylianaki, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

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Catamenial pneumothorax: a rare entity? Report of 5 cases and review of the literature

Aikaterini N. Visouli, Kaid Darwiche, Andreas Mpakas, Paul Zarogoulidis, Antonios Papagiannis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Aikaterini Stylianaki, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

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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

Kosmas Tsakiridis, Kaid Darwiche, Aikaterini N. Visouli, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Christos Christofis, Aikaterini Stylianaki, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Andreas Mpakas, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

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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

Kosmas Tsakiridis, Aikaterini N. Visouli, Paul Zarogoulidis, Elias Karapantzos, Andreas Mpakas, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Aikaterini Stylianaki, Christos Christofis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

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Primary lung carcinoid, a rare cause of paraparesis: report of a case and review of the literature

Aikaterini N. Visouli, Kaid Darwiche, Georgios I. Kourtoglou, Paul Zarogoulidis, Andreas Mpakas, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Aikaterini Stylianaki, Chistos Christofis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

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Early hemi-diaphragmatic plication through a video assisted minithoracotomy in postcardiotomy phrenic nerve paresis

Kosmas Tsakiridis, Aikaterini N. Visouli, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Christos Christofis, Aikaterini Stylianaki, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Andreas Mpakas, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

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Case Reports

Lost in time pulmonary metastases of renal cell carcinoma: complete surgical resection of metachronous metastases, 18 and 15 years after nephrectomy

Kosmas Tsakiridis, Aikaterini N. Visouli, Paul Zarogoulidis, Andreas Mpakas, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Aikaterini Stylianaki, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

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Post-traumatic lung pseudocysts: two case reports in ICU patients

Vasileios Voutsas, Athanasios Giakamozis, Theoharis Lazaridis, Milly Bitzani

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Abstracts

AB 1. Prevalence and etiology of reduced exercise capacity among patients with scleroderma

Afroditi K. Boutou, Panagiota Siakka, Georgia Pitsiou, Theodoros Dimitroulas, Nikolaos Chavouzis, Asimina Paspala, Panagiota Boura, Alexandros Garyfallos, Paraskevi Argyropoulou, Ioannis Stanopoulos

ABSTRACT (1800) Open Access

AB 2. Impact of statins and ace inhibitors use on length of hospital stay in patients with community acquired pneumonia

Andreas Koulelidis, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Evangelia Nena, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Konstantinos Archontogeorgis, George Zacharis, Konstantinos Kaltsas, Panagiotis Boglou, Pavlos Zarogoulidis, Stavros Anevlavis, Marios Froudarakis, Demosthenes Bouros

ABSTRACT (1827) Open Access

AB 3. Catamenial pneumothorax: a rare entity? Report of 5 cases and review of the literature

ABSTRACT (2098) Open Access

AB 4. Lung function and disability in patients with ALS at the time of respiratory assessment

Dimitra Siopi, Eleni Perantoni, Vasilis Michailidis, Alexandros Alexiadis, Vasiliki Mourouzidou, Venetia Tsara

ABSTRACT (1842) Open Access

AB 5. Sleep quality, quality of life, and sleep disorders in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing longterm haemodialysis

Evangelia Nena, Eleftheria Kroustallaki, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Maria Xanthoudaki, Vassileios Vargemezis, Demosthenes Bouros

ABSTRACT (1715) Open Access

AB 6. Cost - effectiveness of nasal continuous positive airways treatment versus the absence of treatment, in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Georgia Trakada, Lemonia Velentza, Charalambos Kostopoulos, Paul Zarogoulidis, Paschalis Steiropoulos

ABSTRACT (2097) Open Access

AB 7. Validation of the greek version of the severe respiratory insufficiency questionnaire

Vasilis Michailidis, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Elena Perantoni, Nikos Moysiadis, Stella Papoti, Dimitrios Chloros, Venetia Tsara

ABSTRACT (1766) Open Access

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

Elena Serasli, Nikos Moysiadis, Vasilis Vafiadis, Alexandros Doumas, Dimitra Siopi, Alexandros Kosmas, Dimitrios Chloros, Venetia Tsara

ABSTRACT (2029) Open Access

AB 9. Health management of occupational diseases challenge for the bulgarian economy and public health

Elisabeth-Christina Filippidou, Karolina Lyubomirova, Nevena Tzacheva

ABSTRACT (1667) Open Access

AB 10. Relation between histological types of lung cancer and vascular patterns visualized by narrow band imaging (NBI) videobronchoscopy

Bojan Zaric, Branislav Perin, Vladimir Stojsic, Zivka Eri, Svetlana Jovanovic, Nensi Lalic, Goran Stojanovic, Evica Budisin

ABSTRACT (1937) Open Access

AB 11. Efficacy and tolerability of intranasal fentanyl spray 50 to 200 microg for breakthrough pain in patients with lung cancer and bone metastases

Anastasios Kallianos, Maria Nikolokopoulou, Dimitra Eleutheriou, Petros Tsirovasilis, Nikos Maniakos, Dimitrios Tsoukas, Aggeliki Rapti

ABSTRACT (1733) Open Access

AB 12. Chronomodulated chemotherapy in chemo naïve NSCLC patients

Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Kelly Domvri, Theodoros Kontakiotis, George Kalamaras, Dimitris Matthaios, Ellada Eleftheriadou, Georgia Trakada, Athanasios Zissimopoulos, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

ABSTRACT (2004) Open Access

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

Styliani Stylianidou, Periklis Bousbouras, Spyridon Domoxoudis, Ioannis Tzitzikas, Kyriaki Pistevou-Gompaki

ABSTRACT (2324) Open Access

AB 14. In vivo synergistic cytogenetic effects of aminophylline on lymphocyte cultures from patients with lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy

Effie Mylonaki, Katerina Manika, Paul Zarogoulidis, Vasilis Voutsas, Kelly Domvri, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Dionysios Mourelatos

ABSTRACT (1684) Open Access

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

Styliani Stylianidou, Spyridon Domoxoudis, Konstantinos Kyratzopoulos, Ioannis Tzitzikas, Kyriaki Pistevou-Gompaki

ABSTRACT (1954) Open Access

AB 16. Immunomodifiers in combination with conventional chemotherapy in small cell lung cancer

Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Eleftherios Ziogas, Efthimia Boutsikou, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Dimitris Latsios, Ellada Eleftheriadou, Ourania Xatzizisi, Georgios Kiriazis

ABSTRACT (2125) Open Access

AB 17. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) as preoperative test before lung resection

Anastasios Kallianos, Aggeliki Rapti, Sotirios Tsimpoukis, Andriani Charpidou, Apostolos Ahimastos, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Syrigos

ABSTRACT (1874) Open Access

AB 18. New dilemmas in small cell lung cancer tnm clinical staging small cell lung cancer independent evaluation

Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Dimitrios Latsios, Konstantinos Porpodis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Kaid Darwiche, Nick Antoniou, Ellada Eleftheriadou, Efthimia Boutsikou, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Theodoros Kontakiotis

ABSTRACT (2238) Open Access

AB 19. Contact tracing of a sputum posistive tuberculosis case in a daycare employee

Olga Tsiatsiou, Katerina Manika, Eliana Papadopoulou, Martha Lada, Kalliopi Chatzika, Aspasia Katragkou, Charalampos Antachopoulos, Emmanuel Roilides, Kioumis Ioannis

ABSTRACT (1768) Open Access

AB 20. Mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Paschalis Steiropoulos, Evangelia Nena, Maria Xanthoudaki, Pavlos Zarogoulidis, Thomais Goula, Panagiotis Boglou, Konstantinos Archontogeorgis, George Zacharis, Stavros Anevlavis, Nikolaos Papanas, Marios Froudarakis, Demosthenes Bouros

ABSTRACT (2477) Open Access

AB 21. Inhaler mishandling in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Maria Antoniadou, Evangelia Tsikrika, Konstantinos Koutsampasopoulos, Paraskevi Ziakou, Vasileios Vasilareas

ABSTRACT (1761) Open Access

AB 22. Study of IL-1, IL-4 and TNFα polymorphisms in extrinsic and intrinsic asthma in a Greek population

Eirini Kontakioti, Kalliopi Domvri, Michalis Daniilidis, Despina Papakosta, Dimitrios Gioulekas, Lazaros Sichletidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

ABSTRACT (2319) Open Access

AB 23. Anxiety and depression in a copd population sample from the general hospital of serres

Aikaterini Mitka, Evangelos Kaimakamis, Charoula Katsavouni, Dimitrios Bobotas, Antonios Antoniadis

ABSTRACT (2183) Open Access

AB 24. Intrapleural t-PA administration in patients with complicated parapneumonic effusions

Maria Sionidou, Dionysios Spyratos, Georgios Spiropoulos, Maria Kipourou, Martha Lada, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

ABSTRACT (2486) Open Access

AB 25. Moxifloxacin pharmacokinetics and pleural fluid penetration in patients with pleural effusion

Kalliopi Chatzika, Katerina Manika, Paschalina Kontou, Georgia Pitsiou, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Despina Papakosta, Ioannis Kioumis

ABSTRACT (2612) Open Access

AB 26. Comparison of pharmacokinets of moxifloxacin between patients with drug-resistant and multi-drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis

Katerina Manika, Kalliopi Chatzika, Maria Papaioannou, Paschalina Kontou, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Ioannis Kioumis

ABSTRACT (1742) Open Access

AB 27. Unusual presentation of a pulmonary hamartoma

Pinelopi Stefanopoulou, Aikaterini Markopoulou, Evangelia Fouka, Emmanouil Kasotakis, Chrisovalantis Parisis, Theodoros Karaiskos, Leonidas Sakkas, Eftihia Kalaitzidou

ABSTRACT (1594) Open Access

AB 28. Evaluation of pleural effusion at first diagnosis of lung cancer

Dimitra Eleftheriou, Anastasios Kallianos, Alexandros Adrianopoulos, Aggeliki Rapti

ABSTRACT (2029) Open Access

AB 29. Malignant mediastinal tumor: restrictions in immunohistochemical evaluation

Nikoleta Pastelli, Aggeliki Baliaka, Aggeliki Cheva, Eleftheria Konstantinou, Eftihia Kalaitzidou, Leonidas Sakkas

ABSTRACT (1668) Open Access

AB 30. Primary pulmonary neurilemmoma: presentation of two cases

Aggeliki Baliaka, Aggeliki Cheva, Dionysios Spyratos, F. Iordanidis, Styliani Papaemmanouil, Leonidas Sakkas

ABSTRACT (1654) Open Access

AB 31. Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the lung: review of five cases

Aggeliki Baliaka, Fotis Iordanidis, Stavros Tryfon, Nikoleta Pastelli, Leonidas Sakkas

ABSTRACT (2118) Open Access

AB 32. Pulmonary nodular lympoid hyperplasia. Case report

Stiliani Papaemmanouil, Fotis Iordanidis, Dimitrios Moraitis, Leonidas Sakkas

ABSTRACT (2170) Open Access

AB 33. Tumor-like cystic lesion of the thymus: thymic cyst. Case report

Stiliani Papaemmanouil, John Matzarakis, Nikoleta Pastelli, Aggeliki Baliaka, Leonidas Sakkas

ABSTRACT (3238) Open Access

AB 34. Solitary fibrous tumor with focal malignant transformation. Description of a rare case

Ioannis Dimitriadis, Stiliani Papaemmanouil, Ioannis Mantzarakis, Ekaterini Arhontaki, Ageliki Baliaka, Leonidas Sakas

ABSTRACT (2013) Open Access

AB 35. Dyspnoea and wheezing don’t always indicate asthma: a case of bronchial typical carcinoid

Dimitra Siopi, Elena Serasli, Andreas Madesis, Theodoros Schizodimos, Konstantinos Christoforatou, Nikos Moysiadis, Venetia Tsara

ABSTRACT (1969) Open Access

AB 36. Primary lung carcinoid, a rare cause of paraparesis: report of a case and review of the literature

ABSTRACT (1881) Open Access

AB 37. Synchronous large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung and hepatocellular carcinoma of the liver: a case report

Aggeliki Cheva, Aggeliki Baliaka, Ioannis Matzavakis, Fotis Iordanidis, Dimitris Iakovidis, Andreas Avgerinos, Leonidas Sakkas

ABSTRACT (1719) Open Access

AB 38. The smoking habits in rural population and its effects on the lung

Elisabeth-Cristina Filippidou, Eleftherios Liolios, Vasilis Ioannidis, Simeonidou Styliani

ABSTRACT (2136) Open Access

AB 39. Definitive - radical external radiotherapy (EBRT) with 3D conformal RT in patient with unresectable T4 pancoast lung cancer. Review in the literature

Styliani Stylianidou, Spyridon Domoxoudis, Periklis Bousbouras, Kyriaki Pistevou-Gompaki

ABSTRACT (2272) Open Access

AB 40. Six minute walking test and DLCO for non-small cell lung cancer. Easy performed tests in every day practice

Paul Zarogoulidis, Theodora Kerenidi, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Ourania Tremma, Konstantinos Porpodis, Anastasios Kallianos, Ageliki Rapti, Christoforos Foroulis, Athanasios Zissimopoulos, Nikolaos Courcoutsakis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Efi Mylwnaki, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

ABSTRACT (2137) Open Access

AB 41. The role of second line chemotherapy in small cell lung cancer

Efthimia Boutsikou, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Dimitrios Latsios, Maria Kipourou, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

ABSTRACT (1951) Open Access

AB 42. Paclitaxel and carboplatin in the treatment of small-cell lung cancer patients

Dimitrios Latsios, Efthimia Boutsikou, Konstantinos Porpodis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Ellada Eleftheriadou, Maria Papaioannou, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

ABSTRACT (1942) Open Access

AB 43. The corticotropin releasing factor system in lung cancer: expression and pathophysiol ogical implications

Efterpi Houridou, Maria Koureta, Paul Zarogoulidis, Athina Kaprara, Maria Lambropoulou, Ekaterini Chatzaki

ABSTRACT (1781) Open Access

AB 44. Correspondence to histological changes of lung parenchyma after radiotherapy in lung cancer patients

Georgia Karpathiou, Alexandra Giatromanolaki, Michael I. Koukourakis, Vasilis Mihailidis, Efthimios Sivridis, Demosthenes Bouros, Marios E. Froudarakis

ABSTRACT (1898) Open Access

AB 45. Gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with lung cancer that undergo chemotherapy and the quality of life

Elisabeth-Christina Filippidou, Maria Sotiriadou, Vasilis Ioannidis

ABSTRACT (1842) Open Access

AB 46. Lost in time pulmonary metastases of renal cell carcinoma: complete surgical resection of metachronous metastases, 18 and 15 years after nephrectomy

Kosmas Tsakiridis, Aikaterini N. Visouli, Paul Zarogoulidis, Andreas Mpakas, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Aikaterini Stylianaki, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

ABSTRACT (1835) Open Access

AB 47. Incidental non-hodgkin lymphoma in a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung: a case report

Aggeliki Baliaka, Aggeliki Cheva, Nikoleta Pastelli, Ioannis Dimitriadis, Leonidas Sakkas

ABSTRACT (1636) Open Access

AB 48. Depression and quality of life in patients with lung cancer before and after chemotherapy

Elisabth-Christina Filippidou, Maria Sotiriadou, Eleftherios Liolios, Vasilis Ioannidis

ABSTRACT (2355) Open Access

AB 49. Unusual intrabronchial location, large in size, of hamartoma in a patient with a mass in the left lung

Emmanouil Manos, Ioanna Kokkori, Leonidas Pililitsis, Konstantinos Karagkiozopoulos, Natalia Vladica, Nikolaos Barbetakis, Konstantinos Karkanis, Jacob Angel

ABSTRACT (1905) Open Access

AB 50. Diagnostic value of urine cytology test in differential diagnosis in relapsed lung cancer to renal cell carcinoma

Ioanna Kokkori, Emmanouil Manos, Dimitra Gkika, Theodora Tsiouda, Vaia Batsouli, Tania Skevoudi, Jacob Angel

ABSTRACT (1935) Open Access

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

Emmanouil Manos, Ioanna Kokkori, Panagiotis Panagou, Nikolaos Barbetakis, Theodora Tsiouda, Varvara Ampelidou, George Katsarelis, Jacob Angel

ABSTRACT (3200) Open Access

AB 52. Metastatic formation of scalp as a first symptom in a patient with squamous cell lung cancer

Leonidas Pililitsis, Emmanouil Manos, Dimitrios Kolovos, Vagia Mplani, Ioanna Kokkori, Dimitrios Dosopoulos, Konstantinos Karkanis, Jacob Angel

ABSTRACT (1851) Open Access

AB 53. Metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma to the lung difficulties in diagnostic approach

Fotis Iordanidis, Nikoleta Pastelli, Aggeliki Cheva, Fotis Zoglopitis, Leonidas Sakkas

ABSTRACT (1656) Open Access

AB 54. Lung infiltration from small cells TTF-1+, CD56+: is always small cell carcinoma?

Fotis Iordanidis, Ioannis Dimitriadis, Stiliani Papaemmanouil, Theodoros Karaiskos, Leonidas Sakkas

ABSTRACT (2959) Open Access

AB 55. Epithelial - myoepithelial carcinoma of the trachea

Aggeliki Cheva, Argiro Sekouli, Stiliani Papaemmanouil, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Theodoros Karaiskos, Leonidas Sakkas

ABSTRACT (1623) Open Access

AB 56. Combined large cell neuroendocrine CA with squamous cell CA of the lung

Argiro Sekouli, Aggeliki Cheva, Stavros Tryfon, Fotis Zoglopitis, Leonidas Sakkas

ABSTRACT (1624) Open Access

AB 57. Difficulties in biphasic mesothelioma diagnosis

Argiro Sekouli, Aggeliki Cheva, Fotis Iordanidis, Ioannis Matzarakis, Leonidas Sakkas

ABSTRACT (3174) Open Access

AB 58. The current role of 3-D conformal radiotherapy in syndrome of vena superior. The experience in Univercity General Hospital of Thessaloniki, AHEPA

Styliani Stylianidou, Spyridon Domoxoudis, Konstantinos Kyratzopoulos, Anastasia Hatzigiannaki, Ioannis Tzitzikas, Kyriaki Pistevou-Gompaki

ABSTRACT (1849) Open Access

AB 59. Re-irradiation with 3D-conformal radiotherapy in patients with lung cancer. Report in two cases

Styliani Stylianidou, Spyridon Domoxoudis, Periklis Bousbouras, Kyriaki Pistevou-Gompaki

ABSTRACT (1812) Open Access

AB 60. Nitric oxide measurements in lung cancer

Anastasios Kallianos, Aggeliki Rapti, Sotirios Tsimpoukis, Andriani Charpidou, Ahimastos Apostolos, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Dionisios Spyratos, Georgia Trakada, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Syrigos

ABSTRACT (2295) Open Access

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

ABSTRACT (1707) Open Access

AB 62. Video assisted thoracoscopic plication of the left hemidiaphragm in symptomatic eventration in adulthood

Aikaterini N. Visouli, Andreas Mpakas, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Aikaterini Stylianaki, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

ABSTRACT (1567) Open Access

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

ABSTRACT (2578) Open Access

AB 64. Early hemi-diaphragmatic plication through a video assisted mini-thoracotomy in postcardiotomy phrenic nerve paresis

ABSTRACT (2020) Open Access

AB 65. Rare case of hemoptysis due to pulmonary vascular malformation

Ilias Tsioulis, Despoina Papakosta, Dionysios Spiratos, Thodoris Karaiskos, Kaliopi Bisba, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

ABSTRACT (1690) Open Access

AB 66. One-year experience of the pulmonary department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in thoracoscopy with local anaesthesia (medical thoracoscopy)

George Spyropoulos, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Dionysios Spyratos, Dimitrios Iakovidis, Fotis Zoglopitis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

ABSTRACT (2182) Open Access

AB 67. Successful endovascular management of massive hemoptysis secondary to aortobronchial fistula, ten years after thoracic aorta traumatic rupture

Evangelia Serasli, Vasilis Michailidis, Megalopoulos Aggelos, Dimitra Siopi, Dimitrios Chloros, Dimitrios Pelekas, Konstantinos Christoforatou, Venetia Tsara

ABSTRACT (1678) Open Access

AB 68. Post-traymatic lung pseudocysts: two case reports in ICU patients

Vasileios Voutsas, Athanasios Giakamozis, Theoharis Lazaridis, Milly Bitzani

ABSTRACT (1913) Open Access

AB 69. Coexistence of Wilson’s disease and sarcoidosis in a 35-year-old female

Aikaterini Markopoulou, Nikolaos Aggelis, Dimitrios Vlahopoulos, Valentini Peglidou, Eirini Kalliolou, Marianthi Arnaoutoglou, Eftychia Kalaitzidou

ABSTRACT (1848) Open Access

AB 70. Interesting case of lung, bowel and central nervous system tuberculosis in an immunocompromised patient

Evangelia Fouka, Pinelopi Stephanopoulou, Eleftheria Konstantinou, Nikolaos Loridas, Eftixia Kalaitzidou

ABSTRACT (1860) Open Access

AB 71. Non invasive ventilation in community acquired pneumonia

Petros Oikonomidis, Dionysios Dimas, Konstantinos Mpakas, Athanasios Saplaouras

ABSTRACT (2456) Open Access

AB 72. Follicular bronchiolitis associated with underlying common variable immunodeficiency

George Spyropoulos, Despoina Papakosta, Maria Sionidou, Panagiota Boura, Ioannis Matzarakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

ABSTRACT (2453) Open Access

AB 73. Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma: case report

Stiliani Papaemmanouil, Aggeliki Cheva, John Dimitriadis, Leonidas Sakkas

ABSTRACT (2130) Open Access

AB 74. Recurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with undiagnosed kidney tuberculosis

Evangelia Fouka, Pinelopi Stephanopoulou, Dimosthenis Vlaikos, Nikolaos Loridas, Eftychia Kalaitzidou

ABSTRACT (1797) Open Access

AB 75. Abdominal tuberculosis: presentation of two cases

Maria Antoniadou, Evangelia Tsikrika, Konstantinos Koutsampasopoulos, Paraskevi Ziakou, Christos Koutras

ABSTRACT (1839) Open Access

AB 76. The contribution of spirometry in early diagnosis of COPD in the region of Echinos Xanthi

Sotiria Krasouli

ABSTRACT (1592) Open Access

AB 77. Effect of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) in asthmatics with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Evangelia Tsikrika, Maria Antoniadou, Fillipos Dimoulios, Konstantinos Koutsampasopoulos, Paraskevi Ziakou

ABSTRACT (1635) Open Access

AB 78. Review of the cases and outcomes of patients hospitalized in a High Dependency Unit of a pulmonary department in the year 2011

Pinelopi Stefanopoulou, Vasiliki Atmatzidou, Evgenia Argyriou, Evangelia Fouka, Dimitrios Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos Kareklas, Eftychia Kalaitzidou

ABSTRACT (1626) Open Access

AB 79. Polysomnographic parameters before and after high fat meal

Georgia Trakada, Paul Zarogoulidis, Pasxalis Steiropoulos, Sofia Bikou, Demosthenes Bouros

ABSTRACT (2082) Open Access

AB 80. Sleep characteristics and health problems in railway conductors in Greece

Dimitrios Kougas, Paul Zarogoulidis, Evangelia Nena, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Theodoros Constantinidis

ABSTRACT (1745) Open Access

AB 81. Comparison of validity of methacholine and mannitol bronchial challenges in asthma diagnosis

Konstantinos Porpodis, Kalliopi Domvri, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Dimitris Latsios, Dimitris Ioannidis, Pasxalina Giouleka, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Despina Papakosta

ABSTRACT (2445) Open Access

AB 82. Specific nasal challenge induces late phase reactions in asthmatics sensitive to Alternaria

Dimitrios Latsios, Despina Papakosta, Konstantinos Porpodis, Chloe Asaridou, Eirini Kontakioti, Dimitrios Gioulekas, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

ABSTRACT (2027) Open Access

AB 83. EEG significance in polysomnography applying continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Elena Perantoni, Vasilis Michailidis, Nikos Maglaveras, Ioanna Chouvarda, Venetia Tsara

ABSTRACT (1609) Open Access

AB 84. Pharmacokinetics of moxifloxacin in patients with severe exacerbations of COPD

Maria Sionidou, Georgia Pitsiou, Katerina Manika, Kalliopi Chatzika, Paschalina Kontou, Ioannis Kioumis

ABSTRACT (2162) Open Access

AB 85. Presentation of cases of non tuberculous mycobacteria lung disease in immunocompetent patients

Katerina Manika, Maria Kipourou, Maria Papaioannou, Leonidas Vlogiaris, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Ioannis Kioumis

ABSTRACT (1571) Open Access

AB 86. Validation of a questionnaire for the assesement of bronchial hyperresponsiveness in a greek population

Dimitrios Ioannidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Kalliopi Domvri, Ioanna Tsiligianni, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Despoina Papakosta

ABSTRACT (2040) Open Access

AB 87. Clinical and microbiological characteristics of patients with tuberculosis

Katerina Manika, Maria Papaioannou, Maria Kipourou, Marina Antoniou, Thomas Georgiadis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Athanassios Galatas, Ioannis Kioumis

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AB 88. Balf changes of CD4+, CD8+ cells in lung cancer patients with different hemotherapeutic regimens

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