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

Meeting Report

21st 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

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
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

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
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
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
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

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
Post-traumatic lung pseudocysts: two case reports in ICU patients
Vasileios Voutsas, Athanasios Giakamozis, Theoharis Lazaridis, Milly Bitzani

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
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
AB 3. 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
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
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
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
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
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
AB 9. Health management of occupational diseases challenge for the bulgarian economy and public health
Elisabeth-Christina Filippidou, Karolina Lyubomirova, Nevena Tzacheva
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
AB 21. Inhaler mishandling in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Maria Antoniadou, Evangelia Tsikrika, Konstantinos Koutsampasopoulos, Paraskevi Ziakou, Vasileios Vasilareas
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
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
AB 24. Intrapleural t-PA administration in patients with complicated parapneumonic effusions
Maria Sionidou, Dionysios Spyratos, Georgios Spiropoulos, Maria Kipourou, Martha Lada, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
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
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
AB 27. Unusual presentation of a pulmonary hamartoma
Pinelopi Stefanopoulou, Aikaterini Markopoulou, Evangelia Fouka, Emmanouil Kasotakis, Chrisovalantis Parisis, Theodoros Karaiskos, Leonidas Sakkas, Eftihia Kalaitzidou
AB 28. Evaluation of pleural effusion at first diagnosis of lung cancer
Dimitra Eleftheriou, Anastasios Kallianos, Alexandros Adrianopoulos, Aggeliki Rapti
AB 29. Malignant mediastinal tumor: restrictions in immunohistochemical evaluation
Nikoleta Pastelli, Aggeliki Baliaka, Aggeliki Cheva, Eleftheria Konstantinou, Eftihia Kalaitzidou, Leonidas Sakkas
AB 30. Primary pulmonary neurilemmoma: presentation of two cases
Aggeliki Baliaka, Aggeliki Cheva, Dionysios Spyratos, F. Iordanidis, Styliani Papaemmanouil, Leonidas Sakkas
AB 31. Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the lung: review of five cases
Aggeliki Baliaka, Fotis Iordanidis, Stavros Tryfon, Nikoleta Pastelli, Leonidas Sakkas
AB 32. Pulmonary nodular lympoid hyperplasia. Case report
Stiliani Papaemmanouil, Fotis Iordanidis, Dimitrios Moraitis, Leonidas Sakkas
AB 33. Tumor-like cystic lesion of the thymus: thymic cyst. Case report
Stiliani Papaemmanouil, John Matzarakis, Nikoleta Pastelli, Aggeliki Baliaka, Leonidas Sakkas
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
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
AB 36. 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
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
AB 38. The smoking habits in rural population and its effects on the lung
Elisabeth-Cristina Filippidou, Eleftherios Liolios, Vasilis Ioannidis, Simeonidou Styliani
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
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
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
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
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
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
AB 45. Gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with lung cancer that undergo chemotherapy and the quality of life
Elisabeth-Christina Filippidou, Maria Sotiriadou, Vasilis Ioannidis
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
AB 53. Metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma to the lung difficulties in diagnostic approach
Fotis Iordanidis, Nikoleta Pastelli, Aggeliki Cheva, Fotis Zoglopitis, Leonidas Sakkas
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
AB 55. Epithelial - myoepithelial carcinoma of the trachea
Aggeliki Cheva, Argiro Sekouli, Stiliani Papaemmanouil, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Theodoros Karaiskos, Leonidas Sakkas
AB 56. Combined large cell neuroendocrine CA with squamous cell CA of the lung
Argiro Sekouli, Aggeliki Cheva, Stavros Tryfon, Fotis Zoglopitis, Leonidas Sakkas
AB 57. Difficulties in biphasic mesothelioma diagnosis
Argiro Sekouli, Aggeliki Cheva, Fotis Iordanidis, Ioannis Matzarakis, Leonidas Sakkas
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
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
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
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
Kosmas Tsakiridis, Aikaterini N. Visouli, Paul Zarogoulidis, Elias Karapantzos, Andreas Mpakas, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Aikaterini Stylianaki, Christos Christofis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
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
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
Kosmas Tsakiridis, Kaid Darwiche, Aikaterini N. Visouli, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Christos Christofis, Aikaterini Stylianaki, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Andreas Mpakas, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
AB 64. Early hemi-diaphragmatic plication through a video assisted mini-thoracotomy 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
AB 65. Rare case of hemoptysis due to pulmonary vascular malformation
Ilias Tsioulis, Despoina Papakosta, Dionysios Spiratos, Thodoris Karaiskos, Kaliopi Bisba, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
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
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
AB 68. Post-traymatic lung pseudocysts: two case reports in ICU patients
Vasileios Voutsas, Athanasios Giakamozis, Theoharis Lazaridis, Milly Bitzani
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
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
AB 71. Non invasive ventilation in community acquired pneumonia
Petros Oikonomidis, Dionysios Dimas, Konstantinos Mpakas, Athanasios Saplaouras
AB 72. Follicular bronchiolitis associated with underlying common variable immunodeficiency
George Spyropoulos, Despoina Papakosta, Maria Sionidou, Panagiota Boura, Ioannis Matzarakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
AB 73. Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma: case report
Stiliani Papaemmanouil, Aggeliki Cheva, John Dimitriadis, Leonidas Sakkas
AB 74. Recurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with undiagnosed kidney tuberculosis
Evangelia Fouka, Pinelopi Stephanopoulou, Dimosthenis Vlaikos, Nikolaos Loridas, Eftychia Kalaitzidou
AB 75. Abdominal tuberculosis: presentation of two cases
Maria Antoniadou, Evangelia Tsikrika, Konstantinos Koutsampasopoulos, Paraskevi Ziakou, Christos Koutras
AB 76. The contribution of spirometry in early diagnosis of COPD in the region of Echinos Xanthi
Sotiria Krasouli
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
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
AB 79. Polysomnographic parameters before and after high fat meal
Georgia Trakada, Paul Zarogoulidis, Pasxalis Steiropoulos, Sofia Bikou, Demosthenes Bouros
AB 80. Sleep characteristics and health problems in railway conductors in Greece
Dimitrios Kougas, Paul Zarogoulidis, Evangelia Nena, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Theodoros Constantinidis
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
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
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
AB 84. Pharmacokinetics of moxifloxacin in patients with severe exacerbations of COPD
Maria Sionidou, Georgia Pitsiou, Katerina Manika, Kalliopi Chatzika, Paschalina Kontou, Ioannis Kioumis
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
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
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
AB 88. Balf changes of CD4+, CD8+ cells in lung cancer patients with different hemotherapeutic regimens
Vasilis Mihailidis, Georgia Karpathiou, Georgios Kouliatsis, Stavros Anevlavis, Athanasia Pataka, Ioannis Sotiriou, Ioannis Kotsianidis, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Demosthenes Bouros, Marios Froudarakis
AB 89. Lung cancer registry and software solution
Zoran Potic, Marijela Potic, Branislav Perin
AB 90. Recording aeroallergens at various heights above the thessaloniki by using light aircraft and their association with the city of meteorological data
Evaggelos Kaimakamis, Damialis Athanasios, Maria Konoglou, Ioannis Akritidis, Dimitrios Goulekas
AB 91. Prognostic factors in patients with malignant pleural effusion who underwent thoracoscopy diagnostic
Stavros Anavlavis, Georgios Kouliatsis, Ioannis Sotiriou, Kostantinos Archontogeorgis, Michalis Ioannis Koukourakis, Demosthenes Bouros, Marios Froudarakis
AB 92. Diffuse pulmonary ossification: case report
Aggeliki Baliaka, Maria Papaemmanouil, Maria Konoglou, Paul Zarogoulidis, Ioannis Mantzarakis, Leonidas Sakkas
AB 93. Presentation of the statistical data during hospitilization of pmr patients. A single center experience
Argyriou Eleftheria, Atmatidou Vasiliki, Stefanopoulou Panagiota, Kareklas Nikos
AB 94. Burden of COPD and SDB
Ivan Kopitovic
AB 95. Changing pattern of lung cancer
Branislav Perin, Marijela Potic, Bojan Zaric, Vladimir Stojsic, Vladimir Carapic, Nensi Lalic, Goran Stojanovic, Zoran Potic
AB 96. Chemotherapy for lung cancer
Nevena Sečen, Daliborka Bursać, Danica Sazdanić-Velikić, Aleksandar Tepavac, Tatjana Šarčev
AB 97. Asthma around use
Sanja Hromis, Biljana Zvezdin, Olivera Maksimovic, Mirna Duric
AB 98. Tuberculosis and granulomatous diseases
Vesna Kuruc
AB 99. Multi - drug resistance in tuberculosis
Vesna Kuruc
AB 100. Radiology in digital era
Stojanovic Milos, Slobodanka Pena Karan, Tatjana Boskovic
AB 101. Update on interventional bronchology techniques
Bojan Zaric, Svetlana Jovanovic, Goran Stojanovic, Nensi Lalic, Evica Budisin, Gordana Balaban, Branislav Perin
AB 102. Sepsis in intensive care unit
Jovan Matijašević
AB 103. Respiratory pathology in genetic era
Milana Panjkovic

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