ERS School Course on Bronchoscopy, Crete 2003

ERS School Course on Bronchoscopy, Crete 2003

Development of bronchoscopy over the years: a historical review

N. M. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece)

Awake bronchoscopy: preparation and clues to success

J. Vergnon (St-Etienne, France)

Bronchoscopy under anaesthesia: preparation and indications

J. Vergnon (St-Etienne, France)

Bronchoscopy in children: preparation and indications

L. Donato (Strasbourg, France)

Endobronchial biopsy: technique and diagnostic accuracy

J. Vergnon (St-Etienne, France)

Bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of infections

C. H. Marquette (Lille, France)

Role of endoscopy in the management of foreign bodies

C. H. Marquette (Lille, France)

Transbronchial biopsy for parenchymal lesions

M. Froudarakis (Heraklion, Greece)

BAL: technique, indications and preparation of fluid for accurate diagnosis

U. Costabel (Essen, Germany)

Transbronchial needle aspiration: Technique Practical Issues and Use in Peripheral Lesions

C. Bolliger (Tygerberg, South Africa)

New techniques of exploration of the tracheobronchial tree

H. Becker (Heidelberg, Germany)

Preparation of the cytological and histological specimen

B. Chetaille (Marseille, France)

Endoscopic Staging of Lung Cancer by Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

C. Bolliger (Tygerberg, South Africa)

Airway stents

C. H. Marquette (Lille, France)

Desobstruction techniques

J. Vergnon (St-Etienne, France)

Photodynamic therapy

H. Becker (Heidelberg, Germany)

Indications of therapeutic bronchoscopy in children

L. Donato (Strasbourg, France)

Role of therapeutic bronchoscopy in lung cancer and metastatic carcinomas

M. Froudarakis (Heraklion, Greece), C. H. Marquette (Lille, France)

Therapeutic bronchoscopy and future development

C. Bolliger (Tygerberg, South Africa)