Courses

Thoracoscopy and Pleural Techniques, April

Target audience

Pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons

Educational aims

The aim of this ERS course was to train in diagnostic and therapeutic interventional pulmonology. One third of the course was devoted to "hands-on" workshops and two-thirds to the theoretical aspects of bronchoscopy or thoracoscopy.


Pleural anatomy and physiology of the pleural space
Philippe Astoul (Marseille, France)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Pleural imaging
Basile Puech (Marseille, France)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Thoracoscopy by pulmonologists a basic approach
Philippe Astoul (Marseille, France)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Medical thoracoscopy: how to start?
Mario Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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PDF journal article, handout or slides
Management of recurrent malignant pleural effusions
Sophie Laroumagne Dumetre (Marseille, France)
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PDF journal article, handout or slides
Pleural exudates: role of thoracoscopy
Ales Rozman (Golnik, Slovenia)
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PDF journal article, handout or slides
Anaesthesia for medical thoracoscopy
Charles-Hugo Marquette (Nice, France)
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PDF journal article, handout or slides
Thoracoscopy in short term hospitalisation
Philippe Astoul (Marseille, France)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Outpatient management of pneumothorax
Charles-Hugo Marquette (Nice, France)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Chest Sonography
Gilles Mangiapan (Creteil, France)
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PDF journal article, handout or slides
Is talc so dirty through evidence-based data?
Philippe Astoul (Marseille, France)
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PDF journal article, handout or slides
Empyema: How to prevent progression to stage III disease
Philippe Astoul (Marseille, France)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Corner of a former course attendant
Ales Rozman (Golnik, Slovenia)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Developing a running pleural service
Nick Maskell (Bristol, United Kingdom)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
How to anticipate and diagnose iatrogenic complications
Philippe Astoul (Marseille, France)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
From the guidelines to the clinical practice mesothelioma
Nick Maskell (Bristol, United Kingdom)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Abrams biopsy
Charles-Hugo Marquette (Nice, France)
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Empyema - optical biopsy forceps
Philippe Astoul (Marseille, France)
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Empyema - two ports
Philippe Astoul (Marseille, France)
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Flex-rigid biopsy
Ales Rozman (Golnik, Slovenia)
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Gliding sign

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Grasp and squeeze

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Grasp

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Intercostal artery

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Lung biopsy
Philippe Astoul (Marseille, France)
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No gliding

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Peeling biopsy
Philippe Astoul (Marseille, France)
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Pulmonary re-expansion
Philippe Astoul (Marseille, France)
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Trapped lung
Philippe Astoul (Marseille, France)
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