Target audience
Pulmonologists, clinicians, thoracic surgeons, trainees.
Educational aims
- Thoracoscopy in the management of different lung diseases
- The respective benefits of surgical and medical thoracoscopy
- Complications of thoracoscopy
Pathology of the pleura
G. Karpathiou (St-Etienne, France)
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Value of non-invasive techniques in pleural effusions
A. Pataka (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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History of thoracoscopy
G.F. Tassi (Brescia, Italy)
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How to perform thoracoscopy
M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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Role of thoracoscopy in undiagnosed pleural effusions
S. Anevlavis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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Chest ultra-sound in pleural disease
G.F. Tassi (Brescia, Italy)
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Anaesthesia for thoracoscopy
J.M. Tschopp (Montana, Switzerland)
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Advanced techniques in thoracoscopy
G.F. Tassi (Brescia, Italy)
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Complications of thoracoscopy
D. Spyratos (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Flex-rigid thoracoscope
S. Anevlavis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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Management of malignant pleural mesothelioma
M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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Management of pneumothorax by medical thoracoscopy
J.M. Tschopp (Montana, Switzerland)
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Thoracoscopic pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion
G.F. Tassi (Brescia, Italy)
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Management of effusion in low performance status patients
D. Spyratos (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Follow-up of patients after thoracoscopy
M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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Thoracoscopy appearances: similarities and diversities
M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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