Annual Congress Amsterdam 2011

Saturday, 24.09.2011
Sunday, 25.09.2011
Monday, 26.09.2011
Tuesday, 27.09.2011
Wednesday, 28.09.2011

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, abstract number.


Material from 2011
  • 4205 Abstracts
  • 632 Slide presentations
  • 250 Webcasts
  • 66 Handouts
  • 1703 e-posters
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Molecular markers: diagnosis and management of malignant pleural effusions

Poster Discussion
Chairs: B. Grigoriu (Iasi, Romania), I. Kalomenidis (Haidiari, Greece)
Expression of ERK2 and p38α kinases in pleural mesothelial cells after exposure to asbestos fibers
L. Teixeira, M. Acencio, R. Sales, F. Vargas, L. Antonangelo, C. Silva, K. Pereira, E. Marchi (São Paulo, Jundiai, Brazil)
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Prognostic value of promoter hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes in malignant pleural fluid
M. Botana-Rial, L. de Chiara, V. Leiro-Fernández, D. Valverde, C. Represas- Represas, A. I. González-Silva, A. Fernández-Villar (Vigo, Spain)
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Endogenous thrombin potential (ETP) in pleural effusions
L. Teixeira, M. Colombini, F. Vargas, M. Acencio, R. Siqueira, C. Silva, V. Alvarenga, L. Antonangelo (São Paulo, Brazil)
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Diagnostic and prognostic significance of survivin levels in malignant pleural effusion
D. Görgün, F. Seçik, K. Midilli, V. Akkaya, P. Yildiz (Istanbul, Turkey)
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The value of mesothelin in pleural effusion vs histology by medical thoracoscopy
C. Manta, P. Ferro, E. Battolla, M. C. Franceschini, M. Sivori, S. Simonini, A. Bonotti, F. Fedeli, S. Roncella, P. A. Canessa (Sarzana, La Spezia, Pisa, Italy)
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Pleural fluid proGRP in the diagnosis of neuroendocrine – Related lung carcinomas
L. Antonangelo, E. Terreri, L. Teixeira, D. Rosolen, L. Kulikowski, V. Alvarenga, R. Sales, F. Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil)
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Expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) in pleural effusions
L. Teixeira, L. Antonangelo, J. Puka, R. Sales, M. Acencio, B. Silva, F. Vargas, E. Marchi (São Paulo, Jundiai, Brazil)
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Diagnostic yield of cytology in malignant pleural effusion: Impact of volume and repeated thoracentesis
M. Solooki (Tehran, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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Clinical and laboratorial variables useful in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions secondary to tuberculosis or lymphoma
R. Sales, F. Vargas, L. Teixeira, R. Onishi, E. Genofre, C. Oliveira, L. Antonangelo (São Paulo, Brazil)
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Approach to undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion: The diagnostic yield of blind pleural biopsy
M. Solooki, M. Malekmohamad (Tehran, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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Diagnostic comparison between pleural fluid cytology (PFC), cellular block (CB) and pleural biopsy (PB) under visual guidance
C. Fernandez, K. Czischke, G. Mordojovic, G. Cavada, M. Oyonarte, R. Gonzalez, A. Retamal (Santiago, Chile)
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The role of video-assisted thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma
I. Novakov, S. Novakova, J. Peshev, M. Pirgowa (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
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Diagnostic thoracoscopy in suspected malignant disease of the pleura: Pleural nodularity justifies talc poudrage
W. Harms, B. Schönhofer (Hannover, Germany)
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Review of respiratory physician inpatient pleural ultrasound service
B. Khan, M. Mushtaq (Dartford, United Kingdom)
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Safety and efficacy of pleurodesis with thoracoscopic doxycycline poudrage in malignant pleural effusion
M. Elnady, A. Sakr (Cairo, Egypt)
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Efficacy of talc pleurodesis in patients with malignant pleural effusions
I. Alfageme, N. Reyes, J. Gallego, J. Cotera, I. Caballero, D. Macias (Spain)
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A Dutch web-survey on management of malignant pleural effusions
R. Boshuizen, A. Vincent, P. Kunst, S. Burgers, M. vd Heuvel (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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