Annual Congress Copenhagen 2005

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, abstract number.

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Oral Presentation
Chairs: J. Janssen (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), M. Froudarakis (Heraklion, Greece)

Clinical and biological prognostic factors in malignant pleural effusion (MPE) secondary to breast cancer A. Romero Falcon, A. Montes Worboys, L. Gomez Izquierdo, A. Casas, J. Martin, C. Navarro, I. De Torres, F. Rodriguez-Panadero (Seville, Spain)
Systemic treatment of malignant pleural effusion D. W. Geiger, U. J. Haffner, V. Haas, S. Decker, J. R. Fischer (Löwenstein, Germany)
Diagnostic value of a third pleural biopsy J. Sayas, V. Villena, A. Lopez-Encuentra, J. Echave-Sustaeta, R. Moreno, C. Alvarez (Madrid, Spain)
Medical thoracoscopy using ultrathin-scope and biopsy forceps with a loop K. Utsumi, K. Minemura, A. Kunisawa, M. Misawa, Y. Hakota (Tokyo, Japan)
Thoracoscopic talc poudrage induces T-lymphopenia M. Klimathianaki, M. Pougounias, A. Damianaki, H. Koutala, H. A. Ppapdaki, M. E. Froudarakis (Heraklion, Greece)
Efficacy and safety of pigtail catheter drainage of stable traumatic lone hemothorax M. Prasad, D. Ganguly, K. Sashirekha (New Delhi, India)
Comparison of a large- and small-bore intercostal tube drain for the management of spontaneous pneumothorax I. J. Benton, G. F. Benfield (Bangor, United Kingdom)
Air leaks: suction versus water seal. Which is better? E. Ibrahim, A. Allam (Alexandria, Egypt)