International Congress Munich 2014


Diagnosis of pleural effusions and mediastinal adenopathies

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: I. Psallidas (Athens, Greece), D. Xhemalaj (Tirana, Albania), C. Moschos (Athens, Greece), D. Bumbacea (Bucharest, Romania)
Yield of pleural cytology and macroscopic pleural invasion in metastatic pleural effusion
J. Plojoux, M. Froudarakis, E. Kaspi, S. Laroumagne, H. Dutau, P. Astoul (Geneva, Switzerland; Alexandroupolis, Greece; Marseille, France)
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Diagnostic accuracy of pleural fluid cytology compared to pleural biopsy histology obtained via thoracoscopy
S. Leyakathali Khan, M. Haris, M. Munavvar (Preston, United Kingdom)
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Expression of YKL-40 and MIP-1a proteins in exudates and transudates: Biomarkers for differential diagnosis of pleural effusions?
T. Adamidi, N. Soulitzis, E. Neofytou, A. Georgiou, K. Benidis, A. Papadopoulos, N. M. Siafakas, S. E. Schiza (Nikosia, Cyprus; Heraklion, Greece)
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CT scanner for the pleural staging of pleural cancer: How accurate is this?
E. Roca, S. Laroumagne, S. Martinez, H. Dutau, P. Astoul (Marseille, France)
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Ultrasound guided needle pleural biopsy in patients with undiagnosed pleural effusion
H. Bahr, M. El-Shafey, M. Hantera, G. H. Abo El-Magd, A. El-Batsh (Tanta, Egypt)
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Hemorrhagic malignant pleural effusion: Diagnosis, survival rate, and response to talc pleurodesis
Y. Abed El Ghani, E. Sheleg, M. Kolin, V. Sonkin, H. I. Cohen, E. Altman (Nahariya, Israel)
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Thoracoscopy: Outcomes in non-diagnostic procedures
S. Zhao, A. Lakhanpal, A. Kwok, C. Warburton, B. Chakrabarti (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
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The role of a pleural service in optimising pleural disease management
M. Knight, L. Yazbeck, S. Hanger, O. Butters, D. Creer (London, United Kingdom)
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Diagnostic yield of EBUS-TBNA in mediastinal lymphadenopathy of extrapulmonary malignancies
D. López-Padilla, R. García-Luján, P. Valenzuela Reyes, E. De Miguel Poch (Madrid, Spain)
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Predictive value of pro-inflammatory cytokine and pro-angiogenic factor in differentiating malignant from benign exudative effusion
R. Elhefny, M. Shaban, O. Shaker (Fayoum, Cairo, Egypt)
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Pericardiodesis in pericardial tamponade
K. Athanassiadi, I. Samiotis, A. Makrygianni, N. Paparizou, P. Ntolou, S. Kakaris (Athens, Greece)
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Tunneled indwelling pleural catheter (TPC) in recurrent malignant pleural effusions: A retrospective study of 230 patients
G. Héry, E. Dansin, P. Girard, R. Corre, G. Leveiller, L. Sohier, H. Morel, E. Briens (Rennes, Lille, Paris, Saint Brieuc, Lorient, Saint Malo, France)
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EBUS-TBNA, EUS-FNA or EUS-B-FNA for mediastinal staging of lung cancer: A purpose of diagnostic algorithm
S. Scarlata, R. Antonelli Incalzi, F. M. Di Matteo (Rome, Italy)
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The utility of rapid on-site cytological evaluation during endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration
M. Yamasue, A. Gotou, T. Itou, H. Kushima, J. I. Kadota (Yufu-city, Japan)
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma: A retrospective analysis of 32 cases
N. Yilmaz Demirci, U. Yilmaz, A. I. Tastepe, S. Ülger, C. Biber, A. Yilmaz, Y. Erdogan (Ankara, Turkey)
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Haematologic parameters and their prognostic impact in malignant pleural mesothelioma
C. Crolow, T. Blum, J. Kollmeier, S. Griff, T. Weiß, H. Wurps, S. Thiel, N. Schönfeld, T. T. Bauer (Berlin, Germany)
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Diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenopathy: Clinical-radiological methods vs. mediastinoscopy
A. Chernihovski, L. Lysansky, V. Sonkin, H. I. Cohen, A. Gurevich, E. Altman (Nahariya, Israel)
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