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Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2018; 52: Suppl. 62, abstract number.

Pulmonary endoscopy

Session
Chairs: S. Lachkar (Rouen Cedex, France), D. Gompelmann (Heidelberg, Germany)
Aims: Interstitial lung diseases and obstructive lung diseases constitute a significant part of the workload of pulmonologists. Cryobiopsy is increasingly being used to diagnose these diseases and will be discussed. Endoscopy is a therapeutic option for patients with obstructive lung disease. The techniques that will be demonstrated in this session are the insertion of valves or coils, thermoplasty and cryobiopsy.

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Second procedure: emphysema and coils D. Slebos (Groningen, Netherlands)
Third procedure: asthma and thermoplasty P. Chanez (Marseille, France)
Fourth procedure: cryobiopsy V. Poletti (Forlì, Italy)