Annual Congress Stockholm 2002

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, abstract number.

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Oral Presentation
Chairs: H. Becker (Heidelberg, Germany), F. Falcone (Bologna, Italy)

Endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS) under local anesthesia – a critical assessment A. Scherff, A. Madkour, B. Khanavkar, J. Nakhosteen (Bochum, Germany)
Endobronchial ultra-sound (EBUS)-assisted transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA)of extra-luminal lesions in topical anesthesia improve diagnosis compared to TBNA without EBUS A. Madkour, A. Scherff, B. Khanavkar, Z. Atay, J. Nakhosteen (Bochum, Hannover, Germany)
Ultrasound assisted Tru-Cut biopsy of pleural tumors: a prospective analysis of 62 consecutive cases in a high incidence area for malignant mesothelioma A. H. Diacon, M. M. Schuurmans, M. Louw, C. A. Wright, C. T. Bolliger (Cape Town, South Africa)
Which goals to introduce endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) in a routine setting F. Falcone, F. Fois, D. Grosso (Bologna, Italy)
Endobronchial ultrasonography for evaluation of peripheral pulmonary lesions: a retrospective analysis C. Loeschhorn, M. Hofer, T. Hess (Winterthur, Switzerland)
Photodynamic therapy enhanced by hyperbaric oxygen in acute endoluminal palliation of malignant bronchial stenosis (clinical pilot study in 40 patients) F. Tomaselli, A. Maier, H. Pinter, F. M. Smolle-Juettner ()
Regional laser centre experience in bronchoscopic photodynamic therapy (PDT) in inoperable bronchopulmonary cancer K. Moghissi, K. Dixon, A. C. Thorpe, C. Percy (Goole, Leeds, United Kingdom)
Bronchoscopical photodynamic therapy F. Stanzel, M. Siakavara, E. Dankelmann, K. Haeussinger (Gauting, Germany)