Annual Congress Vienna 2012

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, abstract number.

Oral Presentation
Chairs: S. Elia (Rome, Italy), A. Olland (Strasbourg, France)

Pectus excavatum, small lungs or small chest cavity? M. Gaides, C. Gauci, S. Bogomazov (Tel Aviv, Israel; , Malta)
Evaluation of the effects of surgical correction of left mediastinal displacement in children with pectus excavatum on pulmonary perfusion, using minimal radiation exposure S. Shimoyama, T. Kobayashi, K. Ikeda, M. Seki, H. Mochizuki, A. Hamajima, S. Hatakeyama, T. Kobayashi, H. Arakawa (Shibukawa, Maebashi, Isehara, Japan)
Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: A single institution experience K. Bostanci, H. Ozalper, B. Eldem, A. Issaka, O. Ermerak, Z. Bilgi, V. Kara, M. Yuksel (Istanbul, Turkey)
Stabilization of sternum using absorbable copolymer plate in the open surgery for pectus deformities K. Bostanci, H. Ozalper, B. Eldem, M. Yuksel (Istanbul, Turkey)
Surgery for sternal tumors: Extent of resection, reconstruction and survival D. Petrov, G. Yankov, E. Goranov, M. Plochev, S. Alexov (Bulgaria)
Our experience in the surgery of the chest wall tumors A. Nicodin, O. Burlacu, G. Cozma, I. Petrache, V. Voiculescu (Timisoara, Romania)
Eventration surgery of the diapragm via trans-thoracic aproach H. Sasmaz, A. Yildizhan, N. Yiyit, F. Candas, R. Gorur, T. Isitmangil (Uskudar, Turkey)
Neural networks analysis of spontaneous pneumothorax development L. Bertolaccini, L. Boschetto, C. Cassardo, A. Viti, A. Terzi (Cuneo, Italy)