Ultrasound in pulmonary medicine: from inside and outside

Poster Discussion
Chairs: C. Koegelenberg (Cape Town, South Africa), M. Wahidi (Durham, United States of America)

Diagnostic performance/learning curve and tolerance of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) E. Luque, M. Pavón, A. Gómez-Bastero, V. Almadana, A. Valido, T. Montemayor (Seville, Spain)
Modified technique for endobronquial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle sampling of the mediastinum P. Sanchez, F. Rodriguez, J. Berto, M. Sanchez-Carpintero, J.P. de Torres, A.B. Alcaide, A. Campo, L. Seijo, J. Zulueta (Pamplona, Spain; Bogota, Colombia)
Lymph node core retrieval comparison between 22 and 21 gauge EBUS-TBNA needle P. Chhajed, H.S. Sandeep, P. Chaudhari, S. Gandhi, R. Tikare, J. Leuppi, A. Kate (Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Mumbai, India)
Achieving core biopsies for histology using gauge 21 needle during endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration D. Petkova, E. Nash, S. Trotter (Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Using forceps biopsy during endobronchial ultra sound is feasible in routine practise? B. Escarguel, G. Thomas, C. Tchouhdjian, A. Chollat Namy, C. Foa, J. B. Paoli, A. Poisson (Marseille, France)
Endobronchial ultrasonography: Initial experience at a reference center in South America S. Fernandez-Bussy, I. Caviedes, Y. Pires, F. Herth, A. Majid (Santiago, Chile; Heidelberg, Germany; Boston, United States Of America)
Complications and diagnostic outcome of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) guided transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) of mediastinal lymph nodes K.Y. Wong, L.Y. Ng, H.N. Tse, W.K.S. Yee (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
Impact of multiple operators on diagnostic yield of EBUS-TBNA I. Fresard, G. Gex, M. Gex-Fabry, P.M. Soccal (Geneva, Switzerland)
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) under conscious sedation: Patient satisfaction in a UK tertiary centre S. Huq, S. Kazmi, C. Smyth, T. Giles, M. Walshaw, S. Binukrishnan, K. Mohan (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Assessing the learning curve for EUS(b)-FNA in comparison with classical ‘blind‘ TBNA I. Sivokozov, O. Lovacheva, I. Shumskaya (Moscow, Russian Federation)
The usefulness of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis G. Hong, K.J. Lee, K. Jeon, W.J. Koh, G.Y. Suh, M.P. Chung, H. Kim, O.J. Kwon, S.W. Um (Seoul, Republic Of Korea)
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for the diagnosis of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy in patients with extrathoracic malignancy: A study in a tuberculosis-endemic country M.A. Özgül, E. Cetinkaya, N. Tutar, G. Özgül, H. Onaran, E. Kamiloglu (Istanbul, Kayseri, Turkey)
The role of endobroncial ultrasound guided biopsy in diagnosis of mediastinal/hilar lympadenopathy in patients with extrathoracic malignancy E. Torun Parmaksiz, B. Caglayan, B. Salepci, S. Sener Comert, N. Kiral, A. Fidan, G. Sarac (Istanbul, Turkey)
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis of intrathoracic lymph node metastases from extrathoracic malignacy E. Sanchez, F. Andreo, J. Sanz, J. Ruiz (Badalona, Spain)
The role of transthoracic ultrasound (TTS) in the diagnosis and management of post transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) pnemothorax (PTX) S. Kumar, D. Gupta, R. Agarwal, A. Aggarwal, S.K. Jindal (New Delhi, Chandigarh, India)
The diagnostic yield of ultrasound-assisted closed pleural biopsy in pleural effusions following non-diagnostic thoracocentesis C.F.N. Koegelenberg, C.T. Bolliger, E.M. Irusen, F. von Groote-Bidlingmaier, P.T. Schubert, M. Louw, C.A. Wright, A.H. Diacon (Cape Town, South Africa)
Highly diagnostic yield of ultrasound-guided pleural biopsy for exudative lymphocytic pleural effusion N. Woracharoensri, A. Wattanathum (Bangkok, Thailand)
Ultrasound guided transthoracic tru-cut biopsy and FNAC lung: An Indian study D. Bhattacharyya, M.S. Barthwal, C.D.S. Katoch, A. Arora (Pune, India)