Staging, diagnostic procedures and complex situations in thoracic surgery

Electronic Poster Discussion
Chairs: D. Subotic (Belgrade, Serbia), D. Lardinois (Zurich, Switzerland)

Completion pneumonectomy in lung tumor patients M. Takahama, R. Yamamoto, R. Nakajima, S. Funaki, H. Tada (Osaka, Japan)
Bosentan as bridging therapy prior to pulmonary endartectomy H. Reesink, J. Kloek, P. Bresser (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Secondary lymph node involvement in patients with pulmonary metastases A. Reshetov, P. Yablonsky, F. Marcin (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
N-staging in CT N0-N1 non-small cell lung cancer patients: is there any place for mediastinoscopy? A. Petrov, E. Pavlushkov, V. Pischik, P. Yablonsky (Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation)
Mediastinal lymph node staging in nonsmall cell lung cancer: comparison of positron emission tomography and mediastinoscopy I. Iskender, A. Kir, H. Takir, M. Halac, S. Z. Kadioglu, O. Kapicibasi, A. Yilmaz, A. Atasalihi (Istanbul, Turkey)
Disgnostic and therapeutic role of video-assisted thoracoscopy in mediastinal tumors H. Mahmmoud, E. Mokhtar (Sohag., Egypt)
The role of ultrasonographic guided transthoracic needle biopsy in diagnosis of peripheral lung mass R. Bagheri, Z. Haghi, M. Rahrooh, M. Kalantary (Mashhad, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
The prognostic value of mediastinoscopy by diseases with mediastinum lymphadenopathy H. Caylak, O. Yucel, A. Gozubuyuk, E. Sapmaz, K. Kavakli, S. Gurkok, M. Dakak, O. Genc (Ankara, Turkey)
The benefit of surgical lung biopsy in diagnosis and prognosis of diffuse infiltrative lung disease T. Mohsen, A. Abou Zied, M. Mostafa, M. Abd El Kalek (Cairo, Egypt)
Long-term survival in surgery of pulmonary metastases C. Pages, R. Mongil, M. Garcia, E. Bermejo, R. Arrabal, A. Benitez, A. Fernandez de Rota, J. L. Fernandez, J. L. De la Cruz (Malaga, Spain)
Volume controlled versus pressure controlled ventilation during videothoracoscopic surgery N. Jakushenko, U. Kopeika, D. Nagobade, M. Mihelsons, I. Taivans (Riga, Latvia)
Our surgical approach to diaphragmatic injuries caused by high velocity gunshots (experience for 14 patients) O. Erdik, S. Karasu, I. Haberal, V. Buyukdogan, N. Ersoz, T. Sanal (Diyarbakir, Turkey)
Surgical treatment of spinal metastases in patients with lung carcinoma E. C. Popescu (Iasi, Romania)
An original mesh for thoracic wall reconstruction A. Nicodin, O. Burlacu, A. Ene, I. Miron, E. Memu (Timisoara, Bucuresti, Romania)
Substernal goiters – management and results I. Cordos, C. Bolca, C. Paleru, R. Matache, M. Codresi (Bucharest, Romania)
Diagnosis and surgical treatment for arteriovenous fistulas N. Opanasenko, I. Liskina, A. Tereshkovich, M. Kalenichenko (Kiev, Ukraine)
Transthoracic versus transhiatal esophagectomy R. Bagheri, Z. Haghi (Mashhad, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
Extended resection of the left atrium for lung cancer A. Akopov, I. Mosin, D. Filippov, S. Gorbunkov, R. Ramazanov (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
Our surgical results of 304 two-ports thoracoscopic sympathectomy in palmary hyperhydrosis: importance to protect T2 ganglia O. Erdik, S. Karasu, A. Yildizhan, I. Haberal (Diyarbakir, Turkey)