Recent developments in bronchoscopy

Oral Presentation
Chairs: C. Bolliger (Tygerberg, South Africa), S. Gasparini (Ancona, Italy)
Conventional vs. endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) – a randomised trial
F. J. F. Herth, A. Ernst, H. D. Becker (Heidelberg, Germany; Boston, United States Of America)
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Initial EBUS guided TBNA is the most cost-effective means of lymph node staging - a German experience
F. F. J. Herth, A. Ernst, H. D. Becker (Heidelberg, Germany; Boston)
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Unilateral bronchoscopic volume reduction with valve implants in patients with severe emphysema
T. P. Toma, N. S. Hopkinson, J. Hillier, D. M. Hansell, C. Morgan, P. G. Goldstraw, M. I. Polkey, D. M. Geddes (London, United Kingdom)
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Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction by endobronchial airway occluder: a safety trial
I. E. Zühlke, H. Magnussen (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
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Preliminary experience with a new mechanical radial echofiberbronchoscope
F. Falcone, F. Fois, D. Grosso, C. Severino (Bologna, Italy)
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Detailed observation of small airways in COPD using a new ultra-thin bronchovideoscope
K. Minemura, M. Tanaka, H. Ohkubo, N. Sugiyama, K. Utsumi, K. Ohyashiki (Tokyo, Japan)
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The European multicenter trial of diagnosis of early lung cancer by autofluorescence bronchoscopy
F. Stanzel, K. Haeussinger, H. D. Becker, F. Herth, C. T. Bolliger, R. M. Huber (Munich, Heidelberg, Germany; Cape Town, South Africa)
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