Actual challenges in thoracic surgery

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Chairs: H. Ris (Lausanne, Switzerland), A. End (Vienna, Austria)
Low apoptotic activity and increased survivin and VEGF expression promote fibrotic stenosis in experimental prosthetic tracheal replacement
J. A. Santibanez-Salgado, A. Sotres-Vega, M. Baltazares-Lipp, M. Gaxiola-Gaxiola, J. R. Olmos-Zuniga, R. Jasso-Victoria, D. Perez-Covarrubias, J. Villalba-Caloca (Mexico, Mexico)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Two-staged tracheal end-to-end reconstruction with temporary bioabsorbable tracheal scaffold grafting
H. Tsukada, S. Rafeq, A. Majid, R. Garland, F. Herth, M. DeCamp, A. Ernst (Boston, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung and pleura tuberculosis
N. Opanasenko, A. Stashenko, B. Konik, A. Tereshkovich, V. Bychkovsky, M. Kalenichenko, R. Veremeenko (Kiev, Ukraine)
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Congress or journal article abstract
VATS-resection and lobectomy for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in severely immunocompromised patients with hematologic diseases
M. Tamm, C. Nebiker, F. Gambazzi, L. Junker, P. Matt, J. Habicht, J. Halter, D. Heim, M. Stern, C. Bucher, A. Gratwohl, D. Stolz, L. Bubendorf, D. Lardinois (Switzerland)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The experimental use of N-butyl cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive in pulmonary wedge resections
A. Kosar, O. Kapicibasi, M. Demir, A. Misirlioglu, H. Sonmez, I. Iskender, A. Atasalihi (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Validation of the prognostic value of growth pattern classification in operated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
P. Sardari Nia, Y. Dockx, A. Cogen, P. Lauwers, J. Hendriks, D. Subotic, P. Van Schil (Belgium; Belgrade, Republic Of Serbia)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Parenchyma-sparing sleeve resection in advanced nodal disease of NSCLC
J. Schirren, S. Bölükbas (Wiesbaden, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Clinicopathologic comparison of computed tomography and positron emission tomography scanning for mediastinal staging in NSCLC
K. C. Ceylan, A. H. Arpat, D. Akpinar, S. O. Kaya (Izmir, Turkey)
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