F. Rodriguez Panadero (Sevilla, Spain), N. Ali (Sutton-In-Ashfield, United Kingdom)
A survey of UK centres performing medical thoracoscopy to review procedure practices A. Burton, N. Burrows, G. Cox, N. Ali (Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom)
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Semirigid thoracoscopy in the real world – an experience with 100 patients M. Hasan, A. Khan, J. Mills, M. Munavvar (Preston, United Kingdom)
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Closed percutaneous pleural brushing: a novel diagnostic approach for diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions K. Hassan, T. Mahfoz, E. Ibrahim, M. Abdrabu, M. Radwan (Zakazik, Alexandria, Cairo, Egypt)
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Diagnostic thoracoscopy in patients with lung cancer and pleural effusion A. Debeljak, P. Kecelj, M. Sok, I. Kern (Golnik, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
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Efficacy and complications of small-bore catheters in the management of malignant pleural effusions M. K. Byun, W. Y. Chung, H. H. Jeon, S. C. Park, B. H. Park, S. B. Choi, J. H. Jeong, M. S. Park, Y. S. Kim, S. K. Kim, S. K. Kim, J. Chang (Seoul, Republic Of Korea)
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No evidence for cutaneous tumour cell seeding after transthoracic needle biopsy – a histopathological and clinical study J. Schreiber, J. Knolle, C. Hunger, S. Hege, R. Schueck (Dessau, Germany)
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In vitro study of the inflammatory response, mediated by interleukin-8, in mesothelial cells stimulated with doxycycline E. Arellano Orden, A. Montes Worboys, D. Rodriguez Rodriguez, S. Bielsa Martin, F. Rodriguez Panadero (Sevilla, Spain)
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Interleukin-8 and other mediators are related to tumour burden in malignant pleural effusions (MPE) A. Montes Worboys, E. Arellano Orden, D. Rodriguez Rodriguez, J. Martin Juan, F. Rodriguez Panadero (Sevilla, Spain)
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Reduction of pneumothorax rate after CT-guided lung core biopsy by instillation of NaCl into the puncture access S. Krueger, C. Billich, G. Brenner, H. J. Brambs, S. Pauls (Ulm, Germany)
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Evaluation of lung biopsy techniques for diagnosis of diffuse interstitial infiltrates N. Abhyankar (Pune, Maharashtra, India)
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Peripheral pulmonary nodules and ultrasound-guided aspiration biopsy (UGAB) B. Kaeva, G. Breskovska, K. Busljetic, M. Nikolau (Skopje, Fyrom)
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The role of thorax ultrasound (TU) in diagnosing patients with pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) B. Kaeva, T. Capareska, O. Jovkovski, G. Kondov (Skopje, Fyrom)
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The decrease of peripheral blood CD4+ lymphocytes is due to talc poudrage and not to thoracoscopy G. Kouliatsis, I. Kotsianidis, P. Steiropoulos, M. Klimathianaki, M. Pougounias, H. Papadaki, D. Bouros, M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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Performance and usefulness of a bronchoscopic insertion support system for small pulmonary peripheral lesions F. Asano, A. Tsuzuku, M. Anzai, Y. Matsuno, N. Shinagawa, K. Yamazaki, T. Ishida, H. Moriya (Gifu, Sapporo, Fukushima, Japan)
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Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy to peripheral lung lesions B. Lamprecht, P. Porsch, M. Studnicka (Salzburg, Austria)
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Development and evaluation of a navigation system for bronchoscopy I. Wegner, R. Tetzlaff, J. Biederer, I. Wolf, H. P. Meinzer (Heidelberg, Germany)
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Electromagnetic navigation system guided bronchoscopy in diagnosing peripheral lung lesions: a prospective trial R. Eberhardt, T. Beyer, F. J. F. Herth (Heidelberg, Ballenstedt, Harz, Germany)
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Intrapleural interleukin 2 in the treatment of persistent pneumothorax in patients not eligible for surgery P. Cremaschi, L. Conti, C. Catanese, G. Terzuolo, E. Gatto (Pavia, Mortara (Pv), Italy)
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A study on efficacy and safety of pigtail catheter drainage in loculated empyema thoracis B. N. B. Mahaveera Prasad, K. Shashirekha, P. S. Tampi, D. Ganguly (New Delhi, India)
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Efficacy and safety of percutaneous transthoracic pigtail catheter drainage of lung abscess B. N. B. Mahaveera Prasad, K. Shashirekhak, M. Unni (New Delhi, India)
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