Hands-on Course on Medical Thoracoscopy

Target audience

Pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons who need practical training in diagnostic and therapeutic interventional pulmonology

Educational aims

This comprehensive thoracoscopy courses provides both theoretical and hand-on training, covering the basic anatomy and physiology of the pleural space through to the management of treatment complications.


Micro-environment of the pleura
P. Astoul (Marseille, France)
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Cytology and blind biopsies in the diagnosis of pleural effusion
A.G. Casalini (Parma, Italy)
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Trick questions in pleural pathology
G. Karpathiou (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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Medical Thoracoscopy: so simple to start
D. Breen (Oxford, England)
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Role of thoracoscopy in undiagnosed pleural effusions
S. Anevlavis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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Chest ultra-sound in pleural disease
G.F.Tassi (Brescia, Italy )
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Anaesthesia for thoracoscopy
J.M. Tschopp (Montana, Switzerland)
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Minithoracoscopy
G.F.Tassi (Brescia, Italy )
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Complications of thoracoscopy
F. Rodriguez Panadero (Seville, Spain)
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Flex-rigid thoracoscope
S. Anevlavis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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Management of malignant pleural mesothelioma
P. Astoul (Marseille, France)
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Pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion: which compound?
F. Rodriguez Panadero (Seville, Spain)
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Medical management of pleural infection: state of the art
D. Breen (Oxford, England)
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Place of thoracoscopy in the management of empyema
G.F.Tassi (Brescia, Italy )
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Management of TB pleuritis
A.G. Casalini (Parma, Italy)
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Management of pneumothorax by medical thoracoscopy
J.M. Tschopp (Montana, Switzerland)
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Post procedure and follow-up
M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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Pleural effusion in lung cancer and targeted therapy
M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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Thoracoscopy appearances: similarities and diversities
M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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