1-3 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ 2004, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ
2o Μετεκπαιδευτικό Σεμινάριο Θωρακοσκόπησης
Program
Basics on Pleura
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Radiology
- Minimal invasive techniques
Medical Thoracoscopy
- Equipment
- Technique
- Indications
- Complications
- Future directions
November 1st
Hands-on workshop
08:30 Physiology of the pleura (N.M. Siafakas)
09:00 Anatomy of the pleura (D. Bouros)
09:30 Features of computed tomography in pleural diseases (A. Voloudaki)
10:00 Role of simple paracenthesis in the diagnosis of pleural effusion (J.M.
Tschopp)
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00 Role of blind pleural biopsies in the management of pleural effusion (C.
Marquette)
11:30: Equipment and technique of medical thoracoscopy (Ph. Astoul)
12:00 Anaesthesia in diagnostic and therapeutic thoracoscopy (J. Janssen)
12:30 Complications of medical thoracoscopy (F. Rodriguez-Panadero)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00 Pleural catheter use and management (Ch Marquette)
14:30 Cause of spontaneous pneumothorax and does it matter to treatment? (M.
Noppen)
15:00 Management of pneumothorax by medical thoracoscopy (J.M. Tschopp)
15:30 Medical thoracoscopy: place in the management of malignant mesothelioma
(Ph. Astoul)
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 Minithoracoscopy: instruments, and results (J. Janssen)
17:00 Medical management of parapneumonic effusions and empyema (D. Bouros)
17:30 The place of medical thoracoscopy in the management of empyema (H. Colt)
18:00 Medical thoracoscopy for pulmonary biopsies (M. Froudarakis)
November 2nd
08:30 Pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion: thoracoscopy or small bore
catheter? (H. Colt)
09:00 Is Talc a hero or a villain? (Ph. Astoul)
09:30 Management and outcome of «benign» pleuritis diagnosed by thoracoscopy
(A. Ernst)
10:00 Thoracoscopic treatment of autonomic disorders (M. Noppen)
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00 The use of autofluorescence in thoracoscopy (J. Janssen)
11:30 Combining thoracoscopy to basic research: is it possible? (F. Rodriguez-Panadero)
12:00 Medical thoracoscopy in the new millenium (A. Ernst)
12:30 Medical thoracoscopy: so simple to start (M. Froudarakis)
November 3rd
Hands-on workshop
