List of posters and videos accepeted

Best Videos

November 20th VIDEO FORUM 5 08:00-09:20h

1. Cervico-sternotomy with thoracotomy for metastatic adenopathy
   Alberto Oliaro, Enrico Ruffini, Pier Luigi Filosso, Paolo Lausi, Alberto Sandri, Francesco Guerrera, Giulia Bora, Lorena Costardi
   Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
2. Robotic excision of aortopulmonary window and posterior mediastinal schwanommas
   Liu H¹, Asmat A¹, Ahmed AD^{1
   1}Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
3. Simultaneous hepatic and transdiafragmatic lung resection for synchronous liver and lung metastasis
   Marcelo Parra^1,3, Guillermo Rencoret^2,3, Federico Oppliger^2,3, José Ortega^1,3, Gustavo Vial^{3
   1}Thoracic Surgery Department. Hospital Padre Hurtado
   ²Hepatobiliary Surgery Department. Hospital Padre Hurtado
   ³Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo
   Santiago, Chile
4. Difficult treatment of metastases by VATS - a case of a tumor between fissures
   Daniel Bonomi, Astunaldo Macedo, Andrey Barbosa, Erlon Avila, Sergio Manoel, Rodrigo Avila
   Intitule Mario Penna, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
5. Management of a huge mediastinal teratoma by VATS
   Daniel Bonomi, Astunaldo Macedo, Andrey Barbosa, Erlon Avila, Sergio Manoel, Alves Ferreira, Rodrigo Loiola
   Intitule Mario Penna, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
6. Volume expansion of hemostatic material may cause mediastinal compartment syndrome after vamla (case report)
   Krajc T., Getman V., Mueller M.R.
   Department of thoracic surgery, Otto Wagner Hospital, Vienna, Austria

Best Posters

November 18th BEST POSTERS 07:00-07:35h

1. EGFR mutation is predictive status for recurrence in early lung adenocarcinoma
   Masaoki Ito, Yoshihiro Miyata, Tomoharu Yoshiya, Yasuhiro Tsutani, Takeshi Mimura, Morihito Okada
   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
2. Comparison of multiple techniques for ebus-tbna specimen preparation in a single institution experience
   Rotolo Nicola¹, Imperatori Andrea¹, La Rosa Stefano¹, Crosta Giorgio¹, Cattoni Maria¹, Poli Albino², Moretti Francesca², Spanevello Antonio¹, Conti Valentina¹, Dominioni Lorenzo¹, Nardecchia Elisa^{1
   1}Center for Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences, University of Insubria, Ospedale di Circolo Varese, Italy, ²Department of Diagnostic and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
3. Adequacy of staging non-small cell lung cancer - Dutch lung surgery audit
   DJ Heineman^1,2, MG ten Berge³, JMA Daniels⁴, NIM Versteegh⁵, MW Wouters⁶, WH Schreurs^{1
   1}Department of Surgery, Medisch Centrum Alkmaar, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
   ²Department of Surgery, VU Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
   ³Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing, Leiden, the Netherlands
   ⁴Department of Pulmonology, VU Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
   ⁵Department of Thoracic Surgery, Leiden Universitair Medisch Centrum, Leiden, the Netherlands
   ⁶Department of Surgery, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis / Nederlands Kanker Instituut, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
4. The inflammation-based prognostic score is a significant predictor of prognosis in operable non-small cell lung cancer patients
   Masaya Yotsukura, MD¹, Takashi Ohtsuka, MD¹, Kaoru Kaseda, MD¹, Ikuo Kamiyama, MD¹, Yuichiro Hayashi, MD², Hisao Asamura, MD^{1
   1}Division of Thoracic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
   ²Department of Pathology, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
5. Temporal trends in non-small cell lung cancer patients who underwent surgical resection from 1993 to 2009
   Marron MC¹, Avila RJ², Lora D³, Mariscal A¹, Rivas C¹, Zuluaga M¹, Trujillo MD¹, Torres A¹, Diaz Hellin V¹, Meneses JC¹, Martinez I¹, Gamez P^{1
   1} Department of Thoracic Surgery, “12 de Octubre” University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
   ²Department of Thoracic Surgery, Clinic University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
   ³Clinical Research Unit-CIBERESP, “12 de Octubre” University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
6. Prognostic significance of the extent of lymph node involvement in stage 2-N1 non-small cell lung cancer
   ¹Yusuf Kahya, ¹Tamer Direk, ¹Bülent Yenigün, ¹Murat Özkan, ²Nihal Ata Tutkun, ¹Cabir Yüksel, ¹Serkan Enön, ¹Ayten Kayi Cangir
   ¹Ankara University School of Medicine Thoracic Surgery Department
   ²Hacettepe University Faculty of Science Statistics Department
   Ankara, Turkey

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7. A clinical outcome of resected small-sized non-small cell lung cancer 2 cm or less in diameter with N2 lymph node metastasis
   Yasufumi Kato^1,2, Kimitoshi Nawa², Ryosuke Amemiya², Koichi Yoshida¹, Masaru Hagiwara¹, Masatoshi Kakihana¹, Naohiro Kajiwara¹, Tatsuo Ohira¹, Kinya Furukawa², Norihiko Ikeda^{1
   1}Division of Thoracic Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
   ²Division of Thoracic Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan
8. Qualitative study of quality of life after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis
   Nathalie Pinos, Sergio Moreno-Merino, Gerardo Zuñiga, Juan Carlos Giron, Rafael Jimenez-Merchan, Miguel Congregado
   University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
9. Tracheal diverticulum- decompensation caused by the dynamic airway obstruction
   Dagmar Myšíková¹, Jiří Pozniak¹, Jan Kolařík¹, Jan Šimonek¹, Tamara Svobodová², Petr Pohunek², Robert Lischke^{1
   1}3rd Department of Surgery, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and the University Hospital Motol
   ²Pediatric Clinic of the 2nd Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and the University Hospital Motol
   Prague, Czech Republic
10. Cryoablation versus surgery for stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer: A propensity score matching analysis
    Toshiyuki Shima, Takashi Ohtsuka, Ikuo Kamiyama, Masanori Inoue, Hideki Yashiro, Seishi Nakatsuka, Hisao Asamura
    ¹Division of Thoracic Surgery and ²Department of Diagnostic Radiology, School of Medicine Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
11. Is selective mediastinal lymph node dissection adequate in surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)?
    George Karimundackal, Ashish Pokharkar
    Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
12. Preventable electrolyte disturbances and anemia are associated with increased rates of readmission following minimally invasive esophagectomy
    Michelle C. Nguyen MD, Carl R. Schmidt MD FACS, Robert E. Merritt MD, David S. Strosberg MD, Lisa Graham MSN RN RN-BC, Kristen Johnson MHA, Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce MD PhD FACS
    The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
13. Pleurectomy and decortication for malignant pleural mesothelioma improves quality of life
    Kircheva D¹, Avella Patino D¹, Husain AN², Watson S³, Kindler H⁴, Vigneswaran W T¹
    University of Chicago Medicine, Departments of Surgery¹ Pathology² Biostatistics³ and Medicine⁴
14. Transplantation of neotrachea graft constructed by bioengineering
    Thaiane C. Evaristo¹, Aparecida V. G. Souza¹, Woner Mion¹, Ednelson H. Bianchi¹, Andrei Moroz², Natalia Mayumi Inada³, Vanderlei S. Bagnato³, Rosana Rossi-Ferreira⁴, Paulo F. G. Cardoso⁵, Alexandre T. Fabro⁶, Elenice Deffune¹, Daniele C. Cataneo^{7
    1} Cellular Engineering Laboratory, Blood Center, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu-SP, Brazil
    ² Department of Bioprocess and Biotechnology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNESP, Araraquara-SP, Brazil
    ³ Department of Physics and Materials Science, Institute of Physics of São Carlos, São Paulo University, USP, São Carlos-SP, Brazil
    ⁴ Departament of Biological Science, Bauru Faculty of Science, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Bauru-SP, Brazil
    ⁵ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Heart Institute (InCor), Clinics Hospital, São Paulo University, USP, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
    ⁶ Research manager, Clinic Hospital of Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu-SP, Brazil
    ⁷ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu-SP, Brazil
15. A novel technique for thoracic empyema decortication
    Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Rajeev Shukla, Davide Patrini, Martin Hayward, David Lawrence
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK
16. Valor actual de la biopsia de Daniels en la estadificación del carcinoma de pulmón
    Bustos Mario Eduardo Francisco, Alvarez Padilla Facundo Nicolás, Schiavoni Emiliano
    Hospital Privado, Centro Médico de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
17. Trends in malignant pleural mesothelioma: Analysis of Spanish Database (BEMME). The Spanish Lung Cancer Group (SLCG)
    Jarabo J¹, Ramos R², García-Yuste M³, Galán G⁴, Pastor J⁵, Lago J⁶, Varela A⁷, Gámez P⁸, Astudillo J⁹, Molins L¹⁰, Bolufer S¹¹, Hernando F^{1
    1} Department of Thoracic Surgery. Hospital Clínico San Carlos. Madrid. Spain
    ² Department of Thoracic Surgery. Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge. Barcelona. Spain
    ³ Department of Thoracic Surgery. Hospital Clínico Universitario. Valladolid. Spain
    ⁴ Department of Thoracic Surgery. Hospital Clínico Universitario. Valencia. Spain
    ⁵ Department of Thoracic Surgery. Hospital Universitari I Politècnic la Fe. Valencia. Spain
    ⁶ Department of Thoracic Surgery. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal. Madrid. Spain
    ⁷ Department of Thoracic Surgery. Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda. Madrid. Spain
    ⁸ Department of Thoracic Surgery. Hospital Universitario 12 de octubre. Madrid. Spain
    ⁹ Department of Thoracic Surgery. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol. Badalona. Barcelona. Spain
    ¹⁰ Department of Thoracic Surgery. Hospital Clinic I Provincial. Barcelona. Spain
    ¹¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante. Spain
18. Prophylactic antifibrotic effectiveness of P17, an antagonist of TGF-β, in an animal model of tracheal stenosis
    Martínez Serna I¹, Antón-Pacheco J², Gámez AP¹, Usategui A³, Pablos J.L^{3
    1}S. de Cirugía Torácica. ²S de Cirugía Pediátrica. ³Unidad de Investigación, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España
19. Preoperative imaging of the pulmonary artery by three-dimensional computed tomography before video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy
    Amaya Ojanguren¹, José Luis Recuero¹, Marina Pardina^{2
    1} Thoracic Surgery Department, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Lleida, Spain. ² Thoracic Radiology Department, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Lleida, Spain
20. Sclerosing pneumocytoma - An unexpected benign lesion
    Sara de Cabanyes, Rajeev Shukla, Davide Patrini, Martin Hayward, David Lawrence, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK 
21. May 4 cm be a new major T descriptor of TNM classification for NSCLC in the future?
    ¹Gökhan Kocaman, ¹Serkan Enön, ¹Mehmet Ali Sakallı, ¹Elvin Hamzayev, ²Durdu Karasoy, ¹Cabir Yüksel, ¹Şevket Kavukçu, ¹Ayten Kayı Cangır
    ¹Ankara University School of Medicine Thoracic Surgery Department
    ²Hacettepe University Faculty of Science Statistics Department
    Ankara, Turkey
22. Video-assisted thoracoscopic first RIB resection in thoracic outlet syndrome
    Won-Min Jo¹, Jinwook Hwang¹, Byung-Ju Min¹, Jae Seung Shin^{1
    1} Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
23. Effect of tranexamic acid on surgical bleeding in pulmonary resection: A randomized controlled trial
    El Atiqi I.¹, Nassiri G.¹, Lafrikh Y.¹, Cherkab R.¹, Haddad W.¹, El Kettani C.¹, Barrou L.¹, Boubia S.², Ridai.^{2
    1}CHU Ibn Rochd, Dept of Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care, Casablanca, Morocco, ²CHU Ibn Rochd, Thoracic Surgery, Casablanca, Morocco
24. Effects of early pulmonary rehabilitation and long-term exercise on functioning, quality of life, and postoperative outcome in lung cancer patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT)
    S. Tenconi¹, C. Rapicetta¹, S. Fugazzaro¹, R. Piro¹, B. Kopliku¹, C. Galeone¹, G. Apolone^{1
    1} IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, viale Risorgimento, Reggio Emilia, Italy
25. Deregulated microRNA networks in lung adenocarcinoma
    Cinegaglia NC¹, Andrade SCS², Tokar T1², Pinheiro M³, Severino FE¹, Oliveira RA⁴, Hasimoto EN¹, Cataneo DC¹, Cataneo AJM¹, Defaveri J⁵, Souza CP^1,6, Marques MMC^6,7, Carvalho RF⁸, Coutinho LL², Gross JL⁹, Rogatto SR^9,10, Lam WL¹¹, Jurisica I^12,13, Reis PP^{1
    1}Dept. of Surgery and Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
    ²Dept. of Animal Biotechnology, University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
    ³Dept. of Genetics, Biosciences Institute, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
    ⁴Dept. of Biostatistics, Biosciences Institute, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
    ⁵Dept. of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
    ⁶Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil
    ⁷Barretos School of Health Sciences, Barretos, SP, Brazil
    ⁸Dept. of Morphology, Biosciences Institute, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
    ⁹International Center of Research and Training, A. C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    ¹⁰Dept. of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
    ¹¹Dept. of Integrative Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    ¹²Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
    ¹³Depts. of Medical Biophysics and Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
26. Postoperative epidural analgesia in thoracic surgery: Continuous administration by electric push-syringe diffusion versus elastomeric diffuser
    Elatiqi I.¹,Nassiri G.¹, Lafrikh Y.¹, Cherkab R.¹, Haddad W.¹, El Kettani C.¹, Barrou L.¹, Boubia S.², Ridaii.^{1,2
    1}CHU IBN Rochd, Dept of Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care, Casablanca, Morocco, ²CHU IBN Rochd, Thoracic Surgery, Casablanca, Morocco
27. Survival after pulmonary metastasectomy in colorectal cancer
    Caroline CH Siew, Atasha Asmat, Aneez DB Ahmed
    Thoracic Surgery Service, Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
28. Awake anaesthesia for major thoracic surgical procedures: An observational study
    Al-Abdullatief M, Wahood A, Al-Shirawi N, Arabi Y, Wahba M, Al-Jumah M, Al-Sheha S
29. Pleurodesis química temprana en el manejo del derrame pleural neoplásico simple y complejo: La indicación precoz y la liberación pulmonar por VATS, permiten mejorar los resultados en la paliación de la disnea
    Alvarez Padilla Facundo Nicolás, Schiavoni Emiliano, Bustos Mario Eduardo Francisco
    Hospital Privado. Centro Médico de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
30. Is positive PLC findings a predictor of increased recurrence in stage IA NSCLC?
    Michitaka Kimura, Makoto Takahama, Ryu Nakajima, Takuma Tsukioka, Hidetoshi Inoue, Ryoji Yamamoto
    Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
31. Mediastinal paraganglioma with Maffucci syndrome
    ¹Elvin Hamzayev, ¹Yusuf Kahya, ²Evren Özçınar, ¹Serkan Enön, ³Çağlar Uzun, ²Levent Yazıcıoğlu, ¹Ayten Kayı Cangır
    ¹Ankara University School of Medicine Thoracic Surgery Department
    ²Ankara Unıversity School of Medicine Cardiovascular Surgery Department
    ³Ankara University School of Medicine Radiology Department
    Ankara, Turkey
32. Endoscopic lung volume reduction with the spiral system (Endocoils). Early experience in Catalonia by thoracic surgeons
    E Canalis, L Macias, A Juanola, A Aliaga
    Centro Medico Teknon, Barcelona, Spain and Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
33. The feasibility of ECMO in the high risk thoracic surgery
    Dohyung Kim. M.D, Jongmyung Park. M.D
    Department of thoracic & cardiovascular surgery, Pusan national university Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea
34. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis – The role of a thoracic surgeon
    Matus Petko, Martin Hayward, David Lawrence, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK
35. An unusual case of desmoid fibromatosis in the thoracic inlet
    Puay Theng KOH
    National Cancer Centre, Singapore
36. Titanium mesh for reconstruction of large posterolateral chest wall defects
    Marina Paradela, Marcelo Sánchez, Laureano Molins
    General Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
37. Desmoid tumors of the pleura: A clinicopathologic mimic of localized fibrous tumor
    Dr. Shkencave Gradica, Dr. L. Lisha, Dr. F. Kokici, Dr. A. Cami, Dr. Dh. Argjiri, Dr. R. Kertoci, Dr.Y.Vata, Dr. L. Shpataraku, Dr. E. Shima
    University Hospital “Shefqet Ndroqi”, Thoracic Surgery Service, Tirana, Albania
38. Survival analysis in the presence of single/multiple PN2 disease after surgical treatment in nonsmall cell lung cancer
    Gökhan Kocaman, Elvin Hamzayev, Mehmet Ali Sakallı, Murat Özkan, Cabir Yüksel, Serkan Enön, Murat Akal, Ayten Kayı Cangır
    Ankara University School of Medicine Thoracic Surgery Department
    Ankara, Turkey
39. Empyema thoracis and lung abscess in patients with mental disability
    Dr, Shk. Gradica F, Gradica Flora, L, Argjiri Dh, Kokici F, Cami A, Beli J, Shehu L.Ymeri Z, Vata Y, Shpataraku L
    University Hospital “Shefqet Ndroqi” Thorax Surgery Service, Tirana, Albania
40. D(eep) S(ternal) W(ound) I(nfections). Treatment strategies
    Ludwig Lampl
    Augsburg Germany
41. Bifocal surgical treatment for solitary cranial metastases in nonsmall cell lung cancer: A single center study
    Yusuf Kahya¹, Cabir Yüksel¹, Bülent Yenigün¹, Tamer Direk¹, Durdu Karasoy², Serkan Enön¹, Hakan Kutlay¹, Ayten Kayı Cangır^{1
    1}Ankara University School of Medicine Thoracic Surgery Department
    ²Hacettepe University Faculty of Science Statistics Department
    Ankara, Turkey
42. Talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions - Randomized trial comparing thoracoscopic poudrage with talc slurry
    George Karimundackal, Sabita Jiwnani, C.S.Pramesh
    Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
43. VATS lobectomy for lung cancer in a low volume hospital
    Nishioka K, Iwazawa T., Tsujimura N., Matsumoto T., Takemoto H., Takachi K., Ohshima S., Iijima S., Uemura Y.
    Department of Surgery, Kinki Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
44. Thoracic osteosynthesis: Initial experience at a trauma center
    Jorge Salguero, Hugo Álvarez, Raimundo Izquierdo
    Mutual de Seguridad C.Ch.C. Universidad de Chile. Santiago, Chile
45. Thymic liposarcoma of the mediastinum: Case report
    I. Alloubi¹, R. Marouf¹, Y. Lazguet², H. Belghitti^{3
    1}Thoracic surgery C.H.U OUJDA
    ²Radiology department C.H.U
    ³Pathology Center Oujda Morocco
46. Combinación de neumoperitoneo terapéutico y bloqueo frénico cervical para manejo del espacio pleural residual postquirúrgico
    Dr. Bustos Mario E. F. - Dr. Álvarez Facundo N. - Dr. Schiavoni N. Emiliano - Dr. Siri Juan
    Hospital Privado Centro Médico de Córdoba - Córdoba Capital - Argentina
47. Autologous diced cartilage in nasal septoplasty; A single centre experience
    Sameh Ibrahim
    Kamc, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
48. Tumor fibroso intrapulmonar: ¿Benigno o maligno?
    Dr. Bustos Mario E. F. - Dr. Schiavoni N. Emiliano - Dr. Álvarez Facundo N
    Hospital Privado Centro Médico de Córdoba - Córdoba Capital - Argentina
49. Gunshot wound of the heart - Suicide attempt
    Jakub Konecny, Martin Kalab, Vladimir Lonsky, Petr Santavy
    Cardiosurgery department, University Hospital Olomouc
    Olomouc
    Czech Republic
50. Surgery for pulmonary metastases
    Sameh Ibrahim
    Kamc, Makkah, Saudi Arabia