Programme

Wednesday, 28th November 2018

06:30 Secretariat opens
07:00 - 07:35 Best posters
Chairpersons: M. Müller - J. Belda
  • COMPREHENSIVE COMPARISON OF TARGETABLE GENETIC VARIANTS STATUS IN PRIMARY SITE AND METASTATIC LYMPH NODES, AND SURVIVAL IMPACT IN LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA
    Masaoki Ito, Yoshihiro Miyata, Shoko Hirano, Shingo Kimura, Fumiko Irisuna, Kyoko Ikeda, Kei Kushitani, Naoto Kishi, Yasuhiro Tsutani, Yukio Takeshima, Morihito Okada
    Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
  • CONFIRMATION OF SERUM miRNA BIOMARKERS WHICH CAN BE USED IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER BY SILICO METHODS AND CONFIRMED BY RT-PCR
    A. Poyraz, B. Küçükkaraduman, Atakan, Z. Günnur Dikmen, C. Atinkaya, M. Kavas, A. Öztürk, S. Alparslan, Yalçnkaya, A.O. Güre
    Bilkent University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Ankara, Turkey
  • AN INDEPENDENT ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER CLINIC (ANPC) FOR EARLY DISCHARGED THORACIC PATIENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF AN ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY PATHWAY (ERAS); THE SHEFFIELD EXPERIENCE
    Ostrovskis-Wilkes R, Wild J, Happs-Smith N, Rao J, Edwards J, Tenconi S, Socci L.
    Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
  • APPLICABILITY OF ESTS GUIDELINES FOR MEDIASTINAL STAGING IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL
    Libreros Alejandra, Sánchez-Lorente David, Boada Marc, Montesinos Mario, Guzmán Rudith, Guerrero Carlos, Guirao Angela, Gimferrer Josep Maria, Molins Laureano.
    Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
  • EVALUATION OF EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF UNIPORTAL SEGMENTECTOMY IN THE TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCER
    Chenlei Zhang, Gebang Wang, Zhanwu Yu, Hongxu Liu*
    Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
  • VALIDITY OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LUNG CANCER PROPOSAL FOR THE REVISION OF N DESCRIPTORS IN LUNG CANCER
    Jae Kwang Yun1, Geun Dong Lee1, Seung Eun Lee2, Sehoon Choi1, Hyeong Ryul Kim1, Yong-Hee Kim1, Dong Kwan Kim1, and Seung-Il Park1
    1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
    2Department of Pathology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, , Seoul, Republic of Korea
07:40 - 07:55 Opening ceremony
08:00 - 09:25 VIDEOFORUM 1
THE SUBXIPHOID APPROACH
Chairpersons: M. Zielinski - J.C. Trujillo
08:00 - 08:10 Subxiphoid thoracoscopy
E. Martínez
08:10 - 08:20 Subxiphoid resection of lung metastasis
F. Detterbeck
08:20 - 08:30 Subxiphoid pericardioscopy
J. C. Trujillo
08:30 - 08:40 Subxiphoid thymectomy for myasthenia gravis
H-X. Liu
08:40 - 08:50 Subxiphoid lobectomy: how I do it
D. González Rivas
08:50 - 09:05 Transcervical-subxiphoid thymectomy
M. Zielinski
09:05 - 09:25 Discussion
09:30 - 11:00 SESSION 1
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF EMPHYSEMA OTHER THAN TRANSPLANTATION
Chairpersons: W. Weder - L. Molins
09:30 - 09:40 Evaluation of the patient with emphysema
J.A. Barberà
09:40 - 09:50 Endobronchial procedures
M. Unger
09:50 - 10:05 Bullectomy & percutaneous lung drainage
D.C. Pinto Filho
10:05 - 10:15 LVRS as bridge to transplant: NO
A. Román
10:15 - 10:25 LVRS as bridge to transplant: YES
W. Weder
10:25 - 11:00 Discussion
11:00 - 11:25 Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00 SESSION 2
INNOVATING ISSUES IN THE DIAGNOSIS & MANAGEMENT OF LUNG CANCER
Chairpersons: R. Osarogiagbon - M. Majem
11:30 - 11:40 Utility of tumour markers for diagnosis
R. Marrades
11:40 - 11:50 Liquid biopsy based on circulating tumoral DNA
E. Arriola
11:50 - 12:00 Prognostic impact of circulating tumour cells
L. Milla
12:00 - 12:10 Predictive biomarkers in lung cancer research
L. Montuenga
12:10 - 12:20 Immunotherapy in NSCLC today
N. Reguart
12:20 - 12:30 Differences in lung cancer surgery in women
J.J. Fibla
12:30 - 12:40 Using technology to assist patient follow up
S. Cassivi
12:40 - 13:00 Discussion
13:00 - 13:55 Lunch
13:00 - 13:55 Sponsored lunch sessions (2 parallel sessions)
14:00 - 15:30 VIDEOFORUM 2
THE TRANSCOSTAL APPROACH
Chairpersons: P. Ugalde - M. Serra
14:00 - 14:08 Tubeless lobectomy
D. González Rivas
14:08 - 14:16 VATS pneumonectomy
P. Ugalde
14:16 - 14:24 VATS lobectomy
H. Decaluwé
14:24 - 14:32 VATS segmentectomy
N.K. Altorki
14:32 - 14:40 VATS sleeve lobectomy
D. González Rivas
14:40 - 14:48 VATS lobectomy with chest wall resection
P. Ugalde
14:48 – 14:56 Paravertebral block for VATS procedures
J. Fibla
14:56 - 15:04 Robotic lobectomy
F. Melfi
15:04 - 15:12 VATS vs Robotic approach
N.K. Altorki
15:12 - 15:30 Discussion
15:30 - 15:55 Coffee break
16:00 - 17:10 SESSION 3
THORACIC INFECTIONS & PARASITOSIS
Chairpersons: M. Ridai - R. Aguiló
16:00 - 16:20 VATS lobectomy in infectious lung disease
S. Boubia
16:20 - 16:30 VATS approach for thoracic hydatid disease
M. Ridai
16:30 - 16:40 Surgical approach to infectious mediastinitis
K. Athanassiadi
16:40 - 16:50 Tuberculosis, mother of all thoracic surgery: then and now
T. Molnár
16:50 - 17:10 Discussion
17:15 - 18:55 SESSION 4
WHY WE SHOULD GO BEYOND MEDIASTINOSCOPY IN LUNG CANCER STAGING
Chairpersons: H. Decaluwé - R. Rami-Porta
17:15 - 17:25 Introductory lecture: EBUS/mediastinoscopy in cN0 lung cancer
C. Lucena
17:25 - 17:35 Why we should perform transcervical lymphadenectomies
M. Dusmet
17:35 - 17:45 Results of VAMLA when the mediastinum looks normal
S. Call
17:45 - 17:55 Benefits of TEMLA over endoscopic procedures
M. Zielinski
17:55 - 18:05 Our approach and results with upfront resection for single station clinical N2
M. Müller
18:05 - 18:15 Our approach and results with upfront resection for single station clinical N2
D. Waller
18:15 - 18:25 Our approach and results with upfront resection for single station clinical N2
Y.T. Kim
18:25 - 18:35 Results of trimodality therapy for patients with cN2 NSCLC diagnosed by VAMLA
S. Call
18:35 - 18:55 Discussion
19:00 Secretariat closes

Thursday, 29th November 2018

06:30 Secretariat opens
Parallel breakfast sessions (x 2)
07:00 - 07:55 BREAKFAST SESSION 1
INCIDENTAL LUNG NODULES LESS THAN 8MM; FLEISCHNER SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONS
Auditorium
Chairpersons: E. Cladellas - F. Andreo
07:00 - 07:15 Radiological view
M. Sánchez
07:15 - 07:30 Pathological view
J. Ramírez
07:30 - 07:40 Radioguided occult lesion localization (ROLL)
P. Paredes
07:40 - 07:55 Discussion
07:00 - 07:55 BREAKFAST SESSION 2
LUNG METASTASES OF COLORECTAL ORIGIN
Conference room 1
Chairpersons: L. Cirera - A. Rodríguez
07:00 - 07:10 When is lymphadenectomy indicated?
S. Call
07:10 - 07:20 Prognosis regarding the approach and CT/M1 ratio
J. Hernández
07:20 - 07:30 The value of repeated metastasectomy
R. Tanaka
07:30 - 07:55 Discussion
08:00 - 09:25 VIDEOFORUM 3
TIPS AND TRICKS OF PREOPERATVE MEDIASTINAL STAGING
Chairpersons: M. Dusmet - R. Rami-Porta
08:00 - 08:08 Cervical video-mediastinoscopy
S. Call
08:08 - 08:16 Extended cervical video-mediastinoscopy
C. Obiols
08:16 - 08:24 Mediastino-thoracoscopy
J. Belda
08:24 - 08:32 Cervical incision thoracic endoscopic surgery
J. Assouad
08:32 - 08:42 Video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy (VAMLA)
M. Hürtgen
08:42 - 08:52 Transcervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomy (TEMLA)
M. Zielinski
08:52 - 09:00 Transoral endoscopic mediastinal surgery (TOEMS)
G. Leschber
09:00 - 09:25 Discussion
09:30 - 11:00 SESSION 5
LUNG CANCER SCREENING TODAY
Chairpersons: D. Wood - L. Molins
09:30 - 09:40 Do we need a randomized study?
D. Wood
09:40 - 09:50 COPD and lung cancer
A. Agustí
09:50 - 10:00 Radiomics in lung cancer screening
M. Sánchez
10:00 - 10:10 What can we know about NELSON?
J.H. Pedersen
10:10 - 10:20 When to perform a lymphadenectomy?
N.K. Altorki
10:20 - 10:30 Screening programme (CRIBAR) in Barcelona
L. Molins
10:30 - 11:00 Discussion
11:00 - 11:25 Coffee break
11:30 - 12:25 SESSION 6
THE TRANSCERVICAL APPROACH
Chairpersons: M. Zielinski - J.M. Galbis
11:30 - 11:38 Thymectomy
E. Ruffini
11:38 - 11:46 Mediastinal tumours
W. Weder
11:46 - 11:54 Lobectomy
M. Zielinski
11:54 - 12:02 Main bronchus closure
C. Paleru
12:02 - 12:10 Oesophageal procedures
X. D’Journo
12:10 - 12:25 Discussion
12:30 - 13:00 EXTRAORDINARY LECTURE
Chairpersons: R. Rami-Porta - L. Molins

A view from above: my life in thoracic surgery
P. Goldstraw
13:00 - 13:55 Lunch
13:00 - 13:55 Sponsored lunch sessions (3 parallel sessions)
14:00 - 15:30 VIDEOFORUM 4
INTRAOPERATIVE NODAL ASSESSMENT
Chairpersons: E. Vallières - R. Rami-Porta
14:00 - 14:10 Introductory lecture: the prognostic relevance of pNx
R. Osarogiagbon
14:10 - 14:18 Systematic nodal dissection for right-sided tumours
H. Asamura
14:18 - 14:26 Systematic nodal dissection for left-sided tumours
H. Asamura
14:26 - 14:34 Lymphadenectomy for oesophageal cancer
X. D’Journo
14:34 - 14:42 Nodal sampling
K. Suzuki
14:42 - 14:50 Robotic lymphadenectomy
F. Melfi
14:50 - 15:05 Final reflections: ways to improve intraoperative nodal staging
R. Osarogiagbon
15:05 - 15:30 Discussion
15:30 - 15:55 Coffee break
16:00 - 17:15 SESSION 7
THE 8TH EDITION TNM OF THORACIC MALIGNANCIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE
Chairpersons: P. Goldstraw - F. Hernando Trancho
16:00 - 16:08 Lung cancer: the T and the M components
R. Rami-Porta
16:08 - 16:16 Lung cancer: clinical implication of the suggested subclassification of nodal disease by zones and stations
H. Asamura
16:16 - 16:24 Surgical management of lung cancers with multiple lesions
D. Waller
16:24 - 16:32 Mesothelioma
V. Rusch
16:32 - 16:40 Thymic malignancies
F. Detterbeck
16:40 - 16:48 Oesophageal cancer
X. D’Journo
16:48 - 17:15 Discussion
17:20 - 18:30 SESSION 8
THE TRACHEO-BRONCHIAL TREE
Chairpersons: D. Wood - R. Saumench
17:20 - 17:28 Virtual bronchoscopy
A. Rosell
17:28 - 17:36 Bronchoscopic staging of lung cancer
M. Unger
17:36 - 17:44 Limits of tracheal resection
D. Wood
17:44 - 17:52 Resection in the laryngotracheal border zone
T. Klikovits
17:52 - 18:00 Sleeve lobectomy after induction therapy
E. Vallières
18:00 - 18:08 Adventurous sleeve resections
M. Dusmet
18:08 - 18:30 Discussion
19:00 Secretariat closes
19:30 - 20:30 Official reception at Barcelona City Hall (Saló de Cròniques)

Friday, 30th November 2018

06:30 Secretariat opens
Parallel breakfast sessions (x 2)
07:00 - 07:55 BREAKFAST SESSION 3
TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCER IN A PATIENT WITH POOR PFT’S
Chairpersons: A. Navarro - M. Iglesias
07:00 - 07:10 Stereotactic body radiotherapy
M. Mollá
07:10 - 07:20 Surgical alternatives to lobectomy
K. Suzuki
07:20 - 07:30 The especial case of interstitial lung disease
R. Tanaka
07:30 - 07:55 Discussion
07:00 - 07:55 BREAKFAST SESSION 4
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
Chairperson: J.C. Trujillo - D. Sánchez
07:00 - 07:15 Myasthenia gravis: subgroup classification
I. Illa
07:15 - 07:30 Evidence for thymectomy in myasthenia gravis
J.R. Sonett
07:30 - 07:55 Discussion
08:00 - 09:25 VIDEOFORUM 5
BEST SUBMITTED VIDEOS
Chairpersons: M. Ito - J. Belda
08:00 - 08:07 BILATERAL MINIMALLY INVASIVE VATS APPROACH IN DESCENDING NECROTIZING MEDIASTINITIS
Marcelo Parra, D. Paz, D. Gruen, D. Rodríguez, R. Pavez and O. Orellana
Hospital de Urgencia Asistencia Pública. Facultad de Medicina – Universidad Finis Terrae. Santiago - Chile
08:07 - 08:10 Discussion by appointed discussant
Herbert
08:10 - 08:17 UNIPORTAL VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC LINGULECTOMY UNDER SPONTANEOUS VENTILATORY ANAESTHESIA
AJ Sharkey, B Gray, J Rosser, L Socci
Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
08:17 - 08:20 Discussion by appointed discussant
P. Van Schil
08:20 - 08:27 MULTIPLE LUNG CANCER : S2 AND S1+2C + S3A SEGMENTECTOMY
Yeon Soo Kim
ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, South Korea
08:27 - 08:30 Discussion by appointed discussant
H. Liu
08:30 - 08:37 SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR SUBGLOTTIC TRACHEAL STENOSIS
Loidi, Claudia; Apaolaza, Irati; Pac, Joaquin; Rojo, Rafael; Rumbero, Juan Carlos; Fernando, Marta; Rosado, Joel; Hernández, Lucia.
Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo. Spain
08:37 - 08:40 Discussion by appointed discussant
D. Wood
08:40 - 08:47 BILATERAL VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC (BI-VATS) MAXIMAL THYMECTOMY IN STAGE IIIA THYMOMA
Mauro Guarino, Elisabeth Martinez Tellez, Josep Belda Sanchis, Juan Carlos Trujillo Reyes
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; and Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
08:47 - 08:50 Discussion by appointed discussant
JR. Sonett
08:50 - 08:57 SURGICAL TREATMENT OF POSTRACHEOTOMY SUBGLOTTIC LARYNGOTRACHEAL STENOSIS
I. Apaolaza Rebollo, C. Loidi Lopez, J. Pac Ferrer, M. Lorenzo Martín, U. Jiménez Maestre, L. Hernández Pérez, M. Fernando Garay, N. Uribe-Etxebarria Lugariza-Aresti, J. Rosado Rodriguez, J. C. Rumbero Sanchez, R. Rojo Marcos, J. B. Casanova Viudez
Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain
08:57 - 09:00 Discussion by appointed discussant
T. Klikovits
09:00 - 09:25 General discussion
09:30 - 11:00 SESSION 9
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED LUNG CANCER
Chairperson: N. Viñolas - F. Detterbeck
09:30 - 09:40 Resection of posterior sulcus tumours
V. Rusch
09:40 - 09:50 Resection of anterior sulcus tumours
M. Paradela
09:50 - 10:00 Surgical indications for Stage IIIB NSCLC
W. Weder
10:00 - 10:10 Carinal resection after induction therapy?
T. Klikovits
10:10 - 10:20 Resection of the vertebral bodies. Indications and results
S. Cassivi
10:20 - 10:30 Surgery in oligometastatic disease
E. Vallières
10:30 - 10:40 Is hyperthermic intrapleural chemotherapy useful when the pleura is involved?
M. Migliore
10:40 - 11:00 Discussion
11:00 - 11:25 Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00 SESSION 10
PHYSIOTHERAPY AND NURSING IN THORACIC SURGERY
Chairpersons: P.L. Filosso - R. Rami-Porta
11:30 - 11:55 Relevance of a specialized nurse
J. Mitchell
11:55 - 12:03 E-cigarettes: a word of caution
M. Unger
12:03 - 12:11 Prehabilitation in thoracic surgery
D. Sánchez
12:11 - 12:19 Different incentive spirometer devices used in the respiratory physiotherapy
J. Melis
12:19 - 12.27 Fissios: an interactive smartphone App for patients´ perioperative care and chest physical therapy
C. Fraile
12:27 - 12:35 Perioperative exercise training in patients submitted to lung resection: state of the art
R. Sebio
12:35 - 12:43 Management of chest tubes: key issues for nurses
P.L. Filosso
12:43 - 12:55 Discussion
13:05 - 13:55 Lunch
13:05 - 13:55 Sponsored lunch sessions (3 parallel sessions)
14:00 - 15:30 VIDEOFORUM 6
SPECIAL SURGICAL ISSUES
Chairpersons: C. Paleru - J.M. Matilla
14:00 - 14:10 The midway: technical tips for lung resection through a small video-assisted thoracotomy
H. Asamura
14:10 - 14:20 Animal model of mediastinoscopy
C. Paleru
14:20 - 14:30 Pleurectomy/Decortication for malignant pleural mesothelioma
V. Rusch
14:30 - 14:40 Ex-vivo evaluation in non-beating lung donors
M. Boada
14:40 - 14:50 Be careful with the pulmonary artery!
H. Asamura
14:50 - 15:00 Lung cancer diagnosis by trained dogs
A. Guirao
15:00 - 15:10 Use of 3D printing in chest, lung, mediastinum and oesophageal cases
S. Cassivi
15:10 - 15:20 Thymectomy for nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis
J.R. Sonett
15:20 - 15:30 Discussion
15:30 - 15:55 Coffee break
16:00 - 17:10 SESSION 11
THYMIC TUMOURS
Chairpersons: F. Detterbeck - J.C. Trujillo
16:00 - 16:08 Non invasive preoperative staging
I. Völlmer
16:08 - 16:16 Lymph node dissection in thymic malignancies: implication of the ITMIG lymph node map & TNM classification and staging
Y.T. Kim
16:16 - 16:24 Management of stage III-IV thymomas
J.R. Sonett
16:24 - 16:32 Management of thymic carcinomas
E. Ruffini
16:32 - 16:40 Management of neuroendocrine thymic tumours
P. L. Filosso
16:40 - 16:48 Management of recurrent thymoma
E. Vallières
16:48 - 16:56 The present role of adjuvant radiotherapy
F. Casas
16:56 - 17:10 Discussion
17:15 - 18:30 SESSION 12
SUBLOBAR RESECTIONS FOR LUNG CANCER
Chairpersons: E. Vallières - L. Molins
17:15 - 17:25 Present indications of wedge resection
N.K. Altorki
17:25 - 17:35 Present indications of segmentectomy
K. Suzuki
17:35 - 17:45 Caution! Spread through air spaces (STAS)
A. G. Nicholson
17:45 - 17:55 Status of the American trial
N.K. Altorki
17:55 - 18:05 Status of the Japanese trials
H. Asamura
18:05 - 18:30 Discussion
18:30 - 18:45 Closing remarks
L. Molins, R. Rami-Porta, J. Belda
19:00 Secretariat closes