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Surgery Case Report Posters ISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Aortic arch abnormalities are rare, but right-retroesophageal-subclavian-artery is the most common of them. It is usually asymptomatic. Dysphagia lusoria and fistulas, associated with hematemesis have been reported, with a very high mortality rate. There is no standard therapeutic approach for them. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: José González García, Sebastian Peñafiel, Eugenia Libreros Niño, Diana Baquero VelandiaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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ILD Case Report Posters ISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disorder.Usually the diagnosis is sugestted by clinical symptoms and chest radiography, but further investigations are required. Sometimes the diagnosis is difficult, especially when patient presents with interstitial lung syndrome. ⋯ Case of sarcoidosis in patient with asthma-like symptoms, treated for a long period of time only for obstructive symptoms due to sarcoidosis lesions of the bronchi or obstructive syndrome associated to sarcoidosis.Reference #1: 1DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Raluca Geamalinga, Ionela Belaconi, Stefan Dumitrache-Rujinski, Claudia Toma, Miron Alexandru BogdanNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Tobacco Cessation and Prevention PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of smoking in women diagnosed of Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome (SAHS) in a service of respiratory medicine corresponding to a University Hospital, and its relationship with the severity of illness. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Francisca Marquez, Maria Jose Antona, María Teresa Gómez Vizcaíno, Pilar Cordero Montero, Hernando Chávez RoldánNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pleural Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Prolonged air leak (PAL) is the most common complication after pulmonary resection. In our settings PAL is defined as a postoperative persistent air leak of at least 5 days. We described 2 cases of PAL treated using endobronchial valves (EBV) placement. We have performed a retrospective review of 13 patients presenting with PAL after any type of pulmonary resection between January 2012 and August 2013. Data were obtained from our prospectively recorded database. Two of these patients were treated using EBV (Table 1). We describe patients' characteristics, clinical course, type of valves, complications and final outcome. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Maria Rodríguez, María Teresa Gómez Hernández, Aldo Torracchi, Nuria María Novoa Valentín, Rosa Cordovilla, Jose Luis Aranda Alcaide, Marcelo Fernando Jiménez López, Gonzalo Varela SimóNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pleural Disease/Pleural Effusion PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Serum vitamin D has been associated with the risk of developing lung cancer, degree of histological differentiation, tumor metastatic growth in lung cancer cells, response to chemotherapy and survival. Similar evidence exists for other types of cancer. However, the potential role of vitamin D in malignant pleural disease has not been studied to date. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic role of Vitamin D in pleural effusions of various etiologies. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Marios Panagiotou, Andriana Papaioannou, Filia Diamantea, Anna Takou, Styliani Giannakaki, Elvira Markela Antonogiannaki, Sofia Pouriki, Alexandros Kalkanis, George Maropoulos, Emmanuel Kastanakis, Vlasis Polychronopoulos, Konstantinos Kostikas, Napoleon KaragianidisNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.