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Bronchoscopy and Interventional Procedures PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: This study investigated the factors which effect the comfort of patients who had undergone diagnostic fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) and diagnostic endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS) for the first time. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Fatma Yildirim, Ahmet Yurdakul, Sevket ÖzkayaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Sleep PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) diagnosis by using simplied methods such as home respiratory polygraphy (HRP) are only recommended in patients with a high pre-test probability. At present patients without high pretest probability or with co-morbidity are even more prevalent and other diagnosis approaches than to polysomnography (PSG) are needed. Three consecutive HRP may be useful. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Arnoldo Guerrero, Juan F. Masa, Cristina Embid, Jose M. MontserratNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Rare Disease Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Amyloidosis is a consequent of extracellular deposition of insoluble fibrillar proteins. It could present either localized or systemic. Half of the cases have involvement of the trachea, bronchi or the lung parenchyma. We report a case of multinodular pulmonary amyloidosis and its course over six years. ⋯ Involvement of lung as a single organ in amyloidosis is very rare and should always raise a concern for pulmonary metastasis of a distal neoplasm. Moreover, pulmonary amyloidosis should always be in differential when managing multinodular lung lesions.Reference #1: Zhang LA. et al. Mimicking pulmonary multiple metastatic tumors: A case of primary nodular parenchymal pulmonary amyloidosis with review of the literature. Oncology Letters 4: 1366-1370, 2012DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Mehdi Shahidi, Mingchen Song, Viral Doshi, Robel HaileNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Tuberculosis Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To diagnose and treat an old patient with a rare tongue tumor. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Roxana Nemes, Emilia Tabacu, Gilda PopescuNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Lung Ventilation/Perfusion Scan With SPECT-CT on Two Patients With Congenital Thoracic Malformation.
Congenital Disorder Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Poland syndrome was first describe by Alfred Poland in 1941, as the presence of syndactyly and the partial or complete absence of ipsilateral chest muscle, although is more common to find absence on its sternocostal portion, with or without absence of the minor pectoral. Pectus excavatum is a congenital deformity of the anterior wall of the thorax, in which the costal cartilages grow abnormally. In previous studies the quantitative evaluation of the lung volume has been reported with scintigraphy with the SPECT-CT technique with 99m Tc macroaggregates formulation, having as a goal to determine the favorable changes of the surgical reconstruction by Thoracoscopy assisted NUSS procedure on patients with pectus excavatum. After the bibliographic review, there were no reports found for the lung function evaluation by the SPECT-CT technique on any thoracic malformation. ⋯ Is expected to provide, beside the morphological evaluation by conventional imaging tests, a functional technique with nuclear medicine by the lung ventilation/ perfusion scan with SPECT-CT technique to determine the lung function and changes of the secondary lung parenchymal to congenital alterations of the thoracic cage, keep monitoring and reevaluate the lung function after surgical treatment.Reference #1: Pearl, Pediatric Radiology Poland Syndrome 1971;101:619-62 2. Pinedo Presentación de un caso de corrección cosmética de pectus excavatum Rev INER 2005;18:117-122 3. Mansour Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:391-395 4. Protopapas, Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008,3:40 5. Onur, Ann Saudi Med 2006;26(5):370-374 6. Schanberger, General Thoracic Surgery, 2005 6th ed, Chapter 41DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Sigelinda Sandoval Borrego, Francina BolanosI agree.