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Pleural Disease/Pleural Effusion PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: The aim of this work was to assess the concordance between chest ultrasound (US) and chest CT findings prior to medical thoracoscopy (MT), the impact of the findings on the conduct and outcome of MT and whether US alone or in combination with chest X-ray (CXR) can be sufficient for imaging assessment before the procedure. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Magdy Khalil, Haytham Samy, Hanan Hosny, Emad Edward, Ehab Thabet, Wael Emara, Ahmad Soliman, Hanaa FayezNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Symptoms of Respiratory Disease PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Cough is a very common symptom and may have a deep impact on quality of life both of children and adults, thus often requiring an empiric treatment with antitussive agents. Levodropropizine is a very well tolerated peripheral drug, while central cough suppressants (opioids and non opioids) may be associated with side effects that limit their use, especially in children. The aim of our two meta-analysis is to evaluate the overall comparative efficacy of levodropropizine in both pediatric and adult population. ⋯ Luigi Lanata: Employee: Medical Director Federico Saibene: Employee: Junior Medical Manager Michela Bagnasco: Employee: Medical Manager The following authors have nothing to disclose: Francesco De Blasio, Peter Dicpinigaitis, Alessandro Zanasi, Giovanni FontanaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Cancer Case Report Posters IISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: An 80 year old female nonsmoker presented with a 20 lb weight loss and dysphagia. She had a normal colonoscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy. She had no risk factors for tuberculosis and no travel to Midwestern or South eastern United States. On PE she had a BMI of 24 with no palpable adenopathy and a normal exam ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Tuhina Raman, Mary IacoccaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pleural Disease/Pneumothorax PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Management of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) is more complex than the primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP), often requiring multiple interventions. There is paucity of data comparing the efficacy of various treatment strategies in SSP. Current British Thoracic Society guidelines recommend considering needle aspiration (NA) in symptomatic patients with small SSP. We looked at the efficacy of NA versus Intercostal Tube (ICT) drainage as the first intervention; outcomes included immediate successful re-inflation, length of stay (LOS) and recurrence at 1 year. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Muhammad Ganaie, Shiva Bikmalla, Masood Khalil, Muhammad Afridi, Mohammed Haris, Imran HussainNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Cancer Case Report Posters IISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Prostate cancer is known to metastasize to bones, lung, liver and the adrenals. Forty-six percent of patients with metastatic prostate cancer have pulmonary involvement. Of these patients, 21% have concomitant involvement of the pleura. However, isolated pleural involvement is rare, occurring in only 2.3- 5% of cases. Metastatic prostate disease is typically accompanied by elevations of serum and pleural fluid PSA levels. We are reporting the case of an elderly man with previously treated prostate cancer who presented with a left-sided pleural effusion. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Abhay Vakil, Hineshkumar Upadhyay, Khalid Sherani, Kelly Cervellione, Mohammed BaburyNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.