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OSA PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) increases the perioperative risk. We develop a preoperative prediction score based on morphological characteristics. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Eric Deflandre, Vincent Bonhomme, Stephanie Degey, Laurent Cambron, Robert Poirrier, Jean-Francois Brichant, Pol HansNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Bronchoscopy & Interventional ProceduresSESSION TYPE: Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 09:00 AM - 10:30 AMPURPOSE: Transbronchial and endobronchial biopsies are recommended as initial procedures for the diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis. After emerging EBUS-TBNA, the diagnosis of indeterminate mediastinal lymph nodes with clinical suspicious of sarcoidosis might be challenging. In this report, we analyze the accuracy of EBUS-TBNA in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis and the influence of different factors in the diagnostic yield. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Rosa Cordovilla, Aldo Torracchi, Gonzalo Varela Simó, Maria Asuncion Gomez, José María González-Ruiz, Marcelo Fernando Jiménez López, Manuel Lanchas, Miguel BarruecoNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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OSA PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: A cross-sectional analysis was performed and a binary logistic regression model has been developed to identify the risk factors associated with sleep apnoea syndrome (SAS) in a population group from a sleep laboratory from Timisoara, Romania. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Izabella Anita Toth, Sorin Paralescu, Stefan MihaicutaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMPURPOSE: Our goal has been to assess the presence of neoplasms in a cohort of COPD patients, to describe their clinical and epidemiological characteristics and observe if there are differences between COPD patients with neoplasms and those without them. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: María del Carmen García García, Jacinto Hernández Borge, Pedro Pires Goncalves, Lourdes Cañón Barroso, Estefanía Molina Ortiz, Ana Castañar Jover, Francisca Lourdes Márquez Pérez, María José Antona Rodríguez, José Antonio Gutierrez Lara, Ignacio Rodríguez BlancoNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Lung Cancer Posters ISESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Immunohistochemistry is a highly valuable and widely used tool in the sub-typing of lung carcinomas, which would be assisted by the availability of lung-specific tumour markers. The importance of cell-cell junction proteins (including armadillo proteins) in tumour biology is known, but there is limited knowledge on specific intercellular adhesion proteins. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Mercedes Gomez-Morales, Miguel Camara-Pulido, Teresa Miranda-Leon, Abel Sanchez-Palencia, Laura Boyero, Jose Antonio Gomez-Capilla, Esther Farez-VidalNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.