Editorial article
Chemical Pleurodesis
J. Dahabreh

Short review
Methods and indications of pleuroscopy or medical thoracoscopy
Ch. Boutin

Clinical Studies
The significance of the interventricular septum flattening for the estimation of pulmonary hypertension in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. Chrissos, N. Agelopoulos, D. Garyfallos, D. Kontoyianni, N. Papadopoulos, P. Stergiopoulou, G. Theodorou

The use of slurry iodized talc in the treatment of malignant effusion
K. Iliadis, A. Kontaxis

Plasma concentrations of lignocaine during and after fibreoptic bronchoscopy
K. Katsoulis, S. Loukides, K. Tsarpalis, A. Bastas, D. Polyzogopoulos, P. Panagou, N. Kalogeropoulos

Acute severe hypophosphatemia and respiratory failure
F. Moraitou, O. Iordanidou, G. Katsaris

Correlation between psoriasis and bronchial asthma
Ch. Pastaka, K. Christou, D. Kalambalikis, D. Rizopoulou, K.I. Gourgoulianis, P.A. Molivdas

From the presentations of Hellenic Bronchologic Society
Fatigue, malaise and back pain
E. Balis, N. Filippou, E. Papaleftheris, D. Nikolakakou, K. Papachristou, A. Boufos, I. Elias, E. Eliopoulos

54 years old woman with recurrent pneumonia, herpes labialis and moderate pancytopenia
E. Tziralidis, V. Lazou, A. Paspali, D. Bofos, D. Kamaroulias

Selection from the literature
Plasma Zinc status in Indian childhood tuberculosis: Impact of Antituberculosis therapy
M. Ray, I. Kumat, R. Prasad
Comments: G. Politis

Letter to the editor
Examinations for Pulmonology Specialty: Comments, comparisons and proposals
A. Papagiannis