Volume 19, Issue 2, April-June 2006

Contents

Special article
Prognosis of patients with severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease admitted to the ICU and requiring mechanical ventilation [PDF Format]
J. Pneumatikos, D. Bouros

Brief review
Lung cancer, chemoprevention and vitamin A [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
E. Geroyiannis, K.I. Gourgoulianis

Clinical studies
A comparison of transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) of mediastinal lymph nodes with transbronchial lung biopsy (TBB) in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
M. Charalambatou, B. Katsiva, G. Liapi, D. Karaindros, M. Komis, St. Tragaras, A. Resvani, F. Nanou, D. Mihailides, K. Katis

Leptin levels and anthropometric characteristics of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
P. Economides, P. Bakakos, P. Kythreotis, I. Nikolopoulos, A. Rasidakis

Case reports
Respiratory arrest in a patient with severe hypokalemia and renal tubular acidosis [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
D. Xidakis, A. Patronidou, E. Klironomos, A. Germanakis, M. Sfakianakis, E. Volanakis, A. Galatsanos

Congenital unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
E. Panselinas, I. Kokkonouzis, P. Opsimoulis, C. Mermigkis, K. Psathakis, K. Tsintiris

Lung and pleura infiltration by leucemic cells in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The role of thoracoscopy in diagnosis [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
C. Foroulis, M. Ioannou, N. Desimonas, M. Silelis, G. Lambroulis