XIX National Congress of "Societa' Italiana di Endoscopia Toracica" [1]
The "Società Italiana di Endoscopia Toracica" (SIET) is the Society of the Italian Thoracic Surgeons with peculiar interest in the techniques of Thoracic Endoscopy. The items of the Congress are: Treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax; endoscopic and surgical treatment of pulmonary emphysema; current diagnosis of mediastinal adenopathy; chylothorax; endoscopic and surgical treatment of benign tracheal stenosis; diagnosis and treatment of solitary pulmonary nodule; diffuse infiltrative pneumopathy. A large participation of young thoracic surgeons and pulmunologists is expected.