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arrow Band Imaging Applied to Pleuroscopy for the Assessment of Vascular Patterns of Pleura

Not Applicable
Conditions
pleural effusion of unknown etiology
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000001766
Lead Sponsor
St Marianna University School of Medicine
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Inability to tolerate pleuroscopy under local anesthesia, such as Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) PS 4, inadequate lung function parameters (PaCO2>55 mmHg, PaO2<60 mmHg), uncontrolled bleeding tendency, and severe heart failure.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
diagnostic yield.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Whether NBI can distinguish malignant pleural lesions from benign lesions.
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