Availability of percutaneous needle washing for the diagnosis of pulmonary thin-walled cavitary lesions filled with air.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Pulmonary thin-walled cavitary lesions filled with air
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000000500
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization, Himeji Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Published in Intern Med. 2007;46(14):1089-94
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 25
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with bleeding tendency or allergy to local anesthetics. Patients who do not give informed consent to participate in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The specimen obtained by percutaneous needle washing method is analyzed by cytological and microbiological examinations. Sensitivity and specificity of this method in the diagnosis of pulmonary thin-walled cavitary lesions is observed. The final diagnosis of each patient is confirmed by either surgery or clinical follow-up of more than one year.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The clinical observation of more than one year after the procedure for each patient is required to monitor the potential complications of percutaneous needle washing method; short-term complications (pneumothorax, hemoptysis, cough, air embolism, etc.) and long-term complications (invasion of the cancer, spread of the infection, etc.).