Role of B Mode and Color Doppler Sonography in Differentiation Between Pleural Neoplasm and Inflammatory Pleural Thickening in Correlation With CT Findings

Sohag University50 enrolled

Overview

pleura is a serous membrane, it consist of parietal pleura and visceral pleura. pleural thickening is any form of thickening involving the pleura more than 3 mm. there is malignant thickening : methoselioma, metastasis and non malignant thickening. trans thoracic USn is a reliable , safe and gold standard for studying pleura.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pleural Thickening

Interventions

biopsy under sonographic gidanceDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

pleural biopsy under sonographic guidance

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients diagnosed as having pleural thickening with or without pleural effusion. Exclusion Criteria: * Emphysema or contraindication to pleural biopsy

Locations (1)

Sohag University Hospital

Sohag, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

sensitivity of sonography in pleural thickening in comparison to CT and histopathology

sensitivity of sonography in cases of pleural thickening in comparison to CT findings and histopathology

Time frame: one year

Central Contacts

Asmaa H Mohammoed, resident

CONTACT

01008803318 asmaa011047@med.sohag.edu.eg

Mohammed T Solyman, professor

CONTACT

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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