"Bronchoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation for Managing Endobronchial Carcinoid Lesions

Alexandria University40 enrolled

Overview

A small tube will go through the respiratory tract and a non contact cauterization will be done to the inside tumor

fiberoptic bronchoscopy will go through the tracheobronchial tree and after localization of the tumor, argon plasma coagulation by initiation non contact electrocautery will be done to the tumor

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Endobronchial Carcinoid

Interventions

bronchoscopic argon plasma coagulationPROCEDURE

Argon Plasma Cogulation for Debulking Endobronchial Carcinoid Using Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1 - Cooperative patient with written informed consent. 2- Patients diagnosed with endobronchial carcinoid. 3- Patients fit for fiberoptic bronchoscopy. 4- Patients unwilling or unfit for surgery. Exclusion Criteria: 1 -Poor karnofsky score. 2- Patients unwilling or unfit for bronchoscopy. 3- Extraluminal lesion. 4- Patients with pacemaker. 5- Forced expiratory volume 1 is less than one litre.

Locations (1)

Chest Department -Faculty of Medicine

Alexandria, Azarita, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Dyspnea Borg Scale

scale from 0 to 4 according to the degree of improvement

Time frame: one month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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