Endotracheal/endobronchial lesions
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with endobronchial lesions demonstrated on chest CT and requiring biopsy for definitive diagnosis 2. Patients with lesions presumed to be sampled with a bronchoscopic biopsy forceps 3. Patients with lesions presumed to be sampled with a bronchoscopic aspiration needle 4. 20 years or older 5. Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Lesions obviously favorable for examination with a standard bronchoscope 2. Serious concomitant medical illness 3. SPO2<90% with supplemental oxygen 4. Clear bleeding tendency 5. Pregnancy 6. Other presumed difficulties for patients in this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility of bronchoscopy with an ultrasound video bronchoscope | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Diagnostic yield 2. Bronchoscopic visibility 3. Safety | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nagoya Medical Center Department of Respiratory Medicine