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Safety and Efficacy of Awake Uniportal Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Modified Pericardial Window in Recurrent Pericardial Effusion at Mid Term Result

NCT06972836 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2025-05-15

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Summary

this study compare two surgical techniues at the same time two methods of anathesia with assisstance of thoracoscope for cases of repeated collection of fluid in pericardial sac and observation the result of the two techniques on the operated patients from 3 to 6 months

Conditions

  • Awake Thoracoscope
  • Pericardial Effusion
  • Pericadiopleural Window

Interventions

PROCEDURE

modified pericardial window

(H) shaped lines done by diathemy hoke above phrenic nerve then the upper and lower pericardial flabs reflelected outward in upper and lower directions respectively then 3 large clips applied on each angle of the reflected pericardial anlgles then heavy non absorbable suture is taken from the centre of the free reflected edge to adjacent upper and lower pericardium

PROCEDURE

traditional pericardial window

A portion of pericardium (2 cm diameter) was resected anterior to the phrenic nerve by diathermy hook

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Zagazig University

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Amr Tawfek, as prof · cardiothoracic surgery department-faculty of medecine-zagazig univeristy-Egypt

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-20
Primary Completion
2025-08-31
Completion
2025-10-31

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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