Pleurectomy Versus Pleural Abrasion in Patients With Spontaneous Pneumothorax

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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Pneumothorax refers to air in the pleural cavity (i.e. interspersed between the lung and the chest wall).1 Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) mostly occurs in healthy individuals without an apparent cause, probably due to the rupture of subpleural blebs located mostly on the apex of the lung or the apical segment of the lower lobe. Compared to PSP, a secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) occurs in the setting of underlying pulmonary disease, like COPD.2 Surgical treatment involves resection of apical bleb disease and pleurodesis which could be chemical or mechanical. Mechanical pleurodesis accomplished either via pleurectomy or pleural abrasion.3 In this study, we aim to compare the efficiency and recurrence risk of pleural abrasion versus pleurectomy in patients with Spontaneous pneumothorax.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Maximum Age: 80
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:

• \- Patients presented with spontaneous pneumothorax; primary or secondary.

• Age: all age groups are included

• Approach: Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Locations
Other Locations
Egypt
Ainshams University
RECRUITING
Cairo
Contact Information
Primary
Abdelfatah E Abugabal
abdelfatah_abugabal@hotmail.com
+201098064416
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-10-03
Completion Date: 2023-05-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 80
Treatments
Experimental: Pleural abrasion Group
Mechanical pleural abrasion will be performed by rubbing the parietal pleura with gauze or a cleaning pad.
Experimental: pleurectomy group
Pleurectomy will be performed by a small piece of gauze on grasper. The aim of pleurectomy is to remove the parietal pleural especially above the areas with blebs or bullae.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Ain Shams University

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