Groupe d'Etude en Oncologie du Quebec

Title	Cervical Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (C-VATS)Using a Flexible Endoscope for Thoracoscopy
Protocole ID	CT0030/C-VATS
ClinicalTrials.gov ID	NCT01440244
Cancer Type(s)	Lung
Phase	Other
Stage
Study Type
Drug
Institution	CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L'UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL
City	Montréal
Principal Investigator	Dr. Moishe Liberman
Coordinator	Adeline Jouquan 514-890-8000 poste 26214
Status	Recruiting
Activation Date
Eligibility Criteria	Eligible patients will be those that would be candidates for the same pleural procedure (biopsy, drainage and pleurodesis) using a VATS technique
Exclusion Criteria	Anticoagulation including Warfarin, Heparin or Clopidogrel which cannot be stopped Patients less than 18 years old Pregnant patients Patient unable to extend neck fully Patients with cervical spine instability Patients having had previous neck or mediastinal surgery which would preclude mediastinoscopy Patients having previously undergone mediastinal irradiation Patients having been previously diagnosed with mediastinitis Active cervical cutaneous or deep cervical infections

Groupe d'étude en oncologie du Québec