Ultrasound guided pericardial drainage and intrapericardial instillation of mitomycin C for malignant pericardial effusion.
Why the study?
Does ultrasound guided pericardiocentesis and intrapericardial instillation of mitomycin C control malignant pericardial effusion?
Population
20 patients with malignant pericardial effusion
Design
Case_series
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May support mitomycin C as a nonsurgical option post-pericardiocentesis; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Structured PICO
Does ultrasound guided pericardiocentesis and intrapericardial instillation of mitomycin C control malignant pericardial effusion?
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Population
20 patients with malignant pericardial effusion
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Intervention
Ultrasound guided pericardiocentesis and intrapericardial instillation of mitomycin C
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Outcome
Control of the pericardial effusionsurrogate
Ultrasound-guided intrapericardial instillation of mitomycin C is an effective and generally safe conservative alternative to surgery for managing malignant pericardial effusion.
Cite This Study
Lee et al. (1994) studied this question.