PERITONEOPLEURAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATED WITH CIRRHOTIC ASCITES - SCINTIGRAPHIC DEMONSTRATION

Authors
MITTAL BR MAINI A DAS BK
Citation
Br. Mittal et al., PERITONEOPLEURAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATED WITH CIRRHOTIC ASCITES - SCINTIGRAPHIC DEMONSTRATION, Abdominal imaging, 21(1), 1996, pp. 69-70
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Abdominal imaging → ACNP
ISSN journal
09428925
Volume
21
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
69 - 70
Database
ISI
SICI code
0942-8925(1996)21:1<69:PCAWCA>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Demonstration of peritoneopleural communication in patients with cirrh otic ascites has an important impact on treatment planning. We studied 12 such patients and found presence of peritoneopleural communication in five. Two had bilateral, one right-side and two left-side, pleural effusion. Pleural fluid protein content was less than 2 g/dL in all p atients.