MASSIVE HYDROTHORAX COMPLICATING PERITONEAL-DIALYSIS - ISOTOPIC INVESTIGATION (PERITONEOPLEURAL-SCINTIGRAPHY)

Authors
LEPAGE S BISSON G VERREAULT J PLANTE GE
Citation
S. Lepage et al., MASSIVE HYDROTHORAX COMPLICATING PERITONEAL-DIALYSIS - ISOTOPIC INVESTIGATION (PERITONEOPLEURAL-SCINTIGRAPHY), Clinical nuclear medicine, 18(6), 1993, pp. 498-501
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Clinical nuclear medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
03639762
Volume
18
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
498 - 501
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-9762(1993)18:6<498:MHCP-I>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Massive hydrothorax occurring during continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is a rare complication that may appear at any time during the course of the treatment. Most of the time, it is right-sided and is m ore frequent in female patients. A case is presented that was investig ated by peritoneopleural scintigraphy. A rapid accumulation of the rad iopharmaceutical over the right hemithorax was observed. To explain th at finding, a macroscopic diaphragmatic defect was suspected. Differen t therapeutic approaches are presented.