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Acute hydrothorax complicating peritoneal dialysis: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010 Introduction Acute hydrothorax is an uncommon but a well-recognized complication of peritoneal dialysis. No single test is definitive for diagnosis. Although it is not a life-threatening condition, hydrothorax often requires abandonment of peritoneal ...
Ranganathan Dwarkanathan +2 more
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Perioperative Pleural Drainage in Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Analysis from a High-Volume Liver Transplant Center [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND Pleural effusions represent a common complication after liver transplantation (LT) and chest drain (CD) placement is frequently necessary. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, adult LT recipients between 2009 and 2016 were ...
Aigner, Felix +13 more
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Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2016 Background and Aims. Treatment of hepatic hydrothorax is a clinical challenge. Chest tube insertion for hepatic hydrothorax is associated with high complication rates.
Mohamed Sharaf-Eldin +8 more
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Massive "sweet" hydrothorax [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2010 See also practice article by McGrath and Barber, page [1879][1] A 59-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath about one month after starting continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
Po-Jen, Yang, Tsan-Hsing, Liu
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Short‐ and long‐term outcome following thoracoamniotic shunting for fetal hydrothorax
Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020 To assess short‐ and long‐term outcome in a cohort of fetuses diagnosed with hydrothorax (FHT) which underwent thoracoamniotic shunting in utero, and to examine the antenatal predictors of survival and of survival with normal neurodevelopmental outcome.
E. Kelly +8 more
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Worsening respiratory failure in an adult hydrocephalic patient with a ventriculo‐pleural shunt
Respirology Case Reports, 2020 Ventriculo‐pleural (VPL) shunt insertion is performed in hydrocephalic patients when alternative sites of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion are contraindicated.
Edmond Wong +5 more
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Hydrothorax with alveolar-pleural fistula mimicking re-expansion pulmonary edema during liver transplantation: a case report [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2015 We present a case of an alveolar-pleural fistula with hepatic hydrothorax in a patient undergoing orthotropic liver transplantation, which was detected by drainage of transudate through an endotracheal tube during operation.
Jae Hee Woo +3 more
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Tight junction physiology of pleural mesothelium [PDF]
, 2014 Pleura consists of visceral and parietal cell layers, producing a fluid, which is necessary for lubrication of the pleural space. Function of both mesothelial cell layers is necessary for the regulation of a constant pleural fluid volume and ...
Amasheh, Salah, Markov, Alexander G.
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Chinese Medical Journal, 2015 Background: Hydrothorax, as one of the common complications of malignant tumors, still cannot be sensitively detected in clinical practice, thus requiring a sensitive, specific method for diagnosis.
Yan Gu +10 more
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Unilateral massive hydrothorax in a gynecologic patient with pseudo-Meigs' syndrome -A case report- [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010 Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome is characterized by the presence of a benign ovarian tumor associated with ascites and a right-sided hydrothorax. The major problem associated with pseudo-Meigs' syndrome is the respiratory distress caused by a giant mass in the ...
Tae Soo Hahm, Ji Sun Ham, Ji Yeong Kang
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