Peritoneopleural communication associated with cirrhotic ascites: Scintigraphic demonstration

被引:16
作者
Mittal, BR
Maini, A
Das, BK
机构
[1] Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgrad. Inst. M., Lucknow 226 014, Raebareli Road
来源
ABDOMINAL IMAGING | 1996年 / 21卷 / 01期
关键词
cirrhosis; ascites; pleural effusion; communication; radionuclides;
D O I
10.1007/s002619900014
中图分类号
R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
学科分类号
摘要
Demonstration of peritoneopleural communication in patients with cirrhotic 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 patients.
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