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Complications of Denver Shunt

Hepatic hydrothorax secondary to transdiaphragmatic spread of peritoneal fluid can cause respiratory discomfort to the patient. Draining of hydrothorax helps relieve these symptoms. Pleurovenous shunt (Denver shunt) is a relatively non-invasive method of shunting the pleural fluid to the central ven...

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Autores principales: Perera, Eranga, Bhatt, Shweta, Dogra, Vikram S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3169897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21915387
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2156-7514.75247