Induced negative pressure proposed as a new method for diagnosing hepatic hydrothorax involving minor leaks

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Hepatic hydrothorax is known as pleural effusion of hepatic origin, and is difficult to diagnose. We herein report the novel strategy combining radioisotope scintigraphy with chest drainage to definitively diagnose hepatic hydrothorax of an 85-year-old patient which would have...

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Autores principales: Shimbo, Asami, Matsuda, Satoshi, Tejima, Kazuaki, Yamahira, Koh, Naka, Kenichi, Arai, Masahiro, Fujita, Shuhei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4270713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25548633
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.115

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4270713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25548633
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.115

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