Hunt for the Shunt: An Unusual Case of Late-onset Hydrothorax in a Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis

Hydrothorax is a rare complication of peritoneal dialysis occurring in about 2% of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. These effusions occur soon after the onset of dialysis and are usually right-sided. We describe an unusual case of late-onset, left-sided, and recurrent effus...

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Autores principales: Ramakrishna, Karan N, Lowe, Dhruv, Murthy, Uma K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6411329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30891380
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3839

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6411329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30891380
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3839

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