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Scintigraphic peritoneography in the diagnosis of pleuroperitoneal leak complicating peritoneal dialysis: A comparison with conventional diagnostic methods
A pleuroperitoneal leak (PPL) is a relatively rare complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and early diagnosis is essential. Patients suspected of a PPL usually present with dyspnea (marked during inflow of PD fluid) and tend to have transudative high glucose pleural effusions. The PPL scintigraphy...
Autores principales: | Harry, Lerwine, Nyakale, Nozipho, Tinarwo, Partson |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7593027/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32769864 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000021029 |
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