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

Clinical Case Reports

Asami Shimbo⁴  Satoshi Matsuda¹  Kazuaki Tejima³  Koh Yamahira²  Kenichi Naka²  Masahiro Arai³ 

[1] Department of Respiratory Disease, Toshiba General Hospital, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Radiology, Toshiba General Hospital, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Gastroenterology, Toshiba General Hospital, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan;Department of General Medicine, Toshiba General Hospital, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

关键词: Diaphragmatic defects;    hepatic hydrothorax;    peritoneo‐pleural communication;    99mTc‐scintigraphy;   

DOI  :  10.1002/ccr3.115

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

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 been missed with conventional diagnostic methods.

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