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- Title
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-related hydrothorax.
- Authors
Lang, C.-L.; Kao, T.-W.; Lee, C.-M.; Tsai, C.-W.; Wu, M.-S.
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 50-year-old lady with end-stage renal disease. The patient developed dyspnea, nausea, and vomiting soon after commencing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The chest X-ray did not show any recurrence of the pleural effusion up to 5 months later, while peritoneal scintigraphy and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with mesh repair provide a safe way to diagnose and treat CAPD-related hydrothorax.
- Subjects
KIDNEY diseases; GENERAL practitioners; OUTPATIENT medical care; GASTROINTESTINAL diseases; CHRONIC kidney failure; RESPIRATORY diseases; WOMEN'S health
- Publication
Kidney International, 2008, Vol 74, Issue 1, p136
- ISSN
0085-2538
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.ki.5002723