[A case of hepatic hydrothorax treated by pleuro-venous shunt].
We reported a successful pleuro-venous shunt operation (Pl-V shunt) for a patient of liver cirrhosis with secondary hydrothorax. A 78-year-old female was admitted to our hospital because of severe dyspnea and palpitation. Chest x-ray film revealed right sided massive pleural effusion. Over several weeks the chest tube drainaged about 1,500 ml of transudative fluid per day. We performed Pl-V shunting and pleural effusion subsequently decreased in amount and dyspnea disappeared. This Pl-V shunting is thought to be useful for such a patient with massive pleural effusion which failed to respond to medical therapy.
Narita
K
K
Department of Chest Surgery, Tsuboi Hospital, Jizankai Medical Institute.
Iwanami
H
H
Ikeda
N
N
Tachibana
M
M
Sakonji
M
M
Watanabe
S
S
Hasegawa
K
K
Shinohara
Y
Y
Tsuboi
E
E
D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010994:Pleura / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery