title: [Hepatic hydrothorax without ascites].
abstract: A case of hepatic hydrothorax without clinical ascites is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by intraperitoneal injection of 99mTc-tin colloid: scintigraphic images taken between 5 min and 18 h p.i. demonstrated a one-way transdiaphragmatic flow into the pleural cavity. The therapy consisted of diuretic treatment, pleural drainage and chemical pleurodesis, and resulted in prompt clinical improvement.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Röntgendiagnostik und Nuklearmedizin, Krankenhaus Am Urban, Berlin, FRG.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schöder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Friedrich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D017556:Technetium Compounds; D014001:Tin; D017971:Tin Compounds
chemical_list: D017556:Technetium Compounds; D017971:Tin Compounds; C033493:technetium Tc 99m tin colloid; D013667:Technetium; D014001:Tin
vernacular_title: Hepatischer Hydrothorax ohne Aszites.