A case of hepatic hydrothorax.
Hepatic hydrothorax occurred in a 38-year-old woman of severe hepatic failure complicated with pulmonary tuberculosis. The transdiaphragmatic passage of ascitic fluid to the pleural cavity was visually shown with a scintigram using technetium-99m macroaggregated albumin and also shown with a tracer analysis using indocyanine green. The ascites was suggested to be transported to the pleural cavity via the defect in the right diaphragm.
D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin