title: Demonstration of pleural-peritoneal communication with radionuclide imaging.
abstract: This case report illustrates the demonstration of pleural-peritoneal communication in a patient with a malfunctioning LeVeen shunt by a simple, noninvasive radionuclide technique. The patient was a 54-year-old woman who had had a LeVeen shunt placed for the treatment of intractable ascites. Tc-99m-sulfur colloid was injected intraperitoneally, and the scan showed concentration of the tracer in the pleural space, thus confirming pleural-peritoneal communication.
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000601:surgery; D003102:Colloids; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013455:Sulfur; D013667:Technetium; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D013455:Sulfur; D013667:Technetium