Peritoneal-pleural communications in hepatic hydrothorax demonstrated by thoracoscopy.
To understand the mechanism of hepatic hydrothorax clearly, thoracoscopy was performed with a flexible bronchoscope. It revealed an intrathoracic influx of ascitic fluid via a bleb and two defects located in the tendinous portion of the right hemidiaphragm and confirmed the existence of transdiaphragmatic peritoneal-pleural communications.
Nakamura
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First Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan.
Kojima
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Y
Ohmi
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Yamada
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J
Yamada
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Y
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010537:Peritoneum; D013906:Thoracoscopy