title: Peritoneopleural communication associated with cirrhotic ascites: scintigraphic demonstration.
abstract: Demonstration of peritoneopleural communication in patients with cirrhotic ascites has an important impact on treatment planning. We studied 12 such patients and found presence of peritoneopleural communication in five. Two had bilateral, one right-side and two left-side, pleural effusion. Pleural fluid protein content was less than 2 g/dL in all patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maini
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
chemical_list: D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid