title: Peritoneoscintigraphy using Tc-99m MAA for diagnosis of diaphragmatic disruption in a peritoneal dialysis patient.
abstract: Massive hydrothorax is an infrequent but well-recognized complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), and is often regarded as a contraindication to its use. We describe here a patient with massive hydrothorax that appeared during CAPD. Peritoneoscintigraphy was performed to demonstrate the clinical suspicion of a pleuroperitoneal communication and the pleurodesis using tetracycline was commenced and this allowed the successful continuance of CAPD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical College Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: N T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
chemical_list: D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin