Pleurovenous shunt for treating refractory benign pleural effusion.
We report the case of a 63-year-old female with hepatic cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis C, successfully treated for refractory nonmalignant hepatic hydrothorax by using a long-term pleurovenous shunt (PVS). After failure of conventional treatment by mechanical pleurodesis, a PVS was inserted to drain the pleural fluid into the right subclavian vein. After 8 months of follow-up, the effusion is well controlled, and the shunt remains patent.
Bayram
Ahmet Sami
AS
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Faculty of Uludag University, Gorukle-Bursa 16059, Turkey. asbayram2@yahoo.com
Köprücüoğlu
Mustafa
M
Aygün
Mert
M
Gebitekin
Cengiz
C
D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral; D005260:Female; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery* / Q000821:virology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery* / Q000821:virology; D018700:Pleurodesis; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome