[Isotopic method in the demonstration of diaphragmatic defects in a case of pleural effusion associated with cirrhosis: apropos of a case]

B Bastens; L Doalto; J Capelli; V Lamy; R Moisse; J Verelst; P Decostre; P Becquevort

[Isotopic method in the demonstration of diaphragmatic defects in a case of pleural effusion associated with cirrhosis: apropos of a case]

Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 1991 Mar-Apr;54(2):205-8.

[Article in French]

Authors

B Bastens¹, L Doalto, J Capelli, V Lamy, R Moisse, J Verelst, P Decostre, P Becquevort

Affiliation

¹ Service de médecine interne (gastro-entérologie, Hôpital Civil de Jumet.

PMID: 1755275

Abstract

A 62-year-old woman presented with massive right-sided hydrothorax associated with cirrhosis of the liver. Chest scintigraphy after intraperitoneal injection of labelled tracer showed movement of the tracer from the peritoneal to the pleural cavity. Medical therapy and thoracocentesis were successful in this case.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Hydrothorax / diagnostic imaging*
Hydrothorax / etiology
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / complications*
Middle Aged
Pleural Effusion / diagnostic imaging*
Pleural Effusion / etiology
Radionuclide Imaging
Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin*

Substances

Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin