Hydrothorax in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: therapeutic implications of Tc-99m MAA peritoneal scintigraphy
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Hydrothorax in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: therapeutic implications of Tc-99m MAA peritoneal scintigraphy.
Key words: continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis confirmed a massive left-sided pleural effusion (Figure 1a). The echocardiogram revealed concentric (CAPD); end-stage renal disease (ESRD); hydro-thorax; Tc-99m macroaggregated human albumin left ventricular hypertrophy with adequate global performance , and no pericardial effusion. The abdominal (MAA) peritoneal scintigraphy sonogram showed ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1460-2385
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/14.4.992