Meigs\' syndrome presenting as maemorrhagic pleural effusion
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Pleural Effusion in Meigs’ Syndrome—Transudate or Exudate?
Although Meigs' syndrome is regarded as a well-defined entity, contradictory data on pleural fluid characteristics have been presented, with some papers classifying it as a transudate, whereas others stating that it is an exudate.The aims of the study were: (1) to evaluate pleural fluid characteristics in patients with Meigs' syndrome and (2) to analyze the prevalence of transudative and exudat...
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عنوان ژورنال: West African Journal of Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0189-160X
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v26i3.28322