Use of the Denver pleuroperitoneal shunt in the treatment of chylothorax secondary to filariasis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 57 year old woman developed a chylothorax as a result of having had filariasis as a child. This failed to respond to conservative measures but was successfully managed by means of a Denver pleuroperitoneal shunt.
Medical subject headings
- Chylothorax
- Filariasis
- Peritoneum
- Pleura