Treatment of refractory, nonmalignant hydrothorax with a pleurovenous shunt.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present a case of long-term successful application of pleurovenous shunting for the management of pleural effusion. Intractable symptomatic hydrothorax developed as a result of transdiaphragmatic migration of hepatic ascites. After failure of traditional treatment by mechanical pleurodesis, a pleurovenous shunt was inserted. After 1 year of follow-up, the effusion is well controlled, and the shunt remains patent.
Medical subject headings
- Drainage
- Hydrothorax
- Pleura
- Subclavian Vein