Peritoneal-pleural communications in hepatic hydrothorax demonstrated by thoracoscopy

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 579-581

  Nakamura, Atsushi ^a   Kojima, Yasuhiro ^a   Ohmi, Hitoshi ^a   Yamada, Junichi ^a   Yamada, Yasou ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

fibrin glue; hepatic hydrothorax; OK 432; peritoneal pleural communications; pleurodesis; thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; PERITONEAL FLUID; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0030038794     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.2.579     Document Type: Article

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