Peritoneopleural communication associated with cirrhotic ascites: Scintigraphic demonstration

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-70

  Mittal, B R ^a   Maini, A ^a   Das, B K ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Ascites; Cirrhosis; Communication; Pleural effusion; Radionuclides

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PARACENTESIS; PERITONEUM EXUDATE; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; SCINTIGRAPHY;

ASCITES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROTHORAX; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PLEURAL EFFUSION; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID;

EID: 0030040719     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900014     Document Type: Article

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