Radioisotope scintigraphy in the diagnosis of hepatic hydrothorax

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 317-321

  Bhattacharya, Anish ^a   Mittal, Bhagwant Rai ^a   Biswas, Tapas ^a   Dhiman, Radha Krishan ^a   Singh, Baljinder ^a   Jindal, Surinder Kumar ^a   Chawla, Yogesh ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Ascites; Cirrhosis; Hepatic hydrothorax; Peritoneo pleural

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0035030528     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2001.02441.x     Document Type: Article

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