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Laparoscopic-Assisted Seldinger Technique for Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion
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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for hydrothorax in peritoneal dialysis patients - check-air-leakage method
Hsu-Ting Yen1, Hung-Yi Lu, Hui Ping Liu
1Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, 123, Ta-Pei Road, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, ROC.
Abstract:
Hydrothorax developing from pleuroperitoneal communication as a complication of peritoneal dialysis was first described in 1967 [Edward SR, Unger AM. Acute hydrothorax-a new complication of peritoneal dialysis. JAMA 1967; 199:853-5. ]. The incidence of hydrothorax is approximately 1.6-2% of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. The key to successful therapy is obliteration of the transdiaphragmatic route of dialysate leakage with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). The method in which air leakage is checked intraoperatively is the preferred choice and better than all other procedures.
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