Pleurovenous shunt for treating refractory benign pleural effusion

BAYRAM, AHMET; Koepruecueoglu, Mustafa; Ayguen, Mert; GEBİTEKİN, CENGİZ

doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.02.001

Pleurovenous shunt for treating refractory benign pleural effusion

Atıf İçin Kopyala

BAYRAM A. S., Koepruecueoglu M., Ayguen M., GEBİTEKİN C.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.33, sa.5, ss.942-943, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2008
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.02.001
Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.942-943
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report the case of a 63-year-old female with hepatic cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis C, successfully treated for refractory nonmalignant hepatic hydrothorax by using a tong-term pleurovenous shunt (PVS). After failure of conventional treatment by mechanical pleurodesis, a PVS was inserted to drain the pleural fluid into the right subclavian vein. After 8 months of follow-up, the effusion is well. controlled, and the shunt remains patent. (C) 2008 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.