Open AccessPleurovenous shunt for treating refractory benign pleural effusion
Author(s) -
Ahmet Sami Bayram,
Mustafa Köprücüoğlu,
Mert Aygün,
Cengiz Gebitekin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.02.001
Subject(s) - medicine , shunt (medical) , pleural effusion , pleurodesis , cirrhosis , surgery , refractory (planetary science) , radiology , hydrothorax , ascites , physics , astrobiology
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 long-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.
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