Acute hydrothorax in peritoneal dialysis patients: diagnosis and treatment options |
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| Authors: | Mangana, Panayiota Arvanitis, Dimitrios Vlassopoulos, Dimosthenis |
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| Affiliation: | Nephrology DepartmentA. Flemming HospitalAthensGreeceEmail: renquest@internet.gr |
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| Abstract: | Sir, Following the recent clinical report by Tang et al. [1], wewould like to comment on the diagnostic methods and the treatmentindications and limitations mentioned for this rare and seriousperitoneal dialysis complication. Hydrothorax in this situation is rightfully called sweethydrothorax [2] as hypertonic glucose peritoneal solutionfills the pleura [3]. Efforts to treat what is frequently wrongly |
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