Clinical Impact of SPECT/CT in Evaluation of Abdominothoracic Fistula
- 주제(키워드) abdominothoracic fistula , biliopleural fistula , pleuroperitoneal fistula , SPECT/CT
- 등재 SCIE, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
- 발행년도 2023
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000204178
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0000000000004581
초록/요약
Abdominothoracic fistula is rarely observed but can be life-threatening. Pleuroperitoneal communication, known to occur in 1.6% of all patients who undergo continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, is an uncommon but well-recognized complication. The most common symptoms are dyspnea and right-sided pleural effusion. A biliopleural fistula is well-described as a complication of radiofrequency ablation and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization of hepatic lesions. It is important to diagnose the cause of pleural effusion early for proper treatment because if the abdominothoracic fistula effusion amount is not large, appropriate diagnosis may be difficult. Here, we introduce 2 cases showing the usefulness of SPECT/CT in evaluating pleuroperitoneal and biliopleural fistulas. © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
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