Successful endoscopic surgical treatment of pleuroperitoneal communication in two infant cases

Successful endoscopic surgical treatment of pleuroperitoneal communication in two infant cases

Abstract Background Pleuroperitoneal communication (PPC) is an uncommon, but potentially life-threatening complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). If a fistula does not close with conservative treatment, surgical repair is required. However, approximately half of these patients are forced to shift...

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Main Authors: Teizaburo Mori, Akihiro Fujino, Masataka Takahashi, Ryoya Furugane, Tamotsu Kobayashi, Motohiro Kano, Akihiro Yoneda, Yutaka Kanamori, Ryutaro Suzuki, Kentaro Nishi, Koichi Kamei, Masayuki Kitamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-08-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Pleuroperitoneal communication
Peritoneal dialysis
Pleural effusion
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Infant
Indocyanine green
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01266-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01266-9

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