The effectiveness and safety of computed tomographic peritoneography and video-assisted thoracic surgery for hydrothorax in peritoneal dialysis patients: A retrospective cohort study in Japan.

The effectiveness and safety of computed tomographic peritoneography and video-assisted thoracic surgery for hydrothorax in peritoneal dialysis patients: A retrospective cohort study in Japan.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Albeit uncommon, hydrothorax is an important complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Due to paucity of evidence for optimal treatment, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of computed tomographic (CT) peritoneography and surgical intervention i...

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Main Authors: Naoya Matsuoka, Makoto Yamaguchi, Akimasa Asai, Keisuke Kamiya, Hiroshi Kinashi, Takayuki Katsuno, Takaaki Kobayashi, Hirofumi Tamai, Takatoshi Morinaga, Takaaki Obayashi, Kichio Nakabayashi, Shigehisa Koide, Michimasa Nakanishi, Katsushi Koyama, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Takuji Ishimoto, Masashi Mizuno, Yasuhiko Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238602

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