Large diaphragmatic defect as the cause of hydrothorax in a cirrhotic patient: demonstration with peritoneal scintigraphy and magnetic resonance imaging

A 52-year-old man with history of post-hepatitic cirrhosis presented with ascitis and respiratory distress. Chest X-ray on admission showed a large right hydrothorax. Thoracentesis yielded a large volume of a clear transudate fluid. Peritoneal scintigraphy showed rapid migration of radiotracer into...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Magnetic resonance imaging 2004-04, Vol.22 (3), p.431-433
Main Authors: Ajmi, Sami, Hassine, Habib, Arifa, Nadia, Karmani, Monia, Guezguez, Mohsen, Elajmi, Salem, Essabbah, Habib
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diaphragm - abnormalities
Diaphragm - diagnostic imaging
Diaphragmatic defect
Hepatic hydrothorax
Humans
Hydrothorax - diagnosis
Hydrothorax - diagnostic imaging
Hydrothorax - etiology
Liver Cirrhosis - complications
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
MRI
Peritoneal scintigraphy
Radionuclide Imaging
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A 52-year-old man with history of post-hepatitic cirrhosis presented with ascitis and respiratory distress. Chest X-ray on admission showed a large right hydrothorax. Thoracentesis yielded a large volume of a clear transudate fluid. Peritoneal scintigraphy showed rapid migration of radiotracer into the right pleural cavity, confirming the abdominal origin of the pleural fluid and suspecting a large diaphragmatic defect. MR imaging study using ultrafast sequences confirmed the large diaphragmatic defect.
ISSN:0730-725X
1873-5894
DOI:10.1016/j.mri.2004.01.001