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SUBMITTER: Matsuoka N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7470296 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Matsuoka Naoya N Yamaguchi Makoto M Asai Akimasa A Kamiya Keisuke K Kinashi Hiroshi H Katsuno Takayuki T Kobayashi Takaaki T Tamai Hirofumi H Morinaga Takatoshi T Obayashi Takaaki T Nakabayashi Kichio K Koide Shigehisa S Nakanishi Michimasa M Koyama Katsushi K Suzuki Yasuhiro Y Ishimoto Takuji T Mizuno Masashi M Ito Yasuhiko Y
PloS one 20200903 9
<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 involving video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for hydrothorax in a retrospective cohort of patients who underwent PD in Japan.<h4>Methods</h4>Of the 982 patients who underwent PD from six centers in Japan betwe ...[more]