Acute Hydrothorax Complicating continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

We describe here hydrothorax that occurred in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and highlight the problems of diagnosis and management. A 48 years-old man with history of obstructive uropathy secondary to urolithiasis was stared on CAPD when he reached end-stage renal fai...

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Main Authors: Kechrid Mohammad, Malik Ghulam, Shaikh Jamil, Al-Mohaya Suleiman, Al-Wakeel Jamal, El Gamal Hazem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1999-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=1999;volume=10;issue=2;spage=163;epage=166;aulast=Kechrid