Fulgente R, Cipollone G, Basile M, Massari R
Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica Generale, Università degli Studi G. D'Annunzio, Chieti.
Chir Ital. 1994;46(6):71-2.
The case of a patient, who, 3 months after application of a Le Veen shunt for a refractory ascites, underwent the pleural effusion of ascitic fluid is reported. The adoption of a scintigraphic diagnostic technique allowed the demonstration of a direct ascitic fluid passage from the peritoneal to the pleural cavity and the subsequent successful pleurodesis, performed using an application of local tetracycline.