Abstract
Abdominothoracic fistula is rarely observed but can be life-threatening. Pleuroperitoneal communication, known to occur in 1.6% of all patients who undergo continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, is an uncommon but well-recognized complication. The most common symptoms are dyspnea and right-sided pleural effusion. A biliopleural fistula is well-described as a complication of radiofrequency ablation and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization of hepatic lesions. It is important to diagnose the cause of pleural effusion early for proper treatment because if the abdominothoracic fistula effusion amount is not large, appropriate diagnosis may be difficult. Here, we introduce 2 cases showing the usefulness of SPECT/CT in evaluating pleuroperitoneal and biliopleural fistulas.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | E160-E162 |
| Journal | Clinical Nuclear Medicine |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Apr 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Conflicts of interest and sources of funding: The authors have no conflicts of interest to report. This research was supported by grants from the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (NRF-2021R1F1A1060946, 2021R1I1A1A01049147, and 2021R1A2C1093636).
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Keywords
- SPECT/CT
- abdominothoracic fistula
- biliopleural fistula
- pleuroperitoneal fistula