A 47-y-old woman with chronic liver disease, who had previously undergone placement of a
peritoneal venous shunt without ascites, presented with a chronic right pleural effusion. The …

A 48-year-old woman had liver cirrhosis complicated with intractable ascites. She underwent
a Denver shunt (peritoneovenous shunt) procedure 1 year ago. Suspicion of dysfunction of …

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is widely used for the long term
management of end stage renal failure since the year 1976 (1). It is mainly used for patients …

Radionuclide peritoneoscintigraphy has been used prior to chromic phosphate P-32 (P-
32CP) intraperitoneal therapy to assure proper placement of the catheter in the peritoneal …

A patient receiving peritoneal dialysis reported to his nephrologist increasing weight,
shortness of breath, orthopnea, left upper quadrant pain, and edema of his right leg. The …

S EVERAL DAYS after emergency surgery for small bowel obstruction, secondary to
intestinal adhesions, a 42-year-old man developed right upper quadrant discomfort and …

A Tc-99m RBC study was performed in a patient with clinically demonstrable ascites on
physical examination. Serial images revealed a centrally located pool of tracer activity …

The peritoneal cavity may be studied by both radiographic techniques (peritoneography)
and radionuclide scintigraphy (peritoneoscintigraphy). Although the radiographic studies …

An 18-year-old man was referred to the nuclear medicine department because of
development of inguinal pain and scrotal edema on the left. Six months earlier, continuous …

Fig. 1. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is an effective mode of
management for end-stage renal disease. This technique infrequently leads to certain …