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KMID : 1103720090610010039
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
2009 Volume.61 No. 1 p.39 ~ p.43
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A Pleuroperitoneal Bleb Mimicking an Intrathoracic Mass in a Cirrhotic Patient: Three Case Reports
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Jeon Yong-Sun
Kim Jun-Ho
Lee Kyung-Hee
Cho Soon-Gu
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Abstract
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In a cirrhotic patient, an increase in intra-abdominal pressure due to the presence of ascites might lead to a small pleuroperitoneal bleb of the peritoneum from congenital defects in the hemithorax. This lesion may appear as an intrathoracic mass as seen on a simple chest radiograph. A CT image may be helpful to differentiate an ascitic pleuroperitoneal bleb from an intrathoracic mass. We present three cases of a pleuroperitoneal bleb in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites.
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KEYWORD
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Pleuroperitoneal bleb, Liver cirrhosis, Ascites, Pleural effusion, Tomography, X-ray computed
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