The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Pages 1251-1252 , November 2009

Color Doppler ultrasonography in detecting transdiaphragmatic flow of hepatic hydrothorax: Correlation with thoracoscopic findings

  • Pei-Ming Huang, MD
    • ,
  • Yin-Yi Han, MD
    • ,
  • Shuenn-Wen Kuo, MD
    • ,
  • Yung-Chie Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Yung-Chie Lee, MD, PhD, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery and Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan S Rd, Taipei 100, Taiwan.

Received 3 April 2008 ,Accepted 16 April 2008.

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PII: S0022-5223(08)01189-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.04.031

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Pages 1251-1252 , November 2009

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