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Thoracoscopic mesh implantation as a definitive treatment approach for peritoneal dialysis-associated hydrothorax.
Updates Surg. 74, 2011-2017 (2022)
Pleuroperitoneal leakage with the formation of hydrothorax is a rare complication of peritoneal dialysis, usually necessitating termination of peritoneal dialysis. We hypothesized that implantation of a polypropylene mesh on the diaphragm using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery might induce permanent closure of pleuroperitoneal leakage. We report a case series of n = 12 peritoneal dialysis patients with pleuroperitoneal leakage and right-sided hydrothorax who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopy with mesh implantation from 2011 to 2020. Pleuroperitoneal leakage had been confirmed before surgery by intraperitoneal administration of toluidine blue, contrast-enhanced computer tomography or glucose determination from the pleural effusion. Median time from the start of peritoneal dialysis to manifestation of pleuroperitoneal leakage was 52 days. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery revealed multiple penetration points in the tendinous part of the diaphragm in all patients, which appeared as blebs. These were closed by covering the whole diaphragm with a polypropylene mesh. In all patients, peritoneal dialysis was paused for three months and bridged by hemodialysis. After restarting peritoneal dialysis and a median follow-up time of 1.9 years, none of the patients experienced a recurrence of pleuroperitoneal leakage. This case series demonstrates that pleuroperitoneal leakage in peritoneal dialysis patients can be permanently closed using thoracoscopic mesh implantation and allows peritoneal dialysis to be continued as renal replacement therapy.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Diaphragm ; Hydrothorax ; Mesh ; Peritoneal Dialysis ; Pleuroperitoneal Leakage ; Vats
ISSN (print) / ISBN
2038-131X
e-ISSN
2038-3312
Journal
Updates in Surgery
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Volume: 74,
Issue: 6,
Pages: 2011-2017
Publisher
Springer
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Peer reviewed