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World J Clin Cases. Dec 26, 2020; 8(24): 6437-6443
Published online Dec 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i24.6437
Published online Dec 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i24.6437
Novel conservative treatment for peritoneal dialysis-related hydrothorax: Two case reports
Bin-Bin Dai, Bei-Duo Lin, Li-Yan Yang, Jian-Xin Wan, Yang-Bin Pan, Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, Fujian Province, China
Yang-Bin Pan, Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Shanghai 201399, China
Author contributions: Dai BB and Lin BD contributed equally to this study; Wan JX and Pan YB designed the report; Dai BB, Lin BD and Yang LY collected the patient’s clinical data, analyzed the data and wrote the paper; all authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Yang-Bin Pan, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, No. 2800 Gongwei Road, Pudong District, Shanghai 201399, China. panyb9999@126.com
Received: August 12, 2020
Peer-review started: August 12, 2020
First decision: September 13, 2020
Revised: September 23, 2020
Accepted: October 13, 2020
Article in press: October 13, 2020
Published online: December 26, 2020
Processing time: 129 Days and 14.7 Hours
Peer-review started: August 12, 2020
First decision: September 13, 2020
Revised: September 23, 2020
Accepted: October 13, 2020
Article in press: October 13, 2020
Published online: December 26, 2020
Processing time: 129 Days and 14.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: In previous reports, patients with hydrothorax secondary to peritoneal dialysis (PD) were usually recommended to discontinue PD and transfer to hemodialysis. We demonstrate another method of managing this complication—with an adjusted PD prescription and continuous drainage of pleural effusion, patients can continue PD without recurrence of hydrothorax.