Pleurovenous shunting in the treatment of nonmalignant pleural effusion Omeros Artemiou, MD, Gabriel-Mihai Marta, MD, Walter Klepetko, MD, PhD, Ernst Wolner, MD, PhD, Michael-Rolf Müller, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 76, Issue 1, Pages 231-233 (July 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00193-0
Fig 1 Intraoperative view of the implantation. The pump is placed through a small incision in the subcutaneous pocket. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 76, 231-233DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00193-0)
Fig 2 Overview of the operation field during tunneling between the two incisions. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 76, 231-233DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00193-0)
Fig 3 Chest roentgenogram of a patient with hepatic hydrothorax before (A) and 2 months after (B) shunt implantation. Arrows indicate the course of the shunt system. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 76, 231-233DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00193-0)