Hepatic hydrothorax is a relatively infrequent but potentially serious complication of cirrhosis resulting from the accumulation of ascitic fluid in the chest cavity. Medical management is initially directed at controlling ascites formation, but invasive therapeutic procedures may be required if sym
The successful treatment of symptomatic, refractory hepatic hydrothorax with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
β Scribed by F D Gordon; H T Anastopoulos; W Crenshaw; B Gilchrist; N McEniff; K R Falchuk; J LoCicero; W D Lewis; R L Jenkins; C Trey
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 225 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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