[A new therapeutic approach in hepatic hydrothorax].
Hepatic hydrothorax is a complication of hepatic cirrhosis which frequently conditions respiratory insufficiency. Traditional therapy is almost always inefficacious. The paper reports four cases which were successfully treated using pleurodesis with sterile talc. Treatment was simple with no major complications. At the 6-month check-up no cases of recurrent pleural effusion were observed.
Colombo
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Divisione di Medicina Generale A, Ospedale S. Anna, Como.
Boncinelli
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Pinzi
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Ideo
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G
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000418:Albumins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura / Q000187:drug effects; D011677:Punctures; D012008:Recurrence; D013627:Talc / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000418:Albumins; D013627:Talc
Un nuovo approccio terapeutico nell'idrotorace epatico.