Management of hepatic hydrothorax with a peritoneovenous (Denver) shunt.
One patient with alcoholic cirrhosis and a massive hydrothorax resistant to medical management and thoracocentesis was treated with a Denver peritoneovenous shunt. This patient's progress has been followed for 14 months and the pleural effusion has not recurred.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 79430.
Carter
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Feola
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Nugent
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D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt