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.
Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 79430.
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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