Further experiments are necessary to determine whether transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt is the definitive treatment for refractory hepatic hydrothorax.
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D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic / Q000379:methods*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome