Hepatic hydrothorax: diagnosis and management. Case report and review of the literature.
Current practice standards indicate the need for tube thoracostomy in the management of clinically significant recurrent pleural effusions. The following case presentation and review of the literature illustrate a contraindication to chest tube insertion with pleural effusions associated with portal hypertension (hepatic hydrothorax) and suggest alternative therapies.
Ellis
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Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, USA.
Laurin
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D019152:Paracentesis; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical