title: Left-sided hepatic hydrothorax with ascites.
abstract: Hydrothorax has long been recognised as a complication of cirrhosis, but it is seen in only a few patients, mostly on the right side. We report an unusual case of massive left-sided hydrothorax complicating cirrhosis with ascites, where pleuro-peritoneal communication was demonstrated on the left side by radionuclide scanning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alagiakrishnan
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged