Refractory hepatic hydrothorax: successful treatment with octreotide.
We report the case of a patient that developed hepatic hydrothorax as the first complication of liver cirrhosis. Due to the lack of response to diuretics, pleurodesis and TIPS, treatment with octreotide was started with resolution of hydrothorax. To the best of our knowledge, this is the third reported case of refractory hepatic hydrothorax with complete and sustained response to octreotide.
Barreales
M
M
Service of Digestive Diseases, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Sáenz-López
S
S
Igarzabal
A
A
Muñoz-Yagüe
T
T
Casis
B
B
Alonso-Navas
F
F
Solís-Herruzo
J A
JA
D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D015282:Octreotide