Indwelling Pleural Catheters in Hepatic Hydrothorax: A Single-Center Series of Outcomes and Complications

BACKGROUND: Treatment of hepatic hydrothorax (HH) generally involves sodium restriction, diuretics, and serial thoracentesis. In more advanced cases, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and liver transplantation may be required. Previously, indwelling tube drainage has been avoided due to...

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Published in:Chest
Main Authors: Kniese, Christopher, Diab, Khalil, Ghabril, Marwan, Bosslet, Gabriel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American College of Chest Physicians 2019
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Disorders of the Pleura
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6363815/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29990479
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2018.07.001
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