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Hepatic hydrothorax - UpToDate

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Patients who develop hepatic hydrothorax are more likely to have ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, acute kidney injury (AKI), and increased risk of mortality. In a retrospective analysis of 495 patients with cirrhosis and pleural effusion, 16 percent had …

Hepatic Hydrothorax: Clinical Features, Management, …

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The management of hepatic hydrothorax typically includes medical management with diuretics and sodium restriction and therapeutic thoracentesis as needed. …

Pleural Interventions in the Management of Hepatic …

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Hepatic hydrothorax (HH) is defined by the presence of a pleural effusion in the setting of a patient with underlying liver disease, without evidence of other …

New Treatment for Hepatic Hydrothorax? | Annals of the …

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The management of hepatic hydrothorax is difficult. The initial treatment should be a low-salt diet plus diuretics. The best diuretic regimen is probably the …

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Hepatic hydrothorax: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and …

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Abstract. Hepatic hydrothorax is defined as a pleural effusion in a patient with cirrhosis of the liver and no cardiopulmonary disease. The estimated prevalence of this often …

Hepatic Hydrothorax - PubMed

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Hepatic hydrothorax (HH) is a pleural effusion that develops in a patient with cirrhosis and portal hypertension in the absence of cardiopulmonary disease. Although the …

Hepatic hydrothorax: pathophysiology diagnosis and …

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The diagnosis of hepatic hydrothorax should be suspected in a patient with established cirrhosis and portal hypertension, presenting with a unilateral pleural effusion, most …

Hepatic hydrothorax: current concepts of …

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Although, commonly seen in conjunction with ascites, isolated hepatic hydrothorax can occur in a small number of patients with cirrhosis. Refractory hepatic hydrothorax …

Hepatic hydrothorax - PubMed

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Hepatic hydrothorax is defined as a pleural effusion in patients with liver cirrhosis in the absence of cardiopulmonary disease. The estimated prevalence among patients …