Korean J Hepatol.
2002 Sep;8(3):327-330.
A Case of Refractory Hepatic Hydrothorax That Was Not Treated by Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, In-je University Collage of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea. jhleemd@sanggyepaik.ac.kr
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- Refractory hepatic hydrothorax has been treated by conservative methods: salt and water restriction, diuretics, thoracentesis, thoracostomy, and pleurodesis. The results, however, havebeen disappointing. Recently, TIPS has emerged as a new method for refractory hepatic hydrothorax, but it may lead to fatal complications. We report a case of refractory hepatic hydrothorax that was not treated by TIPS despite of successful control of ascitest.
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