Hepatic Hydrothorax: How Would You Manage It?

A 53-year-old woman with a history of chronic alcoholism presented with symptomatic large right-sided pleural effusion with no evidence of ascites. After a diagnosis of hepatic hydrothorax was established, her symptoms improved with therapeutic thoracente

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hassan Al-sharif, Sat Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2005-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/847621