Remission of Hepatic Hydrothorax after OK-432 Pleurodesis
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Long-term remission of hepatic hydrothorax after OK-432 pleurodesis.
Hepatic hydrothorax in the absence of ascites is a rare complication of liver cirrhosis. A 71-year-old man with liver cirrhosis due to alcohol abuse was referred to our department because of massive pleural effusion on the right side. The properties of pleural effusion and clinical course led to a diagnosis of hepatic hydrothorax. Nonsurgical OK-432 pleurodesis resulted in a marked decrease of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1341-1098,2186-1005
DOI: 10.5761/atcs.cr.09.01515