Indwelling pleural catheters in hepatic hydrothorax

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 c...

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Main Author: Diab, Khalil (author)
Other Authors: Kniese, Christopher (author), Ghabril, Marwan (author), Bosslet, Gabriel (author)
Format: article
Published: 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/10027
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2018.07.001
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012369218310535
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