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) |
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| Other Authors: | Kniese, Christopher (author), Ghabril, Marwan (author), Bosslet, Gabriel (author) |
| Format: | article |
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2019
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| 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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