A Case of Refractory Hepatic Hydrothorax That Was Not Treated by Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt .
- Author:
Hye Won PARK
1
;
Woong HUH
;
Sung Jun KIM
;
Won Chang SHIN
;
Won Chung CHOI
;
Jin Ho LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, In-je University Collage of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea. jhleemd@sanggyepaik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Liver cinhosis;
TIPS;
hepatic hydrothorax
- MeSH:
Adult;
English Abstract;
Female;
Human;
Hydrothorax/etiology/*therapy;
Liver Diseases/*complications;
Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic
- From:The Korean Journal of Hepatology
2002;8(3):327-330
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
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.
