Advances and challenges in clinical research on hepatic hydrothorax

VernacularTitle:肝性胸水临床研究进展与挑战
Author: Bo MA ¹ ; Tianling SHANG ² ; Jianjie HUANG ¹ ; Zhixin TU ¹ ; Yan WANG ¹ ; Yujin HAN ¹ ; Xiaoyu WEN ¹ ; Qinglong JIN ¹
Author Information

1. Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
2. Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
Publication Type:Reviews
Keywords: Liver Cirrhosis; Hydrothorax; Ascites; Empyema, Pleural
From: Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2022;38(2):452-456
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Hepatic hydrothorax (HH) is a challenging complication of liver cirrhosis associated with portal hypertension, and its pathogenesis and therapeutic measures remain unknown. This article summarizes and reviews the advances and challenges in the research on the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of HH and proposes a multidisciplinary treatment strategy, including reducing the production of ascites, preventing effusion from entering the thoracic cavity, removing pleural effusion, occluding the pleural cavity, and performing liver transplantation, so as to provide a reference for more clinicians.