Management of hepatic hydrothorax with a peritoneovenous (Denver) shunt

Management of hepatic hydrothorax with a peritoneovenous (Denver) shunt

One patient with alcoholic cirrhosis and a massive hydrothorax resistant to medical management and thoracocentesis was treated with a Denver peritoneovenous shunt. This patient's progress has been followed for 14 months and the pleural effusion has not recurred.

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Veröffentlicht in:Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1990-06, Vol.83 (6), p.718-719
Hauptverfasser: Ghandour, E, Carter, J, Feola, M, Nugent, K M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hydrothorax - etiology
Hydrothorax - surgery
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic - complications
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic - surgery
Liver Function Tests
Middle Aged
Peritoneovenous Shunt
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Zusammenfassung:One patient with alcoholic cirrhosis and a massive hydrothorax resistant to medical management and thoracocentesis was treated with a Denver peritoneovenous shunt. This patient's progress has been followed for 14 months and the pleural effusion has not recurred.
ISSN:0038-4348
DOI:10.1097/00007611-199006000-00034