Hepatic hydrothorax: Possible etiology of recurring pleural effusion

American Family Physician

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 523-527

  Hahn, Myung Ho ^a   Hahn, Peter Y ^a   Gadallah, Shirleen F ^a   Crockett, John ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SODIUM RESTRICTION; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WATER DEPRIVATION;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYDROTHORAX; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0030799539     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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