Treatment of hepatic hydrothorax with terlipressin in a cirrhotic patient

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 862-865

  Ibrisim, Duygu ^a   Cakaloglu, Yilmaz ^a   Akyuz, Filiz ^a   Karadag, Aytac ^a   Ozdil, Sadakat ^a   Besisik, Fatih ^a   Mungan, Zeynel ^a   Okten, Atilla ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hepatorenal syndrome; Hydrothorax; Terlipressin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; OCTREOTIDE; TERLIPRESSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SUPERINFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HEPATIC HYDROTHORAX; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW; SYMPTOM;

ALBUMINS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS D; HUMANS; HYDROTHORAX; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LYPRESSIN; LYSINE VASOPRESSIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 33745331975     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520500527441     Document Type: Article

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