Hepatic hydrothorax: Pathophysiology diagnosis and management

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1388-1393

  Roussos, Anastasios ^a   Philippou, Nikiphoros ^b   Mantzaris, Gerassimos J ^a   Gourgouliannis, Konstantinos I ^c  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ascites; Hepatic hydrothorax; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; OCTREOTIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE; TERLIPRESSIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER HYDROTHORAX; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 34547993627     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05069.x     Document Type: Review

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