Hepatic hydrothorax - Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment - Review of the literature

Liver International

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 281-284

  Gur, Chamutal ^a   Ilan, Yaron ^a   Shibolet, Oren ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hepatic hydrothorax; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN TC 99M; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M; TETRACYCLINE;

ASCITES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER SCINTISCANNING; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 4444231927     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2004.0936.x     Document Type: Review

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