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Management of Cardiopulmonary Complications of Cirrhosis
Advanced portal hypertension accompanying end-stage liver disease results in an altered milieu due to inadequate detoxification of blood from splanchnic circulation by the failing liver.
Prabha Sawant, C. Vashishtha, M. Nasa
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Nauroz Syed, Matthew D. Alvin
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Right Atrial Collapse With Hepatic Hydrothorax in Advanced Liver Disease
Cardiac chamber collapse secondary to extrapericardial causes is rare. Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) in the emergency department can rapidly yield important clinical information and guide management in patients presenting with dyspnea, hypotension ...
David L. Murphy +3 more
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Hepatic hydrothorax is defined as significant pleural effusion (usually greater than 500 mL) in a cirrhotic patient, in the absence of underlying pulmonary or cardiac disease. The diagnosis of hepatic hydrothorax should be suspected in a patient with established cirrhosis and portal hypertension, presenting with unilateral pleural effusion, most ...
Pradeep Kumar, Siddappa, Premashish, Kar
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Right versus Middle Hepatic Vein access and One-Year TIPS Outcomes
Background This study evaluates one-year clinical outcomes of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement using a middle hepatic vein (MHV) versus right hepatic vein (RHV) access.
Vikrant Khare +7 more
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Spontaneous bacterial empyema in liver cirrhosis: An underdiagnosed pleural complication
Spontaneous bacterial empyema, defined as spontaneous infection of the pleural fluid, represents a distinct complication of hepatic hydrothorax with a different pathogenesis, clinical course and treatment strategy from those of empyema secondary to ...
Allam Naglaa
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Pulmonary complications of advanced chronic liver diseases: an updated review
Patients with advanced chronic liver disease can develop specific pulmonary complications related or unrelated to pre-existing lung disease. The three major pulmonary complications in this patient population include hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS ...
Thierry Thevenot +5 more
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Outcome of Intermittent Thoracentesis versus Pigtail Catheter Drainage for Hepatic Hydrothorax. [PDF]
Han SK +14 more
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Natural history and outcomes of patients with liver cirrhosis complicated by hepatic hydrothorax. [PDF]
Romero S +7 more
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