Hydrothorax

07/01/2000 - "Thoracoscopy and talc poudrage in the management of hepatic hydrothorax."
11/01/1996 - "Video-assisted thoracic surgery with talc poudrage is an effective and safe procedure with minimal morbidity for management of hydrothorax secondary to CAPD. "
08/01/2006 - "Efficacy of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with talc pleurodesis for porous diaphragm syndrome in patients with refractory hepatic hydrothorax."
08/02/2019 - "Decompressive talc pleurodesis for hepatic hydrothorax."
09/01/2004 - "Talc pleurodesis can be offered to patients with hepatic hydrothorax. "

01/01/2015 - "Primary hydrothorax was diagnosed in 31 fetuses, of which 14 had treatment with OK-432. "
01/01/2015 - "Treatment of Primary Fetal Hydrothorax with OK-432 (Picibanil): Outcome in 14 Fetuses and a Review of the Literature."
01/01/2011 - "Remission of hepatic hydrothorax after OK-432 pleurodesis."
11/01/2008 - "Long-term remission of hepatic hydrothorax after OK-432 pleurodesis."
01/01/2011 - "Herein, we report a case of refractory hepatic hydrothorax successfully treated by nonsurgical OK-432 pleurodesis."

05/01/2004 - "Scintigraphy revealed rapid radioactivity migration in four patients; diuretic treatment led to resolution of the hydrothorax in one of them. "
08/01/1991 - "Patients with hepatic hydrothorax should be treated with fluid restriction and diuretics. "
11/25/1949 - "Release, after intervention on hydrothorax, of a false diuretic debilitated intern."
08/01/2011 - "The development of an "exudate" from diuretic therapy is a rare phenomenon in hepatic hydrothorax. "
05/01/2001 - "Forty patients (Child-Pugh class B, 24 patients; Child-Pugh class C, 16 patients) with hydrothorax refractory to diuretic treatment, pleurocenteses or pleurodesis were included. "

01/01/2010 - "The study group showed a significantly greater weight loss, which was accompanied by a more pronounced reduction in systolic pulmonary artery pressure, pulmonary venous hypertension, hydrothorax elimination, decreased liver size, lower plasma aldosterone concentration, decreased heart size, and higher left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). "

02/09/2022 - "In validation cohort, antibiotics were given routinely, and all cases of hepatic hydrothorax (n = 10) were drained. "
10/01/2006 - "An unexpected left hydrothorax after left internal jugular venous catheterisation for total parental nutrition and antibiotics."
12/01/2005 - "SBEM occurs in up to 13% of patients with hepatic hydrothorax and should be treated by antibiotic therapy. "
01/01/2020 - "After admission, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy was initiated, and her hydrothorax and ascites were drained. "
07/01/2003 - "However, an occasional patient with hepatic hydrothorax will develop spontaneous bacterial pleuritis manifest by increased pleural fluid neutrophils or a positive bacterial culture and will require antibiotic therapy. "

07/01/2010 - "The control groups received intraperitoneally PBS, while the corticosteroid treatment groups received dexamethasone (1 mg/kg), both 5 min after the induction of hydrothorax. "
03/01/2019 - "One patient presenting hydrothorax and ascites was treated with 3 cycles of lenalidomide and dexamethasone before mobilization. "
01/01/1989 - "Cyclophosphamide, dexamethasone and anti-ASGM1 antibody were most effective in increasing survival and inhibiting immune enhancement but differentially effective in inhibiting TNF induction (or in certain cases gamma interferon induction), decreasing ascites or hydrothorax or affecting lymphoid proliferation in the lungs and spleen. "

08/01/2012 - "Finally, the hydrothorax was treated successfully by minocycline-induced pleural symphysis. "
09/01/2000 - "Refractory hepatic hydrothorax was successfully treated by minocycline-induced pleural symphysis. "
09/01/2000 - "We suggest that minocycline pleurodesis is an alternative treatment for refractory hepatic hydrothorax because it is simple, safe and effective."
09/01/2000 - "Resolution of refractory hepatic hydrothorax after chemical pleurodesis with minocycline."

12/20/2011 - "VATS with collagen fleece was effective in treating acute hydrothorax secondary to a pleuroperitoneal communication that developed as a complication of PD."
12/20/2011 - "Case of peritoneal dialysis-related acute hydrothorax, which was successfully treated by thoracoscopic surgery, using collagen fleece."
01/01/2023 - "Histological examination of the liver revealed vacuolar degeneration and necrosis of hepatocytes, formation of false lobules, expression of collagens I and III periportally and in interlobular spaces, ascites, and hydrothorax. "
12/20/2011 - "However, the treatment was ineffective, and two months after the onset of the hydrothorax, we performed video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), using collagen fleece coated with fibrin glue to seal off the communication. "

01/01/2015 - "Efficacy of nonsurgical tigecycline pleurodesis for the management of hepatic hydrothorax in patients with liver cirrhosis."
01/01/2015 - "In conclusion, pleurodesis with tigecycline seems to be effective and safe for the management of symptomatic hepatic hydrothorax and should therefore be promoted in the setting of liver cirrhosis at least for a short-term relief, especially in patients who do not meet the criteria for liver transplantation. "
01/01/2018 - "The first two strains separated from ascites (E-FQ) and hydrothorax (E-XS) were susceptible to amikacin and tigecycline; however, the third strain from stool (E-DB) was resistant to tigecycline after nearly 3 weeks' treatment with tigecycline. "

01/01/2021 - "The patient presented reduced hydrothorax and relieved tightness with the treatment of nivolumab plus docetaxel and carboplatin after the failure of second-line chemotherapy. "

01/01/2007 - "This study shows that TIPS is effective in the treatment of hepatic hydrothorax for selected patients. "
06/01/1997 - "This study shows that TIPS can be effective in the management of symptomatic, refractory hepatic hydrothorax. "
12/07/2014 - "In addition, TIPS is a promising treatment for refractory hepatic hydrothorax. "
09/01/1998 - "We conclude that TIPS may be a safe and effective temporizing treatment for carefully selected patients with refractory hepatic hydrothorax. "
06/01/1997 - "The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of TIPS in the treatment of symptomatic refractory hepatic hydrothorax. "

05/27/2006 - "Pleurodesis was effective in the woman while in the remaining man hepatic hydrothorax was only a temporary, asymptomatic finding. "
12/01/2011 - "Eleven consecutive patients with refractory hepatic hydrothorax who underwent chemical pleurodesis with or without VATS between July 2007 and February 2011 were enrolled in this study. "
12/01/2011 - "This study investigated the clinical usefulness of chemical pleurodesis with or without video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for patients with refractory hepatic hydrothorax. "
01/01/2020 - "Our case demonstrates that a temporary switch from PD to HD, accompanied by pleurodesis, may help resolve hydrothorax that occurs as a complication of long-term PD."
11/01/2016 - "Effectiveness and Safety of Pleurodesis for Hepatic Hydrothorax: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis."

02/01/2012 - "Pleuro peritoneal communication was suspicious, because the hydrothorax significantly improved by the stop of CAPD. "
01/01/1991 - "Diagnosis of hydrothorax-complicating CAPD and demonstration of successful therapy by scintigraphy."
04/01/2023 - "This study demonstrates that VATS treatment for pleuroperitoneal communication is safe and effective but that lesion resection would be more useful for preventing hydrothorax recurrence in patients undergoing CAPD."
01/01/1992 - "Spontaneous resolution of hydrothorax in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis."
01/01/1989 - "Acute hydrothorax in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis--a collaborative study of 161 centers."

10/01/2006 - "Combination therapy may provide a minimally invasive and effective treatment for intractable hepatic hydrothorax."
09/25/2018 - "Conclusion: Thoraco-amniotic shunting is a safe procedure for intrauterine therapy and could improve the perinatal outcomes of severe primary fetal hydrothorax. "
01/01/2009 - "We present a therapy for the difficult clinical problem of refractory hepatic hydrothorax that may allow selected patients an opportunity for prolonged symptomatic control."
06/01/2006 - "Prenatal therapy for primary fetal hydrothorax in a dichorionic twin pregnancy."
11/01/2005 - "The pathophysiology of hepatic hydrothorax, the role of various therapeutic options and the current favoured therapy for this not so uncommon disorder are reviewed."

04/01/2002 - "Safety and efficacy of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation for the treatment of hepatic hydrothorax."
06/01/2016 - "Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in refractory hydrothorax - a contribution to an unexplored indication."
03/01/2008 - "Liver function determines success of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in treating hepatic hydrothorax."
07/01/2005 - "If hydrothorax relapses, most effective method is transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt."
08/01/2004 - "Refractory hydrothorax can be managed with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in selected cases. "