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."
09/01/2004 - "Talc pleurodesis can be offered to patients with hepatic hydrothorax. "
05/01/2004 - "Three patients whose hydrothorax was refractory to medical treatment were treated by pleurodesis with talc. "

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."

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). "

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."

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. "
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. "

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. "

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. "

12/01/2011 - "VATS with collagen fleece was effective in treating acute hydrothorax secondary to a pleuroperitoneal communication that developed as a complication of PD."
12/01/2011 - "Case of peritoneal dialysis-related acute hydrothorax, which was successfully treated by thoracoscopic surgery, using collagen fleece."
12/01/2011 - "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. "

06/01/2008 - "During the 4-month follow-up period spontaneous improvement was observed with disappearance of hydrothorax and ascites, reduction of blood eosinophilia and decrease of Toxocara antibodies titre. "

11/01/2003 - "An artificial right hydrothorax was created by instilling 500 ml saline, and absolute ethanol was injected transhydrothoracically into the hepatic dome lesion under local anesthesia. "
11/01/2003 - "To evaluate the efficacy of sonographically (US) guided percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) via an artificially induced right hydrothorax (transthoracic PEI) to treat US-invisible hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the hepatic dome. "
11/01/2003 - "Percutaneous ethanol injection via an artificially induced right hydrothorax for hepatocellular carcinoma in the hepatic dome."

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. "
03/10/2015 - "[Case Report; A case of the hepatogenic hydrothorax that art of pleurodesis succeeded by CPAP combination]."
12/01/2011 - "Although chemical pleurodesis may improve the clinical symptoms and the radiologic findings in as many as 72.7% of patients with refractory hepatic hydrothorax, a significantly high prevalence of procedure-related morbidity and mortality hinders the routine application of this procedure for such patients."

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."
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."
10/01/2014 - "Since then, he resumed CAPD, without recurrence of hydrothorax. "

04/01/2002 - "To evaluate safety and efficacy of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation for hepatic hydrothorax (HHyd). "
04/01/2002 - "Safety and efficacy of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation for the treatment of hepatic hydrothorax."
05/01/2001 - "In this study, we investigated retrospectively the effects of the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) on hepatic hydrothorax refractory to diuretic treatment. "
06/01/2014 - "Symptomatic hepatic hydrothorax successfully treated with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)-role of titration of portosystemic gradient reduction to avoid post-TIPS encephalopathy."
03/01/2008 - "Liver function determines success of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in treating hepatic hydrothorax."

05/01/2015 - "Acute hydrothorax is an uncommon complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). "
04/01/2015 - "SPECT/CT to diagnose pleuroperitoneal communication-associated hydrothorax in peritoneal dialysis."
04/01/2015 - "Peritoneal dialysis-related hydrothorax is almost uniformly right-sided and represents one of many presentations of the porous diaphragm syndrome. "
04/01/2015 - "A known complication of peritoneal dialysis is the movement of dialysate into the pleural space, termed hydrothorax. "
04/01/2015 - "The curious right-sided predominance of peritoneal dialysis-related hydrothorax."

11/01/2001 - "Cytologic or histologic confirmation of malignancy is imperative in patients with a pelvic mass, ascites, hydrothorax, and elevated CA 125 before initiating chemotherapy."
10/20/2002 - "The intrathoracic chemotherapy combined with bronchial artery infusion chemotherapy and immunotherapy is quite effective in the treatment of lung cancer with malignant hydrothorax."
09/01/2001 - "in contralateral recurrent case, lesser resection (wedge/segment) with VATS as possible even if the same side recurrent case, aggressive removal of cancer (GRF glue is useful for protection against air leakage.) without lymph node dissection, as the same concept of metastatic lung tumor in case of non-operative indication, consideration of chemotherapy and/or irradiation, (especially hypotonic therapy was effective against carcinomatous hydrothorax.) in a difficult case for chemotherapy and/or irradiation, BAI is one of methods which ought to be tried."
10/20/2002 - "[The efficacy of bronchial artery infusion chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy for lung cancer with malignant hydrothorax]."
10/20/2002 - "Seventy-five lung cancer patients with malignant hydrothorax were randomly divided into the two groups: 38 patients were given intrathoracic chemotherapy and bronchial artery infusion chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy as observing group; 37cases only received intrathoracic chemotherapy as control group. "