ArticleRespirology case reports2016
Hepatic hydrothorax without ascites as the first sign of liver cirrhosis.
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- Hepatic hydrothorax as a manifestation of decompensated cirrhosis: An update on current management and future directions.World journal of hepatology · 2025Review
- Index Hepatic Decompensation: Hepatic Hydrothorax Without Signs of Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension Diagnosed With Radioisotope Scintigraphy.ACG case reports journal · 2025Article
- The Impact of Hepatic Hydrothorax on the Outcome of Liver Cirrhosis: A Comparative Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Hepatic hydrothorax.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Review
- Risk factors for hepatic hydrothorax in patients with cirrhosis: a clinical retrospective study.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Hepatic Hydrothorax: A Narrative Review.Pulmonary therapy · 2022Review
- Rare Presentation of Isolated Spontaneous Bacterial Empyema without Concomitant Ascites in a Patient with Cirrhosis.Middle East journal of digestive diseases · 2022Article
- Acute Tension Hydrothorax in a Cirrhotic Patient With Hepatic Hydrothorax Without Ascites.Cureus · 2021Article
- An Unexpected Hepatic Hydrothorax After a Successful Kasai Portoenterostomy: A Case Report.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) in Refractory Transudative Chylothorax due to Liver Cirrhosis.Case reports in medicine · 2020Article
- Hepatic hydrothorax: An update and review of the literature.World journal of hepatology · 2017Review
- Pulmonary manifestations of chronic liver disease: a comprehensive review.Annals of gastroenterologyReview
- Hepatic Hydrothorax: A Comprehensive Approach to Diagnosis and Management.GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterologyReview
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Abstract
A 60-year-old woman without a history of liver diseases, but with a history of regular alcohol consumption, presented with a right-sided transudative pleural effusion. Neither parenchymal lung lesion nor pleural thickening was seen on a chest computed tomography. On abdominal ultrasonography, the liver size and contour were normal, and ascites was not noted. Despite performing imaging and laboratory studies, we could not find a cause of the pleural effusion. Thus, due to her history of regular alcohol consumption, we decided to measure liver stiffness using a transient elastography (Fibroscan(®), Echosens(TM), Paris, France), which showed a value of 35.3 kPa suggestive of liver cirrhosis. An intraperitoneal injection of a radioisotope demonstrated the transdiaphragmatic flow of fluid from peritoneal cavity to pleural cavity. The diagnosis was confirmed as hepatic hydrothorax. Management consisting of restricted salt and water intake with diuretics resulted in resolution of the hepatic hydrothorax.
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