Acute tension hydrothorax in chronic liver disease secondary to spontaneous diaphragmatic rupture
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231604
Abstract: Pleural effusion in liver cirrhotics is more commonly transudative. A transudative pleural effusion secondary to ascites in decompensated cirrhosis is also known as hepatic hydrothorax and is usually due to fluid seepage through congenital pores… read more here.
Keywords: spontaneous diaphragmatic; liver; diaphragmatic rupture; chronic liver ... See more keywords