Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt as the Treatment for Refractory Hepatic Hydrothorax with Portal Vein Thrombosis

Hepatic hydrothorax occurs in 4-12% of patients with liver cirrhosis, A part of patients with persisted hydrothorax resists conservative treatment, known as refractory hepatic hydrothorax （RHH）. Portal vein thrombosis （PVT） is observed in about 2.1 16.2% patients with liver cirrhosis, which may aggr...

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Published inChinese medical journal Vol. 130; no. 16; pp. 1999 - 2000
Main Authors Zhang, Lin-Hao, Tong, Huan, Wei, Bo, Wu, Hao, Tang, Cheng-Wei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 20.08.2017
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer
Subjects
Aged
Blood clots
Care and treatment
Case studies
Clinical Picture
Consent
Diagnosis
Diuretics
Dyspnea
Female
Gastroenterology
Humans
Hydrothorax
Hydrothorax - surgery
Hypertension
Liver cirrhosis
Liver Diseases - surgery
Patients
Portal Vein - surgery
Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic - methods
Surgery
Thrombosis
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonic imaging
Venous Thrombosis - surgery
保守治疗
分流
患者
肝硬化
胸水
血栓形成
门体
静脉血栓
Ireland
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Summary:Hepatic hydrothorax occurs in 4-12% of patients with liver cirrhosis, A part of patients with persisted hydrothorax resists conservative treatment, known as refractory hepatic hydrothorax （RHH）. Portal vein thrombosis （PVT） is observed in about 2.1 16.2% patients with liver cirrhosis, which may aggravate portal hypertension.
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Hepatic hydrothorax occurs in 4-12% of patients with liver cirrhosis, A part of patients with persisted hydrothorax resists conservative treatment, known as refractory hepatic hydrothorax （RHH）. Portal vein thrombosis （PVT） is observed in about 2.1 16.2% patients with liver cirrhosis, which may aggravate portal hypertension.
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ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.4103/0366-6999.211887