Ultrasound-guided pleurodesis with doxycycline in patients with hepatic hydrothorax
Abstract Background Pleural effusion is a relatively uncommon complication of end-stage liver disease, which occurs in less than 10% of the patients. Patients with refractory hydrothorax require more invasive management with options such as repeated thoracentesis in selected patients, which usually...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2016-02-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/1687-8426.176661 |