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Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
Print version ISSN 1130-0108
Abstract
BARREALES, M. et al. Refractory hepatic hydrothorax: successful treatment with octreotide. Rev. esp. enferm. dig. [online]. 2005, vol.97, n.11, pp.830-835. ISSN 1130-0108.
We report the case of a patient that developed hepatic hydrothorax as the first complication of liver cirrhosis. Due to the lack of response to diuretics, pleurodesis and TIPS, treatment with octreotide was started with resolution of hydrothorax. To the best of our knowledge, this is the third reported case of refractory hepatic hydrothorax with complete and sustained response to octreotide.
Keywords : Hepatic hydrothorax; Liver cirrhosis; Ascites; TIPS; Pleurodesis; Octreotide.