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10929913

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-13
pubmed:abstractText
Hepatic hydrothorax is a rare complication of cirrhosis. Controlling ascites formation is the goal of therapy. We report the case of an adult patient presenting with alcoholic cirrhosis who developed first a symptomatic hydrothorax, refractory to diuretics and fluid and sodium restriction, and then an hepatorenal syndrome. Treatment consisted of chest tube insertion and 5 days' intravenous infusion of octreotide. Complete clinical and biological data were reviewed. Octreotide administration resulted in an increased urinary outflow and sodium output, concomitant with improved renal function. The patient has been free of symptoms after discharge from hospital for a follow-up period of 5 months. This observation raises interesting issues regarding the possible utility of splanchnic vasoconstrictors, reducing portal hypertension, in the treatment of refractory hepatic hydrothorax.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0954-691X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
817-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Successful treatment of hepatic hydrothorax with octreotide.
pubmed:affiliation
Fédération des Spécialités Digestives, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France. jdumortier@lyon151.inserm.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports