A Case of Refractory Hepatic Hydrothorax That Was Not Treated by Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt

Korean J Hepatol > Volume 8(3); 2002 > Article

The Korean Journal of Hepatology 2002;8(3): 327-330.

증례 : 경목정맥 간내문맥정맥 단락술 ( Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt ) 로 치료되지 않은 난치성 간성 흉수 1 례 ( Case Reports : A Case of Refractory Hepatic Hydrothorax That Was Not Treated by Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt )

A Case of Refractory Hepatic Hydrothorax That Was Not Treated by Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt

Hye Won Park,Woong Huh,Sung Jun Kim,Won Chang Shin,Won Chung Choi,Jin Ho Lee

Department of Internal Medicine, In-je University Collage of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea

ABSTRACT

Refractory hepatic hydrothorax has been treated by conservative methods: salt and water restriction, diuretics, thoracentesis, thoracostomy, and pleurodesis. The results, however, havebeen disappointing. Recently, TIPS has emerged as a new method for refractory hepatic hydrothorax, but it may lead to fatal complications. We report a case of refractory hepatic hydrothorax that was not treated by TIPS despite of successful control of ascitest. (Korean J Hepatol 2002;8:327-330)

KeyWords: Liver cinhosis, TIPS, hepatic hydrothor