Hepatic hydrothorax is a type of pleural effusion. This name refers to the specific location of water buildup, known as the pleural space. The pleural space is a cavity that surrounds your lungs ...

Acute hydrothorax affects 2–4% of peritoneal dialysis patients. Krishnan et al. have reviewed instances of this complication in 416 children (327 with acute renal failure and 89 with end-stage ...

Background: Malignant hydrothorax or hydroperitoneum are common complications of the cancer. Pure chemotherapy couldn’t get good effect. We combined intracavitary chemotherapy with local thermotherapy ...

Hepatic Hydrothorax (Pleural Effusion) Pleural effusions complicate end-stage liver disease in 5% of patients. [5, 6] Effusions (defined as 500 mL or more of fluid within the pleural space) are ...

Spontaneous bacterial empyema is an infection of the fluid in your pleural cavity when you already have hepatic hydrothorax. Your pleural cavity is the space between the visceral pleura (the very ...

In addition to 'Hydrothorax', there may be other similar symptoms or signs that better match your side effect. These have also been listed below for your convenience. If you find a symptom that ...

Hydrothorax is a well-recognized complication of peritoneal dialysis, occurring in about 1.6% to 6% of patients receiving this form of dialysis. 1 – 3 It can appear at any time during the course of ...

Methods: By curating cytology images of hydrothorax and ascites from 42682 cases at three hospitals, we developed a deep-learning-based method -Tumor Origin diffeRentiation for Cytological Histology ...

Carcinoma accounted for 57% of ascites and hydrothorax cases, with adenocarcinoma being the most common group (47%, 27,006 patients). Only 0.6% of the squamous cell carcinomas metastasized to ...

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Phthisis and Pleurisy, with Pneumo-Hydrothorax; Treated by Paracentesis Thoracis; Iodine Injections into the Pleural Cavity ...