Garbuzenko DV, Arefyev NO. Hepatic hydrothorax: An update and review of the literature. World J Hepatol 2017; 9(31): 1197-1204 [PMID: 29152039 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i31.1197]
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Dmitry Victorovich Garbuzenko, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Faculty Surgery, South Ural State Medical University, PO Box 12317, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia. garb@inbox.ru
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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World J Hepatol. Nov 8, 2017; 9(31): 1197-1204 Published online Nov 8, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i31.1197
Hepatic hydrothorax: An update and review of the literature
Dmitry Victorovich Garbuzenko, Nikolay Olegovich Arefyev
Dmitry Victorovich Garbuzenko, Nikolay Olegovich Arefyev, Department of Faculty Surgery, South Ural State Medical University, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia
Author contributions: Garbuzenko DV contributed to the conception and design, acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article and final approval of the version; all authors wrote this manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interest associated with any of the senior author or other coauthors contributed their efforts in this manuscript.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Dmitry Victorovich Garbuzenko, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Faculty Surgery, South Ural State Medical University, PO Box 12317, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia. garb@inbox.ru
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Received: August 26, 2017 Peer-review started: August 27, 2017 First decision: September 15, 2017 Revised: September 17, 2017 Accepted: October 15, 2017 Article in press: October 15, 2017 Published online: November 8, 2017
Core Tip
Core tip: This review considers the modern concepts of pathogenesis, diagnostic methods, and treatment principles of hepatic hydrothorax (HH). The analysis of the data showed that despite the progress of modern hepatology, the presence of HH is associated with poor prognosis and high mortality. Most patients suffering from it are candidates for orthotopic liver transplantation. In routine clinical practice, stratification of the risk for an adverse outcome and the subsequent determination of individual therapeutic strategies may be the keys to the successful management of the patient’s condition. The development of pathogenetic pharmacotherapy and minimally invasive treatment will improve the quality of life and increase the survival rate among patients with HH.
