DOI: 10.12890/2022_003610

Intractable Hepatic Hydrothorax: A Successful Outcome following CPAP Treatment

Authors

  • Hassene Attout Internal Medicine Department, Les Cevennes Hospital, Ales, France
  • Khalil Samaan Internal Medicine Department, Les Cevennes Hospital, Ales, France
  • Hichem Bouhamla Internal Medicine Department, Les Cevennes Hospital, Ales, France
  • Sofia Amichi Internal Medicine Department, Les Cevennes Hospital, Ales, France
  • Kamel Dahmani Internal Medicine Department, Les Cevennes Hospital, Ales, France

dr.attout@ch-ales.fr

Keywords

Cirrhosis, hepatic hydrothorax, CPAP

Abstract

Hepatic hydrothorax is an uncommon complication in patients with end-stage liver disease. It may result in dyspnoea, hypoxia and infection, and carries a poor prognosis. Initial treatment is based on a sodium-free diet together with diuretics. In case of recurrent hydrothorax, a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) or liver transplant should be considered. Here we describe an 80-year-old woman with decompensated liver cirrhosis related to NASH who presented with refractory hepatic hydrothorax. Treatment with CPAP resulted in a marked improvement in her pleural effusion.

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Published

2022-10-10

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 10 (2022)

How to Cite

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Attout H, Samaan K, Bouhamla H, Amichi S, Dahmani K. Intractable Hepatic Hydrothorax: A Successful Outcome following CPAP Treatment. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2022 Oct. 10 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];9(10). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/3610

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