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Pigtail Catheter: A Less Invasive Option for Pleural Drainage in Egyptian Patients with Recurrent Hepatic Hydrothorax

Background and Aims. Treatment of hepatic hydrothorax is a clinical challenge. Chest tube insertion for hepatic hydrothorax is associated with high complication rates. We assessed the use of pigtail catheter as a safe and practical method for treatment of recurrent hepatic hydrothorax as it had not...

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Autores principales: Sharaf-Eldin, Mohamed, Bediwy, Adel Salah, Kobtan, Abdelrahman, Abd-Elsalam, Sherief, El-Kalla, Ferial, Mansour, Loai, Elkhalawany, Walaa, Elhendawy, Mohamed, Soliman, Samah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4909926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27340399
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4013052