Long-term remission of hepatic hydrothorax after OK-432 pleurodesis

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Long-term remission of hepatic hydrothorax after OK-432 pleurodesis Pei-Ying Lin, MD, Ping-Hung Kuo, MD, Chong-Jen Yu, MD, PhD, Pan-Chyr Yang, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 136, Issue 5, Pages 1367-1369 (November 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.12.078 Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 A, Initial chest radiograph showing right-sided, massive hepatic hydrothorax. B, Chest radiographs 6 months after second successful pleurodesis with OK-432 reveal stable and loculated pleural effusion. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 136, 1367-1369DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.12.078) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Chest ultrasonography showing loculated pleural effusion (PE) and thickened pleura (PL, arrows) over right hemidiaphragm. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 136, 1367-1369DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.12.078) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions