Jiebing Zhang

Intractable hepatic hydrothorax eliminated by thoraco-peritoneal connection

Rationale: Hepatic hydrothorax occurs in patients with decompensated cirrhosis and has a significantly adverse prognosis. However, several treatments, including indwelling pleural catheters, trans jugular intrahepatic systemic shunts, and automatic low-flow ascites pumps (Alfa pu...