Clinical Vignette: A Case of Successful Surgical Decortication for Empyema with Trapped Lung, in A Patient with Decompensated Cirrhosis

Authors

Tripti R. Chopade, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
She-Yan Wong, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
David A. Sass, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Scott W. Cowan, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Jesse M. Civan, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

10-21-2014

Comments

Presented at Annual Scientific Meeting 2014-American College of Gastroenterology in Philadelphia.

Abstract

Introduction

Hepatic hydrothorax (HH) is a difficult-to-control complication of cirrhosis. Chest tube (CT) drainage is an option for management of HH, but is associated with a high rate of secondary infection and other complications.

Recommended Citation

Chopade, MD, Tripti R.; Wong, MD, She-Yan; Sass, MD, David A.; Cowan, MD, Scott W.; and Civan, MD, Jesse M., "Clinical Vignette: A Case of Successful Surgical Decortication for Empyema with Trapped Lung, in A Patient with Decompensated Cirrhosis" (2014). Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Faculty Papers. Paper 25.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/gastro_hepfp/25