Abstract:Hepatic hydrothorax affects 5% to 10% of patients with cirrhosis. Infection of the pleural fluid may result in "trapped lung" physiology, which may jeopardize a patient's candidacy for liver transplant, and thus compromise long-term survival. We report a case of a patient with decompensated cirrhosis whose transplant candidacy hinged on management of his trapped lung, and who underwent successful decortication. In this particular case, surgical intervention was necessary not only as a "bridge" to transplant, b… Show more
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