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Hepatology • Portal Hypertension
How do you determine the timing and frequency of therapeutic thoracentesis in patients with symptomatic hepatic hydrothorax?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
It is determined by the patient's symptoms. The patient should also get a paracentesis if there is concomitant ascites, otherwise the pleural effusion will re-accumulate as soon as it is drained unless the ascites is removed.
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