| Hepatic hydrothorax is a complication of cirrhosis in patients with ascites. |
| Aggressive treatment of hydrothorax and ascites can lead easily to hepatic encephalopathy. |
| Hepatic hydrothorax originates secondary to ascitic fluid movement from the abdominal cavity to the pleural space via defects in the diaphragm. |
| At the date of this, when he first consulted me, the symptoms of hydrothorax were pretty obvious. |
| Chemical pleurodesis is one of the therapeutic tools to control hepatic hydrothorax. |
| If this disease is not attended to at an early period, its usual termination is in hydrothorax, or dropsy of the chest. |
