1. International survey among hepatologists and pulmonologists on the hepatic hydrothorax: plea for recommendations
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Jean-François David Cadranel, Isabelle Ollivier-Hourmand, Jacques Cadranel, Thierry Thevenot, Honoré Zougmore, Eric Nguyen-Khac, Christophe Bureau, Manon Allaire, Jean-Baptiste Nousbaum, Véronique Loustaud-Ratti, Xavier Causse, Philippe Sogni, Bertrand Hanslik, Marc Bourliere, Jean-Marie Peron, Nathalie Ganne-Carrie, Thong Dao, Dominique Thabut, Bernard. Maitre, Nabil Debzi, Ryad Smadhi, Roger Sombie, Raimi Kpossou, Olivier Nouel, Julien Bissonnette, Isaac Ruiz, Mourad Medmoun, Sergio Negrin Dastis, Pierre Deltenre, Florent Artru, Chantal Raherison, Laure Elkrief, and Tristan Lemagoarou
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Hepatic hydrothorax ,Therapeutic pleural puncture ,Albumin infusion ,Spontaneous bacterial empyema ,Talcage pleurodesis ,Indwelling pleural catheter ,Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology ,RC799-869 - Abstract
Abstract Background The Hepatic hydrothorax is a pleural effusion related to portal hypertension; its diagnosis and therapeutic management may be difficult. The aims of this article are which follows: To gather the practices of hepatogastroenterologists or pulmonologists practitioners regarding the diagnosis and management of the hepatic hydrothorax. Methods Practitioners from 13 French- speaking countries were invited to answer an online questionnaire on the hepatic hydrothorax diagnosis and its management. Results Five hundred twenty-eight practitioners (80% from France) responded to this survey. 75% were hepatogastroenterologists, 20% pulmonologists and the remaining 5% belonged to other specialities. The Hepatic hydrothorax can be located on the left lung for 64% of the responders (66% hepatogastroenterologists vs 57% pulmonologists; p = 0.25); The Hepatic hydrothorax can exist in the absence of clinical ascites for 91% of the responders (93% hepatogastroenterologists vs 88% pulmonologists; p = 0.27). An Ultrasound pleural scanning was systematically performed before a puncture for 43% of the responders (36% hepatogastroenterologists vs 70% pulmonologists; p
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- 2023
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