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Table 1 Complications of the HH

From: International survey among hepatologists and pulmonologists on the hepatic hydrothorax: plea for recommendations

Possible complications

Responses

Coughing

494 (94%)

SPE

504 (96%)

Dyspnea

522 (99%)

Respiratory distress

506 (97%)

Pleural mesothelioma

17 (3%)

Tamponade

188 (36%)

Hemoptysis

53 (10%)

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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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