Hepatic Hydrothorax
Authors: ROBERT F. JOHNSTON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Article1 September 1964Hepatic HydrothoraxStudies to Determine the Source of the Fluid and Report of Thirteen CasesROBERT F. JOHNSTON, M.D., RODOLFO V. LOO, M.D.ROBERT F. JOHNSTON, M.D., RODOLFO V. LOO, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-61-3-385 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe association of pleural effusion with ascites has been mentioned commonly in the literature, usually in association with solid ovarian tumors, the Tait-Demons-Meigs' syndrome (1-3) and with hepatic cirrhosis (4-10). Meigs' work, calling attention to the triad of benign ovarian tumor, ascites, and hydrothorax, is well-known. He demonstrated that both peritoneal and pleural effusions could be cured by simply removing the ovarian tumor (1). 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ROBERT F. JOHNSTON, M.D.; RODOLFO V. LOO, M.D.Affiliations: Eloise and Ann Arbor, MichiganFrom the Department of Medicine, Wayne County General Hospital, Eloise, Michigan, and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan.Presented in part to the Michigan Thoracic Society, April 18, 1963, Ann Arbor, Michigan.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Robert F. Johnston, M.D., Henry R. Landis State Hospital, Girard and Corinthian Aves. Philadelphia, Pa. 19130. 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LIEBERMAN, M.D., RYUGO HIDEMURA, M.D., ROBERT L. PETERS, M.D., TELFER B. REYNOLDS, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 September 1964Volume 61, Issue 3Page: 385-401KeywordsAscitesBenign tumorsCirrhosisHospital medicineHydrothoraxParticulatesPleural effusion ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1964 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright ©, 1964, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...