Revista médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
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Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc · Jul 2008
[Thoracocentesis in patients with pleural effusion and chronic alcoholic liver disease].
chronic alcoholic liver disease (EHAC) associates to recurrent pleural effusion. Generally thoracocentesis is not performed for considering this fluid a trasudate. Our objective was to determine the usefulness of thoracocentesis and causes of recurrent pleural effusion. ⋯ we found that more than half of patients with chronic alcoholic liver disease and recurrent pleural effusion was an exudate, thus thoracocentesis should be frequently performed in these patients.