Accession Number	<strong>00042737-200108000-00019</strong>.
Author	Pfammatter, Rahel a; Quattropani, Christiana b; Reichen, Jurg b; Goke, Burkhard a; Wagner, Andreas C. C. a
Institution	Departments of (a)Gastroenterology and (b)Clinical Pharmacology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
Title	Treatment of hepatic hydrothorax and reduction of chest tube output with octreotide.[Report]
Source	European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 13(8):977-980, August 2001.
Abstract	Hepatic hydrothorax is a dreaded complication in patients with liver cirrhosis. Placement of chest tubes can alleviate respiratory distress, but patients often succumb due to excessive fluid and protein loss via the open drain. Our case illustrates that high-dose octreotide can strongly reduce hepatic hydrothorax drainage volume. This allows removal of the chest tube, which would otherwise not have been possible. (C) 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.