http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2003/07/Cases/Hepatic-hydrothorax.aspxA 56-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis and recurrent ascites acutely developed a right pleural effusion (Figure 1). A thoracentesis revealed the effusion to be transudative. The patient had no known history of pulmonary or cardiac disease.Tuesday, 01 Feb 2005 13:47:46 GMT