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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0028-3746</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Neumología y cirugía de tórax]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Neumol. cir. torax]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0028-3746</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Neumología y Cirugía de Tórax; Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas; Sociedad Cubana de Neumología; Sociedad Paraguaya de Neumología; Sociedad Boliviana de Neumología.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0028-37462021000100046</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/99454</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Plastía diafragmática y pleurodesis química por videotoracoscopia: una alternativa como tratamiento quirúrgico en paciente con hidrotórax hepático]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Chemical diaphragmoplasty and pleurodesis by videotoracoscopy as a surgical treatment in a patient with liver hydrothorax]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Blanco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Antonio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Acevedo-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yulieth]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Blanco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jonathan]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Remolina-Medina]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Barrio Los Corales-Cartagena/Colombia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>80</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>46</fpage>
<lpage>50</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0028-37462021000100046&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0028-37462021000100046&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0028-37462021000100046&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: El hidrotórax hepático es una patología de difícil diagnóstico de la que muy poco se sabe por su baja incidencia. Presentamos un caso clínico de un paciente con un hidrotórax hepático, donde se consideró como alternativa el tratamiento quirúrgico con diafragmoplastía más pleurodesis química por videotoracoscopia, debido a su poca adherencia con el tratamiento médico, presentando recurrencias del hidrotórax y hospitalizaciones frecuentes. Esta cirugía se presenta como una alternativa con buenos resultados durante un importante período de tiempo, mejorando la calidad de vida del paciente.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Hepatic hydrothorax is a difficult diagnosis pathology, of which very little is known due to its low incidence. Next, we will present a clinical case of a patient with a hepatic hydrothorax, where surgical treatment with diaphragmoplasty plus chemical pleurodesis by videothoracoscopy was considered as an alternative, due to its low adherence to medical treatment, presenting recurrences of the hydrothorax and frequent hospitalizations. This surgery is presented as an alternative with good results for an important period of time, improving the quality of life of the patient]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[plastía diafragmática]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hydrothorax hepatic]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[diaphragmoplasty]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[videothoracoscopy]]></kwd>
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