In some children with ventricular septal defect, the defect will close on its own as the child grows. Medical Treatment If a larger ventricular septal defect is causing symptoms, your child's health care provider may prescribe medication.
Hepatic hydrothorax is defined as a significant pleural effusion (usually greater than 500 ml) in a cirrhotic patient, without an underlying pulmonary or cardiac disease.
Occurs when rate of fluid formation exceeds rate of its removal. Excess fluid formation (from interstitium of the lung, the parietal pleura, or peritoneal cavity) or decreased removal of fluid by lymphatics. CHF causes hydrothorax. Other causes are renal failure, nephrosis, liver failure, malignancy.