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.
Hepatic hydrothorax is defined as a pleural effusion usually >500 ml, in patients with cirrhosis without cardiopulmonary disease [1]. 15) Transdiaphragmatic migration of ascitic fluid causes hepatic hydrothorax in 5% to 25% of cirrhotic patients.