Hepatic hydrothorax: About a hospital serie of 63 cases.

Background: Hepatic hydrothorax is a less common complication of cirrhosis with an estimated prevalence of 10- 15%. In the vast majority of cases, ascites are also present but significant pleural effusion may develop in patients without ascites. Hepatic hydrothorax is associated with cirrhosis whatever its etiology.

Predictive scores of early mortality from variceal gastrointestinal bleeding in cirrhotic patients.

Introduction: The variceal bleeding, main complication of portal hypertension during cirrhosis, is associated with high early mortality riskestimated between 15 and 20%. This highlights the necessity of predictive models that allow identifying high-risk patients raising the issue of amore aggressive therapeutic care.

Objective: To assess the performance of four scores for the prediction of cirrhotic patients' high early mortality risk due to digestive hemorrhageand to compare them to the Child-Pugh reference score.

[Viral B reactivation: Risk factors and prevention].

Background: The viral B reactivation is associated to deadly serious forms. There exist populations suffering this risk yet with a possibility of prevention through a pre-emptive treatment.

Purposes: Establishing the diagnosis of a viral B reactivation.