Do not underestimate the impact of hepatic hydrothorax on survival before and after liver transplant

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey, PA Abbreviations: HH, hepatic hydrothorax; HR, hazard ratio; IPC, indwelling pleural catheter; LRD, liver-related death; LT, liver transplant; TIPS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Correspondence Karen L. Krok, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. Email: [email protected]