In cirrhotic patients with recurrent hepatic hydrothorax liver transplantation is a definitive treatment. But a significant number of individual are ineligible for liver transplantation. In these patients to ameliorate the symptoms various treatment modalities such as TIPS, serial thoracocentesis, pigtail catheter drainage and pleurodesis are used. We are doing this study to assess the safety and efficacy of serial thoracocentesis verus pigtail catheter drainage.
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Frequency of Repeated Thoracocentesis
Timeframe: Day 30
Frequency of Repeated Thoracocentesis
Timeframe: Day 90