Pigtail Catheter: A Less Invasive Option for Pleural Drainage in Egyptian Patients with Recurrent Hepatic Hydrothorax

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Complications</td><td class="align_center">Number of patients/percent</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pneumothorax</td><td class="align_center">0/0%</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pain at site of insertion</td><td class="align_center">12/20%</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Blockage of the catheter</td><td class="align_center">2/3.3%</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Infection</td><td class="align_center">0/0%</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Rapid reaccumulation</td><td class="align_center">12/20%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Complications of pigtail catheter insertion.

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Table 2: Pigtail Catheter: A Less Invasive Option for Pleural Drainage in Egyptian Patients with Recurrent Hepatic Hydrothorax 