Urinothorax: A Rare Postoperative Complication of Adrenalectomy

Urinothorax: A Rare Postoperative Complication of Adrenalectomy

Urinothorax is a rare condition defined by the presence of urine in the pleural cavity. Here we report a case of a patient with left sided transudative pleural effusion which developed following left adrenalectomy with perisplenic collection. The pleural fluid to serum creatinine ratio was found t...

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Main Authors: Deepa Kalikavil Puthenveedu, Natarajan Manickam, Arul Rajamurugan Ponniah Subramanian, Palani Kumar Baluchamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
pleral fluid creatinine
retroperitoneal
thoracostomy
transudative pleural effusion
urinoma
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7761/17680_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(RSAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf
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Summary:Urinothorax is a rare condition defined by the presence of urine in the pleural cavity. Here we report a case of a patient with left sided transudative pleural effusion which developed following left adrenalectomy with perisplenic collection. The pleural fluid to serum creatinine ratio was found to be greater than one which confirmed the diagnosis. The objective of this case report was to describe this rare case and to alert the physicians to include urinothorax in their differential diagnosis of transudative pleural effusion especially following abdominal surgery.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X

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