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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