Transudative chylothorax from cirrhosis complicated by lung entrapment

A patient with long-standing cirrhosis due to hepatitis C and hepatic hydrothorax was evaluated for increasing symptoms and presence of a large right pleural effusion. Thoracentesis revealed evidence of a chylothorax with rapid reaccumulation of pleural fluid. Repeat thoracentesis with manometry ide...

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Main Authors: Samuel C. Owen, Danielle R. Bersabe, Andrew J. Skabelund, Edward T. McCann, Michael J. Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007115300642