Bilothorax: A Bitter Complication of Liver Surgery

Bilothorax is a rare condition, mostly associated with surgery involving the biliary system or trauma. In this article a case of bilothorax secondary to liver surgery is reported, which recovered by pleural and abdominal drainage. Bilothorax should be considered as a cause of respiratory detoriation...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hamers, L. A. C., Bosscha, K., van Leuken, M. H., Moviat, M. A. M., de Jager, C. P. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3603614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23533911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/372827
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Sumario:Bilothorax is a rare condition, mostly associated with surgery involving the biliary system or trauma. In this article a case of bilothorax secondary to liver surgery is reported, which recovered by pleural and abdominal drainage. Bilothorax should be considered as a cause of respiratory detoriation in patients with recent biliary or hepatic surgery.

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