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Bilateral Bilothorax: An Unusual Cause of Bilateral Exudative Pleural Effusion

Bilothorax is an uncommon cause of exudative pleural effusion; the majority of reported cases are right-sided while a bilateral presentation is extremely rare. The majority of cases are secondary to biliary obstruction, an extension of hepatic infections, and iatrogenic complications following percu...

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Autores principales: Shah, Kanval, Ravikumar, Nakul, Uddin, Q. Kamran, McGee, William, Farmer, Mary Jo S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6758986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31565594
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5185
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author Shah, Kanval
Ravikumar, Nakul
Uddin, Q. Kamran
McGee, William
Farmer, Mary Jo S
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description Bilothorax is an uncommon cause of exudative pleural effusion; the majority of reported cases are right-sided while a bilateral presentation is extremely rare. The majority of cases are secondary to biliary obstruction, an extension of hepatic infections, and iatrogenic complications following percutaneous procedures or surgical interventions. Imaging studies and a diagnostic pleural tap can confirm the diagnosis. Early recognition and complete drainage are important to prevent life-threatening complications, including empyema formation. We present a case of a 71-year-old female who developed bilateral bilothorax as a complication of gallstone pancreatitis.
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spelling pubmed-67589862019-09-28 Bilateral Bilothorax: An Unusual Cause of Bilateral Exudative Pleural Effusion Shah, Kanval Ravikumar, Nakul Uddin, Q. Kamran McGee, William Farmer, Mary Jo S Cureus Internal Medicine Bilothorax is an uncommon cause of exudative pleural effusion; the majority of reported cases are right-sided while a bilateral presentation is extremely rare. The majority of cases are secondary to biliary obstruction, an extension of hepatic infections, and iatrogenic complications following percutaneous procedures or surgical interventions. Imaging studies and a diagnostic pleural tap can confirm the diagnosis. Early recognition and complete drainage are important to prevent life-threatening complications, including empyema formation. We present a case of a 71-year-old female who developed bilateral bilothorax as a complication of gallstone pancreatitis. Cureus 2019-07-21 /pmc/articles/PMC6758986/ /pubmed/31565594 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5185 Text en Copyright © 2019, Shah et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_short Bilateral Bilothorax: An Unusual Cause of Bilateral Exudative Pleural Effusion
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6758986/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5185
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