Transudative chylothorax from cirrhosis complicated by lung entrapment

Samuel C. Owen; Danielle R. Bersabe; Andrew J. Skabelund; Edward T. McCann; Michael J. Morris

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2015.12.007

Transudative chylothorax from cirrhosis complicated by lung entrapment

Samuel C. Owen^*
, Danielle R. Bersabe
, Andrew J. Skabelund
, Edward T. McCann
, Michael J. Morris

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

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 identified presence of entrapped lung which complicated treatment options. This is the first case report of a hepatic chylothorax with features of entrapped lung.

Original language	English
Article number	100243
Journal	Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Volume	28
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2015.12.007
State	Published - 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chylothorax
Cirrhosis
Entrapped lung
Hepatic hydrothorax

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