Transudative chylothorax from cirrhosis complicated by lung entrapment

Publication date: Available online 18 January 2016Source: Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsAuthor(s): Samuel C. Owen, Danielle R. Bersabe, Andrew J. Skabelund, Edward T. McCann, Michael J. MorrisAbstractA 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.
Source: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports - Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research