Urinothorax Presenting As Respiratory Distress After Nephrolithotomy

Authors

  • Imroz Arif Farhan Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College, Karachi
  • Syed Mahmood Ul Haq Thoracic Surgery Department, Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College, Karachi
  • Jawed Ahmed Memon Thoracic Surgery Department, Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College, Karachi
  • Mariya Muhammad Salim Thoracic Surgery Department, Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College, Karachi

Keywords:

Urinothorax, Pleural Effusion, Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Abstract

Urinothorax is a rare and an underdiagnosed condition defined as presence of urine in pleural cavity. We report 2 cases that developed Urinothorax post Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy, our experience of their management and clinical outcomes.

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Published

2019-07-02

How to Cite

Farhan, I. A., Haq, S. M. U., Memon, J. A., & Salim, M. M. (2019). Urinothorax Presenting As Respiratory Distress After Nephrolithotomy. Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry, 8(3), 77. Retrieved from http://ojs.zu.edu.pk/ojs/index.php/pjmd/article/view/60

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2019): PJMD 8-3 July-September

Section

Case Report

License

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the CreativeCommons Attribution License (CC BY) 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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