Pseudochylothorax in pleural effusion due to coronary artery bypass surgery

Authors
Garcia-Pachon, E Fernandez, LC Lopez-Azorin, F Padilla-Navas, I
Citation
E. Garcia-pachon et al., Pseudochylothorax in pleural effusion due to coronary artery bypass surgery, EUR RESP J, 13(6), 1999, pp. 1487-1488
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","da verificare
Journal title
EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
ISSN journal
09031936 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1487 - 1488
Database
ISI
SICI code
0903-1936(199906)13:6<1487:PIPEDT>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
This study describes a 64-yr-old male with a chronic left pleural effusion following a coronary artery bypass 3 yrs earlier. On thoracocentesis, turbi d fluid was obtained with crystals of cholesterol on microscopic examinatio n, establishing the diagnosis of pseudochylothorax. The pleural fluid chole sterol level was 207 mgdL(-1) (5.36 mmol.L-1). This is the first report of pseudochylothorax in a chronic pleural effusion due to coronary artery bypa ss surgery.