Colopleural fistula: Case report and review of the literature
Annals of Thoracic Medicine. 2008; 3 (3): 108-109
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ABSTRACT
We report a 28-year-old woman, pregnant, at 24 weeks, with 3-day history of right-sided chest pain and shortness of breath. Few hours after admission, she delivered a dead baby. She had a history of right partial hepatic lobotomy and cholecystectomy at UK on May 2004 because of multiple pyogenic liver abscesses. Chest examination revealed signs of hydrothorax on the right side. Chest X-ray showed pleural effusion on the right side. Pleural fluid was exudative with high neutrophils. Gram stain and culture showed multiple organisms. CT scan chest and abdomen with contrast, combined with barium enema, revealed right colothorax communication. Colothorax fistula was closed surgically. On the following days, the patient's symptoms resolved, and she was consequently discharged
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Índice:
IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Pleura
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Embarazo
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Literatura de Revisión como Asunto
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Fístula del Sistema Respiratorio
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Resultado del Tratamiento
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Colon
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Hidrotórax
Tipo de estudio:
Informe de Casos
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Ann. Thorac. Med.
Año:
2008
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