Bilothorax: A Bitter Complication of Liver Surgery
Author(s) -
L. A. C. Hamers,
K. Bosscha,
Maarten H van Leuken,
Miriam Moviat,
Cornelis P. C. de Jager
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
case reports in surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6900
pISSN - 2090-6919
DOI - 10.1155/2013/372827
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , complication , abdominal surgery , general surgery
Bilothorax is a rare condition, mostly associated with surgery involving the biliary system or trauma. In this article a case of bilothorax secondary to liver surgery is reported, which recovered by pleural and abdominal drainage. Bilothorax should be considered as a cause of respiratory detoriation in patients with recent biliary or hepatic surgery.
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