Open AccessUrinothorax: A path, less travelled: Case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Vikrant Ranjan,
Shailesh Agrawal,
Saurabh Sudhir Chipde,
Ravi Dosi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.149182
Subject(s) - percutaneous nephrolithotomy , shock wave lithotripsy , medicine , percutaneous , lithotripsy , path (computing) , surgery , computer science , programming language
Urinothorax is a very rare occurrence of urine in the pleural space. Urinothorax can occur as a consequence to percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), ureterorenoscopic lithotripsy (URSL) or shock wave lithotripsy (SWL). We herewith report a rare case of Urinothorax in a 35 years old male patient and discuss its current knowhow and clinical management.