Urinothorax: A Rare Postoperative Complication of Adrenalectomy | Zendy

Deepa Kalikavil Puthenveedu | Zendy; N.G. Davidson Manickam | Zendy; Arul Rajamurugan Ponniah Subramanian | Zendy; Palani Kumar Baluchamy | Zendy

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Urinothorax: A Rare Postoperative Complication of Adrenalectomy

Author(s) -

Deepa Kalikavil Puthenveedu,

N.G. Davidson Manickam,

Arul Rajamurugan Ponniah Subramanian,

Palani Kumar Baluchamy

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of clinical and diagnostic research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2249-782X

pISSN - 0973-709X

DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/17680.7761

Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , pleural cavity , adrenalectomy , differential diagnosis , complication , pleural fluid , surgery , creatinine , thoracic cavity , abdominal cavity , pleurisy , effusion , radiology , pathology

Urinothorax is a rare condition defined by the presence of urine in the pleural cavity. Here we report a case of a patient with left sided transudative pleural effusion which developed following left adrenalectomy with perisplenic collection. The pleural fluid to serum creatinine ratio was found to be greater than one which confirmed the diagnosis. The objective of this case report was to describe this rare case and to alert the physicians to include urinothorax in their differential diagnosis of transudative pleural effusion especially following abdominal surgery.

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