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A Case of Idiopathic Chylothorax and Chyluria  

Choi, Jung Min (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Oh, Hyoung-Chul (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Yi, Myung Zoon (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Yun, Jae Pil (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Kim, Jae Il (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Kim, Woo Sung (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Kim, Dong Soon (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Kim, Won Dong (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Shim, Tae Sun (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.57, no.4, 2004 , pp. 377-380 More about this Journal
Abstract
We report a rare case of idiopathic chylothorax and chyluria. A 31 year-old woman was referred to our hospital with a right-sided pleural effusion. Cream-colored pleural fluid and urine were confirmed as chylothorax and chyluria, respectively, by a lipoprotein electrophoresis. Even though she had previously underwent surgery for pelvic fibrosarcoma and experienced its recurrence, there has been no change of mass size and no evidence of thoracic duct or urinary tract obstruction as of the moment. Hence, idiopathic chylothorax and chyluira was diagnosed. Because she responded poorly to conservative treatment, thoracic duct ligation and pleurodesis were performend ; wherease chyluria was resolved spontaneously.
Keywords
Chylothorax; Chyluria; Fibrosarcoma; Pleural effusion;
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