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Urinothorax following Blunt Renal Trauma -One case report -  

Kim Dae Hyun (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
Youn Hyo Chul (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
Yi In Ho (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
Kim Soo-Cheol (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
Cho Kyu Seok (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
Park Joo Chul (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
Kim Bum Shik (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.38, no.11, 2005 , pp. 803-805 More about this Journal
Abstract
Urinothorax occurs when urine leakes into thoracic cavity and it was first reported by Correie in 1968. The mechanism of its occurrence is an accumulation of urine in thoracic cavity by retroperitoneal urinoma formed by urinary tract obstruction or trauma. Retroperitoneal inflammation, malignant neoplasm, kidney transplantation, and kidney biopsy can also induce urinothorax. The diagnosis of urinothorax may be delayed due to its rare incidence rate, but if diagnosis is confirmed the treatment is possible by urinary diversion. We report our experience of a case of urinothorax associated with retroperitoneal urinoma followed by blunt renal trauma with review of literatures.
Keywords
Pleural effusion; Kidney; Urine;
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