An Interesting Case of a Bilious Pleural Effusion
Malignant pleural effusions are common complications in patients with primary or metastatic cancer to the lungs. In this article, we describe a unique case of a patient with history of diffuse pulmonary metastases from gallbladder adenocarcinoma who acutely developed a bilious pleural effusion follo...
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| author | Christoffel van Niekerk MD Kelly Fan MD Anna Sarcon MD Bao Luu MD |
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| description | Malignant pleural effusions are common complications in patients with primary or metastatic cancer to the lungs. In this article, we describe a unique case of a patient with history of diffuse pulmonary metastases from gallbladder adenocarcinoma who acutely developed a bilious pleural effusion following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. We believe the bilious pleural effusion (cholethorax or bilothorax) developed as a complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography rather than tumor burden causing a fistula from the biliary tree to the right pleural space. We discuss possible mechanisms of formation of the bilious pleural effusion in our patient and present a literature review of previously reported cases of bilious pleural effusions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51184efd7b5c4de498656378a1806b7b2022-12-21T17:57:28ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports2324-70962017-07-01510.1177/2324709617720160An Interesting Case of a Bilious Pleural EffusionChristoffel van Niekerk MD0Kelly Fan MD1Anna Sarcon MD2Bao Luu MD3Scripps Green Hospital, La Jolla, CA, USAScripps Green Hospital, La Jolla, CA, USAScripps Green Hospital, La Jolla, CA, USAScripps Green Hospital, La Jolla, CA, USAMalignant pleural effusions are common complications in patients with primary or metastatic cancer to the lungs. In this article, we describe a unique case of a patient with history of diffuse pulmonary metastases from gallbladder adenocarcinoma who acutely developed a bilious pleural effusion following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. We believe the bilious pleural effusion (cholethorax or bilothorax) developed as a complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography rather than tumor burden causing a fistula from the biliary tree to the right pleural space. We discuss possible mechanisms of formation of the bilious pleural effusion in our patient and present a literature review of previously reported cases of bilious pleural effusions.https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709617720160 |
| spellingShingle | Christoffel van Niekerk MD Kelly Fan MD Anna Sarcon MD Bao Luu MD An Interesting Case of a Bilious Pleural Effusion Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
| title | An Interesting Case of a Bilious Pleural Effusion |
| title_full | An Interesting Case of a Bilious Pleural Effusion |
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| title_short | An Interesting Case of a Bilious Pleural Effusion |
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