Bilothorax: A Bitter Complication of Liver Surgery
Bilothorax is a rare condition, mostly associated with surgery involving the biliary system or trauma. In this article a case of bilothorax secondary to liver surgery is reported, which recovered by pleural and abdominal drainage. Bilothorax should be considered as a cause of respiratory detoriation...
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| author | L. A. C. Hamers K. Bosscha M. H. van Leuken M. A. M. Moviat C. P. C. de Jager |
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| description | Bilothorax is a rare condition, mostly associated with surgery involving the biliary system or trauma. In this article a case of bilothorax secondary to liver surgery is reported, which recovered by pleural and abdominal drainage. Bilothorax should be considered as a cause of respiratory detoriation in patients with recent biliary or hepatic surgery. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cb3c316c18f04a09aeb41494735a28ed2025-02-03T05:45:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192013-01-01201310.1155/2013/372827372827Bilothorax: A Bitter Complication of Liver SurgeryL. A. C. Hamers0K. Bosscha1M. H. van Leuken2M. A. M. Moviat3C. P. C. de Jager4Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Henri Dunantstraat 1, 5223 GZ Den Bosch, The NetherlandsDepartment of Surgery, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Henri Dunantstraat 1, 5223 GZ Den Bosch, The NetherlandsDepartment of Radiology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Henri Dunantstraat 1, 5223 GZ Den Bosch, The NetherlandsDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Henri Dunantstraat 1, 5223 GZ Den Bosch, The NetherlandsDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Henri Dunantstraat 1, 5223 GZ Den Bosch, The NetherlandsBilothorax is a rare condition, mostly associated with surgery involving the biliary system or trauma. In this article a case of bilothorax secondary to liver surgery is reported, which recovered by pleural and abdominal drainage. Bilothorax should be considered as a cause of respiratory detoriation in patients with recent biliary or hepatic surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/372827 |
| spellingShingle | L. A. C. Hamers K. Bosscha M. H. van Leuken M. A. M. Moviat C. P. C. de Jager Bilothorax: A Bitter Complication of Liver Surgery Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Bilothorax: A Bitter Complication of Liver Surgery |
| title_full | Bilothorax: A Bitter Complication of Liver Surgery |
| title_fullStr | Bilothorax: A Bitter Complication of Liver Surgery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilothorax: A Bitter Complication of Liver Surgery |
| title_short | Bilothorax: A Bitter Complication of Liver Surgery |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/372827 |
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