RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pseudochylothorax in pleural effusion due to coronary artery bypass surgery
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 1487
OP 1488
DO 10.1183/09031936.99.13614899
VO 13
IS 6
A1 E Garcia-Pachon
A1 LC Fernandez
A1 F Lopez-Azorin
A1 I Padilla-Navas
YR 1999
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/13/6/1487.abstract
AB This study describes a 64-yr-old male with a chronic left pleural effusion following a coronary artery bypass 3 yrs earlier. On thoracocentesis, turbid fluid was obtained with crystals of cholesterol on microscopic examination, establishing the diagnosis of pseudochylothorax. The pleural fluid cholesterol level was 207 mg x dL(-1) (5.36 mmol x L(-1)). This is the first report of pseudochylothorax in a chronic pleural effusion due to coronary artery bypass surgery.