Urinothorax: An unexpected cause of pleural effusion

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 300-302

  Shleyfer, Elena ^a   Nevzorov, Roman ^a   Jotkowitz, Alan B ^a   Novack, Victor ^a   Avnon, Lone ^a   Porath, Avi ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy; Pleural effusion; Urinothorax

Indexed keywords

ALFUZOSIN; AMLODIPINE; CARVEDILOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PLEURA EFFUSION; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINE; URINOTHORAX;

EID: 33744520107     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.11.024     Document Type: Article

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