Urinothorax: A new approach

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 259-263

  Garcia Pachon, Eduardo ^a   Romero, Santiago ^b,c  

^a Hospital General Universitario   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Creatinine; Pleural effusion; Transudate; Urinothorax; Urothorax

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN;

HUMAN; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; PH; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT; URINOTHORAX;

CREATINE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLEURAL DISEASES; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 33748470527     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcp.0000230628.65515.86     Document Type: Review

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