Urinothorax: Case report and review of the literature with emphasis on biochemical diagnosis

Respiration

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 533-536

  Garcia Pachon, Eduardo ^a,b   Padilla Navas, Isabel ^a  

^a Hospital General Universitario   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Creatinine; Pleural effusion; Transudate; Urinothorax

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; BIOCHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; EXUDATE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PH; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOCK WAVE; THORAX DISEASE; URINOTHORAX;

EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; URINE;

EID: 5644250484     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080642     Document Type: Review

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