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Transudative chylothorax associated with alcoholic cirrhosis

We present the case of a 53-year-old man with decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis who was referred for right pleural effusion. After investigation, the patient was ultimately diagnosed with cirrhotic chylothorax. Chylothorax is a rare manifestation of cirrhosis, which results from the trans-diaphragma...

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Published in:Oxf Med Case Reports
Main Authors: Koshima, Yusuke, Miyazaki, Shinichi, Ninomiya, Jun, Kuno, Yasumasa, Ikeda, Takuya
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6440272/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30949356
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omz019
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