Urinothorax following Blunt Renal Trauma: One case report.
- Author:
Dae Hyun KIM
1
;
Hyo Chul YOUN
;
In Ho YI
;
Soo Cheol KIM
;
Bum Shik KIM
;
Kyu Seok CHO
;
Joo Chul PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University. bskim16@khmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pleural effusion;
Kidney;
Urine
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Diagnosis;
Incidence;
Inflammation;
Kidney;
Kidney Neoplasms;
Pleural Effusion;
Thoracic Cavity;
Urinary Diversion;
Urinary Tract;
Urinoma
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2005;38(11):803-805
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Urinothorax occurs when urine leakes into thoracic cavity and it was first reported by Correie in 1968. The mechanism of its occurrence is an accumulation of urine in thoracic cavity by retroperitoneal urinoma formed by urinary tract obstruction or trauma. Retroperitoneal inflammation, malignant neoplasm, kidney transplantation, and kidney biopsy can also induce urinothorax. The diagnosis of urinothorax may be delayed due to its rare incidence rate, but if diagnosis is confirmed the treatment is possible by urinary diversion. We report our experience of a case of urinothorax associated with retroperitoneal urinoma followed by blunt renal trauma with review of literatures.
