Advanced search
Publication Cover
Scandinavian Journal of Urology Volume 47, 2013 - Issue 3
Journal homepage
140
Views
8
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Case Reports

Unilateral urinothorax can occur contralateral to the affected kidney

Georgios DimitriadisFirst Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
,
Anastasios TahmatzopoulosFirst Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Spyridon KampantaisFirst Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
,
Stavros IoannidisFirst Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
,
Demetrios RadopoulosFirst Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
&
Vasileios KatsikasFirst Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Pages 242-243 | Received 17 Mar 2012, Accepted 16 May 2012, Published online: 25 Jun 2012

References

  • Salcedo JR. Urinothorax: report of 4 cases and review of the literature. J Urol 1986;135:805–8.
  • Maskell NA, Butland RJ. BTS guidelines for the investigation of a unilateral pleural effusion in adults. Thorax 2003;58(Suppl 2):ii8–17.
  • Stark DD, Shanes JG, Baron RL, Koch DD. Biochemical features of urinothorax. Arch Intern Med 1982;142:1509–11.
  • Garcia-Pachon E, Padilla-Navas I. Urinothorax: case report and review of the literature with emphasis on biochemical diagnosis. Respiration 2004;71:533–6.
  • Corriere JN Jr, Miller WT, Murphy JJ. Hydronephrosis as a cause of pleural effusion. Radiology 1968;90:79–84.
  • Handa A, Agarwal R, Aggarwal AN. Urinothorax: an unusual cause of pleural effusion. Singapore Med J 2007;48:e289–92.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.