Urinothorax is an unusual cause of pleural effusion. To describe a case with urinothorax secondary to urinary system trauma. 41-year-old male readmitted to our hospital 16 days after a right percutaneous nephrolithotomy with fever, shortness of breath, chest pain and multiloculated pleural effusion confirmed by CT scan, resolved with surgical treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Boerhaave syndrome consists of a spontaneous perforation of the esophagus, with high mortality.
Objective: To describe a case with Boerhaave syndrome with double esophageal perforation.
Case Report: 33-year-old female who came to the hospital for emetic symptoms, followed by retrosternal chest pain; chest drainage is performed.