Urinothorax and Empyema: Presentation of an Unusual Complication of a Rare Condition
Nolan Fox, Nicholas Fox, Shourjo Chakravorty, Neeraj Sinha, Akif Turna · 2025
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Description
Nolan Fox and co-authors report an unusual chest case in a 2025 paper. Their patient, a 68-year-old man with bladder cancer that had spread, came in with stubborn hiccups and chest pain. He also had a blocked urinary tract. Imaging showed fluid around one lung and signs of infection in that fluid.
Tests found germs in the fluid but no cancer cells, and the fluid's creatinine level topped that of his blood. That pattern marks a rare condition called urinothorax, where urine leaks into the chest space, here paired with an infected collection. Care drained the chest but did not fix the blockage, and the outcome was poor. The case warns against treating the leak alone.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nolan Fox, Nicholas Fox, Shourjo Chakravorty, Neeraj Sinha, Akif Turna |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |