title: Subarachnoid-pleural fistula complicating thoracotomy: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We describe a patient who developed a persistent pleural effusion due to a subarachnoid-pleural fistula after operation for lung carcinoma and then review the literature on iatrogenic subarachnoid-pleural fistulas.
mesh_terms: D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D013346:Subarachnoid Space