title: Pseudochylothorax in pleural effusion due to coronary artery bypass surgery.
abstract: This study describes a 64-yr-old male with a chronic left pleural effusion following a coronary artery bypass 3 yrs earlier. On thoracocentesis, turbid fluid was obtained with crystals of cholesterol on microscopic examination, establishing the diagnosis of pseudochylothorax. The pleural fluid cholesterol level was 207 mg x dL(-1) (5.36 mmol x L(-1)). This is the first report of pseudochylothorax in a chronic pleural effusion due to coronary artery bypass surgery.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Medicine, Hospital Vega Baja, Orihuela-Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garcia-Pachon
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lopez-Azorin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Padilla-Navas
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000737:chemistry / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol