title: Pleural effusion as a complication of intrathoracic goitre.
abstract: The authors report their experience with a case of bilateral pleural effusions as a complication of intrathoracic goitre. They then go on to examine all the possible causes of this phenomenon. After discussing the anatomy of the superior mediastinum, they conclude that hydrothorax related to intrathoracic goitre could be the result of pressure of the mass on venous structures, especially on the superior vena cava, or on the intramediastinal lymphatic vessles, or, as in the case reported, on both.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Chirurgia dell'Apparato Digerente, Università degli Studi di Messina.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbuscia
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di Pietro
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giacomo Rizzo
authors.forename: Giuseppinella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Melita
authors.forename: Mjriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanò
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Luca
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gorgone
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*