Massive pleural effusion in porous diaphragm syndrome due to lymphatic leakage after pelvic surgery

Masashi Nishimura; Takunori Ogawa; Tomomi Tanigaki; Koji Sumi; Yasuhiro Enjoji; Yohsuke Suyama; Akihiko Kawana; Yoshifumi Kimizuka

doi:10.1002/rcr2.1338

Massive pleural effusion in porous diaphragm syndrome due to lymphatic leakage after pelvic surgery

Respirol Case Rep. 2024 Mar 25;12(3):e01338. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1338. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Authors

Masashi Nishimura¹, Takunori Ogawa¹, Tomomi Tanigaki¹, Koji Sumi², Yasuhiro Enjoji², Yohsuke Suyama², Akihiko Kawana¹, Yoshifumi Kimizuka¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine National Defense Medical College Saitama Japan.
² Department of Radiology National Defense Medical College Saitama Japan.

Abstract

We present the case of a patient who developed a massive right pleural effusion after pelvic surgery, not thoracic surgery. Lymphatic leakage into the abdominal cavity after pelvic surgery can cause massive pleural effusion when complicated with porous diaphragm syndrome.

Keywords: lymphatic leakage; pelvic surgery; pleural effusion; porous diaphragm syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports