Journal Basic Info
- Impact Factor: 1.809**
- H-Index: 6
- ISSN: 2474-1655
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655
Major Scope
- Epidemiology
- Hepatology
- Endocrinology
- Hematology
- Signs and Symptoms-Clinical Findings
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- Nuclear Medicine
- Sexual Health
Abstract
Citation: Ann Clin Case Rep. 2018;3(1):1500.DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655.1500
Intrapleural Fat-Fluid Level: A Unique Sign in Chest Imaging
Barry Hutchinson
Department of Radiology, NYU School of Medicine, USA
*Correspondance to: Barry Hutchinson
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Abstract:
Pseudochylothorax (PCT) describes the accumulation of a lipid-rich pleural effusion that resembles a chylothorax at thoracocentesis but that does not result from obstruction of the thoracic duct. They most commonly occur in the setting of a chronic tuberculous empyema. On Computed Tomography (CT) PCT may be indistinguishable from simple pleural effusions but in rare cases they can contain macroscopic fat that forms either a fat-fluid of fat-calcium level. This unusual appearance can pose a diagnostic dilemma to the radiologist unfamiliar with this entity. We present two such cases with CT imaging.
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Cite the Article:
Hutchinson B. Intrapleural Fat-Fluid Level: A Unique Sign in Chest Imaging. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2018; 3: 1500.
