Syringo-pleural shunt: a rare cause of recurrent pleural effusion.
Syringo-pleural shunt: a rare cause of recurrent pleural effusion.
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2016 Apr-Jun;58(2):135-7
Authors: Prakash AK, Prabhudesai PP, Shastri BS
Abstract
case of a patient with reported spinal tuberculosis (TB) that developed syringomyelia, a rare sequelae of the
disease is presented in this report. He underwent syringo-pleural shunting for syringomyelia. After 15 years, the
patient presented with recurrent pleural effusion. Diagnostic thoracentesis revealed fluid of transudative nature.
Pleural fluid was positive for beta-2 transferrin. Pleural biopsy was negative for any malignancy or TB. Computed
tomography scan focusing on the shunt showed that it was undisplaced. Video-assisted thoracoscopic exploration
showed the distal tip of the shunt adherent to the lung parenchyma. The effusion resolved after the dislodgement
of distal tip from lung parenchyma.
PMID: 30182686 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci Source Type: research