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ArticleCureus2023

Left-Sided Transudative Chylothorax With Concomitant Chylous Ascites in the Setting of Liver Cirrhosis.

Janet Gukasyan, Alexander T Phan, Janie Hu, Shuhab Zaher, Sarkis Arabian, Mufadda Hasan, Dan Vo

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 45% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Janet GukasyanSchool of Medicine, California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, USA.
Alexander T PhanInternal Medicine, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, USA.
Janie HuInternal Medicine, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, USA.
Shuhab ZaherInternal Medicine, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, USA.
Sarkis ArabianPulmonary and Critical Care, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, USA.
Mufadda HasanPulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, USA.
Dan VoInternal Medicine, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, USA.
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most chylothoraces are caused by trauma and malignancy, and pleural fluid analysis typically demonstrates an exudative effusion. Transudative chylothorax is a rare manifestation and has only been cited in case reports in the current literature. Here, we present the case of a 59-year-old male with a history of liver cirrhosis secondary to alcohol abuse, chronic kidney disease stage 3a, and hypertension who presented with a left-sided pleural effusion and abdominal ascites. A thoracentesis and abdominal paracentesis were performed, and fluid analyses demonstrated a transudative chylothorax with concomitant chylous ascites. In this review, we aim to highlight a rare case of transudative chylothorax and discuss the pathogenesis and management of this condition.

Indexed as

alcohol related cirrhosischylothoraxhepatologyleft sided pleural effusionpleural diseasepulmonary medicinepulmonary rehabilitation and medicine

Identifiers

PMID36819322
PMCPMC9933419
OpenAlexW4316812972

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