• Pleuresy of unexpected etiology : a foreign body within the pleural cavity

    Ribera-Jorba Th. , Heinen V. , Corhay J-L. , Louis R. , Duysinx B.
    Rev Med Liege 2014, 69(1),38-45

    Abstract : Following three brief clinical reports, we review the literature concerning a rare cause of exudative pleural effusion: the presence of a foreign body in the pleural cavity. Frequently iatrogenical, this rare etiology of pleural effusion must be envisaged when this complication develops after any invasive peri-thoracic surgery and must be included in the differential diagnosis of recurrent pleural effusions. These effusions have a favorable prognosis after withdrawal of the foreign body. Keywords : Foreign body intra-pleural - Iatrogenic pleural effusion - Recurrent pleural exudate

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