PubMed · 9420589
Beware the left-sided effusion.
Abstract
A left-sided pleural effusion is an infrequent clinical occurrence compared with bilateral or right-sided effusions. After coronary bypass surgery, a patient presented with dyspnea and an enlarging left pleural effusion erroneously attributed to congestive heart failure and refractory to medical management. Thoracentesis generated a clinical surprise, allowed specific therapy, and produced evidence for a rarely reported complication of coronary artery bypass grafting. The management of chylothorax and the differential diagnosis of left-sided pleural effusions are reviewed.
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M W Felz, J Neely. 1997. Beware the left-sided effusion.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9420589/
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