Vol 24, No 2 (2021)
Clinical vignette
Published online: 2021-07-30
Cholethorax with biliopleural communication detected on [99mTc]mebrofenin hepatobiliary scintigraphy
Abstract
Bilious pleural effusion or cholethorax is a rare type of exudative pleural effusion. Here is presented a case of right-sided cholethorax, in which the direct communication between the pleural effusion with the biliary duct was visible only on the posteriori images of dynamic hepatobiliary scintigraphy with [99mTc]mebrofenin.
Keywords: cholethoraxbiliopleural communicationhepatobiliary scintigraphy