A Green Surprise: Bilateral Bilious Pleural Effusion Secondary to Esophageal Rupture-A Case Report

• Main Authors: Diviya Bharathi Ravikumar MBBS (Author), Barath Prashanth Sivasubramanian MBBS (Author), Francis Vino Dominic Savio MBBS (Author), Tharajan Gunendran MD (Author), Saketh Palasamudram Shekar MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bilothorax, an exudative pleural effusion due to the accumulation of bile. It is also called cholethorax or thoracobilia and was initially reported in 1971. Here, we report a rare case of an elderly male presenting with bilateral bilothorax due to esophageal rupture. A 78-year-old man with multiple...