%0 Journal Article
%T Hepatopleural Fistula with Empyema Thoracis: A Rare Complication of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
%A Bundit Chaopathomkul
%A Jeerawat Maytapa
%A Kessarin Thanapirom
%A Pinit Kullavanijaya
%A Piyawat Komolmit
%A Sombat Treeprasertsuk
%J Archive of "ACG Case Reports Journal".
%D 2018
%R 10.14309/crj.2018.2
%X We report a 70-year-old man with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) who presented with right-sided extended-spectrum beta-lactamases Escherichia coli empyema thoracis. Chest and abdominal computed tomography showed hepatopleural fistula. The patient refused a surgical operation and was treated with tube thoracotomy, percutaneous drainage of dominant liver cyst, and intravenous antibiotics. His symptoms improved after 2 months of nonsurgical treatment
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5758713/