胆固醇性胸膜炎系指肉眼所见的胆固醇结晶浮游于胸腔积液中而育。是一种少见的慢性胸膜腔渗出性病变。最初报告者为Kantz(1865),至1882年Thom-as,Charton 有详细报告以来,本病并非十分罕见,国内医学文献中,亦相继有少数病例报道。为了系统了解掌握本病,本文参考国内,外有关资料作一综述。 Cholesterolian pleurisy refers to the macroscopic cholesterol crystals floating in the pleural effusion and education. Is a rare chronic pleural exudative lesions. The initial report was written by Kantz (1865), which was not uncommon until the detailed report by Thom-as, 1882, by Charton. A small number of cases have also been reported in the domestic medical literature. In order to understand the system to master the disease, this article with reference to domestic and foreign information for a review.