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Case Series of MRI and CT Assessment of Acquired Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Transdiaphragmatic Fistulae

Transdiaphragmatic fistulae are rare conditions characterized by pathological communication between two epithelium-lined surfaces. Hepato-thoracic fistula consists of abnormal communication between the liver and/or the biliary system and the thorax; while the pancreaticopleural fistula consists of a...

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Autores principales: Picchi, Stefano Giusto, Lassandro, Giulia, Comune, Rosita, Pezzullo, Filomena, Fiorini, Valeria, Lassandro, Francesco, Tonerini, Michele, Masala, Salvatore, Tamburro, Fabio, Scaglione, Mariano, Tamburrini, Stefania
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10366742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37489476
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tomography9040108
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author Picchi, Stefano Giusto
Lassandro, Giulia
Comune, Rosita
Pezzullo, Filomena
Fiorini, Valeria
Lassandro, Francesco
Tonerini, Michele
Masala, Salvatore
Tamburro, Fabio
Scaglione, Mariano
Tamburrini, Stefania
author_facet Picchi, Stefano Giusto
Lassandro, Giulia
Comune, Rosita
Pezzullo, Filomena
Fiorini, Valeria
Lassandro, Francesco
Tonerini, Michele
Masala, Salvatore
Tamburro, Fabio
Scaglione, Mariano
Tamburrini, Stefania
author_sort Picchi, Stefano Giusto
collection PubMed
description Transdiaphragmatic fistulae are rare conditions characterized by pathological communication between two epithelium-lined surfaces. Hepato-thoracic fistula consists of abnormal communication between the liver and/or the biliary system and the thorax; while the pancreaticopleural fistula consists of abnormal communication between the pancreas and the thorax, the pleuro-biliary fistula represents the more common type. Clinical symptoms and laboratory findings are generally non-specific (e.g., thoracic and abdominal pain, dyspnea, cough, neutrophilia, elevated CPR, and bilirubin values) and initially, first-level investigations, such as chest RX and abdominal ultrasound, are generally inconclusive for the diagnosis. Contrast-enhanced CT represents the first two-level radiological imaging technique, usually performed to identify and evaluate the underlying pathology sustained by transdiaphragmatic fistulae, their complications, and the evaluation of the fistulous tract. When the CT remains inconclusive, other techniques such as MRI and MRCP can be performed. A prompt and accurate diagnosis is crucial because the recognition of fistulae and the precise definition of the fistulous tract have a major impact on the management acquisition process.
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spelling pubmed-103667422023-07-26 Case Series of MRI and CT Assessment of Acquired Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Transdiaphragmatic Fistulae Picchi, Stefano Giusto Lassandro, Giulia Comune, Rosita Pezzullo, Filomena Fiorini, Valeria Lassandro, Francesco Tonerini, Michele Masala, Salvatore Tamburro, Fabio Scaglione, Mariano Tamburrini, Stefania Tomography Brief Report Transdiaphragmatic fistulae are rare conditions characterized by pathological communication between two epithelium-lined surfaces. Hepato-thoracic fistula consists of abnormal communication between the liver and/or the biliary system and the thorax; while the pancreaticopleural fistula consists of abnormal communication between the pancreas and the thorax, the pleuro-biliary fistula represents the more common type. Clinical symptoms and laboratory findings are generally non-specific (e.g., thoracic and abdominal pain, dyspnea, cough, neutrophilia, elevated CPR, and bilirubin values) and initially, first-level investigations, such as chest RX and abdominal ultrasound, are generally inconclusive for the diagnosis. Contrast-enhanced CT represents the first two-level radiological imaging technique, usually performed to identify and evaluate the underlying pathology sustained by transdiaphragmatic fistulae, their complications, and the evaluation of the fistulous tract. When the CT remains inconclusive, other techniques such as MRI and MRCP can be performed. A prompt and accurate diagnosis is crucial because the recognition of fistulae and the precise definition of the fistulous tract have a major impact on the management acquisition process. MDPI 2023-07-12 /pmc/articles/PMC10366742/ /pubmed/37489476 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tomography9040108 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Brief Report
Picchi, Stefano Giusto
Lassandro, Giulia
Comune, Rosita
Pezzullo, Filomena
Fiorini, Valeria
Lassandro, Francesco
Tonerini, Michele
Masala, Salvatore
Tamburro, Fabio
Scaglione, Mariano
Tamburrini, Stefania
Case Series of MRI and CT Assessment of Acquired Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Transdiaphragmatic Fistulae
title Case Series of MRI and CT Assessment of Acquired Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Transdiaphragmatic Fistulae
title_full Case Series of MRI and CT Assessment of Acquired Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Transdiaphragmatic Fistulae
title_fullStr Case Series of MRI and CT Assessment of Acquired Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Transdiaphragmatic Fistulae
title_full_unstemmed Case Series of MRI and CT Assessment of Acquired Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Transdiaphragmatic Fistulae
title_short Case Series of MRI and CT Assessment of Acquired Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Transdiaphragmatic Fistulae
title_sort case series of mri and ct assessment of acquired hepato-biliary and pancreatic transdiaphragmatic fistulae
topic Brief Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10366742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37489476
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tomography9040108
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