Pancreaticopleural Fistula Causing Massive Right Hydrothorax and Respiratory Failure

Hydrothorax secondary to a pancreaticopleural fistula (PPF) is a rare complication of acute pancreatitis. In patients with a history of pancreatitis, diagnosis is made by detection of amylase in the pleural exudate. Imaging, particularly magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, aids in the detec...

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Autores principales: Chan, Esther Ern-Hwei, Shelat, Vishalkumar Girishchandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5055916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27747128
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8294056

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5055916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27747128
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8294056

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