Concurrent acute pancreatitis and pericardial effusion
While pleural effusion and ascites secondary to acute pancreatitis are common, clinically relevant pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade are observed rarely.In a study by Pezzilli et al., pleural effusion was noted in 7 of the 21 patients with acute pancreatitis whereas the authors detected per...
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The Pan African Medical Journal
2015-06-01
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| Series: | The Pan African Medical Journal |
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https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/21/122/pdf/122.pdf
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