Concurrent acute pancreatitis and pericardial effusion

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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Main Authors: Yusuf Kayar, Kenan Ahmet Turkdogan, Birol Baysal, Nigar Gultekin, Ahmet Danalioglu, Ali Tuzun Ince, Hakan Senturk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2015-06-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects:
acute pancreatitis
pericardial effusion
pleural effusion
Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/21/122/pdf/122.pdf

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