Pancreaticopleural Fistula: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Pleural Effusions and Trapped Lung
A pancreaticopleural fistula (PPF) is a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis secondary to a pancreatic pseudocyst or any disruption of the main pancreatic duct. It commonly presents as a recurrent left-sided pleural effusion after multiple thoracentesis. We present a rare case of a 41-year-old...
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| author | Myra Ali Madeline MacDonald Aileen Bui Kevin Zhang Jin Sun Kim Amanda Cruz José Luis González Arnold Tsai |
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| description | A pancreaticopleural fistula (PPF) is a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis secondary to a pancreatic pseudocyst or any disruption of the main pancreatic duct. It commonly presents as a recurrent left-sided pleural effusion after multiple thoracentesis. We present a rare case of a 41-year-old woman with numerous flares of chronic pancreatitis presenting with large bilateral serosanguinous pleural effusions and trapped lung secondary to a PPF. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of a PPF leading to bilateral pleural effusions resulting in a trapped lung. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-595b302d39044ba997188aebc1b576e72022-12-22T02:57:43ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312022-03-0116114815310.1159/000521943521943Pancreaticopleural Fistula: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Pleural Effusions and Trapped LungMyra Ali0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1014-0675Madeline MacDonald1Aileen Bui2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0221-6174Kevin Zhang3Jin Sun Kim4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1232-5326Amanda Cruz5José Luis González6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3669-2999Arnold Tsai7https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8153-1396Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USAA pancreaticopleural fistula (PPF) is a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis secondary to a pancreatic pseudocyst or any disruption of the main pancreatic duct. It commonly presents as a recurrent left-sided pleural effusion after multiple thoracentesis. We present a rare case of a 41-year-old woman with numerous flares of chronic pancreatitis presenting with large bilateral serosanguinous pleural effusions and trapped lung secondary to a PPF. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of a PPF leading to bilateral pleural effusions resulting in a trapped lung.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/521943pancreaticopleural fistulapleural effusiontrapped lung |
| spellingShingle | Myra Ali Madeline MacDonald Aileen Bui Kevin Zhang Jin Sun Kim Amanda Cruz José Luis González Arnold Tsai Pancreaticopleural Fistula: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Pleural Effusions and Trapped Lung Case Reports in Gastroenterology pancreaticopleural fistula pleural effusion trapped lung |
| title | Pancreaticopleural Fistula: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Pleural Effusions and Trapped Lung |
| title_full | Pancreaticopleural Fistula: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Pleural Effusions and Trapped Lung |
| title_fullStr | Pancreaticopleural Fistula: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Pleural Effusions and Trapped Lung |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pancreaticopleural Fistula: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Pleural Effusions and Trapped Lung |
| title_short | Pancreaticopleural Fistula: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Pleural Effusions and Trapped Lung |
| title_sort | pancreaticopleural fistula a rare presentation of bilateral pleural effusions and trapped lung |
| topic | pancreaticopleural fistula pleural effusion trapped lung |
| url | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/521943 |
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