Pancreaticopleural fistula: An insidious cause of pleural effusion –case report

Pancreaticopleural fistulas (PPF) are a rare etiology of pleural effusions. We describe a case of a 61-year-old man, with left chest pain with six months of progression who presented with a large volume unilateral pleural effusion. A thoracentesis was performed, which showed a dark reddish fluid(exu...

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Main Authors: Fábio Murteira, Tiago Costa, Sara Barbosa Pinto, Elsa Francisco, Ana Catarina Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
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Online Access:https://jcvtr.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/jcvtr-14-67.pdf