Interesting series of extra abdominal complications in two patients with chronic pancreatitis secondary to chronic alcoholism and pancreatic divisum
Pancreaticopleural fistula is an extremely rare complication of chronic pancreatitis. Interestingly it may present without any symptoms of pancreatitis per se. The diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion due to the predominant thoracic symptoms. Cases with massive, rapidly refilling, refractory...
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| author | Dhaval Choksi Vikas Pandey Prateik Poddar Alisha Chaubal Meghraj Ingle Prabha Sawant |
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| description | Pancreaticopleural fistula is an extremely rare complication of chronic pancreatitis. Interestingly it may present without any symptoms of pancreatitis per se. The diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion due to the predominant thoracic symptoms. Cases with massive, rapidly refilling, refractory pleural effusion in the setting of pancreatitis (symptomatic or asymptomatic) should be suspected of having a pancreaticopleural fistula. We report two cases of pancreaticopleural fistula. One of the patient also had pancreatic divisum and to the best of our knowledge this is the first case report of pancreatic divisum with pancreaticopleural fistula in the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-97f66379c3ef4cc3ad09db7ae6bad1bb2022-12-22T03:38:01ZengMDPI AGGastroenterology Insights2036-74142036-74222017-11-018110.4081/gi.2017.69743836Interesting series of extra abdominal complications in two patients with chronic pancreatitis secondary to chronic alcoholism and pancreatic divisumDhaval Choksi0Vikas Pandey1Prateik Poddar2Alisha Chaubal3Meghraj Ingle4Prabha Sawant5Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, MumbaiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, MumbaiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, MumbaiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, MumbaiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, MumbaiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, MumbaiPancreaticopleural fistula is an extremely rare complication of chronic pancreatitis. Interestingly it may present without any symptoms of pancreatitis per se. The diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion due to the predominant thoracic symptoms. Cases with massive, rapidly refilling, refractory pleural effusion in the setting of pancreatitis (symptomatic or asymptomatic) should be suspected of having a pancreaticopleural fistula. We report two cases of pancreaticopleural fistula. One of the patient also had pancreatic divisum and to the best of our knowledge this is the first case report of pancreatic divisum with pancreaticopleural fistula in the literature.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/gi/article/view/6974chronic pancreatitis, pancreas, pancreatic divisum, pancreaticopleural fistula, pleural effusion. |
| spellingShingle | Dhaval Choksi Vikas Pandey Prateik Poddar Alisha Chaubal Meghraj Ingle Prabha Sawant Interesting series of extra abdominal complications in two patients with chronic pancreatitis secondary to chronic alcoholism and pancreatic divisum Gastroenterology Insights chronic pancreatitis, pancreas, pancreatic divisum, pancreaticopleural fistula, pleural effusion. |
| title | Interesting series of extra abdominal complications in two patients with chronic pancreatitis secondary to chronic alcoholism and pancreatic divisum |
| title_full | Interesting series of extra abdominal complications in two patients with chronic pancreatitis secondary to chronic alcoholism and pancreatic divisum |
| title_fullStr | Interesting series of extra abdominal complications in two patients with chronic pancreatitis secondary to chronic alcoholism and pancreatic divisum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interesting series of extra abdominal complications in two patients with chronic pancreatitis secondary to chronic alcoholism and pancreatic divisum |
| title_short | Interesting series of extra abdominal complications in two patients with chronic pancreatitis secondary to chronic alcoholism and pancreatic divisum |
| title_sort | interesting series of extra abdominal complications in two patients with chronic pancreatitis secondary to chronic alcoholism and pancreatic divisum |
| topic | chronic pancreatitis, pancreas, pancreatic divisum, pancreaticopleural fistula, pleural effusion. |
| url | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/gi/article/view/6974 |
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