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| CASE SERIES |
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| Year : 2020 | Volume
: 66
| Issue : 4 | Page : 206-208 |
Endoscopic management of pleural effusion caused by a pancreatic pleural fistula
SV Sasturkar1, S Gupta1, S Thapar2, SM Shasthry3
1 Department of HPB Surgery, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India
3 Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
S M Shasthry
Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_720_20
Pancreatic-pleural fistula (PPF) is a rare sequela of pancreatitis. High degree of clinical suspicion is required to diagnose a PPF. Confirmation is done by high amylase content in pleural fluid analysis. Here, we present two cases with varied presentation of PPF. A 43-year-old man presented with acute on chronic pancreatitis with bilateral (predominantly right) pleural effusion. Another 57-year-old man, previously diagnosed with chronic calcific pancreatitis, presented with left pleural effusion. Both cases were effectively managed with endoscopic pancreatic duct stenting.
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