Pancreaticopleural Fistula: CT Demonstration.
10.3348/jkrs.1997.36.3.487
- Author:
Jin Kyeung HAHM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chuncheon Medical Center.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Fistula;
Lung, CT;
Pleura, fluid;
Pancreas, CT;
Pancreatitis
- MeSH:
Amylases;
Diagnosis;
Fistula*;
Humans;
Pancreatitis;
Pancreatitis, Chronic;
Pleural Effusion
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1997;36(3):487-490
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
In patients with chronic pancreatitis, the pancreaticopleural fistula is known to cause recurrent exudative or hemorrhagic pleural effusions. These are often large in volume and require treatment, unlike the effusions in acute pancreatitis. Diagnosis can be made either by the finding of elevated pleural fluid amylase level or, using imaging studies, by the direct demonstration of the fistulous tract. We report two cases of pancreaticopleural fistula demonstrated by computed tomography.
