A Case of a Pancreaticogastric Fistula Following Acute Pancreatitis.
- Author:
Jae Sung YOUN
1
;
Hyeuk PARK
;
Min Geun LEE
;
Woo Jong KIM
;
Jang Sik MUN
;
Bo Hyun MYOUNG
;
Do Hyun KIM
;
Ho Dong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, St. Carollo Hospital, Suncheon, Korea. hparkmd@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pancreatico-gastric fistula;
Acute pancreatitis
- MeSH:
Colon;
Fistula;
Pancreas;
Pancreatic Ducts;
Pancreatic Fistula;
Pancreatitis;
Pancreatitis, Chronic;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2011;42(4):245-249
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A pancreatic fistula (PF) is an abnormal connection between the pancreas and adjacent or distant organs, structures, or spaces resulting from leakage of pancreatic secretions from disrupted pancreatic ducts. A PF is a rare complication that occurs during a acute and chronic pancreatitis or after traumatic or surgical disruption of the pancreatic duct. PFs are frequently classified as internal or external depending upon whether they communicate with an internal organ or the skin. Pancreatico- colonic fistulas are the most common, whereas pancreatico-gastric fistulas are the rarest. We report a rare case of a pancreatico-gastric fistula complicated by acute pancreatitis.
