A rare acute thoracic manifestation of a chronic digestive disease: pancreaticopleural fistula.

作者信息

Branco Joana C, Horta David V, Reis Jorge

机构信息

Gastrenterologia, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando da Fonseca -Lis, Portugal.

Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Portugal.

出版信息

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2017 Apr;109(4):317-318. doi: 10.17235/reed.2017.4567/2016.

Pancreaticopleural fistula is a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis. The diagnosis requires a high suspicion degree and its management frequently involves a multidisciplinary approach between gastroenterology and surgery.