Subedi Abinash, Manta Dragos, Mandal Amrendra, Subedi Aakritee Sharma, Ozden Nuri
Department of Internal Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, SUNY Upstate University, Syracuse, New York.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2021 Jul 14;34(6):687-688. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1946314. eCollection 2021.
Pancreaticopleural fistula is an extremely rare complication of pancreatitis. We present a case of pancreaticopleural fistula in a patient with recurrent acute pancreatitis who presented with right-sided symptomatic pleural effusion. Pancreatic sphincterotomy and pancreatic duct stenting led to resolution of pleural effusion and withdrawal of the chest tube within 3 weeks.
胰胸膜瘘是胰腺炎极为罕见的并发症。我们报告一例复发性急性胰腺炎患者发生胰胸膜瘘,该患者出现右侧有症状性胸腔积液。胰括约肌切开术和胰管支架置入术使胸腔积液在3周内消退,胸管拔除。