Pancreaticopleural fistula: an uncommon cause of amylase-rich pleural effusion

Pancreaticopleural fistula (PPF) causing pleural effusion as a complication of chronic pancreatitis is a rare finding. We present this finding in a 52-year-old man with a medical history significant for alcohol abuse, acute on chronic pancreatitis and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, wh...

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Published in:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Kraskovsky, Valeri, Mackenzie, Brianne, Mador, Martin Jeffery
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Rare Disease
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7462230/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32868323
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-236232
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