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Letter to the Editor
Pancreatopleural fistula contributing to a large volume recurrent pleural effusion
J.T. Soaresa,
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, J. Ressurreiçãoa, I. Marquesa, L. Batistaa, T. Pereiraa, M. Mendesb
a Serviço de Imagiologia do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
b Serviço de Cirurgia Geral do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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in a small pancreatic collection in continuity with the main pancreatic duct&#46; The fistulous tract extended toward the chest&#44; communicating with the left pleural space through the aortic hiatus&#46;</p><p id="par0030" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">PPFs are estimated to occur in around 0&#46;4&#37; of all the pancreatitis and in 4&#46;5&#37; of patients with a pancreatic pseudocyst&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a></p><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Some authors suggest that the number of diagnosed or reported cases is underestimated and will tend to increase with progressive improvement of imaging techniques&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a></p><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Patients with PPFs are predominantly &#40;83&#37;&#41; men&#44; on their fourth decade of life&#44; with chronic pancreatitis usually associated with long-term alcohol consumption&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a></p><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The most common symptoms are related to the pleural effusion and include dyspnea &#40;65&#37;&#41;&#44; 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yielding important information for a better understanding of local anatomy and treatment planning&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4&#44;7</span></a></p><p id="par0065" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In the reported case&#44; MRCP led&#44; in fact&#44; to the confirmation of the fistulous tract suspected in CT and the identification of its origin on a ductal stenotic component near the pancreatic body&#8211;tail transition&#46;</p><p id="par0070" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In this case&#44; treatment consisted of several thoracentesis for pleural fluid evacuation and subsequent chest drain placement due to pleural effusion persistence&#46; Somatostatin analogs and parenteral nutrition were also part of the treatment strategy&#46;</p><p id="par0075" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">During the first week of treatment there was significant worsening of dyspnea&#44; and an increase of the pleural effusion on X-ray&#46; A new CT scan showed marked enlargement of the pleural effusion&#44; with collapse of both left lung lobes and right deviation of the mediastinum&#46;</p><p id="par0080" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">An endoscopic retrograde colangiopancreatography &#40;ERCP&#41; was performed&#44; with Wirsung duct sphincterotomy for decompression&#46;</p><p id="par0085" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Medical conservative treatment of PPF is usually maintained for 2&#8211;3 weeks&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0040"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a> In this case&#44; given the immunodepressed state of the patient&#44; surgery was postponed&#46;</p><p id="par0090" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">After 5 weeks of conservative treatment&#44; there was no significant regression of the pleural effusion and a purulent fluid through the thoracic drain was observed&#46; Surgical treatment was then employed&#44; with a body&#8211;tail pancreatectomy and Y-Roux pancreatojejunostomy&#46; After surgery the pleural effusion improved significantly and 10 days later the patient was discharged with no dyspnea&#44; pain or other symptoms&#46;</p><p id="par0095" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In conclusion&#44; pancreatopleural fistulas must be taken into account in cases of large volume pleural effusion in patients with a history of pancreatitis or pancreatic surgery&#46; Advanced imaging techniques&#44; like CT and especially MRCP&#44; allows for the direct visualization of fistulous tracts and for the establishment of the diagnosis&#44; yielding important information for a better understanding of local anatomy and treatment planning&#46;</p><span id="sec0005" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0005">Conflicts of interest</span><p id="par0100" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare&#46;</p></span></span>"
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