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&#40;a&#41;&#8211;&#40;d&#41; Axial thoracoabdominal CT scan&#58; large volume left pleural effusion&#59; signs of chronic pancreatitis-diffuse pancreatic calcifications&#44; &#40;d&#41; pancreatopleural fistulous tract &#8211; dashed circles&#46; &#40;e&#41;&#8211;&#40;h&#41; MRCP axial planes&#58; allow for a better depiction of the fistulous tract communicating with the pleural space through the aortic hiatus &#8211; dashed circles&#46;</p><p class="elsevierStylePara">Drainage of the pleural fluid revealed a hematic exudate&#44; with an amylase concentration of 5645&#160;U&#47;L&#46;</p><p class="elsevierStylePara">Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography &#40;MRCP&#41;&#44; performed 5 days after admission&#44; confirmed the diagnosis&#44; allowing a better depiction of the fistulous tract&#44; which was originated in the body&#8211;tail transition&#44; in a small pancreatic collection in continuity with the main pancreatic duct&#46; The fistulous tract extended toward the chest&#44; 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Pancreatopleural fistula contributing to a large volume recurrent pleural effusion
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, J.. Ressurreiçãoa, I.. Marquesa, L.. Batistaa, T.. Pereiraa, M.. Mendesb
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&#40;a&#41;&#8211;&#40;d&#41; Axial thoracoabdominal CT scan&#58; large volume left pleural effusion&#59; signs of chronic pancreatitis-diffuse pancreatic calcifications&#44; &#40;d&#41; pancreatopleural fistulous tract &#8211; dashed circles&#46; &#40;e&#41;&#8211;&#40;h&#41; MRCP axial planes&#58; allow for a better depiction of the fistulous tract communicating with the pleural space through the aortic hiatus &#8211; dashed circles&#46;</p><p class="elsevierStylePara">Drainage of the pleural fluid revealed a hematic exudate&#44; with an amylase concentration of 5645&#160;U&#47;L&#46;</p><p class="elsevierStylePara">Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography &#40;MRCP&#41;&#44; performed 5 days after admission&#44; confirmed the diagnosis&#44; allowing a better depiction of the fistulous tract&#44; which was originated in the body&#8211;tail transition&#44; 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 class="elsevierStylePara">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 href="&#35;bib15" class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a></p><p class="elsevierStylePara">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 href="&#35;bib11" class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a></p><p class="elsevierStylePara">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 href="&#35;bib12" class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a></p><p class="elsevierStylePara">The most common symptoms are related to the pleural effusion and include dyspnea &#40;65&#37;&#41;&#44; cough &#40;29&#37;&#41; and chest pain &#40;27&#37;&#41;&#46;<a href="&#35;bib12" class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a> Abdominal pain has been reported in 23&#37; of the cases&#46;<a href="&#35;bib12" class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a></p><p class="elsevierStylePara">According to the literature&#44; CT scan is the preferred imaging technique&#44; allowing for the identification of the fistulous tract in 33&#8211;47&#37; of cases&#46;<a href="&#35;bib11" class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a><span class="elsevierStyleSup">&#44; </span><a href="&#35;bib12" class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a><span class="elsevierStyleSup">&#44; </span><a href="&#35;bib13" class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6</span></a></p><p class="elsevierStylePara">MRCP is also a method of choice for the diagnosis of PPF&#44; with a sensitivity of 80&#37; and a good alternative to CT&#46; It has the advantage of being noninvasive and able to identify PPF even in the context of severe pancreatic duct stricture&#46;<a href="&#35;bib11" class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a><span class="elsevierStyleSup">&#44; </span><a href="&#35;bib12" class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a><span class="elsevierStyleSup">&#44; </span><a href="&#35;bib14" class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7</span></a></p><p class="elsevierStylePara">It allows the recognition of ductal anatomy and pathologic changes of the surrounding structures&#44; yielding important information for a better understanding of local anatomy and treatment planning&#46;<a href="&#35;bib11" class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a><span class="elsevierStyleSup">&#44; </span><a href="&#35;bib14" class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7</span></a></p><p class="elsevierStylePara">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 class="elsevierStylePara">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 class="elsevierStylePara">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 class="elsevierStylePara">An endoscopic retrograde colangiopancreatography &#40;ERCP&#41; was performed&#44; with Wirsung duct sphincterotomy for decompression&#46;</p><p class="elsevierStylePara">Medical conservative treatment of PPF is usually maintained for 2&#8211;3 weeks&#46;<a href="&#35;bib8" class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a> In this case&#44; given the immunodepressed state of the patient&#44; surgery was postponed&#46;</p><p class="elsevierStylePara">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 class="elsevierStylePara">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><a name="sec0005" class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs"></a><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle">Conflicts of interest</span><p class="elsevierStylePara">The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare&#46;</p><p class="elsevierStylePara">Acknowledgment</p><p class="elsevierStylePara">A special word of acknowledgment to Dr&#46; Ana Sofia Figueiredo for her precious help in the elaboration of this paper&#46;</p><p class="elsevierStylePara">Corresponding author&#46; josetiagosoares&#64;sapo&#46;pt</p>"
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