Pancreatic ascites and pleural effusion treated by endoscopic pancreatic stent placement.
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ABSTRACT
Usefulness of endoscopic pancreatic stents in the management of pancreatic ascites and pleural effusion has been evaluated only recently. We report a patient with alcoholic pancreatitis who presented with ascites and pleural effusion and had a pancreatic duct disruption in the body area on pancreaticography. A 5 F stent was placed across the disruption with rapid subsidence of both ascites and pleural effusion. The stent was removed after 12 weeks and there has been no recurrence during a follow-up period of 9 months.
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Main subject:
Pancreatitis
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Pleural Effusion
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Ascites
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Humans
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Male
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Stents
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Chronic Disease
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Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
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Pancreatic Fistula
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Alcoholism
Language:
English
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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