title: Rare intrathoracic complications in acute pancreatitis.
abstract: Ascites and pleural effusions may complicate pancreatitis but pericarditis with pericardial effusion and tamponade is rare and necrosis of mediastinal fat has not been described before. All these complications occurred in the case reported here.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Southampton General Hospital.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Shewring
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Naerger
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Steer
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*