title: Pancreaticopleural fistula. An unusual cause of persistent unilateral pleural effusion.
abstract: There are a myriad of causes of a large persistent pleural effusion. Pancreaticopleural fistula is a rare entity seldomly included in the above differential. As it usually presents with thoracic rather than abdominal symptoms, a combination of imaging modalities, including chest radiography (CXR), computerized tomography (CT) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is essential in obtaining the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark 07103, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maldjian
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seeff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010185:Pancreatic Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D010994:Pleura; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D016156:Respiratory Tract Fistula / Q000150:complications*