[Thoracopancreatic fistula: imaging findings (case report)].
Thoracopancreatic fistula is a rare complication of acute and chronic pancreatitis caused by an inflammatory or traumatic injury to the main pancreatic duct or side branches. Rupture of the duct into the pleura, pericardium, and mediastinum may present as a pancreaticopleural fistula, mediastinal pseudocyst, pancreaticobronchial or pancreticopericardial fistula. We present the imaging findings in a rare case of thoracopancreatic fistula caused by recurrent pancreatitis.
Tuncer
Duygu
D
Pamukkale Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Radyodiagnostik Anabilim Dali, Denizli, Turkey.
Karabulut
Nevzat
N
Yağci
A Baki
AB
D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010185:Pancreatic Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence