Surgical management of a pancreaticopleural fistula in a child with chronic pancreatitis.
Chronic pancreatitis in children rarely results in the development of a recalcitrant pleural effusion, secondary to a connection between the pleural cavity and the pancreas. We describe such a case and the curative surgical therapy and include a brief discussion of the relevant medical literature as it pertains to this complication in the pediatric population.
Ranuh
Reza
R
Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne 3052, Australia.
Ditchfield
Michael
M
Clarnette
Thomas
T
Auldist
Alex
A
Oliver
Mark R
MR
D002648:Child; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010193:Pancreaticojejunostomy; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000209:etiology*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*