title: Mediastinal necrosis in acute pancreatitis - case report.
abstract: Ascites, pseudocyst, necrosis of the retroperitoneal fat tissue and pancreatopleural fistula with left sided pleural effusion may complicate pancreatitis. However, steatonecrosis of the mediastinum and right side pleural effusion are rather rare complications of pancreatitis. We present a case of a patient with alcohol induced pancreatitis. Chest x-ray showed right sided pleural effusion. Although high levels of amylase in pleural fluid made the diagnosis of pancreatopleural fistula most likely, necrosis of the mediastinal fat tissue with right side pleural effusion was found postmortem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Clinical Hospital Center, Rijeka, Croatia. davor.stimac@ri.htnet.hr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stimac
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niksić
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sincić Mijandrusić
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Depolo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uravić
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grbas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Perić
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miletić
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bulat Kardum
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000681:Amylases / Q000032:analysis; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010185:Pancreatic Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019512:Pancreatitis, Alcoholic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000473:pathology; D013907:Thoracostomy
chemical_list: D000681:Amylases