title: Pancreatic-pleural fistula in chronic pancreatitis.
abstract: Pancreatic-pleural fistula is a rare condition and few data related to its diagnosis and treatment are available. A fistulous connection linking the pancreas with the pleura via the diaphragm or mediastinum through the retroperitoneal area is formed. We report on a case with pancreatic-pleural fistula at its early stages in an alcoholic male patient aged 45 years with known chronic pancreatitis. The operation by Roux-en-Y jejuno-pseudocystostomy was followed by chest tube drainage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive Surgery I, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Mohammed V Medical School of Rabat, Morocco. elkaoui_hakim@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Hakim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Elkaoui
authors.forename: Fouad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Atoini
authors.forename: Sidi Mohamed
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bouchentouf
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: El Omari
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahi
authors.forename: Abdelmounaim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ait Ali
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bounaim
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sair
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zentar
mesh_terms: D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010185:Pancreatic Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D019512:Pancreatitis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology