Pancreatic ascites in the setting of portal hypertension.
Pancreatic ascites is a rare cause of ascites and develops largely as a complication of chronic pancreatitis or sometimes due to duct injury during surgical procedures. The entity may mimic spontaneous bacterial peritonitis or ascites due to portal hypertension. Here, the authors discuss a case of pancreatic ascites developing in the setting of alcoholic liver disease with portal hypertension. The patient had features of chronic pancreatitis with pancreatic duct fistula and was managed with stenting of the pancreatic duct.
Department of Internal Medicine, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Zohaib Farooque
ZF
Shaikh
Gajanan
G
Kulsundar
Makardhwaj Sarvadaman
MS
Shrivastava
Vishal Vasant
VV
Ramteke
Sameer
S
Yadav
Nivedita
N
Moulick
D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010185:Pancreatic Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D019512:Pancreatitis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents