Pancreaticopleural fistula. An unusual cause of persistent unilateral pleural effusion

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-107

  Miller, Jeffrey A ^a   Maldjian, Pierre ^a   Seeff, Jonathon ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amylase; Chronic pancreatitis; ERCP; Pancreaticopleural fistula; Pleural effusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS FISTULA; PLEURA EFFUSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT FISTULA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREATIC FISTULA; PLEURA; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT FISTULA;

EID: 0032032375     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-7071(97)00078-8     Document Type: Article

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