Outcome of surgery for chronic pancreatitis related pancreatic ascites and pancreatic pleural effusion.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An internal pancreatic fistula involves an abnormality in the way that the pancreas communicates with organs and spaces within the body. This is usually due to a disrupted pancreatic duct or psuedocyst leakage (Ascitic or pleural fluid amylase level >1000 S units/dl and fluid protein level >3 g/dl). The study aims to report our experience with surgery for chronic pancreatitis-related pancreatic ascites and pancreatic pleural effusions.

Methods

All the patients, who underwent surgical intervention for pancreatic ascites and pancreatic pleural effusion between August 2007 and December 2020 in the Department of Surgical gastroenterology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India were retrospectively reviewed.

Results

Of the total

SUBMITTER: Dhali A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8790598 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature