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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Pancreatic fistula can be diagnosed using abdominal CT scan as it is primarily used to rule out other causes of the abdominal discomfort. The CT scan may demonstrate fluid collections in the thoracic or abdominal cavity or changes associated with acute or chronic pancreatitis leading to pancreatic fistula.

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CT scan showing persistent gastro pancreatic fistula. Case courtesy by V Rao[3]


References

  1. Alexakis N, Sutton R, Neoptolemos JP (2004). "Surgical treatment of pancreatic fistula". Dig Surg. 21 (4): 262–74. doi:10.1159/000080199. PMID https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15308865 Check |pmid= value (help).
  2. Tranchart H, Gaujoux S, Rebours V, Vullierme MP, Dokmak S, Levy P; et al. (2012). "Preoperative CT scan helps to predict the occurrence of severe pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy". Ann Surg. 256 (1): 139–45. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e318256c32c. PMID 22609844.
  3. Rao V, Sarkar R, Smithies A, Razack A, Wedgwood K (2012). "Spontaneous gastro-pancreatic fistula - a hitherto unknown natural history of IPMN?". J Surg Case Rep. 2012 (6): 9. doi:10.1093/jscr/2012.6.9. PMC 3862260. PMID 24960678.

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