Pancreatic fistula differential diagnosis
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Overview
Differential diagnosis of pancreatic fistula may include chronic liver disease, renal failure, heart failure, malignancy, pleural effusion, pancreatitis, retroperitoneal bleeding and bowel ischemia.
Differentiating Pancreatic fistula from other Diseases
Differential diagnosis of a pancreatic fistula may include evaluation for:[1]
- Chronic liver disease leading to abdominal ascites
- Renal failure
- Heart failure
- Malignancy
- Conditions leading to pleural effusion such as malignancy, trauma and infections
- Pancreatitis
- Retroperitoneal bleeding
- Bowel ischemia
| Diseases | Symptoms | Physical examination | Lab Findings |
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| Chronic liver disease |
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| Renal failure | |||
| Heart failure | |||
| Malignancy | |||
| Pancreatitis | |||
| Retroperitoneal bleeding | |||
| Bowel ischemia | |||
| pleural effusion |
References
- ↑ Cochrane J, Schlepp G (2015). "Acute on chronic pancreatitis causing a highway to the colon with subsequent road closure: pancreatic colonic fistula presenting as a large bowel obstruction treated with pancreatic duct stenting". Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2015: 794282. doi:10.1155/2015/794282. PMC 4381724. PMID 25893120.