Pancreaticopericardial Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review
Purpose. Pancreaticopericardial fistula (PPF) is an extremely rare complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. This paper presents a rare case of PPF and provides systematic review of existing cases from 1970 to 2014. Methods. A PubMed search using key words was performed for all the cases of PPF...
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| description | Purpose. Pancreaticopericardial fistula (PPF) is an extremely rare complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. This paper presents a rare case of PPF and provides systematic review of existing cases from 1970 to 2014. Methods. A PubMed search using key words was performed for all the cases of PPF from January 1970 to December 2014. Fourteen cases were included in the study. The cases were reviewed for demographic characteristics, diagnostic modalities, and treatment. Descriptive analysis of these variables was performed. Results. Median age was 43 years. 78% were known alcoholics and 73.3% had chronic pancreatitis. Dyspnea was present in 78%. Cardiac tamponade was present in 53%; 75% of patients had known chronic pancreatitis (RR = 0.74). Surgery was associated with best treatment outcomes and 50% of patients who underwent endoscopic treatment survived. Conclusion. PPF is a rare disease. This paper indicates that acute cardiac tamponade in patients with history of alcoholism and chronic pancreatitis could be a sign of an existing pancreaticopericardial fistula and early surgical intervention could be life-saving. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7901b260a71c41fd8cd67d16cb8901992025-02-03T01:08:56ZengWileyCase Reports in Critical Care2090-64202090-64392016-01-01201610.1155/2016/71693417169341Pancreaticopericardial Fistula: A Case Report and Literature ReviewMuhammad S. Khan0Najmi Shahbaz1Hassaan A. Zia2Muhammad Hamza3Henna Iqbal4Ahmed Awab5Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, No. WP1310, 920 Stanton L Young Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73117, USADow University of Health Sciences, Mission Road, Karachi 74200, PakistanDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, No. WP1310, 920 Stanton L Young Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73117, USADow University of Health Sciences, Mission Road, Karachi 74200, PakistanDow University of Health Sciences, Mission Road, Karachi 74200, PakistanSection of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, No. WP1310, 920 Stanton L Young Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73117, USAPurpose. Pancreaticopericardial fistula (PPF) is an extremely rare complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. This paper presents a rare case of PPF and provides systematic review of existing cases from 1970 to 2014. Methods. A PubMed search using key words was performed for all the cases of PPF from January 1970 to December 2014. Fourteen cases were included in the study. The cases were reviewed for demographic characteristics, diagnostic modalities, and treatment. Descriptive analysis of these variables was performed. Results. Median age was 43 years. 78% were known alcoholics and 73.3% had chronic pancreatitis. Dyspnea was present in 78%. Cardiac tamponade was present in 53%; 75% of patients had known chronic pancreatitis (RR = 0.74). Surgery was associated with best treatment outcomes and 50% of patients who underwent endoscopic treatment survived. Conclusion. PPF is a rare disease. This paper indicates that acute cardiac tamponade in patients with history of alcoholism and chronic pancreatitis could be a sign of an existing pancreaticopericardial fistula and early surgical intervention could be life-saving.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7169341 |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad S. Khan Najmi Shahbaz Hassaan A. Zia Muhammad Hamza Henna Iqbal Ahmed Awab Pancreaticopericardial Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review Case Reports in Critical Care |
| title | Pancreaticopericardial Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full | Pancreaticopericardial Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Pancreaticopericardial Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pancreaticopericardial Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_short | Pancreaticopericardial Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_sort | pancreaticopericardial fistula a case report and literature review |
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