EXTREMELY UNCOMMON COMPLICATION OF ACUTE PANCREATITIS: SPONTANEOUS PANCREATIC CUTANEOUS FISTULA

Cutaneous scrotal fistula as a complication of acute necrotizing pancreatitis

Pancreaticobronchial fistula: a complication of acute pancreatitis.

CONTEXT Pancreaticobronchial fistula is a rare complication of severe pancreatitis. Various diagnostic methods have been described previously. CASE REPORT The presentation, diagnostic methods, management and 5-year follow-up of a 40-year-old woman with severe gallstone induced pancreatitis complicated by a pancreaticobronchial fistula were reviewed. Diagnosis was made on the endotracheal intu...

Spontaneous cholecystocolic fistula: an uncommon complication of chronic cholecystitis

Cholecystocolic fistula, a rare complication of long-standing gallstone disease, is a diagnostic challenge owing to nonspecific clinical presentation and lack of accurate preprocedural diagnostic modalities. In case of incidental discovery of the fistula during the surgical procedure, excision of the fistula with repair of the colonic defect is imperative.

Spontaneous pancreatic pseudocyst–portal vein fistula: a rare and potentially life threatening complication of pancreatitis

Pseudocyst formation following acute and chronic pancreatitis is a well known complication. A pancreatic pseudocyst fistulating into the portal vein is a rare and potentially fatal complication. We report a case of pancreatic pseudocyst - portal vein fistula, which was managed with a conservative approach.

Pancreatic choledochal fistula complicating acute pancreatitis

BACKGROUND Biliary tract involvement in acute necrotizing pancreatitis is rare. CASE REPORT We report a case of a 53-year-old man who had a pancreatic choledochal fistula complicating acute necrotizing pancreatitis. The fistula was suspected at computed tomography and confirmed at surgery. The patient underwent necrosectomy, cholecystectomy and proximal biliary diversion. He is well at 1-year...