Tests of Bronchodilator Therapy
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cavities is rarely reported, and”.. . such a communication was demonstrable [only] at necropsy.”1( ’200) A few years ago, we2 reported three cases of pancreaticopleural fistula demonstrated by the early injection of iodized oil (Lipiodol) into the pleural cavity. In an additional case, we have demonstrated a large communication between the pleural cavity and a pancreatic pseudocyst (Fig 1). We think that in cases of large hemorrhagic pleural effusions, particularly those on the left side and with a high content of amylase, one must consider the diagnosis of pancreatic pseudocyst and inject iodized oil into the pleural cavity. This procedure must be done very early in the course of the disease because the diaphragmatic breach tends to close a few days following aspiration of the pleural fluid.
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