Wednesday, 17 May 2017

“Barriers Breached”: Pancreaticorenal Fistula Complicating Acute Pancreatitis– A Case Report

Barriers Breached
Pancreatitis could be acute or chronic with both the forms causing spectrum of complications. Walled off necrosis or pseudocysts complicating pancreatitis can form at variable number of locations.

Pseudocyst occurring at perinephric space is a rare complication. It can cause variety of symptoms like hematuria and renal compression.

Authors present two such cases of pancreaticorenal fistula complicating acute pancreatitis which were successfully treated with percutaneous drainage

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