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Am J Gastroenterol
December 2020
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, USA.
Dig Dis Sci
July 2020
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of California, 2279 45th Street, Davis, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.
J Clin Imaging Sci
January 2018
Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus 43210, Ohio, USA.
A pancreatic-portal vein fistula (PPVF) is an extremely rare complication of pancreatitis. In this report, we present a patient with a PPVF in the setting of recurrent pancreatitis and portal vein thrombosis diagnosed by cross-sectional imaging and endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography, who responded to medical management and anticoagulation. A critical review of this disease process is explored to highlight pathology, imaging characteristics, and essential alternative diagnostic considerations.
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October 2016
Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol
April 2013
Interventional Radiology Section, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway, Box 8131, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
A 59-year old man with alcohol related cirrhosis and portal hypertension was referred for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) to treat his refractory ascites. Ten years later, two sequential TIPS revisions were performed for shunt stenosis and recurrent ascites. After these revisions, he returned with increased serum pancreatic enzyme levels and disseminated superficial fat necrosis; an iatrogenic pancreaticoportal vein fistula caused by disruption of the pancreatic duct was suspected.
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