Massive right-sided pleural effusion arising from pancreatic pseudocyst: A case report.
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1995-04
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Massive pleural effusion is a well known but rare complication of pancreatic pseudocyst. A 31-year-old male alcoholic presented with two weeks of progressive dyspnea without abdominal symptoms. The finding of massive right-sided pleural effusion led to thoracocentesis pseudocyst with pancreaticopleural fistula into the right pleural cavity. Conservative two-week treatment by tube thoracostomy and parenteral nutrition was carried out. The clinical course was uneventful and follow up computed tomography revealed only residual abnormality.
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Right-sided pleural effusion, Pancreatic pseudocyst
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Chierakul Nitipana, Loasuthi Kittipong, Hargrove Narumol Sriuthapan. Massive right-sided pleural effusion arising from pancreatic pseudocyst: A case report. Siriraj Medical Journal, 1995 Apr; 47(4): 337-340.