Pancreatico-pleural Fistula in a 9-Year-Old Child

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  • Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Nashik – 422003, Maharashtra ,IN
  • Former Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Nashik – 422003, Maharashtra ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/mvpjms/2020/v7i1/25483

Keywords:

Pancreatico Pleural fistula in children

Abstract

Pancreatico-pleural fistula (PPF) is a rare clinical entity which is even rarer in children. The report describes a 9-year-old girl developing a PPF as a complication of Acute on Chronic Pancreatitis.

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2021-03-10

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