Open AccessBlack pleural effusion caused by pancreatic pseudocyst rupture
Author(s) -
Ishigaki Sho,
Kuwae Misato,
Ishii Makoto,
Asakura Takanori,
Ueda Soichiro,
Betsuyaku Tomoko
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1994
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , pancreatitis , pancreatic pseudocyst , effusion , acute pancreatitis , radiology , surgery
Key Clinical Message The images show the path of pancreatic pleural effusion from the pancreatic pseudocyst in a patient with alcoholic pancreatitis who presented with black pleural effusion, however, without symptoms. Pancreatic pseudocyst rupture rarely causes pleural effusion; however, it should be considered in patients with chronic pancreatitis with black pleural effusion.