Open AccessSpontaneous fistulization of walled‐off pancreatic necrosis into the colon
Author(s) -
Khan Tanveer,
Pandit Narendra
Publication year - 2020
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/ccr3.2946
Subject(s) - medicine , necrosis , abdomen , gastroenterology , acute abdomen , radiology , pathology
Spontaneous fistulization of the pancreatic necrosis into the colon is rare. It should be kept as differentials in the presence of massive air in the WOPN. Sometimes, simple bedside X‐ray abdomen may clinch the diagnosis in the presence of large radiolucent air‐fluid level with a peripheral displaced bowel loops.