Right-sided pancreaticopleural fistula
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Pancreaticopleural fi stula (PPF) is a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis due to communication of the pleural cavity (usually the left) with the pancreatic duct [1-5]. In contrast to fi stulization, pleural eff usion associated with acute
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دوره 27 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014