POSTTRAUMATIC PANCREATIC FISTULA CURED BY ENDOPROSTHESIS IN THE PANCREATIC DUCT

Authors
FABRE JM BAURET P PRUDHOMME M QUENET F NOEL P BAUMEL H MICHEL H DOMERGUE J
Citation
Jm. Fabre et al., POSTTRAUMATIC PANCREATIC FISTULA CURED BY ENDOPROSTHESIS IN THE PANCREATIC DUCT, The American journal of gastroenterology, 90(5), 1995, pp. 804-806
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
The American journal of gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029270
Volume
90
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
804 - 806
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9270(1995)90:5<804:PPFCBE>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
We report a case of pancreatic fistula attributable to posttraumatic r upture of the main duct that was undiagnosed before ERCP and was cured instantaneously by endoscopic placement of an endoprosthesis in the p ancreatic duct after failure of conventional medical treatment.