Pancreatic-Portal Vein Fistula: a Rare Diagnosis with Wide-Ranging Complications-13-Year Experience of a Pancreas Center of Excellence.
Hao LiuAnna PhillipsBiatta SholoshPaula NovelliStephanie RomutisMark D'AlesioSteven LebowitzHarkirat SinghDhiraj YadavAmer ZureikatKenneth LeeAlessandro PanicciaAnil K DasyamPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2021)
Occlusive/near-occlusive PPVF-associated MPV FD, and sepsis, are associated with high mortality rates, while subocclusive MPV FD is associated with survival and long-term MPV patency. PPVF is a potentially life-threatening, and possibly under-diagnosed, entity that warrants early clinical suspicion for timely diagnosis, to facilitate optimal management.