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Massive pancreatico-pleural effusion—An often unrecognised entity

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Massive haemorrhagic pleural effusion secondary to pancreatitis in a five year old girl is described. The diagnosis was established on the basis of an exudative pleural effusion with an amylase level above 4,000 IU/I. Management of effusion was by intercostal tube drainage and antibiotics.

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences and G.T.B. Hospital, F-4 (A), Vijay Nagar, 110009, Delhi

    Deepa Gupta & Sunil Gomber

  2. Department of Radiology, University College of Medical Sciences and G.T.B. Hospital, New Delhi, India

    G. Mehrotra

  3. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Anurag Krishna

  4. Radiological Imaging Department, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, New Delhi, India

    K. L. Chakraborty

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Gupta, D., Chakraborty, K.L., Gomber, S. et al. Massive pancreatico-pleural effusion—An often unrecognised entity. Indian J Pediatr 68, 883–885 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02762119

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