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Pancreatic Pseudocyst with Fistula to the Common Bile Duct Resolved by Combined Biliary and Pancreatic Stenting – A Case Report and Literature Review
Jaber A Al Ali,1 Henry Chung,1 Peter L Munk,2 and Michael F Byrne
11Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2Division of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Abstract
Pancreatic pseudocysts develop in 10% to 20% of patients with chronic pancreatitis, and can cause a variety of complications such as infection, bleeding or development of fistulae. However, fistulous communication with the common bile duct is very rare. The present report describes an unusual case of a patient with a large, symptomatic pancreatic pseudocyst with a fistula to the common bile duct that was treated successfully by combined biliary and pancreatic stenting.
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