Transient and reactive pleural effusion is a known consequence of acute pancreatitis.
Usually, the pleural effusion is unilateral, transudate, straw-colored, and self-resolving. We …

DISCUSSION: Black pleural effusions are rare and have been reported previously in
patients with metastatic melanoma, adenocarcinoma of the lung, pleuropancreatic fistula …

Pleural effusion as a consequence of acute pancreatitis is transient, usually left-sided; straw
colored and accounts for 1% of all the cases. Rarely, it may be right-sided and hemorrhagic …

We report a patient who presented to us with massive left sided pleural effusion. While
investigating him for the etiology of pleural effusion, acute pancreatitis was unexpectedly …

We report 2 patients with left-sided pleural effusion occurring in the setting of acute
pancreatitis. Both patients had a strong history of alcohol consumption. In each case the …

A 47-year-old man with a history of alcohol-related pancreatitis was admitted with dyspnoea
due to a moderate right-sided pleural effusion. Diagnostic pleural tap showed an amylase of …

Recognition of pleural effusions in acute pancreatitis is important since it carries prognostic
implications. This study evaluates the incidence and characteristics of pleural effusions on …

The authors present a case of right pleural effusion complicated by chronic pancreatitis. The
patient was a 33-year-old man, who had progressive dyspnea with massive right pleural …

Background Hemorrhagic pleural effusion, especially in the right hemithorax rarely occurs
as the sole presentation of pancreatitis. Case Presentation This article reports massive right …

Chronic pancreatitis presents with epigastric abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight
loss. Acute pancreatitis can also present with a pleural effusion which is typically left-sided …