A rare postoperative complication after a step-up approach for walled-off pancreatic necrosis: locating a difficult digestive duct fistula

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2021 Feb;113(2):145-146. doi: 10.17235/reed.2020.7140/2020.

Abstract

We present the case of a gallbladder-abscess cavity fistula in a 46-year-old male with walled-off pancreatic necrosis (WOPN). A step-up approach was used for two months, which consisted of a minimally invasive necrosectomy followed by postoperative percutaneous lavages with two drainage tubes. The range of the abscess was significantly reduced, as shown by the computerized tomography scan (Fig. 1). However, a substantial amount of odorless, pale yellow, feculent fluid (almost 1,000 ml daily) was discharged from the drainage tubes over the following days, without lavages.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Digestive System Fistula*
  • Drainage
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Necrosis / etiology
  • Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing* / surgery
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Treatment Outcome