Case Presentation: A previously healthy 28-year-old man presented with one year of chest pain, newly associated with exertional dyspnea, fatigue, dizziness, and several episodes of syncope over the past five days.  He denied smoking, recent travel, trauma, decreased mobility, asymmetric leg swelling, or personal or family history of thrombosis.    He was tachycardic and mildly […]

Case Presentation: Pancreaticopleural fistula is a rare and serious complication of acute and chronic pancreatitis. This phenomenon develops due to a leak from an incompletely formed or disrupted pseudocyst, though it can also result from direct pancreatic duct leak. Although few case reports identify pancreaticopleural fistula causing recurrent pleural effusion and empyema, we describe the […]