Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

The Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... dynamic). Identify pleural effusion and estimate for safety of bedside thoracentesis. Locate abdominal ascites in right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, ...

The rate of recurrence of ascites after surgical treatment in patients in whom fistulae could not be demonstrated is high. These issues support our decision to proceed with endoscopic therapy in ...