PANCREATIC FISTULA

Course overview

PANCREATIC FISTULA IS AN ABNORMAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PANCREATIC DUCTAL EPITHELIUM AND ANOTHER EPITHELIUM SURFACE. THIS IS DUE TO A DISRUPTION OF THE PANCREATIC DUCT LEADING TO THE PANCREATIC FLUID TO LEAK, PRODUCING EROSION, AND FORMING DIFFERENT PATHWAYS RESULTING IN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PANCREATIC FISTULAS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC FISTULAS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.