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Pancreatic ascites: Successful treatment with pancreatic radiation

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A 51-year-old man with clinical and laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of pancreatic ascites is reported. Response to usual medical measures was inadequate. Single-dose irradiation to the pancreatic area (550 rads) resulted in marked improvement in his ascites. Operative pancreatogram months later revealed no evidence of ductal leakage. Low-dose pancreatic irradiation may be a useful therapeutic adjunct in the older, high-risk patient with pancreatic ascites in whom surgery is not condidered feasible.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida

    Robert E. Morton MD, Robert Deluca MD, Terence N. Reisman MD, Jeffrey B. Raskin MD &  Arvey I. Rogers MD

  2. Division of Gastroenterology, the Veterans Administration Hospital, 1201 NW 16 Street, 33125, Miami, Florida

    Robert E. Morton MD, Robert Deluca MD, Terence N. Reisman MD, Jeffrey B. Raskin MD &  Arvey I. Rogers MD

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Morton, R.E., Deluca, R., Reisman, T.N. et al. Pancreatic ascites: Successful treatment with pancreatic radiation. Digest Dis Sci 21, 333–336 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01071847

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