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The investigation was conducted in 47 patients, operated on for pancreatic pseudocysts (PP). Activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-9) and content of their tissue inhibitor (TIMP-2) were determined in the blood serum for estimation of inflammatory factors, hypoxia severity and state of the
We report a case of a 52-year-old man admitted to our hospital because of acute biliary pancreatitis caused by cholelithiasis. The patient also had choledocholithiasis complicated with pancreatic pseudocyst. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was performed and a large number of
Patients with chronic pancreatitis develop massive pleural effusion in less than 1% and its frequency as the first clinical manifestation of the disease is unknown. Three patients with massive pleural effusion and dyspnea which led to the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis are referred. The patients