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case_images: CT scan showing dilated pancreatic duct (arrow). CT: computed tomography
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case_images: FIG1
case_images: The abdominal CT scan depicted acute-on-chronic pancreatitis with a dilated pancreatic duct (Figure 1) and multiple peripancreatic fluid-filled pseudo-pancreatic cysts (Figure 2), the largest measuring 7.5 x 8 cm with features of saddle PE (Figure 3).
case_images: Abdominal CT scan showing pseudo-pancreatic cyst (arrow). CT: computed tomography
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case_images: FIG2
case_images: The abdominal CT scan depicted acute-on-chronic pancreatitis with a dilated pancreatic duct (Figure 1) and multiple peripancreatic fluid-filled pseudo-pancreatic cysts (Figure 2), the largest measuring 7.5 x 8 cm with features of saddle PE (Figure 3).
case_images: Abdominal CT scan showing saddle embolism in pulmonary artery and its branches (arrow). CT: computed tomography
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case_images: FIG3
case_images: The abdominal CT scan depicted acute-on-chronic pancreatitis with a dilated pancreatic duct (Figure 1) and multiple peripancreatic fluid-filled pseudo-pancreatic cysts (Figure 2), the largest measuring 7.5 x 8 cm with features of saddle PE (Figure 3).
case_images: Doppler ultrasound showing thrombosed femoral vein (arrow)
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case_images: FIG4
case_images: Furthermore, a Doppler ultrasound of the extremities showed DVT in the right lower limb (Figure 4), and the D-dimer level was elevated.
case_images: CT angiogram showing post-treatment disappearance of PE (arrow). CT: computed tomography; PE: pulmonary embolism
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case_images: FIG5
case_images: His symptomatology, ascites, body weight, and laboratory investigations improved significantly after the treatment (Table 1), followed by the disappearance of the pancreatic pseudocyst, ascites, DVT, and PE (Figure 5) over three months.