{
  "abstract": "Ascites or pleural effusions are common in patients with pancreatitis, but pericardial effusion leading to cardiac tamponade is a rare complication.1 2 Moreover, intrahepatic pancreatic pseudocysts are unusual findings in acute and chronic pancreatitis.3 Here, we report the case of an 81-year-old man with a history of alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis who presented to the emergency unit with dyspnoea, shivering and epigastric pain. Clinical examination revealed tachycardia (121 beats per minute) and hypotension (80/40 mm Hg). Bloodwork indicated elevated inflammatory markers, liver enzymes, cholestatic parameters and lipase.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, and Infectious diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany"
      ],
      "name": "Patricia Mester"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, and Infectious diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany"
      ],
      "name": "Stephan Schmid"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, and Infectious diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany"
      ],
      "name": "Martina Müller"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, and Infectious diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany"
      ],
      "name": "Vlad Pavel"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Cardiac tamponade due to mediastinal extension of intrahepatic pancreatic pseudocysts",
  "uid": "ba5786d5-df28-5559-b697-de9413602a00"
}