Acute pancreatitis with pulmonary embolism: A case report

Figure 1 Monitoring of D-dimer and fibrin degradation product levels. The arrow indicates enoxaparin therapy. FDP: Fibrin degradation product.

Figure 2 Enhanced computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed acute necrotizing pancreatitis. A: Pancreatic head necrosis (arrow); B: Pancreatic body necrosis with accumulation of peripancreatic fluid (arrow).

Figure 3 Computed tomography findings. A computed tomography scan of the chest revealed left pleural effusion, external pressure atelectasis of left lower lobe (lung window) A: Image at admission; B: Image during pulmonary embolism.

Figure 4 Computed tomography angiography findings. Computed tomography angiography of the chest revealed pulmonary embolus (the left main pulmonary artery and multiple branches of the left and right pulmonary arteries). A: Embolus of the left main pulmonary artery (arrow); B: Embolus of the right pulmonary artery branch (arrow); C: A large number of emboli in the main trunk and lower lobe of the left pulmonary artery in coronal view of chest-3D slab image (arrow); D: Embolus in branches of the right pulmonary arteries in coronal view of chest-3D slab image (arrow).