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Coronal image (a) showing the peripancreatic inflammation (white arrows) in the LUQ around the tail of the pancreas. Axial image (b) showing the inflammation with the edematous appearance of the pancreatic body and tail (the brighter structure that the arrows are pointing to).
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CT abdomen and pelvis ww contrast showed pancreatic edema and moderate free fluid most pronounced at the pancreatic tail which was consistent with pancreatitis (Figure 1). Furthermore, a large diaphragmatic hernia with herniation of the entirety of the stomach and portion of colon into the right thorax with no evidence of bowel strangulation was also demonstrated on CT (Figure 1).