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Can chronic pancreatitis cause rectal fistulas?

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Perhaps: If one had significant pancreatic insufficiency and that they had chronic diarrhea, then perhaps one could develop rectal fistulas in the right scenario. This would be rare and an exception. Otherwise, the pancreas is far from the rectum and cannot be associated with this condition. I would defer to my GI and colo-rectal and general surgery colleagues for their opinions.

Answered 8/5/2018

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Fistula : That will be very unusual . Typically fistula related to pancreas are located higher.

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