Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst with isolated thoracic symptoms: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocysts represent a rare complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. CASE PRESENTATION: A 55-year-old man with a history of chronic pancreatitis was admitted with intermittent dyspnea, dysphagia and weight loss. Chest X-ray, computed tomography and magneti...

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Autores principales: Drescher, Robert, Köster, Odo, Lukas, Carsten
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2415357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18505589
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-180
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocysts represent a rare complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. CASE PRESENTATION: A 55-year-old man with a history of chronic pancreatitis was admitted with intermittent dyspnea, dysphagia and weight loss. Chest X-ray, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large paracardial pancreatic pseudocyst causing cardiac and esophageal compression. CONCLUSION: Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocysts are a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis. These pseudocysts may lead to isolated thoracic symptoms. For accurate diagnostic and therapy planning, a multimodal imaging approach is necessary.

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