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Pancreatic Pseudocyst Presenting as Dysphagia: A Case Report

Pancreatic pseudocysts are relatively common complications of acute pancreatitis. However, extension of pseudocysts into the mediastinum rarely occurs. In such situations they commonly present with chest pain or shortness of breath. We herein report the case of a patient with a pseudocyst presenting...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Panackel, Charles, Korah, Arun T., Krishnadas, Devadas, Vinayakumar, Kattoor R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2702880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19568491
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1319-3767.37801
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Sumario:Pancreatic pseudocysts are relatively common complications of acute pancreatitis. However, extension of pseudocysts into the mediastinum rarely occurs. In such situations they commonly present with chest pain or shortness of breath. We herein report the case of a patient with a pseudocyst presenting with dysphagia. The clinical presentation, current modalities of diagnosis and management of mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst is reviewed in this article.