Giant pseudocyst of the pancreas: A report of three cases

BACKGROUND: A Pancreatic pseudocyst is usually a complication of pancreatitis but may follow abdominal trauma in children. Giant pseudocysts are rare and usually complicate chronic pancreatitis. AIM: To report 3 cases of giant pseudocysts of the pancreas managed in our Centre within a three-month-pe...

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Autores principales: Igwe, P.O., Ray-Offor, E., Karibi, E.N., Okeke, U.F., Ugwa, O.C., Jebbin, N.J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Series
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7672251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33190104
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.10.110
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: A Pancreatic pseudocyst is usually a complication of pancreatitis but may follow abdominal trauma in children. Giant pseudocysts are rare and usually complicate chronic pancreatitis. AIM: To report 3 cases of giant pseudocysts of the pancreas managed in our Centre within a three-month-period. CASE REPORTS: Two female patients aged 22 years and 65 years respectively, and an 11-year-old boy presented with giant pancreatic pseudocysts (>10 cm in diameter each) to our unit and were successfully managed. They all underwent exploratory laparotomy and cysto-gastrostomy with good outcome. CONCLUSION: Giant pseudocysts of pancreas may not be as rare as they were thought to be. They can be effectively managed by cysto-gastrostomy

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