A giant pancreatic pseudocyst treated by cystogastrostomy

BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Mar 24:2015:bcr2014207271. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207271.

Abstract

We report a case of a giant pancreatic pseudocyst in a 65-year-old man presenting with abdominal pain, loss of appetite and abdominal distension. CT scans demonstrated a giant pancreatic pseudocyst measuring 25.7 cm×15.3 cm×10.9 cm anteroposteriorly, with significant compression of surrounding organs. An open cystogastrostomy was performed through a midline incision, and 3 L of fluid was drained from the giant pseudocyst. Recovery has been uneventful.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology*
  • Abdominal Pain / pathology
  • Aged
  • Drainage / methods*
  • Gastrostomy* / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pancreatic Pseudocyst / diagnosis*
  • Pancreatic Pseudocyst / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatic Pseudocyst / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Treatment Outcome