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A pancreatic pseudocyst is a circumscribed collection of fluid rich in pancreatic enzymes, blood, and non-necrotic tissue, typically located in the lesser sac of the abdomen. Pancreatic pseudocysts are usually complications of pancreatitis , [ 5 ] although in children they frequently occur following abdominal trauma .
A pseudocyst is a cystic lesion that may appear as a cyst on scans, but lacks epithelial or endothelial cells. [4] An acute pancreatic pseudocyst is made of pancreatic fluids with a wall of fibrous tissue or granulation. [citation needed] Pseudocysts may form in a number of places, including the pancreas, abdomen, adrenal gland, and eye.
Pancreatic pseudocysts are benign, with a risk of malignant progression of 0%. [1] Pseudocysts are associated with acute or chronic pancreatitis and the cysts usually commnicate with the main pancreatic duct. They usually resolve spontaneously and are unilocular (not septated; ie. do not have walls separating parts of the cyst) and may be ...
Cystogastrostomy is a surgery to create an opening between a pancreatic pseudocyst and the stomach when the cyst is in a suitable position to be drained into the stomach. [1] This conserves pancreatic juices that would otherwise be lost. [2] This surgery is performed by a pancreatic surgeon to avoid a life-threatening rupture of the pancreatic ...
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A pancreatic cyst is a fluid filled sac within the pancreas. They can be benign or malignant. X-ray computed tomography (CT scan) findings of cysts in the pancreas are common, and often are benign. In a study of 2,832 patients without pancreatic disease, 73 patients (2.6%) had cysts in the pancreas. [3] About 85% of these patients had a single ...
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