Pancreatic pseudocyst presenting as odynophagia

Autor: Antony Paul, Chettupuzha, R, Harikumar, Sunil K, Kumar, Varghese, Thomas, Shobhana R, Devi
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology. 23(1)
ISSN: 0254-8860
Popis: A 40-year-old man presented with abdominal pain and odynophagia. CT scan revealed a pseudocyst in the posterior mediastinum and pleural effusion complicating pancreatitis. He was managed with transpapillary pancreatic duct stenting along with other supportive measures including octreotide, and he improved symptomatically. The stent was removed after four months; there was no pseudocyst on follow up CT scan.
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