Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst

Pancreatic pseudocyst is a well-known complication of both acute and chronic pancreatitis. It is a collection of fluid due to acute or chronic inflammation of pancreas or from injury. A pseudocyst with mediastinal extension is a rare entity. There are only few reports of endoscopic transesophageal d...

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Main Authors: Mukesh Nasa, Narendra Choudhary, Gaurav Patil, Rajesh Puri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-5042.180095
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Summary:Pancreatic pseudocyst is a well-known complication of both acute and chronic pancreatitis. It is a collection of fluid due to acute or chronic inflammation of pancreas or from injury. A pseudocyst with mediastinal extension is a rare entity. There are only few reports of endoscopic transesophageal drainage of mediastinal pseudocysts. We present a case of mediastinal pseudocyst in a 45-year-old male who presented with dysphagia, weight loss, fever, and productive cough which was managed endoscopically by endoscopic ultrasound-guided transesophageal aspiration.
ISSN:0976-5042
0976-5050