Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Mediastinal extension of a complicated pancreatic pseudocyst; a case report and literature review. | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Case report Open Access Mediastinal extension of a complicated pancreatic pseudocyst a case report and literature review Umar Sadat Asif Jah and Emmanuel Huguet Address Department of Surgery Addenbrooke s Hospital Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation trust Cambridge UK Email Umar Sadat - Asif Jah - Emmanuel Huguet- Corresponding author Published 25 April 2007 Received 16 February 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2007 1 12 doi 1752-1947-1-12 Accepted 25 April 2007 This article is available from http content 1 1 12 2007 Sadat et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst is a rare complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. Case presentation This case report describes the management of a difficult case of pancreatic pseudocyst with a mediastinal extension in a patient having chronic pancreatitis. Different management strategies were used until complete resolution of this complex pseudocyst occurred using open surgical cystogastrostomy. Conclusion Despite the availablity of different minimally invasive techniques to treat pancreatic pseudocysts management of complex mediastinal pseudocyst may still require open surgical drainage procedures. Background Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst is a rare complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. Since its first description in 1951 approximately 50 cases have been reported in the world literature. We report a case of mediastinal pseudocyst associated with alcoholic pancreatitis successfully treated with cystogastrostomy. Case presentation A
