1991•Postgraduate MedicineRequires access
Pancreatic pseudocysts
Marion C. Anderson, David B. Adams
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Abstract
Acute pain in the upper abdomen in a patient recovering from pancreatitis or abdominal trauma may herald a pancreatic pseudocyst. Although small cysts resolve spontaneously, those larger than 6 cm across usually require treatment to prevent such complications as rupture into adjacent structures and infection. The authors describe operative and nonoperative treatment methods and the success reported with each.