Large pancreatic pseudocyst penetrating into posterior mediastinum
Journal Title: Polish Journal of Surgery - Year 2017, Vol 89, Issue 4
Abstract
We report a rare case of a large mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst compressing the left atrium and the esophagus and causing dyspnea, palpitations, and emesis. Chest radiograph was non-diagnostic, esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed diffuse extrinsic compression of the distal esophagus and gastric corpus, but a definitive diagnosis was confirmed by computed tomography. We decided to perform surgery due to the recurrence of the pancreatic pseudocyst, a history of unsuccessful radiologically guided external drainage a few years earlier, and a very large diameter of the pseudocyst causing acute cardio-pulmonary distress syndrome.<br/><br/>
Authors and Affiliations
Adam Roman Markowski, Elżbieta Brodalka, Katarzyna Guzinska-Ustymowicz, Konrad Zaręba, Dariusz Cepowicz, Bogusław Kędra
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- DOI 10.5604/01.3001.0010.3911
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