Large pancreatic pseudocyst penetrating into posterior mediastinum

• Authors: Adam Roman Markowski , Elżbieta Brodalka , Katarzyna Guzinska-Ustymowicz , Konrad Zaręba , Dariusz Cepowicz , Bogusław Kędra

Abstracts

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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.

Keywords

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Pancreatic pseudocyst; posterior mediastinum; pancreatitis; alcohol abuse

• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 89(4)
• Pages: 41-47

Dates

published

2017-09-01

Contributors

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Adam Roman Markowski

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Elżbieta Brodalka

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Katarzyna Guzinska-Ustymowicz

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Konrad Zaręba

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Dariusz Cepowicz

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Bogusław Kędra

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0010.3911