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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
Pancreatic pseudocyst formation due to non-traumatic pancreatitis in a 3-year-old child
  1. Hemang D Chaudhari,
  2. Chhaya J Bhatt,
  3. Aditi B Desai,
  4. Nupur K Patel
  1. Department of Radiology, Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Hemang D Chaudhari, drhdc1{at}yahoo.com

Summary

A pancreatic pseudocyst is a localised collection of pancreatic secretions that lacks a true epithelial lining and is walled off by granulation tissue. A rare case of pancreatic pseudocyst formation due to non-traumatic pancreatitis in a 3-year-old boy is described. The child was presented with fever, abdominal pain and vomiting for a period of 5 days. Ultrasonography and CT scan examinations were performed and biochemical and haematological investigations were undertaken. A pancreatic pseudocyst was identified and operatively managed by cystogastrostomy.

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