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CASE REPORT
A giant pancreatic pseudocyst treated by cystogastrostomy
  1. Grace C Wang,
  2. Subhasis Misra
  1. Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Amarillo, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Subhasis Misra, subhasis.misra{at}ttuhsc.edu

Summary

We report a case of a giant pancreatic pseudocyst in a 65-year-old man presenting with abdominal pain, loss of appetite and abdominal distension. CT scans demonstrated a giant pancreatic pseudocyst measuring 25.7 cm×15.3 cm×10.9 cm anteroposteriorly, with significant compression of surrounding organs. An open cystogastrostomy was performed through a midline incision, and 3 L of fluid was drained from the giant pseudocyst. Recovery has been uneventful.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2014-207271

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