Abstract

VARGAS, Rómulo D; SEPULVEDA-COPETE, Mauricio; ZULETA, Julio E  and  HANI, Albis C. Treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts with endoscopic transpapillary drainage: Case report. Rev Col Gastroenterol [online]. 2010, vol.25, n.2, pp.215-218. ISSN 0120-9957.

We report on the case of a patient with pancreatic pseudocysts. They presented as complications of an episode of acute pancreatitis which had manifested as epigastric pain, vomiting, and a postprandial sensation of fullness. After 12 months of watchful waiting the patient had not improved. Instead, an abdominal CAT scans revealed that the lesion persisted and had grown an additional 4 cm in diameter. The patient was referred to our institution for treatment. A magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) image revealed that the pseudocyst passed through the proximal pancreatic duct. Endoscopic transpapillary drainage was successfully performed with the insertion of a pancreatic stent. The lesion had disappeared 30 days after drainage. Symptoms had not recurred 60 days after drainage.

Keywords : Pancreatic pseudocysts; endoscopic transpapillary drainage; acute pancreatitis.

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