[Pancreatic pseudocyst of head: compressing of vena cava inferior with lethal embolism of pulmonary artery (author's transl)].
As rare complication of post-pancreatitic pseudocyst in a 43-year-old patient, an obstruction of large vessels, situated retroperitoneally, is described. The partial thrombosis lead to a recurrent embolism of pulmonary artery with terminal right cardiac failure.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000150:complications*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000150:complications; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior
Kompression der Vena cava inferior durch Pankreaskopfzyste mit tödlich verlaufender Lungenarterienembolie.