Spontaneous resolution of a pancreatic pseudocyst by perforation into the colon.
Spontaneous perforation of a pancreatic pseudocyst into the colon, diagnosed radiologically, resulted in spontaneous cure. Disappearance of a previously palpable abdominal mass suggested perforation of the cyst into the stomach or colon. Surgical treatment was not required. Such an occurrence has not been reported previously; it opens to doubt dicta regarding treatment of this rare complication of pancreatic pseudocyst by immediate colostomy.
D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous