title: Treatment of traumatic pancreatic pseudocyst by percutaneous aspiration.
abstract: We describe the nonoperative management of a traumatic pancreatic pseudocyst following blunt trauma in a child. This problem can be accurately diagnosed and followed with computed tomography or ultrasound. Percutaneous aspiration of unilocular pancreatic pseudocysts in children provides an attractive alternative to operative treatment in selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hamman
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Fallat
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Eberly
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Shearer
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*