title: Pancreatic pseudocyst that compressed the inferior vena cava and resulted in edema of the lower extremities.
abstract: To our knowledge, edema of the lower extremities has not previously been reported as a sign of a pancreatic pseudocyst. In this case report, we describe a 66-year-old man in whom such a lesion compressed the inferior vena cava and caused pronounced leg swelling. After drainage of the pseudocyst, the edema did not recur. Although the most well-known complications of pancreatic pseudocyst are pain, hemorrhage, rupture, infection, and obstruction of adjacent viscera, bilateral edema of the lower extremities can be the initial manifestation of this lesion.
authors.affiliation: Division of Area Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Browman
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Litin
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Binkovitz
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Mohr
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging