title: Pancreatic mediastinal pseudocyst: report of two cases simulating intrathoracic disease.
abstract: Mediastinal pseudocysts of the pancreas are extremely rare. Intra-thoracic symptoms such as dysphagia or dyspnoea due to compression or associated pleural effusions are common and urgent decompression by percutaneous or internal drainage is often necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Auld
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy