title: [Pancreatic pseudocyst in acute pancreatitis. Clinical and ultrasonographic analysis during one year of follow up].
abstract: We prospectively studied the clinical and sonographic evolution of 23 patients with pancreatic pseudocysts after acute pancreatitis. The following sonographic features were analyzed: shape, limits, size, content, presence of debris, septa and localization. Septa were present in 22%, debris were infrequent. At 6 weeks precise limits could be observed in 74%. The only US change that had prognostic change was the size. Few complications, no mortality and spontaneous resolution in 86% of the patients makes us question the need for early drainage procedures in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitario de Caracas.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Hidalgo Arzola
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Pseudoquiste del páncreas en pancreatitis aguda. Análisis clínico y ultrasonográfico durante un año de seguimiento.