Endoscopic drainage of a recurrent pancreatic pseudocyst.
Pancreatic pseudocyst is a significant complication of both acute and chronic pancreatitis. Several methods of cyst drainage have been described. Endoscopic cystogastrostomy is a relatively new technique which is illustrated by the following case report, the first in the UK literature.
Grewal
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Department of Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
London
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Carr-Locke
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Wood
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications; D012008:Recurrence