Percutaneous puncture and drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts. A retrospective study.
Experience with 19 consecutive patients who had 20 pancreatic pseudocysts treated by percutaneous puncture and/or drainage was reviewed. Ten pseudocysts (5 infected, 5 non-infected), underwent complete resolution after percutaneous treatment only and there was a considerable regression in 6 (5 infected, 1 non-infected), which means an overall cure rate of 80 per cent. Only one small pseudocyst remained unchanged. Complementary surgery was necessary in 3 cases. Fine needle evacuation was the method in 13 cases (11 cured) and catheter drainage in 7 (5 cured). We conclude that percutaneous drainage is a safe method for the treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts, that will cure the patient in most cases.
Aurell
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Forsberg
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L
Hederström
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E
Andersson
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000628:therapy*; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011677:Punctures; D012189:Retrospective Studies