Perigraft pseudocyst complicating repair of ruptured aortic aneurysm: successful treatment by percutaneous aspiration.
Occurring rarely after aortic surgery, post-operative pancreatitis is often complicated and carries a high mortality rate. We have reported a case of pancreatic pseudocyst involving a polytef aortic prosthesis used to repair a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. The pseudocyst was treated successfully by repeated percutaneous aspiration, and removal of the aortic prosthesis was not required. Although less successful than operative drainage, percutaneous approaches to pancreatic pseudocysts are an important option for patients who are poor surgical candidates.
Surgical Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Georgia, Augusta.
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Wynn
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Bates
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Teeslink
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Nesbit
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000209:etiology*; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods*