Transdiaphragmatic perforation of pancreatic pseudocyst with lung herniation. A case report.
A 34-year-old woman with a rupture of a pancreatic pseudocyst into the left pleural cavity and with a transdiaphragmatic lung herniation is described. According to literature, this type of condition seems to be extremely rare. The diagnostic and therapeutic problems of the situation are discussed as well.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000150:complications*; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography