Pancreatic ascites in childhood.
Pancreatic ascites in children is extremely rare, but is usually due to trauma. We report the case of a 15-year-old girl with massive pancreatic ascites due to a leaking chronic pseudocyst of unknown cause. It was treated by resection of the pseudocyst, distal pancreatectomy, and retrograde drainage of a dilated and tortuous residual ductal system by Roux-en-Y pancreaticojejunostomy.
D000293:Adolescent; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery; D010179:Pancreas / Q000601:surgery; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000150:complications*; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy