title: L-asparaginase-related pancreatic pseudocyst: report of a case.
abstract: Pancreatitis following the administration of L-asparaginase (L-asp) has been well documented. However, the progression of such pancreatitis to pseudocyst formation in some patients has been rarely reported. The few reported cases have been teenagers, with the exception of one adult. All pseudocysts required surgical management. This report documents a pancreatic pseudocyst in a seven-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia whose treatment regimen included L-asp. The pseudocyst was managed medically with nasogastric decompression, intravenous hyperalimentation, and antibiotics. The pseudocyst resolved spontaneously in one month without complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, R.O.C.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Horng
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001215:Asparaginase / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D001215:Asparaginase