title: [Ruptured cystadenoma of the pancreas].
abstract: There are many potential reasons for an acute abdomen. Very rare is a rupture of a cystadenoma of the pancreas. We describe such a case of an 85-year old woman, who was treated with an internal drainage of the cyst with a Roux-Y-loop, as at the time of the emergency operation the histological diagnosis was not known. As for the age of the patient and her general condition a secondary procedure with total resection of the mucinous cyst was not carried out. The post-operative course was uneventful up to three months, when the patient died in a geriatric home due to a antibiotic-resistant urosepsis. Literature is reviewed and our case is discussed in respect to recent publications.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Abteilung, Spital Davos, Davos-Platz.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heim
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Sutter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mattli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matter
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018282:Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
vernacular_title: Rupturiertes Cystadenom des Pankreas.