title: Spontaneous rupture of a pancreatic pseudocyst into the portal vein.
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of a pancreatic pseudocyst into the portal vein is described. This has been previously reported in only five cases. Diagnosis was made by computed tomography (CT) and was confirmed by CT-guided transhepatic portography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Procacci
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Mansueto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Graziani
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bicego
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pederzoli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mainardi
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Bergamo-Andreis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valdo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Azzolini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011169:Portal Vein; D011172:Portography / Q000379:methods; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed