title: Unusual presentation of a pancreatic pseudocyst. A case report and review of literature.
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  Pancreatic pseudocysts may simulate renal cysts symptomatically and radiographically.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Pancreatic disease can often mimic renal disease. This is especially true of pancreatic pseudocysts.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report an interesting case of a pancreatic pseudocyst mimicking a renal cyst on a computed tomography (CT) scan. The clinical anatomy of retroperitoneal spaces and pathways followed by pancreatic secretions is examined. The literature on pancreatic diseases simulating renal disorders is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, SUNY at Stony Brook 11794-8093, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Munkelwitz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krasnokutsky
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lie
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed