title: Impersonation of a ruptured thoracic aneurysm by a transdiaphragmatic pancreatic cyst.
abstract: Pancreatic cysts can, in rare cases, expand into the posterior mediastinum and may require surgical resection. We present the case of a patient with a thoracic aneurysm, in whom the mediastinal involvement of a chronic pancreatic cyst masqueraded as a ruptured aneurysm. Surgery was undertaken: first, the initial resection and drainage of the thoracic portion of the pseudocyst, and second, a thorough cleansing of the entire cyst through median laparotomy 15 days later.
authors.affiliation: Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, and Universitätsklinikum Charité der Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany. potapov@dhzb.de
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Potapov
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Knollmann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weidemann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Neuhaus
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hetzer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003964:Diaphragm; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery