[A large pancreatic pseudocyst penetrating into mediastinum causing progressive airways occlusion and death: a case report].
Pancreatic pseudocysts arise mostly as a complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. In this paper we present a case of 44-years-old female suffering from large pancreatic pseudocyst leading to death, as a result of airways suppression.
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Oddział Anestezjologii i Intensywnej Terapii Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Specjalistycznego im. M. Kopernika w Łodzi.
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D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007819:Laryngeal Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed