Successful endoscopic treatment of mediastinal pseudocysts.
Mediastinal pseudocysts can pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the clinician and surgeon. Recognizing their presence and instituting appropriate therapy can reduce morbidity and mortality. This report describes unusual clinical features in a patient presenting with multiple mediastinal pseudocysts due to pancreatic duct leak secondary to pancreatic duct stenosis and an entrapment of a pancreatic duct stone. Successful endoscopic therapy averted the need for surgery.
Musana
Kenneth A
KA
Department of Internal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449, USA.
Yale
Steven H
SH
Abdulkarim
Ahmad
A
Rall
Christopher J
CJ
D000368:Aged; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D006801:Humans; D020347:Lithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents