An intra-hepatic pancreatic pseudocyst successfully treated endoscopic transpapillary drainage alone.
BACKGROUND
An intra-hepatic pseudocyst is a very rare complication of acute and chronic pancreatitis with less than thirty cases described in the literature. Successful resolution of intra-hepatic pseudocysts with endoscopic transpapillary nasopancreatic drain placement has not previously been described.


METHODS
We report the case of a 34-year-old male with chronic idiopathic non-calcific pancreatitis, anomalous pancreatobiliary junction and a large intra-hepatic pancreatic pseudocyst along with a large abdominal pseudocyst who was successfully treated by endoscopic transpapillary nasopancreatic drainage alone.


CONCLUSIONS
Pancreatic pseudocysts can present as intra-hepatic cystic lesions and communicating intra-hepatic pseudocysts can be successfully treated by endoscopic transpapillary nasopancreatic drainage alone.
Bhasin
Deepak Kumar
DK
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh, India. deepakkbhasin@gmail.com
Rana
Surinder Singh
SS
Chandail
Vijant Singh
VS
Nanda
Mohit
M
Nadkarni
Nikhil
N
Sinha
Saroj Kant
SK
Nagi
Birinder
B
D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003287:Contrast Media