Pancreatic pseudocyst rupture into the portal vein.
A patient with a pancreatic pseudocyst rupture into the portal vein with a resultant noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome and subsequent portal vein thrombosis diagnosed by computed tomography and ultrasonography is reported. A review of the existing English literature on this rare complication is also provided.
Dawson
Brian C
BC
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA. dawsonb@ecu.edu
Kasa
David
D
Mazer
Mark A
MA
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D019512:Pancreatitis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011169:Portal Vein; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology