title: Pancreatic pseudocyst with splenic involvement. Case report.
abstract: The authors present a case report of a pancreatic pseudocyst with an unusual spleen involvement. The aspects of this rare complication are discussed, as well as the probable etiologic factors. The outcome was satisfactory and the surgical treatment consisted of the resection of its thick capsule, since the local anatomic conditions would not permit a splenectomy with distal pancreatectomy, considered to be the ideal surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery I, Hospital Universitário Antonio Pedro-UFF, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. pietroaccetta@globo.com
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Accetta
authors.forename: Italo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Accetta
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Accetta
authors.forename: Keila Borba
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: Manoel Fernando O
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*