title: Pancreatic pseudocyst formation due to non-traumatic pancreatitis in a 3-year-old child.
abstract: A pancreatic pseudocyst is a localised collection of pancreatic secretions that lacks a true epithelial lining and is walled off by granulation tissue. A rare case of pancreatic pseudocyst formation due to non-traumatic pancreatitis in a 3-year-old boy is described. The child was presented with fever, abdominal pain and vomiting for a period of 5 days. Ultrasonography and CT scan examinations were performed and biochemical and haematological investigations were undertaken. A pancreatic pseudocyst was identified and operatively managed by cystogastrostomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. drhdc1@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hemang D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Chaudhari
authors.forename: Chhaya J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.forename: Aditi B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Nupur K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*