title: [Pancreatic pseudocyst as a differential diagnosis to dissections aortic aneyrism].
abstract: Pancreatic pseudocyst, a common complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis, can be an important differential diagnosis to aorta aneurism. A 46-year-old man under investigation for lung cancer presented with chest pain, dysphagia and dyspnoea. A chest X-ray showed opacity in the mediastinum opposite aorta. A computed tomography revealed a pseudocyst extending from the body of pancreas into the thorax. A mediastinal pseudocyst can cause symptoms due to compression or invasion of surrounding structures. The pseudocyst was successfully treated using endoscopic ultrasound guided transgastric drainage.
authors: Anæstesiologisk Afdeling, Slagelse Sygehus, Ingemannsvej 18, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark. nec@regionsjaelland.dk
authors: Niels
authors: N
authors: Erikstrup Clausen
authors: Villads Bønding
authors: VB
authors: Jacobsen
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional