title: A giant pancreatic pseudocyst treated by cystogastrostomy.
abstract: We report a case of a giant pancreatic pseudocyst in a 65-year-old man presenting with abdominal pain, loss of appetite and abdominal distension. CT scans demonstrated a giant pancreatic pseudocyst measuring 25.7 cm×15.3 cm×10.9 cm anteroposteriorly, with significant compression of surrounding organs. An open cystogastrostomy was performed through a midline incision, and 3 L of fluid was drained from the giant pseudocyst. Recovery has been uneventful.
authors: Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Amarillo, USA.
authors: Grace C
authors: GC
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Amarillo, USA.
authors: Subhasis
authors: S
authors: Misra
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome