Spontaneous Resolution of Mediastinal Pancreatic Pseudocyst

We report the findings in a 39-year-old man with alcoholic pancreatitis and a lower posterior mediastinal mass. Endoscopic retrograde pancreatographic and ultrasonographic studies permitted an unequivocal diagnosis of mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst. The pseudocyst resolved spontaneously five week...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1979-05, Vol.75 (5), p.632-633
Hauptverfasser:	Leechawengwong, Manoon, Berger, Herbert W., Romeu, José
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Alcoholism - complications Humans Male Mediastinal Cyst - diagnostic imaging Pancreatic Cyst - diagnostic imaging Pancreatitis - complications Pancreatitis - diagnostic imaging Radiography Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the findings in a 39-year-old man with alcoholic pancreatitis and a lower posterior mediastinal mass. Endoscopic retrograde pancreatographic and ultrasonographic studies permitted an unequivocal diagnosis of mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst. The pseudocyst resolved spontaneously five weeks after diagnosis, without specific therapy.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.75.5.632