Transdiaphragmatic perforation of pancreatic pseudocyst with lung herniation. A case report

Konttinen, M.; Heikkonen, L.; Järvinen, A.; Somer, K.; Kyösola, K.

Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica 150(4): 349-351

1984


ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5482
PMID: 6741387
Document Number: 241060
A 34-year-old woman with a rupture of a pancreatic pseudocyst into the left pleural cavity and with a transdiaphragmatic lung herniation is described. According to literature, this type of condition seems to be extremely rare. The diagnostic and therapeutic problems of the situation are discussed as well.

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