Mediastinal pseudocyst in hereditary pancreatitis
Giniès, J.L.; Duverne, C.; Champion, G.; Limal, J.M.; Coupris, L.
Archives Francaises de Pediatrie 43(9): 709-710
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9764 PMID: 3813801 Document Number: 269564
A 6 year-old child was hospitalized for thoracoabdominal pain. There was a clinical and radiological right pleural effusion. Ultrasonography showed a pseudocyst of the head of the pancreas. CAT scan and operative opacification showed a mediastinal extension of the pseudocyst, with no communication with the pleural effusion. This pseudocyst illustrates an unusual variation of a known complication of this disease. Recovery was obtained via fistulization into the jejunum.