Treatment of traumatic pancreatic pseudocyst by percutaneous aspiration

Hamman, S.M.; Fallat, M.E.; Eberly, S.M.; Shearer, L.T.

Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association 90(10): 506-509

1992


ISSN/ISBN: 0023-0294
PMID: 1402345
Document Number: 396421
We describe the nonoperative management of a traumatic pancreatic pseudocyst following blunt trauma in a child. This problem can be accurately diagnosed and followed with computed tomography or ultrasound. Percutaneous aspiration of unilocular pancreatic pseudocysts in children provides an attractive alternative to operative treatment in selected cases.

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