Pancreatic pseudocyst masquerading as renal injury on imaging studies

Talug, C.; Mullins, J.; Saunders, S.E.; Zaslau, S.; Talug, C; Mullins, J; Saunders, S.E; Zaslau, S

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Pancreatic pseudocyst masquerading as renal injury on imaging studies

Talug, C.; Mullins, J.; Saunders, S.E.; Zaslau, S.

Canadian Journal of Urology 14(5): 3707-3709

2007

ISSN/ISBN: 1195-9479

PMID: 17949528

Document Number: 607208

In a patient with a prior history of pancreatitis or abdominal trauma, radiographic imaging may only show abnormalities in the urinary tract. When these patients are first seen with subcapsular or perinephric fluid collections, percutaneous drainage can be both diagnostic and therapeutic.