Open AccessPancreatic pseudocyst presenting as dysphagia: A case report
Author(s) -
Charles Panackel,
Arun T Korah,
Devadas Krishnadas,
Kattoor Ramakrishnan Vinayakumar
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.37801
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic pseudocyst , dysphagia , mediastinum , pancreatitis , acute pancreatitis , presentation (obstetrics) , chest pain , radiology , general surgery , surgery
Pancreatic pseudocysts are relatively common complications of acute pancreatitis. However, extension of pseudocysts into the mediastinum rarely occurs. In such situations they commonly present with chest pain or shortness of breath. We herein report the case of a patient with a pseudocyst presenting with dysphagia. The clinical presentation, current modalities of diagnosis and management of mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst is reviewed in this article.