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Pancreatic Panniculitis Associated With Spontaneous Rupture of Massive Pancreatic Pseudocyst
ACG Case Reports Journal
  • Asad Jehangir, Reading Hospital-Tower Health; Temple University School of Medicine
  • Anam Qureshi, Reading Hospital-Tower Health
  • Brian Le, Reading Hospital-Tower Health
  • Anthony A. Donato, Reading Hospital-Tower Health
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Article
Publication Date
8-1-2019
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Abstract

A 34-year-old woman with a history of acute alcoholic pancreatitis presented with complaints of epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting. Abdominal/pelvic CT revealed a massive pseudocyst within the left side of the abdomen, anterior to the body and tail of the pancreas, measuring 20 × 12 × 15 cm. Repeat CT showed spontaneous rupture of a pseudocyst into the peritoneum with pancreatic ascites, which was treated with surgical lavage and supportive care. Her symptoms improved slowly over 2 weeks with conservative management, and she was discharged home with the subsequent resolution of her skin lesions a week later.

Citation Information
Asad Jehangir, Anam Qureshi, Brian Le and Anthony A. Donato. "Pancreatic Panniculitis Associated With Spontaneous Rupture of Massive Pancreatic Pseudocyst" ACG Case Reports Journal Vol. 6 Iss. 8 (2019) p. e00167 - e00167
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anthony-donato/7/