J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 81(3): 256-263, 1980
Original article
PANCREATIC CYSTS
－A REVIEW OF 18 CASES－
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First Department of Surgery, Osaka City University Medical School Katsusuke Satake, Yoshaku Tei, Hiroji Nishino, Kaoru Umeyama, Hiroyoshi Dohi*), Kentoh Yamashita**) |
78.6 percents of pancreatic pseudocyst was following a bout of pancreatitis. Four “true” cysts were retention cyst in two, cystadenoma in one and cystadenocarcinoma in one. The common symptoms of both groups were abdominal pain and palpable tumor. Spontaneous resolution of pseudocysts were observed in 42 percents. Operation procedures for pancreatic pseudocysts were external drainage in 4, cyst-gastrostomy in one and pancreaticoduodenectomy in one.
Resection of cysts with partial pancreas were performed in 3 among 4 cases of pancreatic “true” cysts. Clinical observations and treatmants were discussed with a recent literatures.
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