Hydatid cyst of the pancreas causing both acute pancreatitis and splenic vein thrombosis.

Hydatid cyst of the pancreas causing both acute pancreatitis and splenic vein thrombosis. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2018 Jun 18;:e1-e3 Authors: Ozsay O, Gungor F, Karaisli S, Kokulu I, Dilek ON Abstract Hydatid cyst of the pancreas is a rarely seen entity even in endemic countries. Cyst may causes several symptoms due to external compression or fistulisation to pancreaticobiliary tract or small bowel. A 23-year-old female patient was referred with a complaint of abdominal pain. Preoperative imaging revealed an undefined cyst in the tail of pancreas. She underwent distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy, with a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis due to cystopancreatic duct fistula and also left-sided portal hypertension due to splenic vein thrombosis. Pathological examination reported a final diagnosis of hydatid cyst. To the best of our knowledge, coincidence of cystopancreatic duct fistula and splenic vein thrombosis due to pancreatic hydatid cyst has not previously been reported. PMID: 29909684 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Source Type: research