POST-TRAUMATIC PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST – CASE PRESENTATION WITH REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Abstract

Pancreatic trauma remains an enigma of diagnosis and treatment even in the era of modern medicine, in which there are advanced technological and diagnostic means. The pancreas pseudocyst is one of the most common complications of acute and chronic pancreatitis and pancreas trauma, but rarely occurs following trauma. The diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic pancreatic pseudocyst have recently benefited from the new diagnostic and treatment imaging techniques that have changed the therapeutic attitude in the pancreatic pseudocyst.

Keywords

• post-traumatic pancreatic pseudocyst
• abdominal trauma
• pancreatic trauma