In the present study an attempt to evaluate the efficacy of echography as a diagnostic tool has been made. A total of 52 patients (chronic pancreatitis (42); pancreatic cysts (three); and carcinoma of the pancreas (seven)) were studied and the results compared with those from other diagnostic techniques. In 65.7% of chronic pancreatitis patients, and in all cases of carcinoma of the pancreas, e...

Context Non-swelling autoimmune pancreatitis with multiple pancreatic pseudocysts is very rare. Case report A Seventy-five-year-old man was referred to our hospital for further examination of multiple pancreatic cysts with nodules detected by computed tomography. Endoscopic ultrasound examination showed a pancreatic cyst with a nodule (6.3 mm in diameter) in the pancreatic head and another panc...

The discovery of a pancreatic cyst in an asymptomatic patient presents an immediate challenge to the interpreting radiologist, the clinician who manages the patient, and patients themselves. When a cyst is discovered on imaging in a patient without symptoms directly referable to the pancreas, the following questions are immediately raised: can the lesion be accurately diagnosed or is the approp...

Pancreatic cysts, a common complication of pancreatitis, often require invasive treatment. When possible, endoscopic technique tends to be the procedure of choice. Despite its advantages, most of its complications may require immediate surgical assistance. Experienced surgeons tend to choose a laparoscopic approach bearing in mind its advantages. We present a case of a 71-year-old patient with ...

A 53-year-old man had a history of alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis. In July 2011, because of suspicion of a pseudocyst infection, he had undergone endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided cyst drainage. Further investigation after drainage had revealed a fistula between the pancreatic pseudocyst and descending colon; however, the transgastric internal drainage tubewas left in place because of th...

A 53-year-old man had a history of alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis. In July 2011, because of suspicion of a pseudocyst infection, he had undergone endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided cyst drainage. Further investigation after drainage had revealed a fistula between the pancreatic pseudocyst and descending colon; however, the transgastric internal drainage tubewas left in place because of th...

Epidermoid cysts arising from both the pancreas and spleen are rare. We herein report a case of a surgically resected epidermoid cyst in the pancreatic tail invaginated from the spleen. A multi-locular cyst, 2 cm in diameter, without a solid component was discovered incidentally in the pancreatic tail. During the 11-year follow-up, the emergence of satellite cystic lesions with distinct appeara...

This paper describes a case of a patient suffering from Hodgkin's disease and treated by means of minimally invasive surgery: laparoscopic splenectomy. The performance of laparoscopic splenectomy led to a complication in the form of a pancreatic cyst. The cyst was subjected to endoscopic procedures (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, with a shaft to the pancreatic tract) and percut...

Lymphoepithelial cyst (LEC) of the pancreas is an extremely rare, benign pancreatic cystic lesion that is difficult to differentiate preoperatively from other cystic pancreatic lesions. LEC may have malignant potential. Here, we describe a case of LEC of the pancreas - initially suspected to be a mucinous cyst neoplasm - in an elderly man presenting with abdominal pain, who went on to have a di...

Congenital anomalies of pancreas and its ductal drainage are uncommon but in general surgically correctable causes of recurrent pancreatitis. A gastric duplication cyst communicated with an accessory pancreatic lobe is an extremely rare cause of recurrent pancreatitis, but an early and accurate diagnosis of this anomaly is important because suitable surgical treatment may lead to a satisfactory...