A pseudocyst is present as a cystic cavity bound to the pancreas by inflammatory tissue [1]. Typically, the wall of a pancreatic pseudocyst lacks an epithelial lining, and the cyst contains pancreatic juice or amylase-rich fluid [2, 3]. This is the histopathological definition of a pancreatic pseudocyst. In the past, there have been several different clinical definitions of pancreatic pseudocys...

Acute obstructive suppurative pancreatic ductitis (AOSPD) is a rare clinical entity defined as suppuration from the pancreatic duct without concomitant pancreatic cyst, abscess, or necrosis. We describe a case of AOSPD in a woman with a past medical history of type 2 diabetes and chronic pancreatitis who presented with abdominal sepsis, which resolved only after therapeutic endoscopic retrograd...

We sought to determine the accuracy of two electronic methods of identifying pancreatic cancer in a cohort of pancreatic cyst patients, and to examine the reasons for identification failure. We used the International Classification of Diseases, 9(th) Edition (ICD-9) codes and natural language processing (NLP) technology to identify pancreatic cancer in these patients. We compared both methods t...

CONTEXT Lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas is a rare benign lesion that should be managed conservatively. Similarity has been described between lymphoepithelial cyst and a branchial cyst of the neck. CASE REPORT We report a 58-year-old man presenting with left sided abdominal pain initially thought to be renal colic. CT of the abdomen revealed a 3.5 cm lesion in the pancreatic tail. A lapa...

CONTEXT Lymphoepithelial cysts with sebaceous glands of the pancreas are extremely rare, with only 7 cases, including this case, published in English literature. CASE REPORT We herein present the case of a 67-year-old Asian man who underwent a resection of a lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas during the follow up care for lung cancer. Fourteen years previously he underwent a right lower lo...

ious complications of acute and chronic pancreatitis [1–3]. Endoscopic vacuumassisted therapy (EVAT) is a reliable treatment for abscesses that are accessible endoscopically [4,5]. We report the first case in which EVAT was used in the treatment of an infected pancreatic pseudocyst. A 28-year-oldwomanwas admittedwith a severe inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) due to a 20 cm infected pancrea...

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) is considered a safe technique not only for solid lesions but also for cystic lesions of the pancreas [1]. A 69-year-old man with elevated serum carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19–9 levels (205U/mL) was referred for investigation of a lesion in the head of his pancreas. Computed tomography (CT) revealed an 8-cm, well-demarcated, low-dens...

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Cystic pancreatic lesions consist of a diverse range of pathological entities and can be cl...

The etiology of choledochal cyst has been investigated by clinicians and pathologists primarily of Germany, Austria, United States, United Kingdom, and Japan from the end of the last century, but Japanese investigators contributed greatly to the study of the relationship between choledochal cyst and anomalous junction of the pancreaticobiliary ductal system. Heid (1893) is considered to be the ...

CONTEXT Fluid analysis obtained by EUS guided FNA is used to aid in diagnosis and management of cystic lesions in the pancreas. Complementing fluid aspiration with brushing of cyst wall may increase the cellular yield. OBJECTIVE To compare cellular yield of pancreatic cyst FNA with and without wall brushing. DESIGN Comparative study. SETTING Tertiary referral centre. PATIENTS Fifty-one ...