Pancreatic pseudocysts in children

The clinical presentation and operative treatment of 15 children with pseudocysts of the pancreas were reviewed. All had a self-limiting process, usually resulting from trauma, and did well, regardless of the type of drainage. Those children undergoing internal drainage had fewer complications and l...

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Published in:	Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics Vol. 151; no. 2; p. 182
Main Authors:	Pokorny, W J, Raffensperger, J G, Harberg, F J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-08-1980
Subjects:	Adult Child Child, Preschool Drainage - methods Female Humans Infant Male Pancreatic Cyst - etiology Pancreatic Cyst - surgery Pancreatitis - complications Wounds and Injuries - complications
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Summary:	The clinical presentation and operative treatment of 15 children with pseudocysts of the pancreas were reviewed. All had a self-limiting process, usually resulting from trauma, and did well, regardless of the type of drainage. Those children undergoing internal drainage had fewer complications and left the hospital earlier than did those undergoing external drainage. However, there were no recurrences after either internal or external drainage, and the two fistulas which developed following external drainage closed spontaneously.
ISSN:	0039-6087