RESUMEN
1. Early diagnosis of pseudocyst of the pancreas. 2. Determination of the incidence of various etiological factors in Faisalabad area. 3. Evaluation of the various management options. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Department of Surgery Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad. PERIOD: April 1993-1996. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifteen patients. 13 males [86.67%], 2 females [13.33%]. Age ranging between 6 to 50 years [Mean age=28 years]. 11 cases [73.33%] secondary to blunt abdominal trauma, 2 cases 13.33% secondary to Choledocholithiasis and 2 cases 13.33% secondary to alcoholic pancreatitis. 13 patients [86.67%] underwent Cystogastrostomy [CG] and 2 patients [13.33%] underwent External drainage [ED]. One patient [6.67%] with a history of alcoholism died secondary to recurrence of pseudocyst and bleeding during postoperative period