Endoscopic drainage of the pancreatic pseudocyst

ABSTRACT

Endoscopic management of pancreatic pseudocysts becomes an established alternative to surgical drainage. Thirty fife patients with pancreatic pseudocyst were admitted to El Minia University hospital [24 men and 11 women] with a mean age of 41 +/- 4 years in a period between 1999 and 2004 were subjected to endoscopic drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst. The endotherapy was successful in 28 patients [80%]. Endoscopic procedures performed included cystogastrostomy in 19 patients [54,2%], cystoduodenostomy in 5 patients [14,2%] and transpapillazy drainage in 4 patients [11,4%]. The mean length of hospital stay was 5 days [range 2-17] days. There were no deaths related to the procedure. Recurrence was detected in 3 cases [8,5%] and all treated endoscopically