A Case of Chronic Pancreatitis Complicated by Retroperitoneal and Intrasplenic Pseudocysts / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
;
: 351-353, 1991.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-168612
ABSTRACT
A 69-year-old-male patient was admitted because of left upper quadrant (LUQ) abdominal pain He had hard palpable mass (abaut 15x l0cm) in LUQ abdomen and mild elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (349 IU/L) and amylase (216 U/L) levels at the admission time. Abdominal CT scan revealed huge, well-marginated cystic mass in enlarged spleen with increased densities in dependent portion of cystic mass, about 8x13cm in size. Another small well-capsulated. cystic mass in anterior aspect of spleen was also seen. After ERCP, urgent surgical intervention was done. Final diagnosis was chronic pancreatitis with large intrasplenic (l2x9.5 cm) and retroperitoneal pseudocysts. So we are reporting above case with pertinent review of literatures.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Spleen
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Splenomegaly
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Abdominal Pain
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Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
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Diagnosis
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Alkaline Phosphatase
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Abdomen
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Pancreatitis, Chronic
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Amylases
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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