Contribution of endosonography in an uncommon case of pancreatic cysts
Here we present the case of a 35-year-old female patient with long standing dyspepsia and imaging studies showing the presence of multiple cysts in the head and tail of the pancreas. The patient underwent endosonography that confirmed the presence of multiple simple cysts throughout the entirety of...
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Published in | World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy Vol. 5; no. 10; pp. 519 - 522 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited
16.10.2013
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Summary: | Here we present the case of a 35-year-old female patient with long standing dyspepsia and imaging studies showing the presence of multiple cysts in the head and tail of the pancreas. The patient underwent endosonography that confirmed the presence of multiple simple cysts throughout the entirety of the pancreas without dilation of the pancreatic duct. The majority of the cysts were less than one centimeter in size, and the largest cyst showed a honeycomb appearance.Cytology of aspirates from the two largest cysts was compatible with benign pancreatic cysts. Endosonography also revealed cysts within the left kidney and spleen. Genetic testing confirmed Von Hippel-Lindau disease. We highlight this case because it is unusual for Von Hippel-Lindau disease, a rare clinical entity, to present solely with cysts in the absence of more common manifestations, such as hemangioblastomas in the central nervous system and malignancy. |
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Bibliography: | Ana Lúcia Sousa;Diamantino Sousa;Pedro Figueiredo;Pedro Pinto Marques;Horácio Guerreiro;Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Faro E.P.E.;Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Garcia de Orta ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Telephone: +351-91-4234342 Fax: +351-28-9891211 Author contributions: Sousa AL and Sousa D contributed equally to this work; Sousa AL and Sousa D were attending doctors for the patient and designed and wrote the article; Figueiredo P and Marques PP performed the endosonography and critically revised the article; Guerreiro H approved the final version to be published. Correspondence to: Ana Lúcia Sousa, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Faro E.P.E., Faro, Rua leão Penedo, 8000-386 Faro, Portugal. ana.e.sousa@hotmail.com |
ISSN: | 1948-5190 1948-5190 |
DOI: | 10.4253/wjge.v5.i10.519 |