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Gastrointest Endosc
January 2011
Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
JOP
September 2006
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Pancreatic pseudocysts (PPs) comprise more than 80% of the cystic lesions of the pancreas and cause complications in 7-25% of patients with pancreatitis or pancreatic trauma. The first step in the management of PPs is to exclude a cystic tumor. A history of pancreatitis, no septation, solid components or mural calcification on CT scan and high amylase content at aspiration favor a diagnosis of PP.
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