An economical and feasible method with little trauma for a giant pancreatic pseudocyst communicating with main pancreatic duct: a case report and literature review

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Source: Frontiers Medicine

Original: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1666692...

Published: 2025-12-16T00:00:00Z

A patient with a history of acute pancreatitis had a pancreatic pseudocyst measuring approximately 5.9 × 4.9 × 7.7 cm located behind the head of the pancreas.[1] The pseudocyst communicated with the main pancreatic duct, which was highlighted in the case report.[1] Treatment consisted of a combination of endoscopic stenting of the pancreatic duct (transpapillary stenting for internal drainage) and insertion of a nasojejunal tube for enteral nutrition.[1] After two months of follow-up, imaging studies demonstrated clinical improvement of the patient and reduction in the size of the pseudocyst.[1] The authors report that this approach is economical and has little to minimal trauma compared to more invasive methods reported in the literature.[1] The publication presents a case report supplemented by a review of the literature on the treatment options for pancreatic pseudocysts, including percutaneous drainage, surgical drainage and endoscopic drainage.[1]