Pancreatic Panniculitis Associated With Spontaneous Rupture of Massive Pancreatic Pseudocyst

Authors

Asad Jehangir, Reading Hospital-Tower Health; Temple University School of MedicineFollow
Anam Qureshi, Reading Hospital-Tower Health
Brian Le, Reading Hospital-Tower Health
Anthony A. Donato, Reading Hospital-Tower HealthFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2019

Abstract

A 34-year-old woman with a history of acute alcoholic pancreatitis presented with complaints of epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting. Abdominal/pelvic CT revealed a massive pseudocyst within the left side of the abdomen, anterior to the body and tail of the pancreas, measuring 20 × 12 × 15 cm. Repeat CT showed spontaneous rupture of a pseudocyst into the peritoneum with pancreatic ascites, which was treated with surgical lavage and supportive care. Her symptoms improved slowly over 2 weeks with conservative management, and she was discharged home with the subsequent resolution of her skin lesions a week later.

Publication Title

ACG Case Reports Journal

Volume

6

Issue

8

First Page

e00167

Last Page

e00167

Recommended Citation

Jehangir, A., Qureshi, A., Le, B., & Donato, A. A. (2019). Pancreatic Panniculitis Associated With Spontaneous Rupture of Massive Pancreatic Pseudocyst. ACG Case Reports Journal, 6 (8), e00167-e00167. https://doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000167