Giant Pancreatic Pseudocyst Complicating Twin Pregnancy with Spontaneous Resolution: Case Report

Abdelilah El Bakouri

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Abderrahmane Lamnaouar

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Khalid Jamaleddine *

Emergency Department, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassane II Unviersity, Casablanca, Morocco.

Mounir Bouali

Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Khalid Elhattabi

Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Fatimazahra Bensardi

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Abdelaziz Fadil

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Pancreatic pseudocyst during pregnancy is a rare pathology whose management lacks of hindsight, with only 10 cases reported in the literature since 1980. Spontaneous resolution in 11 to 16% of cases has been described in the literature.

We report a case of giant pseudocyst of the pancreas during pregnancy spontaneously resolving.

A 19-year-old pregnant female presented with giant pancreatic pseudocysts which was managed conservatively, evolving towards a spontaneous resolution after delivery.

Keywords: Pancreatic pseudocyst, pregnancy, resolution


How to Cite

Bakouri, Abdelilah El, Abderrahmane Lamnaouar, Khalid Jamaleddine, Mounir Bouali, Khalid Elhattabi, Fatimazahra Bensardi, and Abdelaziz Fadil. 2022. “Giant Pancreatic Pseudocyst Complicating Twin Pregnancy With Spontaneous Resolution: Case Report”. Asian Journal of Research in Surgery 5 (2):143-47. https://journalajrs.com/index.php/AJRS/article/view/119.

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