Stapled Cystogastrostomy A Method of Treatment for Pediatric Pancreatic Pseudocyst

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Abstract
An uncommon complication of pancreatic inflammatory disease or pancreatic trauma in children is the development of a pseudocyst. English literature records less than 100 cases in children and emphasizes that surgical intervention is the indicated form of treatment. Experience with 9 pediatric patients suffering from pseudocysts in a 7 yr period is reported. All except 1 were successfully treated by internal drainage; the other spontaneously resolved. Four had cystogastrostomy using a stapler. Indications, technique, advantages and complications of this method are discussed.