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Pancreatic pseudocyst

MedGen UID:
18280
Concept ID:
C0030299
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Pancreatic Pseudocyst; Pancreatic Pseudocysts; Pseudocyst, Pancreatic; Pseudocysts, Pancreatic
SNOMED CT: Pancreatic pseudocyst (111374002); Pseudocyst of pancreas (111374002)
 
HPO: HP:0005206

Definition

Cyst-like space not lined by epithelium and contained within the pancreas. Pancreatic pseudocysts are often associated with pancreatitis. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPancreatic pseudocyst

Conditions with this feature

Hereditary pancreatitis
MedGen UID:
116056
Concept ID:
C0238339
Disease or Syndrome
PRSS1-related hereditary pancreatitis (HP) is characterized by episodes of acute pancreatitis (AP) and recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP: >1 episode of AP), with frequent progression to chronic pancreatitis (CP). Manifestations of acute pancreatitis can range from vague abdominal pain lasting one to three days to severe abdominal pain lasting days to weeks and requiring hospitalization.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Dalsania R, Shah R, Rana S, Chawla S
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2020 Jun 4;22(7):34. doi: 10.1007/s11894-020-00772-4. PMID: 32500234
Dumonceau JM, Delhaye M, Tringali A, Arvanitakis M, Sanchez-Yague A, Vaysse T, Aithal GP, Anderloni A, Bruno M, Cantú P, Devière J, Domínguez-Muñoz JE, Lekkerkerker S, Poley JW, Ramchandani M, Reddy N, van Hooft JE
Endoscopy 2019 Feb;51(2):179-193. Epub 2019 Jan 17 doi: 10.1055/a-0822-0832. PMID: 30654394
Kahaleh M
Rev Gastroenterol Peru 2018 Apr-Jun;38(2):169-182. PMID: 30118464

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Lancaster A, Zwijacz M
Gastroenterol Nurs 2019 Sep/Oct;42(5):417-419. doi: 10.1097/SGA.0000000000000396. PMID: 31574068
DiMaio CJ
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2018 Sep;34(5):336-342. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000462. PMID: 29901514
Giovannini M
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2018 Apr;28(2):157-169. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2017.11.004. PMID: 29519329
Stram M, Liu S, Singhi AD
Surg Pathol Clin 2016 Dec;9(4):643-659. Epub 2016 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2016.05.008. PMID: 27926364
Zhao X, Feng T, Ji W
Dig Endosc 2016 Jan;28(1):83-91. Epub 2015 Oct 20 doi: 10.1111/den.12542. PMID: 26331472

Diagnosis

Kudaravalli P, Garg N, Pendela VS, Gambhir HS
Am J Emerg Med 2021 May;43:243-244. Epub 2020 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.03.020. PMID: 32197717
David OI, Grigorean VT
Chirurgia (Bucur) 2018 May-Jun;113(3):353-362. doi: 10.21614/chirurgia.113.3.353. PMID: 29981666
Habashi S, Draganov PV
World J Gastroenterol 2009 Jan 7;15(1):38-47. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.38. PMID: 19115466Free PMC Article
Aghdassi A, Mayerle J, Kraft M, Sielenkämper AW, Heidecke CD, Lerch MM
Pancreas 2008 Mar;36(2):105-12. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e31815a8887. PMID: 18376299
Sand J, Nordback I
Scand J Surg 2005;94(2):161-4. doi: 10.1177/145749690509400213. PMID: 16111099

Therapy

David OI, Grigorean VT
Chirurgia (Bucur) 2018 May-Jun;113(3):353-362. doi: 10.21614/chirurgia.113.3.353. PMID: 29981666
Schooley RT, Biswas B, Gill JJ, Hernandez-Morales A, Lancaster J, Lessor L, Barr JJ, Reed SL, Rohwer F, Benler S, Segall AM, Taplitz R, Smith DM, Kerr K, Kumaraswamy M, Nizet V, Lin L, McCauley MD, Strathdee SA, Benson CA, Pope RK, Leroux BM, Picel AC, Mateczun AJ, Cilwa KE, Regeimbal JM, Estrella LA, Wolfe DM, Henry MS, Quinones J, Salka S, Bishop-Lilly KA, Young R, Hamilton T
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2017 Oct;61(10) Epub 2017 Sep 22 doi: 10.1128/AAC.00954-17. PMID: 28807909Free PMC Article
Fisher JM, Gardner TB
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2013 Oct;23(4):787-802. Epub 2013 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2013.06.013. PMID: 24079790
Cho CM, Dewitt J, Al-Haddad M
Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol 2011 Jun;57(2):139-58. PMID: 21587144
Geokas MC, Baltaxe HA, Banks PA, Silva J Jr, Frey CF
Ann Intern Med 1985 Jul;103(1):86-100. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-103-1-86. PMID: 3890660

Prognosis

García García de Paredes A, López-Durán S, Foruny Olcina JR, Albillos A, Vázquez-Sequeiros E
Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2020 Jun;112(6):483-490. doi: 10.17235/reed.2020.6814/2019. PMID: 32450706
Cho CM, Dewitt J, Al-Haddad M
Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol 2011 Jun;57(2):139-58. PMID: 21587144
Stamatakos M, Stefanaki C, Kontzoglou K, Stergiopoulos S, Giannopoulos G, Safioleas M
World J Gastroenterol 2010 Apr 14;16(14):1707-12. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i14.1707. PMID: 20380001Free PMC Article
Habashi S, Draganov PV
World J Gastroenterol 2009 Jan 7;15(1):38-47. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.38. PMID: 19115466Free PMC Article
Geokas MC, Baltaxe HA, Banks PA, Silva J Jr, Frey CF
Ann Intern Med 1985 Jul;103(1):86-100. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-103-1-86. PMID: 3890660

Clinical prediction guides

Dumonceau JM, Delhaye M, Tringali A, Arvanitakis M, Sanchez-Yague A, Vaysse T, Aithal GP, Anderloni A, Bruno M, Cantú P, Devière J, Domínguez-Muñoz JE, Lekkerkerker S, Poley JW, Ramchandani M, Reddy N, van Hooft JE
Endoscopy 2019 Feb;51(2):179-193. Epub 2019 Jan 17 doi: 10.1055/a-0822-0832. PMID: 30654394
Cho CM, Dewitt J, Al-Haddad M
Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol 2011 Jun;57(2):139-58. PMID: 21587144
Habashi S, Draganov PV
World J Gastroenterol 2009 Jan 7;15(1):38-47. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.38. PMID: 19115466Free PMC Article
Ryan CM, Sheridan RL, Schoenfeld DA, Warshaw AL, Tompkins RG
Ann Surg 1995 Aug;222(2):163-70. doi: 10.1097/00000658-199508000-00008. PMID: 7543741Free PMC Article
Geokas MC, Baltaxe HA, Banks PA, Silva J Jr, Frey CF
Ann Intern Med 1985 Jul;103(1):86-100. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-103-1-86. PMID: 3890660

Recent systematic reviews

Guo D, Dai W, Shen J, Zhang M, Shi Y, Jiang K, Guo L
Digestion 2022;103(3):183-191. Epub 2022 Jan 13 doi: 10.1159/000520892. PMID: 35026770
Hamada T, Iwashita T, Saito T, Shiomi H, Takenaka M, Isayama H, Yasuda I, Nakai Y; WONDERFUL study group in Japan
Dig Endosc 2022 May;34(4):676-686. Epub 2021 Oct 15 doi: 10.1111/den.14142. PMID: 34544204
Guzmán-Calderón E, Chacaltana A, Díaz R, Li B, Martinez-Moreno B, Aparicio JR
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2022 Feb;29(2):198-211. Epub 2021 Jun 28 doi: 10.1002/jhbp.1008. PMID: 34107170
Keshavarz P, Azrumelashvili T, Yazdanpanah F, Nejati SF, Ebrahimian Sadabad F, Tarjan A, Bazyar A, Mizandari M
Eur J Radiol 2021 Nov;144:109978. Epub 2021 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2021.109978. PMID: 34607289
Loveday BP, Mittal A, Phillips A, Windsor JA
World J Surg 2008 Nov;32(11):2383-94. doi: 10.1007/s00268-008-9701-y. PMID: 18670801

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