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Pancreatic pseudocysts are usually located in the peripancreatic area, but on rare occasion a pseudocyst can reach the mediastinum. The natural history of mediastinal pseudocysts is poorly understood and seldom reported in the literature. We treated a patient who presented with an acute airway obstruction from a mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst. Initial acute airway management and stabilization proved successful. A staged cyst decompression via a cervical and abdominal transhiatal approach was ultimately required. The natural history, potential complications, and management of pancreatic mediastinal pseudocysts are reviewed.
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Bardia, A., Stoikes, N. & Wilkinson, N.W. Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst with acute airway obstruction. J Gastrointest Surg 10, 146–150 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gassur.2005.05.009
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