EC Clinical and Medical Case Reports

Pancreatic pseudocysts (PPC) are rare in children. The most common causes are traumatic or medical pancreatitis. Conservative management should be the first-line treatment, involving clinical, biological, and radiological monitoring. Drainage is only indicated in the presence of complications, including infection, fistula formation, gastric or bile duct obstruction, obstructive jaundice, spontaneous rupture, or massive hemorrhage.
Our aim is to emphasize the importance of early and adequate diagnosis and management to prevent the development of potentially life-threatening complications, based on our experience in the general pediatrics department of the Children's Hospital in Rabat, as well as a review of the literature.

We report the case of an 11-year-old girl with a pancreatic pseudocyst located above and below the diaphragm, which was superinfected and fistulized into the lung.

 Keywords: Pancreatic Pseudocyst; Pancreatitis; Complications; Drainage

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