Obstructive jaundice secondary to pancreatic pseudocyst.

A case of obstructive jaundice resulting from the compression of the common bile duct by a pancreatic pseudocyst is reported, which is of rare occurrence. Total excision of the cyst and choledochojejunostomy were performed. Postoperative course was uneventful with rapid disappearance of jaundice. Nine out of ten cases of pancreatic pseudocyst were treated by total excision with one death during 1951 through 1974.