OBJECTIVE: To report the unusual case of a mediastinal pseudocyst in a patient with chronic pancreatitis, which resolved after conservative treatment. PATIENT: A 59-year-old patient with alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis and a large mediastinal pseudocyst. INTERVENTIONS: Bowel rest and total parenteral nutrition for 4 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The pseudocyst resolved completely. CONCLUSION: Conservative treatment is a valuable option in patients with chronic pancreatitis presenting with a mediastinal pseudocyst, but close supervision is mandatory.
OBJECTIVE: To report the unusual case of a mediastinal pseudocyst in a patient with chronic pancreatitis, which resolved after conservative treatment. PATIENT: A 59-year-old patient with alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis and a large mediastinal pseudocyst. INTERVENTIONS: Bowel rest and total parenteral nutrition for 4 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The pseudocyst resolved completely. CONCLUSION: Conservative treatment is a valuable option in patients with chronic pancreatitis presenting with a mediastinal pseudocyst, but close supervision is mandatory.