Multiple Congenital Pancreatic Cysts in a Neonate
- Author:
Eun Mi KWON
1
;
Jaeho SHIN
;
Ga Won JEON
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Congenital; Pancreatic cyst; Pancreatic pseudocyst; Infant, newborn
- MeSH: Cholangitis; Diagnosis; Diverticulum, Stomach; Fetus; Gastric Outlet Obstruction; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intestines; Pancreatic Cyst; Pancreatic Pseudocyst; Pancreatitis; Parturition; Peritonitis; Prenatal Diagnosis; Rupture; Vomiting
- From:Neonatal Medicine 2019;26(2):117-120
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Congenital pancreatic cysts are rare in newborn babies, and this makes prenatal diagnosis difficult. Diagnosis can be delayed for a few months after birth until the infant presents with an abdominal mass, abdominal distension, or vomiting due to gastric outlet obstruction. Excision of the cyst is the treatment of choice. A congenital pancreatic cyst should be considered if the fetus has an abdominal cyst without a definite origin. A prompt diagnosis is crucial to prevent fatal complications such as cholangitis, pancreatitis, cyst rupture, and peritonitis. We report a case of neonate with multiple congenital pancreatic cysts suspected prenatally to be stomach diverticulum or duplication cysts of the intestine.
