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Seudoquiste pancreático - Treatment

Tratamiento:

El tratamiento depende del tamaño del seudoquiste y si está o no causando síntomas. Muchos seudoquistes desaparecen espontáneamente. Los seudoquistes que permanecen por más de 6 semanas y que son mayores a 5 cm en diámetro a menudo necesitan cirugía.

Los tratamientos quirúrgicos abarcan:

  • Drenaje percutáneo (a través de la piel) utilizando una aguja, por lo regular con la guía de una tomografía computarizada.
  • Drenaje asistido por endoscopia en el cual se utiliza un endoscopio (una sonda que contiene una pequeña cámara con luz y que se baja hasta el estómago).
  • Drenaje quirúrgico del seudoquiste, lo cual implica realizar una conexión entre el quiste y el estómago o el intestino delgado. Esto se puede hacer empleando un laparoscopio.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

El pronóstico generalmente es bueno con tratamiento.

Complicaciones:

  • Se puede desarrollar un absceso pancreático si el seudoquiste se infecta.
  • El seudoquiste se puede romper (ruptura), lo cual puede ser una complicación seria debido a que se puede presentar shock o sangrado en exceso (hemorragia).
  • El seudoquiste puede ejercer presión (comprimir) órganos adyacentes.

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

La ruptura de un seudoquiste es una situación de emergencia. Acuda a la sala de urgencias o llame al número local de emergencias (el 911 en los Estados Unidos) si presenta síntomas de sangrado o shock como los siguientes:

  • Reviewed last on: 1/20/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, CA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Owyang C. Pancreatitis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 147.
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