Pancreatic pseudocyst@@

1. Ault Health Nursing (AHN)
Faculty : Mr Rafique Siyal
Pancreatic Pseudocyst
Submitted by : Bilal Raza

2. A swollen area within body tissue, containing an accumulation of pus.
A membranous sac or cavity of abnormal character in the body, containing fluid.
A pseudocyst is a cystic lesion that may appear as a cyst on scans, but lacks epithelial or
endothelial cells.
 Pseudocysts may form in a number of places, including the pancreas, abdomen, adrenal
gland, and eye.
 A pseudocyst looks like a cyst but is made from different kinds of tissue than a true cyst.
 A true cyst is more likely to be cancerous than a pseudocyst.

4. A pancreatic pseudocyst is a collection of tissue and fluids that forms on an organ located
behind your stomach called the pancreas.
A pancreatic pseudocyst isn’t usually dangerous unless it ruptures.
 A ruptured pancreatic pseudocyst is a life-threatening condition.

5. Pancreatic pseudocysts most often follow a bout of pancreatitis.
Pancreatitis is a serious and painful condition. Pancreatic enzymes, which help you
digest fats and sugars, overreact and begin to digest the tissues of the pancreas itself.
 This can cause swelling, bleeding, and damage to the tissues and blood vessels in the
pancreas.
Cysts typically form when the ducts that carry pancreatic juices to the intestine become
blocked.
Pancreatitis may be a complication of surgery or due to certain autoimmune disorders.
Alcoholism is the most common cause of both acute and chronic pancreatitis.
Pancreatitis can also be due to gallstones.

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Nausea and Vomiting.
Pain in the area of your upper stomach, sometimes radiating to your back
A lump you can feel in the area of your upper stomach.
Difficulty eating and digesting food.
When ruptured cyst may present different symptoms, such as:
Vomiting blood.
Fainting.
Weak and rapid heartbeat.
Severe abdominal pain.
Decreased consciousness.

7. The health care provider may feel your abdomen for a pseudocyst, which feels like
a lump in the middle or left upper abdomen.
The health care provider ask you:
•If you have a family history of pancreatitis.
•How much alcohol you drink.
•If you’ve recently been in a car crash.
•If you have gallstones.
Tests that may help diagnose pancreatic pseudocyst include:
•Abdominal CT scan
•Abdominal MRI
•Abdominal ultra sound
•Endoscopy

8. If you have a pseudocyst but you don’t have any symptoms, they may suggest you wait to
see if the cyst goes away on its own.
Regular imaging tests can monitor the growth or shrinking of the cyst.
When a pseudocyst compresses your other organs, your doctor will need to drain it to
reduce its size.
It also needs draining if it grows so large that it could rupture.
Drainage requires surgery under general anesthesia, meaning that you’ll be in a pain-free
sleep during the procedure.
Surgery involves making a very small incision to drain the pseudocyst with a needle guided
by ultrasound or an endoscopic camera.
Alternatively, your doctor might make a larger incision to view the pseudocyst directly.
You’ll receive antibiotics even if you don’t have an infection to make sure one doesn’t
develop.

9. Pancreatitis is the most common cause of pseudocysts.
 preventing pancreatitis is the best way to prevent cysts from forming.
If you drink alcohol regularly or you’re an alcoholic, consider stopping or seeking out
treatment for addiction, especially if you have a family history of alcoholism or
pancreatitis.
A diet low in carbohydrates and cholesterol and consisting of fresh fruits, fresh
vegetables, and lean protein, can lower your triglycerides and help prevent the development
of pseudocysts.