Pancreatic pseudocysts. Report of 13 cases at the Central University Hospital at Lome-Tokoin]

A prospective study done over a period of ten years in which a 13 dossiers of patients with pseudopancreatic cysts due to complication of acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis and one pancreatic traumatism were collected. They were 12 male, one female with age incidence between 14 years and 60 years with an average age of 37 years. Twelve cases were confirmed by abdominal echography one case was diagnosed by indirect signs of oesophago-gastroduodenal transit. There were 4 cases of pseudocysts, 8 cases of retention cysts and one case post traumatic pseudocyst. Eleven patients were operated, 7 cases by cystojejunostomies on Y shape technique, one case with external drainage, and one case by pancreatectomy of the tail.