[Laparoscopic transgastric cystogastrostomy of pancreatic pseudocyst: a case report]

Pancreatic pseudocyst is one of the most common complications of acute pancreatitis. Symptomatic or complicated pseudocysts require treatment. The basic principle of pseudocyst treatment is its drainage. The best method is internal drainage by establishing communication between pseudocyst and stomach or small intestine. With advances in endoscopic technology it is now possible to drain pseudocyst efficently in neighboring stomach or duodenum, however the surgical internal drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts that has been carried out as open operation for decades, remains the criterion standard against which all other therapies are measured. In recent years, several methods of laparoscopic internal drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts have been published. Initial results are encouraging, although the number of patients operated using these methods is still small and there is no clear evidence that laparoscopic internal drainage is beneficial for the patients. In this case report we present our first case of laparoscopic internal drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst. The pseudocyst developed as a complication of acute pancreatitis. Laparoscopic internal drainage with cholecystectomy was carried out on 4th of April, 2005. The patient recovered without complications and during first year of follow-up no recurrence of pseudocyst was observed.