[Pancreatic pseudocysts. An important surgical problem]

The pancreatic pseudocyst is a serious complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. Surgical internal anastomosis can be an adequate solution to this problem. Sixty patients with pancreatic pseudocyst have been referred to our institution in the last 15 years; 47 of them were operated upon. Different techniques were employed according to differences in the pseudocyst wall status and the presence or absence of infection.