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Pseudocyst of Pancreas Transplant Allograft: A Case Report
Kunal Yadav1, Jeffrey Stern2, Renee Cholyway2
1Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Background:
Pancreatic pseudocysts are rarely reported complications of pancreas transplant.
Case:
We present a case of a patient with simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant with bladder exocrine drainage who developed reflux pancreatitis and symptomatic pancreatic pseudocyst as a result of neuropathic bladder, 15 years after the original transplant. He was initially managed with percutaneous aspiration and drainage along with Foley catheter placement to help with bladder emptying. But the pseudocyst recurred after drains and Foley were removed. Eventually, he underwent an enteric conversion of the pancreas allograft with resolution of his symptoms and the pseudocyst.
Conclusions:
Enteric conversion should be considered in cases of bladder-drained pancreas transplants with recurrent reflux pancreatitis and/or pseudocyst formation.
