| CASE REPORT |
|
| Year : 2011 | Volume
: 16
| Issue : 2 | Page : 72-74 |
Pancreatic cystic lesion in an infant
FE Gentimi1, E Papandreou1, AA Tzovaras2, D Antoniou1
1 2nd Department of Pediatric Surgery, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
2 1st Department of Medical Oncology, St. Savvas Anticancer Hospital, Athens, Greece
Correspondence Address:
F E Gentimi
Agias Paraskevis 36, Kifisia - 14561, Athens
Greece
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.78137
Pancreatic cystic lesions are rare clinical entities. To the best of our knowledge, only 38 cases have been reported in the English literature in children under the age of 2 years. We present a 2-month-old infant with a cystic lesion in the head of pancreas. We reviewed the possible causes and present our dilemmas in the management of these patients.
[FULL TEXT] [PDF]*
|
