Rare Case of Intrahepatic Pancreatic Pseudocyst misdiagnosed as Hepatic Abscess

Abstract

Introduction Pseudocyst formation is a well known complication of pancreatitis. Intrahepatic pancreatic pseudocyst is very rare event and only about 30 cases have been reported in literature. We report here a case of 32-year-old male who was previously diagnosed as a case of hepatic abscess. He was referred to our department for ultrasonography (USG) and contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) abdomen with complaint of recurrent pain in upper abdomen. On the basis of findings of CECT Abdomen, diagnosis of large intrahepatic pancreatic pseudocyst in left lobe of liver is made. Conclusion Intrahepatic pseudocyst should be considered a differential diagnosis of cystic hepatic lesions in the patients with chronic or recent episode of acute pancreatitis. Computed tomography and high level of amylase in the collection plays an important role for diagnosing this complication. How to cite this article Hans P, Tyagi S, Sinha P, Kumar L, Gupta D, Singh R. Rare Case of Intrahepatic Pancreatic Pseudocyst misdiagnosed as Hepatic Abscess. Int J Adv Integ Med Sci 2016;1(4):191-193.