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I have acute pancreatitis have been diagnosed with a psudocyst. what is the difference between a psudocyst and a cyst?

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

Not true cyst: If pancreas is injured trauma or inflammation, its ducts, which carry enzyme-containing juices, can become blocked. Can develop fluid-filled space called pancreatic pseudocyst. Pseudocyst isn't true cyst, because the wall of the sac is not composed of specific lining of cells characteristic of a true cyst.

Answered 3/27/2014

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