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CT scan showing the stent in the enlarged cyst.
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F1
A CT scan of the upper abdomen showed enlargement of the pancreatic collection to 15 x 7 x 14.5 cm with increased enhancement of the rim, septation and some air inside (fig. 1).
A partially clogged stent.
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Endoview showed a partially clogged stent (fig. 2) and echoview showed a large collection with turbid content and some air inside (fig. 3).
Endoscopic view of stents. Purulent drainage is also seen.
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Since the collection was multiseptated with thick and turbid pus, we decided to place two additional stents into the abscess for better drainage via a different puncture site using the same technique (fig. 4).
Follow-up MRI showing only small residual collection.
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A follow-up MRI 6 weeks later showed only a small pancreatic fluid collection (fig. 5).