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Abdominal CT scan showing a well-defined thick-walled cystic lesion in the body of the pancreas.
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The surrounding fat planes were normal and no detectable structural abnormalities in the main pancreatic duct (Fig. 1).
Operative photo showing the pancreatic body cyst after opening of the lesser sac.
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Exploration revealed a 7 cm cyst in the body of the pancreas separable from the surrounding structures (Fig. 2).
Operative photo after opening of the cyst and extraction of the hydatid membranes.
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After aspiration of the fluid content and injection with hypertonic saline (20%), endocystectomy and deroofing (Fig. 3).