[Surgical treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts].

The pancreatic pseudocysts are a serious complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. Personal experience in the treatment of 5 cases of pancreatic pseudocysts observed in the last six years is reported. In elective surgery the operation of choice in the treatment of the typical postnecrotic pseudocysts and which gives the best results in cystojejunostomy with a Roux-en-Y loop. The external bypass is indicated in the cases of infected or ruptured pseudocysts. Pancreatic resection is considered useful in the rare cases of multiple pseudocysts affecting the body and the tail of the pancreas.