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World J Hepatol. Dec 18, 2016; 8(35): 1576-1583
Published online Dec 18, 2016. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v8.i35.1576
Intrahepatic pancreatic pseudocyst: A review of the world literature
Andrew Demeusy, Motahar Hosseini, Anne M Sill, Steven C Cunningham
Andrew Demeusy, Motahar Hosseini, Anne M Sill, Steven C Cunningham, Department of Surgery, Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21229, United States
Author contributions: Demeusy A and Cunningham SC designed and performed the research; Sill AM contributed analytic tools; Demeusy A, Sill AM and Cunningham SC analyzed the data; Demeusy A, Hosseini M and Cunningham SC wrote the paper; all authors drafted the article or revised it critically for important intellectual content, and approved the current version.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this study.
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Correspondence to: Steven C Cunningham, MD, FACS, Director of Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Director of Research, Department of Surgery, Saint Agnes Hospital, 900 Caton Avenue, MB 207, Baltimore, MD 21229, United States. steven.cunningham@stagnes.org
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Received: June 25, 2016
Peer-review started: June 28, 2016
First decision: September 7, 2016
Revised: September 26, 2016
Accepted: November 1, 2016
Article in press: November 2, 2016
Published online: December 18, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: Intrahepatic pancreatic pseudocysts (IHPPs) are rare and the pathophysiology is not entirely clear, but they likely result from proteolytic pancreatic fluid tracking from the pancreas into the surrounding tissue. This fluid may then migrate along planes such as the hepatogastric or hepatoduodenal ligaments, to penetrate the hepatic parenchyma. The initial size of the IHPP and the initial white blood cell are predictive of the number of treatments required and the overall duration of treatment required. Percutaneous approaches have been successful and result in good clinical outcomes.