Somatostatin in the Treatment of a Pancreatic Pseudocyst in a Child

Abstract

SummaryPancreatic pseudocyst is a know complication of acute pancreatitis and pancreatic trauma. The treatment of pancreatitis remains a challenge and the pancreatic pseudocyst is often approached surgically. Lately, the use of somatostatin and its long‐acting analogue octreotide have proved useful in the treatment of pancreatitis and its complications in adults. This is the first report on the use of somatostatin in the treatment of a pancreatic pseudocyst in a child. We present the case of a posttraumatic pancreatic pseudocyst in a 10‐year‐old boy, regressing rapidly under somatostatin treatment, by which means surgical re‐intervention could be avoided.