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Percutaneous drainage of pseudocyst

Percutaneous drainage of pseudocyst
(A) Axial noncontrast CT scan of the upper abdomen demonstrates a pseudocyst in a patient with pancreatitis.
(B) Axial noncontrast CT scan of the upper abdomen demonstrates a pigtail catheter within the infected pseudocyst.
(C) Plain x-ray demonstrates the pigtail catheter in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. Note the presence of an IVC filter just to the right of the spine.
CT: computed tomography; IVC: inferior vena cava.
Courtesy of J Pierre Sasson, MD.
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