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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 16, 2013; 5(10): 519-522
Published online Oct 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i10.519
Published online Oct 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i10.519
Contribution of endosonography in an uncommon case of pancreatic cysts
Ana Lúcia Sousa, Diamantino Sousa, Horácio Guerreiro, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Faro E.P.E., 8000-386 Faro, Portugal
Pedro Figueiredo, Pedro Pinto Marques, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2801-951 Almada, Portugal
Author contributions: Sousa AL and Sousa D contributed equally to this work; Sousa AL and Sousa D were attending doctors for the patient and designed and wrote the article; Figueiredo P and Marques PP performed the endosonography and critically revised the article; Guerreiro H approved the final version to be published.
Correspondence to: Ana Lúcia Sousa, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Faro E.P.E., Faro, Rua leão Penedo, 8000-386 Faro, Portugal. ana.e.sousa@hotmail.com
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Received: July 12, 2013
Revised: August 25, 2013
Accepted: September 4, 2013
Published online: October 16, 2013
Revised: August 25, 2013
Accepted: September 4, 2013
Published online: October 16, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: This is a case of a rare clinical entity, Von Hippel-Lindau disease, with an unusual presentation. The patient had only pancreatic cysts without more common manifestations, particularly hemangioblastomas and malignancy. The imaging methods used in this case were important for the diagnosis, particularly endosonography, which showed the honeycomb appearance of the pancreatic serous cystadenomas. This case should alert endoscopists to the possible occurrence of this hereditary disease in the presence of multiple pancreatic cysts without other manifestations or family history.