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Spontaneous rapture of a pancreatic pseudocyst into the portal vein is described. This has been previously reported in only five cases. Diagnosis was made by computed tomography (CT) and was confirmed by CT-guided transhepatic portography.
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Procacci, C., Mansueto, G.C., Graziani, R. et al. Spontaneous rupture of a pancreatic pseudocyst into the portal vein. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 18, 399–402 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00338309
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