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Ruptured mediastinal pseudocyst- a case report

Pseudocysts are one of the common complications of chronic pancreatitis. Usually they present with chronic abdominal pain and obstructive symptoms. The symptomatology mainly correlates with the location of the pseudocysts. Thoracopantreatic pseudocysts are rarely encountered in surgical practice. They can present in the acute setting with hemoptysis or rupture. They can also have an indolent course with dysphagia and other mass effects. We report a rare case of mediastinal pseudocyst with rupture into the bronchus causing massive haemoptysis.