Definition of pseudocyst in English:
pseudocyst
noun ˈsjuːdəʊsɪstˈso͞odōˌsist
Medicine A fluid-filled cavity resembling a cyst but lacking a wall or lining.
Example sentencesExamples
- Thin walled pseudocysts bulging into the stomach or duodenum can be drained endoscopically, with surgical drainage reserved for thick walled cysts and those not bulging into the bowel on endoscopy.
- A large pseudocyst that ruptures, becomes infected, or hemorrhages requires drainage of the cyst cavity.
- However, the wall of the pseudocyst, by definition, should be composed of connective tissue devoid of epithelial lining.
- The largest tumors frequently underwent cystic degeneration, at times mimicking a pancreatic pseudocyst at sonography or CT examination.
- Myxoid cysts occur as translucent, solitary, rubbery pseudocysts over the dorsal interphalangeal joint and the base of the nail or toe.