Transverse colon shift

Pancreatic cysts include true cysts, pseudocysts, and cystic tumors. True cysts include congenital simple cysts, polycystic disease, dermoid cysts, retention cysts, etc. The inner wall of the cyst is covered with epithelium. Cystic tumors include cystic adenoma and cystic carcinoma. The cyst wall of a pseudocyst is composed of fibrous tissue and is not covered with epithelial tissue. Clinically, pseudocysts are most common in pancreatic cysts. X-ray barium meal examination is also valuable for pancreatic pseudocysts. In addition to excluding lesions in the gastrointestinal cavity, signs of compression and displacement of the surrounding organs can also be seen. If there is a large pseudocyst in the back of the stomach, barium can show that the stomach is moving forward, and the small curvature of the stomach can also be compressed. Pancreatic pseudocysts can widen the duodenal flexure and shift the transverse colon up or down.

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