[Results of surgical treatment of cysts of the pancreas].

The authors analyzed results of treatment of 87 patients with cystic formations of the pancreas. According to an experience with treatment the puncture-catheterization of non-formed and complicated cysts is thought by the authors to be the method of choice. For non-complicated well formed cysts the method of choice is operation of internal drainage using different organs. When the puncture-catheterization intervention is not possible the external drainage of the cyst and complex conservative therapy can be the method of choice for complicated cysts. Radical operations (resection of the pancreas) were used for benign cystic tumors. The greatest number of complications were observed after the external drainage of the cyst, cystogastrostomy, resection for cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma. Postoperative lethality was 6.8%.