Pancreatic surgery: pseudocyst: practice question

A General Surgery question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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General Surgery · Pancreatic surgery: pseudocyst

Sample item

Several weeks after acute pancreatitis, a patient has persistent epigastric fullness and a well-circumscribed fluid collection without epithelial lining. What is most likely?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Pancreatic pseudocyst

A pancreatic pseudocyst is an encapsulated enzyme-rich fluid collection developing after pancreatitis or pancreatic trauma and lacks a true epithelial lining. Symptoms and complications determine need for intervention.

Option by option

  • A. Liver abscess

    Liver abscess is within hepatic tissue and usually infective.

  • B. Splenic rupture

    Splenic rupture follows trauma and causes hemoperitoneum.

  • C. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

    Adenocarcinoma is a solid malignant epithelial tumor.

  • D. Pancreatic pseudocyst (correct)

    Correct. Timing after pancreatitis and absent epithelial lining define pseudocyst.

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What is the answer to this General Surgery question?

The best answer is D, Pancreatic pseudocyst. A pancreatic pseudocyst is an encapsulated enzyme-rich fluid collection developing after pancreatitis or pancreatic trauma and lacks a true epithelial lining.

Why is "Liver abscess" not the answer?

Liver abscess is within hepatic tissue and usually infective.

Why is "Splenic rupture" not the answer?

Splenic rupture follows trauma and causes hemoperitoneum.

Why is "Pancreatic adenocarcinoma" not the answer?

Adenocarcinoma is a solid malignant epithelial tumor.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Pancreatic surgery: pseudocyst in General Surgery. Symptoms and complications determine need for intervention.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Pancreatic surgery: pseudocyst?

Learn classic signs and eponyms alongside what they diagnose. Then use the flashcards and the other General Surgery questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.