The patient is admitted with acute pancreatitis and is later diagnosed as having a pseudocyst.The nurse realizes that
A) surgery for pseudocysts must be done immediately.
B) a cholecystectomy is usually done when pseudocysts are found.
C) pseudocysts may resolve spontaneously, so surgery may be delayed.
D) pseudocysts require pancreatic resection, removing the entire pancreas.

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Surgery may be indicated for pseudocysts; however,it is usually delayed because some pseudocysts resolve spontaneously.Surgery may also be performed when gallstones are thought to be the cause of the acute pancreatitis.A cholecystectomy is usually performed.Pancreatic resection for acute necrotizing pancreatitis may be performed to prevent systemic complications of the disease process.In this procedure,dead or infected pancreatic tissue is surgically removed while most of the gland is preserved.The indication for surgical intervention is clinical deterioration of the patient despite the use of conventional treatments,or the presence of peritonitis.

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