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Laparoscopy as a Diagnostic and Definitive Therapeutic Tool in Cases of Inflamed Simple Lymphatic Cysts of the Mesentery

Mesenteric cysts are rare benign abdominal tumors. These cysts, especially those of lymphatic origin, very rarely become inflamed. The diagnosis of inflamed lymphatic cysts of the mesentery may be difficult. We herein report two cases of inflamed simple lymphatic cysts of the mesentery definitively...

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Autores principales: Abdelaal, Abdelrahman, Sulieman, Ibnouf, Aftab, Zia, Ahmed, Ayman, Al-Mudares, Saif, Al Tarakji, Mohannad, Almuzrakchi, Ahmad, Toro, Adriana, Di Carlo, Isidoro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4438157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26064760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/325939
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Sumario:Mesenteric cysts are rare benign abdominal tumors. These cysts, especially those of lymphatic origin, very rarely become inflamed. The diagnosis of inflamed lymphatic cysts of the mesentery may be difficult. We herein report two cases of inflamed simple lymphatic cysts of the mesentery definitively diagnosed and excised by laparoscopy.