Complete Surgical Enucleation of a Giant Chylous Mesenteric Cyst

Mesenteric cysts are rare benign abdominal tumors, and they can appear anywhere in the mesentery of the gastrointestinal tract, from the duodenum to the rectum. They are generally asymptomatic and may present as an incidental finding. The diagnosis is confirmed by the laparotomy findings and the res...

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Autores principales: Isaia, Maria, Erodotou, Maria, Nakos, Georgios, Nikolaou, Nikolaos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7104311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32257496
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4279345
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author Isaia, Maria
Erodotou, Maria
Nakos, Georgios
Nikolaou, Nikolaos
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description Mesenteric cysts are rare benign abdominal tumors, and they can appear anywhere in the mesentery of the gastrointestinal tract, from the duodenum to the rectum. They are generally asymptomatic and may present as an incidental finding. The diagnosis is confirmed by the laparotomy findings and the results of the histopathological examination. Complete surgical (open or laparoscopic) enucleation of the cyst is the treatment of choice. We present a case of a female patient who presented with abdominal pain and a giant palpable abdominal mass. The patient underwent a surgical exploration which showed a giant mesenteric cyst. A complete surgical enucleation of the cyst was successfully performed without the need of bowel resection. The histopathological examination of the cyst was compatible with the diagnosis of chylous mesenteric cyst.
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spelling pubmed-71043112020-04-01 Complete Surgical Enucleation of a Giant Chylous Mesenteric Cyst Isaia, Maria Erodotou, Maria Nakos, Georgios Nikolaou, Nikolaos Case Rep Surg Case Report Mesenteric cysts are rare benign abdominal tumors, and they can appear anywhere in the mesentery of the gastrointestinal tract, from the duodenum to the rectum. They are generally asymptomatic and may present as an incidental finding. The diagnosis is confirmed by the laparotomy findings and the results of the histopathological examination. Complete surgical (open or laparoscopic) enucleation of the cyst is the treatment of choice. We present a case of a female patient who presented with abdominal pain and a giant palpable abdominal mass. The patient underwent a surgical exploration which showed a giant mesenteric cyst. A complete surgical enucleation of the cyst was successfully performed without the need of bowel resection. The histopathological examination of the cyst was compatible with the diagnosis of chylous mesenteric cyst. Hindawi 2020-03-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7104311/ /pubmed/32257496 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4279345 Text en Copyright © 2020 Maria Isaia et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7104311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32257496
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4279345
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