A decompressing abdominal mass and its outcome in a child-case report

INTRODUCTION: Mesenteric cysts are benign tumours occurring in both adults as well as in children; can be single or multiple, unilocular or multilocular. IMPORTANCE: Pure chylous cysts as presenting as decompressing mass are rarely reported so far. CASE PRESENTATION: a 2year old male child presenting with vague fullness of the abdomen and occasional vomiting since 7months of age, on imaging studies revealed it to be giant mesenteric cyst. CLINICAL DISCUSSION: Chylous cysts are rare variants of mesenteric cysts with an incidence of 7.3–9.9% in general population. CONCLUSION: The clinician should have high index of suspicion for a possible chylous mesenteric cyst for a clinically decompressing abdominal cyst which should be explored promptly.