Abstract Aims A mesenteric cyst, rare intra-abdominal pathology, poses a clinical challenge due to lack of pathognomonic symptoms, variability in presentation and location. We present an interesting case with significant diagnostic dilemma; suspected benign ovarian cyst invading the mesentery on repeat imaging laparoscopy is questioned for origin. Methods 77-year-old female presented 6-year his...

hydatid disease is the most common infections worldwide, but it rarely involves multiple organs. herein, a 12-year-old boy is presented, who was admitted to children's medical center, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran with symptoms of irritability, sleepless, and weak­ness of the extremities. patient's brain computed tomography (ct) scan with contrast media showed large multil...

The objective of this study is to discuss the presentation, diagnosis, and surgical management of a young, healthy patient with a symptomatic mesenteric cyst. He had a 5-month history of abdominal pain from this disorder, and the case is presented to illustrate the clinical picture and operative management of this rare disorder.

If a pediatric abdominal mass is not organomegaly or colonic stool, narrowing the diagnostic possibilities may be difficult, especially in resource-poor areas where ancillary tests and treatment options may be limited. A 2-year-old girl was brought to the rural Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Ghana with a freely moveable, non-tender abdominal mass. A huge mesenteric dermoid cyst was surgically r...

A 45-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital with dyspeptic symptoms. Imaging studies had revealed 2 cm of mesenteric cyst 5 years previously. In the course of his controls the patient was referred to our hospital because of enlargement of the cyst by size and development of a solid component of the cyst content. Physical examination was normal. No abdominal mass was palpated. Tm mar...

Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus. The most common locations of infection are the liver and lungs. This case discusses a rare isolated retrovesical hydatid cyst. The case-report describes a thirteen year old boy who presented with abdominal pain and dysuria. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a multiloculair cyst, pathognomonic for a ...