There are no pathognomonic signs and symptoms of mesenteric cyst; However, paper presented by Santana et al. 11 reporting 18 cases showed abdominal pain and mass (72%), vomiting and constipation; one patient presented with acute abdomen pain. Palpation usually presents itself painless, smooth contour and well defined with mobility in the transverse direction and around its axis (Tillaux signal)...

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 61-year-old man attended the outpatient department with vague abdominal discomfort associated with left fl ank pain. After investigation, he was diagnosed with a symptomatic mesenteric cyst (MC). Ultrasound scan ( fi gure 1 ) of the abdomen revealed a 20×14×25 cm thinwalled peritoneal cyst. The cyst was laying between the spleen and the anterior aspect of the left kidney. T...

The author is reporting a case of torsion of gallbladder. The patient used to have episodes of intermittent torsion and there was no acute presentation. Patient was presented with abdominal swelling which was misdiagnosed as a mesenteric cyst. Distended gallbladder, free floating type, tortuous cystic artery with the mesentry were factors responsible for torsion. Gallbladder exhibited 180 degre...

Mesenteric cysts are rare intra-abdominal tumors. Mesenteric cysts are usually asymptomatic and are incidentally detected during physical or radiological examination. Although uncommon, complications such as infection, bleeding, torsion, rupture and intestinal obstruction cause an acute abdomen. Spontaneous infection is a very rare complication. We present a case of infected mesenteric cysts in...

Introduction: Ovarian cysts are rare pathologies in infants. They represent 1% to 2% of all abdominal tumors children. Abdominal pain is the most frequent initial sign. Sometimes discovery fortuitous, revealed by an ultrasound. We report here case ovarian cyst infant order clarify diagnostic and therapeutic particularities. Patient observation: 2-year-old infant, female, weighing 12 kg with no ...