A mesenteric cyst is defined as a cyst that is located in the mesentery of the gastrointestinal tract and may extend from the base of the mesentery into the retroperitoneum. It is often asymptomatic and therefore it is usually found as an incidental finding. Preoperative diagnosis may be possible with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. However, the correct diagnosis can only be...

Cisto mesentérico é definido como qualquer lesão cística localizada entre os folhetos do mesentério, do duodeno ao reto, sendo mais comumente encontrado ao nível do íleo. Desde sua primeira descrição em 1507 por Benevienae até 1993 há somente cerca de 820 casos relatados na literatura4,5,7. Linfangiomas são tumores benignos, de origem provavelmente congênita, mais comuns em regiões cervical e a...

INTRODUCTION Chylolymphatic mesenteric cysts are rare entities with variable presentations and this has surgical implications in the pediatric age group. CASE PRESENTATION We carried out a retrospective analysis of the clinical and histopathological records of pediatric patients diagnosed and treated for chylolymphatic mesenteric cysts at our institute from 1998 to 2008. Eight patients met th...

Background: Mucocele of the appendix is a clinical term for a pseudocyst that is associated with mucus extravasation into the surrounding medium. This may be the result of neoplastic causes. Case Presentation: Two cases of the mucocele of the appendix at Golestan hospital of Ahwaz were found. The first case was a 70 years lady who complained of the pain in lower part of her abdomen since 1 yea...

BACKGROUND Mesenteric cyst is a rare clinical entity especially in pregnancy; therefore, few cases have been reported in the literature. The standard method of their treatment is surgical excision either with laparotomy or laparoscopy. In addition, mesenteric vein thrombosis is a rare and life-threatening condition in pregnancy and needs immediate treatment because it can lead to intestinal nec...

PURPOSE Abdominal cysts of gastrointestinal origin are rare. Their rarity and varied clinical presentations make their pre-operative diagnosis difficult. METHODS Fourteen patients with histological diagnosis of cysts of gastrointestinal origin admitted between 2009 and 2015 were retrospectively analyzed with respect to age, sex, clinical presentation, diagnostic modality, site and type of cys...