CHYLOMESENTERIC CYST IN A YOUNG CHILD

Authors

  • Sant Prakash Kataria
  • Ravish Gupta
  • Kiran Mishra

Abstract

Chylous cysts of the mesentery are rare intra-abdominal masses in children. Very few cases are reported in the literature reviewed. Chylous cysts are rare variants of mesenteric lesions and constitute from 7.3% to 9.9% of all abdominal cysts. Present case showed a giant chylomesenteric cyst in a 10 year child complaining of abdominal distension since two years along with interesting finding of granulomatous inflammation in the adjoining jejunum in child, which is not yet reported in literature reviewed.

Keywords- Chylous cyst,   mesentery, intestine

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03-08-2016

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Kataria SP, Gupta R, Mishra K. CHYLOMESENTERIC CYST IN A YOUNG CHILD. Pak J Pathol [Internet]. 2016 Aug. 3 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];20(2). Available from: https://pakjpath.com/index.php/Pak-J-Pathol/article/view/259

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2009)

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Case Report

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