Ferzine Mohamed

Department of Paediatric Surgery, Christian Medical College, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Chylolymphatic mesenteric cyst of the abdomen is a rare differential for cystic tumors, more so in the pediatric age group and has varied clinical pres- entations.There have been very few cases reported worldwide. To the best of our knowledge, a multicystic chylolymphatic cyst of the abdomen as demonstrated below is the first reported occurrence worldwide in the paediatric age group.

Keywords: Mesenteric cyst, chylous cyst, atypical presentation, abdominal cysts


 

Peer Review

Externally peer-reviewed.

Author Contributions

Concept - F.M.; Design - F.M.; Supervision - F.M.; Materials - F.M.; Data Collection and/or Processing - F.M.; Analysis and/or Interpretation - F.M.; Literature Search - F.M.; Writing Manuscript - F.M.; Critical Reviews - F.M.

Conflict of Interest

No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

Financial Disclosure

The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.