Chylous Lymphatic Cyst in a Child-A Rare Variant of Mesenteric Cyst

Authors

  • Aditya Pratap Singh Department of Pediatric Surgery, S.M.S. Medical College and Group of Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
  • Arun Kumar Gupta Department of Pediatric Surgery, S.M.S. Medical College and Group of Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
  • Maryem Ansari Department of Pediatric Surgery, S.M.S. Medical College and Group of Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
  • Ramesh Tanger Department of Pediatric Surgery, S.M.S. Medical College and Group of Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Keywords:

Mesenteric cyst, Chylous cyst, Small bowel, Obstruction, Excision, Recurrence

Abstract

Abstract: Chylous lymphatic cysts are the rarest variety of the mesenteric cyst. These are the lymph containing cysts. The underlying pathology is benign proliferations of the lymph vessels due to obstruction in the lymphatic system. These have a variable clinical presentation. We are presenting here a case of a chylous mesenteric cyst in a 5 years old male child with acute intestinal obstruction.

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Published

24.12.2020

How to Cite

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Singh AP, Gupta AK, Ansari M, Tanger R. Chylous Lymphatic Cyst in a Child-A Rare Variant of Mesenteric Cyst. Nat J Health Sci [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 24 [cited 2025 Sep. 19];3(3):107-8. Available from: https://ojs.njhsciences.com/index.php/njhs/article/view/85

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2018)

Section

Case Report

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This is an Open Access journal distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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