[Lymphangioma of the mesentery. A rare cause of acute abdominal pain syndrome in adults]

J Chir (Paris). 1992 Feb;129(2):78-80.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report about one case of cystic lymphangioma of the jejunum in a 27-year-old woman admitted to hospital for abdominal pain. The study of this case and the review of the literature enabled us to bring out the main characteristics of the lesion: rarity in adults, benignancy, mode of occurrence--most often painful--, radiological--and particularly CT--features, diagnosis based on histological findings only, and lastly, treatment with surgical exeresis that must be complete to prevent recurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology*
  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphangioma / complications*
  • Lymphangioma / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymphangioma / surgery
  • Mesentery / diagnostic imaging
  • Mesentery / physiopathology*
  • Mesentery / surgery
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / complications*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed