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Khalid Khattala, Mohamed Rami, Aziz Elmadi, Abdelhalim Mahmoudi, Youssef Bouabdallah. Giant cystic lymphangioma of the small bowel mesentery: case report.
The Pan African Medical Journal. 2011;9:46

Key words: Giant cystic lymphangioma, abdominopelvic mass, imaging, surgery, Morocco

Permanent link: http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/9/46/full

Received: 23/03/2011 - Accepted: 25/08/2011 - Published: 27/08/2011

© Khalid Khattala et al. The Pan African Medical Journal - ISSN 1937-8688. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Giant cystic lymphangioma of the small bowel mesentery: case report

Khalid Khattala¹, Mohamed Rami¹, Aziz Elmadi¹, Abdelhalim Mahmoudi¹, Youssef Bouabdallah¹

¹Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Hospital, Fez, Morocco

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Dr Khattala khalid, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Hospital, Fez, Morocco

Abstract

Cystic lymphangioma is an uncommon mesenteric tumor which is usually reported in children. We describe a case of a 12-years old girl who was admitted in our hospital with abdominal distension and pain. Physical examination showed an abdomino-pelvic mass. Preoperative studies including abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography failed to determine the cause of the pain. Laparotomy found a giant cystic tumor of the small bowel mesentery. Histological studies confirm the diagnosis of cystic lymphangioma. Based on this case, a review of the literature is suggested.

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