ABDOMINAL LUMPS: ALWAYS AN ENIGMA! - OUR JOURNEY WITH MESENTERIC CYSTS

DR. DASARI LOKANADHAM; DR. PALLI SHIRIN

Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

ABDOMINAL LUMPS: ALWAYS AN ENIGMA! - OUR JOURNEY WITH MESENTERIC CYSTS

Dr. Dasari Lokanadham, Dr. Palli Shirin

Abstract :

INTRODUCTION: Mesenteric cysts are rare intra abdominal lesions, often discovered incidentally and sometimes misdiagnosed as common abdominal conditions, as most patients present with non–specific complaints of abdominal pain and distension, or an abdominal mass.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: This paper rekindles the need for awareness of mesenteric cyst during diagnosis of abdominal lumps owing to the rarity of the condition and its non specific presentation, and to determine its incidence in a tertiary centre .

RESULTS: On retrospective study , 3 cases of mesenteric cysts were reported out of 15,000 admissions over a period of 27 months, in Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences , Eluru during a period of June, 2016 to August, 2018, among which two were chylolymphangioma and lymph cyst respectively and the other was reported as Gossypiboma .

CONLUSION: Cysts of the mesentery are considered as surgical rarities. Despite its low incidence , a high suspicion of index is needed in all cases of abdominal lumps with ambiguous presentation and in patients presenting with undiagnosed abdominal pain