Giant mesenteric cyst: Successful management in low-resource setting

Giant mesenteric cyst

Mesenteric cysts are uncommon benign abdominal lesions with no classical clinical features. The preoperative diagnosis requires the common imaging modalities but the final diagnosis is established only during surgery or histological analysis. The treatment of choice is complete surgical excision. We report an 18-year-old female with a non-specific abdominal pain and discomfort since 3 weeks. He...

Giant Mesenteric Cyst: A Case Report

Mesenteric cyst is uncommonbenign lesion. Its etiology remains unknown. Mesenteric cyst may be asymptomatic or symptomatic. Treatment of the cyst is surgically excised. The cyst almost invariablyrecurs after surgery. The aim of this literature is to demonstrate a rare case of mesenteric cyst with literature reviews emphasizing on the clinical presentations and surgical treatment. ABBREVIATIONS ...

A giant mesenteric cyst mimicking untreatable ascites.

Mesenteric cyst in infancy: presentation and management

Mesenteric cysts are documented as a rare entity in pediatric population. They are considered as benign intra-abdominal tumors with an unknown etiology. Symptoms are not specific and knowledge of such condition is essential in order to establish a proper management. We report three pediatrics cases of mesenteric cysts managed between 2000 and 2009 in the pediatric surgery Department of Monastir...

Management options for vulvar carcinoma in a low resource setting

BACKGROUND Vulvar carcinoma is a rare tumor of the female genital tract. In Nigeria, very few studies have looked at the management options for vulvar carcinoma. The objective of this study was therefore, to describe the management options available and the challenges in treating this malignancy in Nigeria. METHODS A descriptive study of all vulvar cancer cases managed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe U...