INTRODUCTION Chylous mesenteric cysts are rare intra-abdominal lesions located in the mesentery of the gastrointestinal tract and may extend from the base of the mesentery into the retroperitoneum. The treatment is the complete removal of the cyst PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 49-year-old female presented with abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography showed a 5.0-cm-diameter intraabdominal, homo...

In I958, during breeding experiments in the Department of Genetics at Cambridge, a small -proportion of newbom offspring of backcross matings of the gene ragged (Ra, Slee, I957) developed a swollen belly. The affected animals appeared normal at birth but about 24 hours after they had begun to suckle their abdomens became swollen with an accumulation of milk-like fluid in the peritoneal cavity. ...

from the journey, his weight being 113 lbs., and his health good. But the day after his arrival, he came to hospital in great alarm to say that his urine had turned to milk, and its appearance was very like it. There were no other symptoms whatever, and the urine was of the following description :? Acidity normal, sp. gr. 1017, colour opaque, white, somewhat dirty-looking, odour natural. The sp...

Mesenteric cysts are uncommon lesions with a variable clinical presentation. A provisional diagnosis is possible on clinical and radiological grounds, while confirmation is subject to histopathological examination. We present two cases of mesenteric cysts, both occurring in children. Following clinical examination and histopathological analysis, both were diagnosed as cases of chylous mesenteri...

Chylopericardium is an uncommon and benign condition in which triglyceride-containing chylous fluid collects in the pericardial cavity at high concentrations. Usually, chylopericardium occurs due to congenital malformation of lymphatic vessels or secondary to any trauma, surgeries, neoplasms, etc. However, if exact aetiology cannot be identified, the condition is referred to as Idiopathic chylo...

a whitish appearance, and on exposure to the air, coagulated into a mass shewing that it contained much solid ingredients. Symptoms ?General appearance of the patient was lean and emaciated ; ribs protruding ; intercostal spaces depressed ; eyes ?nnken ; conjunctivie pale ; tongue reddish colored ; pulse weak and somewhat frequent; respiration bronchial, at times hurried ; prostration, inabilit...

In this paper we report a case of neonatal chylous ascites the diagnosis of which was made by lymphoscintigraphy and exclusion of all other organic diseases. Initial treatment with skimmed milk feeding was not effective, hence repeated abdominal paracentesis was required to relieve the distension. Total parenteral nutrition combined with intravenous somatostatin eventually resulted in long-term...

An adult female with Turner syndrome presented with severe lymphedema and chylous ascites. In addition, the patient was found to have a right-sided aortic arch and a left-sided inferior vena cava. Although lymphedema is common in infants with Turner syndrome is previously unreported. In this patient, a peritoneo-venous shunt appeared to be beneficial.