Case report Chylomesenteric cyst in a young child

ABSTRACT

Chylous cysts of the mesentery are rare intra-abdominal masses in children. Very few cases are reported in the literature reviewed. Chylous cysts are rare variants of mesenteric lesions and constitute from 7.3% to 9.9% of all abdominal cysts. Present case showed a giant chylomesenteric cyst in a 10 year child complaining of abdominal distension since two years along with interesting finding of granulomatous inflammation in the adjoining jejunum in child, which is not yet reported in literature reviewed