Quiste mesentérico retroperitoneal gigante con presentación como dispepsia / Giant retroperitoneal mesenteric cyst presenting as dyspepsia

RESUMEN

Presentamos el caso de una paciente con síntomas dispépticos típicos, poco llamativos inicialmente, a la que se diagnosticó, tras realizar un estudio adecuado, de una tumoración retroperitoneal de gran tamaño.Discutiremos la aproximación diágnostica y revisaremos la bibliografía existente sobre esta enfermedad

ABSTRACT

Dyspepsia is a frequent cause of referral to gastroenterology units. After appropriate investigations, many patients receive a diagnosis of functional disorders, although dyspepsia can have an organic basis.We present the case of a woman with typical symptoms of dyspepsia, which were initially mild. After appropriate investigations, the patient was diagnosed with a giant retroperitoneal tumor. We discuss the diagnostic approach to this entity and review the literature on the topic