(1) Department of Pediatric Radiology and Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA;(2) Department of Radiology (R130), University of Miami School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016960, 33101 Miami, FLA, USA
Abstract:
A mesenteric cyst is an uncommon cause of a palpable abdominal mass. A correct preoperative diagnosis can be made by the combined use of radiographic and sonographic examinations in conjunction with the clinical features. A patient with a retroperitoneal cyst extending into the leaves of the mesentery is presented. The cyst recurred 4 years after surgery.