title: Multiple chylous cysts of abdomen causing intestinal obstruction.
abstract: A case of multiple chylous cysts of the abdomen in a 35 years old female is presented here. The patient presented with signs and symptoms of acute intestinal obstruction. Exploratory laparotomy revealed few intestinal adhesions along with multiple small cysts containing blood stained gelatinous material in the abdominal cavity, some of which were excised alongwith lymph nodes. The abdomen was closed after a saline peritoneal lavage. Chylous nature of the cysts was confirmed on histopathology. The post-operative course was asymptomatic.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Surgery, Topiwala National Medical College, Bombay, Maharashtra.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kamat
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Bahal
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Pai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002913:Chyle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery