[The value of echotomographic data in mesenteric cysts].
The Authors report a case of chylous mesenteric cyst of great size in an adult patient. They stress the diagnostic value of roentgen and sonographic findings that are determinant for a correct preoperative diagnosis. Sonography is the most important diagnostic tool; it leads to identification and localization of the mass; moreover it gives other important information about its physic composition. The various pathology that have a similar sonographic relief are discussed and differential diagnostic characters are referred.
D000328:Adult; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014054:Tomography; D014463:Ultrasonography
Il significato dei rilievi ecotomografici nelle cisti del mesentere.