title: Traumatic rupture of mesenteric cyst: a life-threatening complication of a rare lesion.
abstract: Mesenteric cysts are very rare. Most of the cases are asymptomatic except when complicated. A mesenteric cyst ruptured due to trauma in a 3-year-old boy is described. It was diagnosed intraoperatively and treated surgically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ulman
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Herek
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ozok
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avanoğlu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erdener
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*