title: Laparoscopic resection of a giant mesenteric cyst.
abstract: Laparoscopic resection of a giant retroperitoneal, mesenteric cyst in a 38-year-old man who presented with abdominal distension and pedal edema is described. The diagnosis was made by abdominal computed tomography, which revealed a large cystic mass that was causing extrinsic compression of the inferior vena cava and the right ureter. The hospital course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged 2 days postoperatively. This new endoscopic approach offers a useful alternative to the traditional transabdominal excision of a mesenteric cyst and may have some theoretical advantages, including less postoperative pain and shorter convalescence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kaiser Medical Center, Hayward, California.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Saw
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramachandra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed