title: Lymphangiovenous malformation--a rare cause of giant retroperitoneal cyst.
abstract: A giant retroperitoneal cyst manifesting as congenital inguino-scrotal swelling to begin with, is reported. The abdominal swelling became clinically obvious at the age of five years because of rapid enlargement over a period of one month. A multiloculated cyst was revealed on preoperative ultrasonography. Intracystic hemorrhage necessitated emergency surgical exploration and excision. Histology of the cyst revealed lymph-angio-venous malformation.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Ibrarullah
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sikora
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space