title: [Mesenteric cysts: rare cause of abdominal pain].
abstract: For about two years a now 47-year-old woman had been suffering from heartburn, diarrhoea and constipation, at times also abdominal colic and a pressure sensation in the right lower abdomen. Physical examination and biochemical tests were according to age, except for an raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 25/50 mm. Ultrasound revealed an intraperitoneal echo-free multi-chambered structure, 11 x 5 x 2 cm, with dorsally increased echo density and smooth entry echo, apparently arising from the mesentery. Computed tomography confirmed these findings and at laparoscopy a cyst, 12 x 8 x 5 cm, was identified. It was filled with yellow clear fluid and arose from the mesentery of the ascending colon. The cyst was scooped out surgically. Histological examination showed a single-layered mesothelial coat. The postoperative course was unremarkable. At re-examination 8 months later the patient had remained symptom-free.
authors.affiliation: Praxis für Gastroenterologie, Ostringen.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sieg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malm
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Runkel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rausch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herfahrt
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006356:Heartburn / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Mesenterialzyste: seltene Ursache abdomineller Beschwerden.