title: [Intraabdominal cystic lesions - the differentation of mesenteric cysts and cystic lymphangioma].
abstract: Mesenteric cysts and cystic lymphangioma are rare intraabdominal lesions. In our clinic, during one year, two young women with these intraabdominal cysts underwent operation because of unspecific abdominal pain. Despite preoperative imaging the final diagnosis of a cystic lymphangioma and a mesenteric chylous cyst was made not before surgery. The postoperative course was uneventful. Problems of diagnostic, differential diagnosis and therapy are presented and differences in etiology, histology and location are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemeinchirurgie, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Celle. f.siemers@gmx.de
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Siemers
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ziegler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002913:Chyle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008643:Mesentery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography