title: Acute abdomen caused by a ruptured spontaneously infected mesenteric cyst.
abstract: Mesenteric cysts are uncommon and usually asymptomatic abdominal tumors. Spontaneous infection is a very rare complication of these lesions. This report presents a case of spontaneously infected and perforated mesenteric cyst. Any incidental mesenteric cyst diagnosed during radiological examination should be removed completely, even if it has been asymptomatic, to prevent potential life-threatening complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Bodrum Universal Hospital, Muğla, Turkey. mehmetozdogan@ixir.com
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozdoğan
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome