title: Large gastric mesenteric cyst: case report and literature review.
abstract: The case is a 33-year-old white female presenting with a 3-day history of abdominal pain. On initial examination, she was found to have significant right lower quadrant tenderness. Workup included computed tomography, which demonstrated a large cystic mass appearing to be of ovarian origin. The patient required an exploratory laparotomy, at which time she was found to have a large cyst involving the lesser curvature of her stomach. The cyst was successfully resected, and the patient had a rapid postoperative recovery with complete resolution of symptoms. Histopathologic evaluation of the specimen identified a mesenteric cyst. Mesenteric cysts are uncommon; gastric involvement is exceedingly rare. A review of the literature is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dobrilovic
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Korelitz
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler