Adult case of an omphalomesenteric cyst resected by laparoscopic-assisted surgery.
This report describes an extremely rare adult case of an omphalomesenteric cyst resected by laparoscopic-assisted surgery. A 29-years-old Japanese man was referred and admitted to Kyushu University Hospital because of an abdominal mass and an elevated serum CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) level (21.3 ng/mL) in August 2001. Abdominal CT and US demonstrated a cystic mass with septum and calcification. Laparoscopy showed a large mass to be attached to his abdominal wall, measuring 110 mm x 70 mm x 50 mm and filled with mucus. The mass was resected by laparoscopic-assisted surgery. The histological findings of its wall showed fibromuscular tissue, adipose tissue, calcification, and an intestinal structure. It was finally diagnosed to be an omphalomesenteric cyst.
Sawada
Fumi
F
Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yoshimura
Rie
R
Ito
Kenichi
K
Nakamura
Kazuhiko
K
Nawata
Hajime
H
Mizumoto
Kazuhiro
K
Shimizu
Shuji
S
Inoue
Takahiro
T
Yao
Takashi
T
Tsuneyoshi
Masazumi
M
Kondo
Atushi
A
Harada
Naohiko
N
D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D014816:Vitelline Duct / Q000002:abnormalities*