title: Giant mesenteric cyst: a rare cause of abdominal distension diagnosed with CT and managed with ultrasound-guided drainage.
abstract: This rare cystic lesion has an approximate incidence of 1 in 200,000. This patient complained of abdominal distension and was diagnosed with a giant mesenteric cyst measuring 26 cm in height using CT imaging. She underwent a successful ultrasound-guided drainage, which is not previously reported in the literature. This represents utilisation of an established procedure in a novel situation.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Homerton Hospital, London, UK. a.ma@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Karyn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ayre
authors.forename: Sanjaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wijeyekoon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods