title: [Mesenteric cyst is a rare origin for abdominal pain in children].
abstract: A ten-year-old boy with known episodes of moderate abdominal pain during 18 months suddenly developed severe abdominal pain, and a CT scan showed a 25 × 15 cm cystic process. The patient was operated and a mesenteric cyst was removed along with 15 cm of small bowel. Post-operative course was uneventful. Mesenteric cysts are rare, but should be considered as an origin for abdominal pain in children, particularly after exclusion of more common diagnoses.
authors.forename: Mirwais
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dawar
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk Afdeling A, Regionshospitalet Herning, Gl. Landevej 61, 7400 Herning. mogmad@rm.dk.
authors.forename: Mogens Rørbæk
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Madsen
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed