title: Single-incision laparoscopic excision of a chylous mesenteric cyst: A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Chylous mesenteric cysts are rare intra-abdominal lesions located in the mesentery of the gastrointestinal tract and may extend from the base of the mesentery into the retroperitoneum. The treatment is the complete removal of the cyst PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 49-year-old female presented with abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography showed a 5.0-cm-diameter intraabdominal, homogenous cystic lesion located on the mesentery of the small intestine. Single-incision laparoscopic surgery was performed for complete resection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Only a handful of cases of laparoscopic surgery for a mesenteric cyst have been reported, and no reports have been published regarding single-incision laparoscopic surgery for a mesenteric cyst.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We report the first known case of a chylous mesenteric cyst that was successfully treated by single-incision laparoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan. Electronic address: m4432@asa-hosp.city.hiroshima.jp.
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshimitsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Emi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Keishi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hakoda
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Omori
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kohashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohdan
keywords: Chylous mesenteric cyst; Single-incision laparoscopic resection