DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.73762 ISSN: 2050-0904

Giant Chylous Mesenteric Cyst Requiring Segmental Small Bowel Resection in a Young Adult: A Case Report

Muhammad Wajid Siddique, Muhammad Hanzla Shahzad, Rabia Zameer, Hassaan Javaid, Elsa Obaid, Muhammad Abdullah Cheema, Nazila Dalir

ABSTRACT

We report a 21‐year‐old male with a giant 20 × 20 × 15‐cm chylous mesenteric cyst. Such cysts present nonspecifically and pose diagnostic and surgical challenges. When a cyst is intimately attached to bowel and shares its mesenteric vascular supply, segmental bowel resection with complete cyst removal may be necessary because safe separation is not possible.

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