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Case Report

Korean J Pediatr. 2005;48(5):569-571. Published online May 15, 2005.

A Case of Chylous Mesenteric Cyst in a Neonate

Hyun Taek HT Lim¹, Jung Hwa JH Lee¹, So Hee SH Lee¹, Jeong Eun JE Kim¹, Seong Jin SJ Hong¹, Young Chil YC Choi², Sang Yun SY Kim³

¹Departments of Pediatrics, KonKuk University College of Medicine, Chungju, Korea
²Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, KonKuk University College of Medicine, Chungju, Korea
³Departments of KonKuk University College of Medicine, Chungju, Korea

Correspondence Seong Jin SJ Hong ,Email: sjhong@kku.ac.kr

Abstract

Mesenteric cysts are one of the least common intraabdominal lesions, which are very rare in neonates. Among mesenteric cysts, a chylous cyst is the rarest one of all. This entity can be found anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract from the duodenum to the rectum. Mesenteric cysts may be asymptomatic and found on routine examinations, or can present with symptoms such as abdominal pain, palpable mass, abdominal distension and intestinal obstruction. We report a rare case of chylous mesenteric cyst in a neonate, who presented with symptoms of the intestinal obstruction along with the review of the literature.

Keywords :Chylous mesenteric cyst , Neonate