Theodoridis Theodoros D, Zepiridis Leonidas, Athanatos Dimitrios, Tzevelekis Filippos, Kellartzis Diamantis, Bontis John N
First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Cases J. 2009 Feb 8;2:132. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-132.
Mesenteric cysts are rare intra-abdominal lesions with variable clinical symptoms and signs that make pre-operative diagnosis difficult. Optimal treatment is surgical excision of the cyst with laparotomy or laparoscopy. We present a case of mesenteric cyst that was misdiagnosed as para-ovarian cyst and managed laparoscopically by gynaecologists.