Infected mesenteric cyst: a case report Enfekte mesenterik kist: birolgu sunumu

Abstract

Mesenteric cysts are rare intraabdominal lesions of childhood. They may also present with acute symptoms secondary to complications such as obstruction (volvulus, extrinsic compression or entrapment in pelvis), rupture, and hemorrhage into cyst, infection or abscess formation. We report the case of a nine-month-old boy admitted with fever that resulted from an abscess of mesenteric cyst.