“…After reviewing 162 cases, Kurtz et al [8] noted that patients under 10 years old compared to anyone older demonstrate a shorter duration of symptoms, higher incidence of emergent operations, varying location of the cyst, and lower number of recurrences. Some studies propose mesenteric cysts are more commonly seen in females [6] , [9] , [16] , [17] , while other literature suggests males [18] , [19] , [20] , and some postulate that there is no difference between sexes [21] , [22] , [23] .…”