Mesenteric cystic lymphangioma causing jejunal obstruction

Congenital intestinal atresia associated with a mesenteric cystic lymphangioma in a low birth weight neonate: A case report

“…In all, 65% of lymphangiomas occur at birth and 90% during the first 2 years of life [ 10 ]. They can remain asymptomatic for a lifetime or can produce such complications as secondary infection, rupture with hemorrhage, and volvulus or intestinal obstruction, depending on the increasing size of the lesion [ 11 , 12 ]. As recent findings, Luks et al reported the PIK3CA mutation in lymphatic malformation [ 13 ].…”