A Case of Mesenteric Pseudocyst Causing a Massive Abdominal Swelling
  • Cláudia Rosado
    Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga E.P.E., Aveiro
  • Daniela Machado
    Department of General Surgery, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga E.P.E., Aveiro
  • Joel Esteves
    Department of General Surgery, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga E.P.E., Aveiro
  • Rui Moreira
    Department of General Surgery, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga E.P.E., Aveiro
  • Clarinda Neves
    Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga E.P.E., Aveiro

Keywords

Mesenteric pseudocyst, peritoneal fluid, abdominal cyst

Abstract

We present the case of a 55-year-old man, with a self-limited febrile condition associated to polyserositis with inconclusive investigation. Bilateral pleural and pericardial effusions resolved. The peritoneal fluid loculated and was compatible with an exudate. The patient remained clinically asymptomatic. Two years later, examination revealed a palpable and painless abdominal mass, which imaging study suggested a cystic lesion. Surgical resection was performed and the histological examination revealed a mesenteric pseudocyst.

Mesenteric pseudocysts are rare intra-abdominal cystic masses, mostly benign, without causing specific symptoms. Although imaging tests are useful for their differential diagnosis, the histology is mandatory.

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    Published: 2016-02-18
    Issue: Vol. 3 No. 2 (view)

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    Rosado C, Machado D, Esteves J, Moreira R, Neves C. A Case of Mesenteric Pseudocyst Causing a Massive Abdominal Swelling. EJCRIM 2016;3 doi:10.12890/2016_000364.

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