Large Mesenteric Cyst Mimicking Tuberculous Ascites

Autor: Zehra Kurdoglu, Ertan Adali, Serhat Avcu, Cumhur Dulger
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Medicine, Vol 2010 (2010)
Case Reports in Medicine
ISSN: 1687-9635
1687-9627
Popis: Background. Intraabdominal lesions such as mesenteric cysts are uncommon disorders. Most are discovered incidentally during routine abdominal examinations.Methods. We report a patient with a mesenteric cyst masquerading as tuberculous peritonitis and ascites.Conclusion. Mesenteric cysts generally do not show typical clinical findings. They may also present with peritoneal tuberculosis findings such as low albumin gradient ascites with high ascitic adenosine deaminase levels. Surgery is used to remove a wide variety of mesenteric cysts. A correct diagnosis can be made by the combined use of radiographic and sonographic examinations in conjunction with the clinical signs.
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