Large Mesenteric Cyst Mimicking Tuberculous Ascites
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...
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| author | Cumhur Dulger Ertan Adali Serhat Avcu Zehra Kurdoglu |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-9a44b05c328f468c8ba732c0c23ced752025-02-03T05:59:45ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/725050725050Large Mesenteric Cyst Mimicking Tuberculous AscitesCumhur Dulger0Ertan Adali1Serhat Avcu2Zehra Kurdoglu3Department of Gastroenterology, Yuzuncu Yil University, PK 65300, Van, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yuzuncu Yil University, PK 65300, Van, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, Yuzuncu Yil University, PK 65300, Van, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yuzuncu Yil University, PK 65300, Van, TurkeyBackground. 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/725050 |
| spellingShingle | Cumhur Dulger Ertan Adali Serhat Avcu Zehra Kurdoglu Large Mesenteric Cyst Mimicking Tuberculous Ascites Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Large Mesenteric Cyst Mimicking Tuberculous Ascites |
| title_full | Large Mesenteric Cyst Mimicking Tuberculous Ascites |
| title_fullStr | Large Mesenteric Cyst Mimicking Tuberculous Ascites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Large Mesenteric Cyst Mimicking Tuberculous Ascites |
| title_short | Large Mesenteric Cyst Mimicking Tuberculous Ascites |
| title_sort | large mesenteric cyst mimicking tuberculous ascites |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/725050 |
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