An unusual cause of ileal volvulus, a giant mesenteric cystic lymphangioma
Volvulus of the midgut involves twisting of the small bowel around its mesenteric axis. It is frequently associated with malrotation in children, it can also be attributed to other causes such as tumors. Mesenteric lymphangiomas account for only 5% of all lymphangiomas, and small bowel lymphangiomas...
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| author | Nouha Boubekri, MD Amal Akammar, MD Hajar Ouazzani, MD Ismail Chaouche, MD Nizar El Bouardi, MD Meriem Haloua Badreddine Alami, MD Moulay Youssef Lamrani Alaoui, MD Mustapha Maaroufi, MD Meryem Boubbou, MD |
| author_facet | Nouha Boubekri, MD Amal Akammar, MD Hajar Ouazzani, MD Ismail Chaouche, MD Nizar El Bouardi, MD Meriem Haloua Badreddine Alami, MD Moulay Youssef Lamrani Alaoui, MD Mustapha Maaroufi, MD Meryem Boubbou, MD |
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| description | Volvulus of the midgut involves twisting of the small bowel around its mesenteric axis. It is frequently associated with malrotation in children, it can also be attributed to other causes such as tumors. Mesenteric lymphangiomas account for only 5% of all lymphangiomas, and small bowel lymphangiomas represent less than 1% of all cases. The combination of small bowel volvulus secondary to a lymphangioma is exceedingly rare, with only a handful of cases reported in the literature. Our case was a 3 years old patient, admitted for acute abdominal pain. The abdominal radiological explorations found a large lobulated cystic mass occupying the entire pelvic cavity and surrounding digestive structures, suggestive of a mesenteric cystic lymphangioma, with a volvulus of the mesenteric pedicle creating a whirlpool sign. The patient underwent surgery and recovered well. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eeb60d4f7b514766b645794f0f5e31e22025-08-20T02:49:37ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332025-10-0120105281528510.1016/j.radcr.2025.06.067An unusual cause of ileal volvulus, a giant mesenteric cystic lymphangiomaNouha Boubekri, MD0Amal Akammar, MD1Hajar Ouazzani, MD2Ismail Chaouche, MD3Nizar El Bouardi, MD4Meriem Haloua5Badreddine Alami, MD6Moulay Youssef Lamrani Alaoui, MD7Mustapha Maaroufi, MD8Meryem Boubbou, MD9Radiology department, mother-child, CHU Hassan II, Fez, Morocco; Corresponding author.Radiology department, mother-child, CHU Hassan II, Fez, MoroccoRadiology department, mother-child, CHU Hassan II, Fez, MoroccoRadiology department, Specialty hospital, CHU Hassan II, Fez, MoroccoRadiology department, Specialty hospital, CHU Hassan II, Fez, MoroccoRadiology department, mother-child, CHU Hassan II, Fez, MoroccoRadiology department, Specialty hospital, CHU Hassan II, Fez, MoroccoRadiology department, Specialty hospital, CHU Hassan II, Fez, MoroccoRadiology department, Specialty hospital, CHU Hassan II, Fez, MoroccoRadiology department, mother-child, CHU Hassan II, Fez, MoroccoVolvulus of the midgut involves twisting of the small bowel around its mesenteric axis. It is frequently associated with malrotation in children, it can also be attributed to other causes such as tumors. Mesenteric lymphangiomas account for only 5% of all lymphangiomas, and small bowel lymphangiomas represent less than 1% of all cases. The combination of small bowel volvulus secondary to a lymphangioma is exceedingly rare, with only a handful of cases reported in the literature. Our case was a 3 years old patient, admitted for acute abdominal pain. The abdominal radiological explorations found a large lobulated cystic mass occupying the entire pelvic cavity and surrounding digestive structures, suggestive of a mesenteric cystic lymphangioma, with a volvulus of the mesenteric pedicle creating a whirlpool sign. The patient underwent surgery and recovered well.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332500603XVolvulusLymphangiomaEmergencyCT-scan |
| spellingShingle | Nouha Boubekri, MD Amal Akammar, MD Hajar Ouazzani, MD Ismail Chaouche, MD Nizar El Bouardi, MD Meriem Haloua Badreddine Alami, MD Moulay Youssef Lamrani Alaoui, MD Mustapha Maaroufi, MD Meryem Boubbou, MD An unusual cause of ileal volvulus, a giant mesenteric cystic lymphangioma Radiology Case Reports Volvulus Lymphangioma Emergency CT-scan |
| title | An unusual cause of ileal volvulus, a giant mesenteric cystic lymphangioma |
| title_full | An unusual cause of ileal volvulus, a giant mesenteric cystic lymphangioma |
| title_fullStr | An unusual cause of ileal volvulus, a giant mesenteric cystic lymphangioma |
| title_full_unstemmed | An unusual cause of ileal volvulus, a giant mesenteric cystic lymphangioma |
| title_short | An unusual cause of ileal volvulus, a giant mesenteric cystic lymphangioma |
| title_sort | unusual cause of ileal volvulus a giant mesenteric cystic lymphangioma |
| topic | Volvulus Lymphangioma Emergency CT-scan |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332500603X |
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