Infarction of a polyp within a mesenteric cyst: An unusual presentation as an acute abdomen

A case of mesenteric cyst in a five-year-old male child who presented with acute abdomen due to an infarcted polyp present within the cyst is reported. To the best of our knowledge, such an event has never been reported in the literature previously.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gon Sonia, Majumdar Bipasa, Bhattacharyya Aditi, Das Tushar, Chatterjee Indranil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
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Online Access:http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2010;volume=15;issue=2;spage=70;epage=71;aulast=Gon