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  • Title: Peritonitis caused by a ruptured, infected mesenteric cyst initially interpreted as an ovarian cyst. A case report.
    Author: Takeuchi K, Takaya Y, Maeda K, Maruo T.
    Journal: J Reprod Med; 2004 Jan; 49(1):65-7. PubMed ID: 14976800.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Mesenteric cysts are rare intraabdominal lesions of childhood that may vary in presentation from an asymptomatic mass to an acute abdomen. CASE: We encountered a rare case of peritonitis caused by a ruptured, infected mesenteric cyst of the mesocolon in a female child that had been initially interpreted as a ruptured ovarian cyst. CONCLUSION: When confronted with a large unilocular or septated echolucent mass in the lower abdomen in female children, gynecologists should consider a mesenteric cyst in the differential diagnosis.
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